Darwin Award!

Skybird · 03-15-18, 08:12 AM

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43410816

The award for the dead man. The women, still living, by statutes cannot be rewarded one, since she survived.

This shows why in an ideal world there would be some sooper-dooper psychotest assessing whether or not somebody has the rationality and mental sanity needed to own firearms or not, before selling him one. What if this fool would have started to fire at people wearing plastic helmets at a constuction site, claiming that the helmet would have protected them? Somebody thinking a book shields his heart from a shot, can as easily believe in the mythical protection of such a helmet, too. He should have never had access to a firearm.

Jimbuna · 03-15-18, 10:31 AM

Wasn't this posted about on here some time last year?

Buddahaid · 03-15-18, 10:44 AM

Yes it's old news but the BBC is obsessed with guns in the USA and bring up these kinds of stories over and over.

Skybird · 03-15-18, 11:55 AM

If its old news, maybe BBC broght it up becasue now the court'S verdict has been finalised?! Anyhow, I either forgot or have not taken note of in the first if it was a forum topic before.

MaDef · 03-15-18, 03:09 PM

Downside is he had already procreated before this happened.

Platapus · 03-15-18, 03:47 PM

I believe that the smallest cartridge for the Desert Eagle is the .357 Mag which has about 700-800 ft pounds of energy.

An unwise decision.

Gargamel · 03-15-18, 08:20 PM

Was it the .357? I always assumed the .50, but I never saw it specified.
But either way, a book isn't going to stop that.

As I said in the other thread, a little R&D goes a long way.......

August · 03-15-18, 08:52 PM

I'm sure everyone would have felt much better if she had hit him with a brick.

Aktungbby · 03-16-18, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

I believe that the smallest cartridge for the Desert Eagle is the .357 Mag which has about 700-800 ft pounds of energy.

An unwise decision.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gargamel

Was it the .357? I always assumed the .50, but I never saw it specified.
But either way, a book isn't going to stop that.

As I said in the other thread, a little R&D goes a long way.......

Quote:

Ruiz held the book to his chest. Perez held the gun, a gold Desert Eagle .50-caliber pistol considered “one of the most powerful semiautomatic handguns in the world.”
From a foot away, court documents say, Perez pulled the trigger

THE DESERT EAGLE FIRES A .50 ACTION EXPRESS CARTRIDGE IN THIS CASE

<WITH .32 CARTRIDGE FOR COMPARISON

Quote:

Fired from a standard six-inch Desert Eagle barrel, Speer's 300-grain load produces a muzzle velocity of over 1,500 ft/s, giving a muzzle energy of over 1,500 ft⋅lb (2,000 J). Fired from a 10-inch barrel, the same load produces a muzzle velocity of over 1,600 ft/s, giving a muzzle energy of nearly 1,800 ft⋅lb (2,400 J).

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, I MIGHT SURVIVE THE PENETRATION OF MY SAFARILAND LEVEL III KEVLAR VEST (WITH SHOCKPLATE) BUT I SUSPECT THE SHOCK IMPACT WOULD STILL STOP MY 67 YEAR OLD HEART ...LEVEL III WITH NO SHOCKPLATE: IMHO: THE BEST ARMOR IS NOT TO BE AROUND ONE THESE BBY'S!

03-15-18, 08:12 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,486 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Darwin Award! http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43410816 The award for the dead man. The women, still living, by statutes cannot be rewarded one, since she survived. This shows why in an ideal world there would be some sooper-dooper psychotest assessing whether or not somebody has the rationality and mental sanity needed to own firearms or not, before selling him one. What if this fool would have started to fire at people wearing plastic helmets at a constuction site, claiming that the helmet would have protected them? Somebody thinking a book shields his heart from a shot, can as easily believe in the mythical protection of such a helmet, too. He should have never had access to a firearm. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-15-18, 10:31 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,120 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Wasn't this posted about on here some time last year? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-15-18, 10:44 AM	#3
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,555 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Yes it's old news but the BBC is obsessed with guns in the USA and bring up these kinds of stories over and over. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

03-15-18, 11:55 AM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,486 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	If its old news, maybe BBC broght it up becasue now the court'S verdict has been finalised?! Anyhow, I either forgot or have not taken note of in the first if it was a forum topic before. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-15-18, 03:47 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,946 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I believe that the smallest cartridge for the Desert Eagle is the .357 Mag which has about 700-800 ft pounds of energy. An unwise decision. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-15-18, 03:09 PM	#5
MaDef Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,046 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Downside is he had already procreated before this happened.

03-15-18, 08:20 PM	#7
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Was it the .357? I always assumed the .50, but I never saw it specified. But either way, a book isn't going to stop that. As I said in the other thread, a little R&D goes a long way....... __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

03-15-18, 08:52 PM	#8
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,667 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm sure everyone would have felt much better if she had hit him with a brick. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.