Pinko_Commie: prjindigo: motorcycle accidents don't qualify as darwin

darwin is when something that is obviously and clearly deadly is done anyway... like rocking a three thousand pound vending machine or being pinned under your car and drowning whilst trying to dig it out of the mud.

or balancing on a two wheeled vehicle while moving along at 50mph with no protection between you and the road/trees/road furniture/2000lb steel boxes moving at 50mph in the opposite direction except maybe a fibreglass and polystyrene bubble on your head and, if you're particularly safety concious, leather clothing.

You sir are a limp wrist you know what...live a little

prjindigo: motorcycle accidents don't qualify as darwin

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I would hang a big 'it depends' on that. If he was going so fast on a city street that he had the f=ma to kill himself, I think there's a large probability that that would qualify.

/No, not saying riding a motorcycle is inherently deadly and dangerous.

OF COURSE speed was a factor, if he was stopped he wouldnta crashed!

Bonerific: 2KanZam: mad8vskillz: 3felines: Bluegill: 3felines: I commented that the ER seemed pretty busy tonight, and
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When we were kids my friends and I did a lot of really stupid things on 4 wheelers (like jousting with pool cues). We are all extremely lucky to still be alive and in one piece.


Cool!

/The first rule about Jousting on ATVs with Pool Cues Club is ...

3felines: FarkinNortherner: Indeed. Still, the world needs organ donors [/cliche]

I'll never forget the conversation I had with an emergency room nurse. Our transcription office was located right below the ER, and I had the overnight shift. I came out to the ambulance bay at 3 a.m. to take a break, and encountered a middle-aged nurse smoking a cigarette. She had a world-weary "God save me from these a$$****s" look.

I commented that the ER seemed pretty busy tonight, and that I had transcribed a few trauma notes, one involving a bad motorcycle crash, and one involving an RV accident -- I said that the reports had said neither had worn helmets, and I hoped they were all right.

She took a deep drag, and said in a cigarette-hoarse voice, "You know what we in the ER call motorcyclists and people who ride on RVs?" I said I didn't, and she took another drag, and rasped, "Organ donors." Then she stamped out her cigarette and went back to work.

So based on that experience you then went on to write at least one episode of every medical drama ever broadcast on TV since 1975?

What Would Whoopty Do: WTF? They did not capitalize Dumpster®.

That's a litigation.

Necropenguin: Like clinging to an engine affixed to two wheels as it hurtles down the freeway?

I can tell you get a significant false sense of security from being encased in metal on four wheels hurtling down the freeway. Check the statistics and disabuse yourself of that notion.

prjindigo: motorcycle accidents don't qualify as darwin

darwin is when something that is obviously and clearly deadly is done anyway... like rocking a three thousand pound vending machine or being pinned under your car and drowning whilst trying to dig it out of the mud.

darwin is for when all variables were completely within the control of the deceased yet they managed to die anyway. it is reserved for people who cannot get ON a motorcycle in a non-lethal way, not those who are removed from one lethally no matter how funny the result.

darwin is for people who don't latch the front strap of their chute, who fly hot air ballons on windy days by high power lines, who check to see if the gun is loaded by pulling the trigger and those brilliant ones who accurately follow the complete instructions on a product except for the BIG RED WARNING part.


once there was a man killed by a thrown rod when he was pouring gasoline directly into a carburator, he'd have gotten an award

Or when a turrist sets out to blow up a new mosque, only he falls down the stairs on the way out of his home and accidentally detonates the bomb strapped to his chest.

Pinko_Commie: prjindigo: motorcycle accidents don't qualify as darwin

darwin is when something that is obviously and clearly deadly is done anyway... like rocking a three thousand pound vending machine or being pinned under your car and drowning whilst trying to dig it out of the mud.

or balancing on a two wheeled vehicle while moving along at 50mph with no protection between you and the road/trees/road furniture/2000lb steel boxes moving at 50mph in the opposite direction except maybe a fibreglass and polystyrene bubble on your head and, if you're particularly safety concious, leather clothing.

balancing is pretty much the only thing you got wrong (it balances itself)
oh and most cages weigh 3000+ now

Does this mean all dead motorcycle riders win Darwin awards or just ones who hit dumpsters? I don't get it.

The Helmetless are defintely AKA Organ Donors in ERs, no joke.

/crossmatches buckets of blood for them.

eavlsb: The Helmetless are defintely AKA Organ Donors in ERs, no joke.

/crossmatches buckets of blood for them.

Not just the helmetless. I'll never understand why people don't wear full gear (riding jacket, gloves, pants, boots) when going out, even in the summer. It's not that hard to keep cool in all gear, and skin grafts sure don't sound very fun.

Any biker that doesn't wear gear should be required to perform the 'what would it feel like if I put the bike down' test. It's where you take your hand, place it firmly on the pavement, and start rubbing it back and forth vigorously.

I get really annoyed when I see people not wearing their gear. I try to have conversations with these morons when I see them stationary. I usually have to explain it:

Wear a helmut-they don't obstruct your vision, and your face will thank you for it.

wear your jacket and gloves-sliding across the pavement really hurts like a mother...

Chaps are best, but at LEAST jeans, for the same reason.

Cover your ankles-your sneakers may let you run fast, but they won't stop your feet from getting ground or cut off

Usually they counter with something about not looking good(neither does dead), or it being too hot (sweat washes off, road rash does not), or only living a few blocks away (that will make it quicker to inform your family of your situation, but the ground still hurts bad when you hit it right outside your own door).

/riding for years so I am really getting a kick....
//wear your gear people. Don't be a stupid farker.
///Bet my custom Suzuki is faster and smoother than your stupid Harley.

115 comments so far, and yet not one of the "+1 subby" commenters have deigned to enlighten the unwashed masses.

Do... go on...

Yeah, I'm feeling like an idiot after RTFA and RRTFA. I don't get it, you +1 people..esplain, Lucy.