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The Balloon Priest
Brazil | A Catholic priest ascended toward heaven on a host of helium party
balloons, in homage to Lawn Chair
Larry's aerial adventure. Sitting for 19 hours in a lawn chair is not
a trivial matter, even in the comfort of your own backyard...
Read on.
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Kite Surfer
Spain | Storm winds swept across southern Spain, causing widespread flooding and
damage to buildings along the Costa Blanca. "Cool," thought one intrepid
kite surfer as he packed his gear and hit the beach.
Read on.
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Loose Change (near miss)
Australia | A 35-year-old man in Sydney lost some change down a stormwater
drain. Who would risk his life for some pocket change? A Darwin Award
nominee, of course...
Read on.
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Helmet Head (near miss)
Indiana | At a party near Nashville, a young man was drinking and watching
people set off fireworks when a great idea occurred to him. He could
improve upon this amateur fireworks display! He put down his drink and set
to work...
Read on.
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Hot-Rod (near miss)
Oregon | A car was hot-rodding down the interstate at speeds exceeding 100
miles per hour. Suddenly the vehicle lost traction, cart-wheeled, narrowly
avoided a plunge into the Clackamas River, and smashed through the wall of
a garage...
Read on.
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Robo-Cop (near miss)
Canada | Canadian winter nights are long and usually quiet, but one
exception was the night Constable Morgan responded to a drunk driver
call. He caught up to the errant driver and fell in behind...
Read on.
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Gear Differentials and Wheel Rotation
Into the Abyss describes a man
with an ingenious idea. He repurposes his tire rim as a makeshift crank.
Numerous readers have commented on the mechanics of the differential, and
how it applies to this story. What do you think? Read the story, read the
comments, join the discussion in the Philosophy Forum.
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"Just think how stupid the average person is,
and then realize that half of them are even stupider!"
--George Carlin
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