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Does Stupid Hurt?

2008 Reader Submission
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Does Stupid Hurt?

In the case of 32 year-old Damon P Schmidt it did. Schmidt had decided it would be a good idea for get some extra cash by stealing copper wire from a transformer box outside a condemned Del City Oklahoma apartment complex. Schmidt found that although the apartments did have electricity on inside the utilities high voltage transfer still had 7,000 volt passing through it.

When Schmidt cut through the large copper wires the resulting force from short circuiting 7,000 volt threw his now dead body back 10 feet. This is an example of yet one more idiot making the planet a better place by removing both himself & his genes from the planet.

I felt the whole occurrence was rather shocking.

Sources: http://www.koco.com/video/17305292/index.html http://www.newsok.com/article/3289283/

Submitted on 08/26/2008

Submitted by: Henry
Reference: http://www.koco.com/video/17305292/index.html 08-26-2008

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Candi said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Another cooked crook for the collection! Thanks, Henry!


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Amazing that these dumb crooks never learn. Perhaps it's time to start up a whole new DA site dedicated to these dumb copper crooks. Thanks, Henry!


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