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Booby-trap gets boob !
Acetylene fun - Not!
Yet another FBIP
Human Catapult
Carjacker Killed By Victim
Pheasants 1, Hunters 0
Lions Eat Concert-Goer
Jumping motorcycle on draw br
Aquatic self stimulation,
Indonesia electrofisher stuns
forwards
Tragic Skateboarder Death
What not to feed a nailer
Black Powder Recipe
Getting Smoked
Pitt viper love
Fort Blackmore man sentenced t
Man Wins Bet, Loses Life
Steve Irwin she ain't
Electrecuted while tagging
Honoable mention
Drill Press First Aid
Bus driver
Far-flung Student Flung Far!
Drunk Spelunker Falls to Death
Man "Smokes" Himself During Ro
Jalepeno Popper
Mary Poppins meets Santa Claus
Ouch that Burned
Tagged to Death
Driving blind
Fentanyl patches left on dead
Cobra Bites, Kills Charmer
Scare the Girlfriend
Till Death do Us Part
Ladder, roof, moron falls
Atmospheres are left
Hot Time At The Races!
RE: Sue the Volunteeers
Fun With Acetylene=FALSE
Fire Diving Urban ledgend too
Home improvements
Scooba Diving and Forest Fires
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Scooba Diving and Forest Fires

2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

Recently saw a TV show that talked about this Urban Legend. It showed how all of the possible methods of "scooping" a diver were impossible, because all of the intakes are too small.

Submitted on 11/14/2002

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: http://www.tafkac.org/death/sc

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Matt said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes

Jack said:
Definitely Toss: Other
No valid link. No info. Toss! But if anyone is intertested in more information on this particular urban legend, check out http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/scuba.htm

Bill said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes

Bert said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
That's SCUBA, not scooba...

Gregory said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
Thanks for the confirmation, although the link is dead. Original post had a very high BS quotient, although the web site is entertaining.

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