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1 rope, 3 guys, no brains

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Three men plunged to their deaths Thursday afternoon when a rope hoisting them up a tower broke. The three men were working on a communications tower. According to St. Francis County Chief Investigator Glenn Ramsey the three attached themselves to one rope. The rope hoisting the 3 victims up the 250 foot tower was then tied to the front of a pickup truck being backed up by their supervisor. Unfortunately, the rope broke at approximately 100 feet and they fell to their deaths

Submitted on 01/09/02

Submitted by: Heidi Dinkler
Reference: Arkansas Times-Herald 1/03/02

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
It needs more meat, but the essence of the story is one of monumental stupidity

Silverhill said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Not enough info here. Let's see the investigators' report on the rope, etc.

Darwin said:
Neutral:
Unclear. Was the rope thin enough that it was "obvious to your average ten-year-old" that it would break? Could be a Darwin, could be a simple mistake.

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