Darwin nominee?? Man killed when hair catches on roller coaster car

[NFS4]

LANGLEY, Washington (AP) -- An amusement park operator was killed Saturday when his hair got caught on a roller coaster car, pulling him up as high as 40 feet before he fell, back-first, onto a fence.

Doug McKay, 40, was spraying lubricant on the tracks of the Super Loop 2, a ride at the Island County Fair on Whidbey Island, when his long hair got caught on a car full of fairgoers, sheriff's spokeswoman Jan Smith said.

"It basically scalped him, and he fell and landed on the fence," Smith said.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/08/17/roller.coaster.death.ap/index.html

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[bradruth]

Repost!

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1118787&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=

 

[spaceman]

would he be a darwin candidate if he were a woman?
wtg trivializing someones demise.

 

[NFS4]

I searched for coaster...oh well 🙁

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: bradruth
Repost!

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1118787&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=

How the hell was he supposed to find that??? Neither the title OR content mentions a roller coaster.

Fscking repost nazis. I have a feeling it makes them feel good to scream "repost." Why, i dunno.

 

[ObiDon]

Yeah, there should be some kind of post-title standard or something. Darn those people and their vague titles! 😉

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: ncircle
would he be a darwin candidate if he were a woman?
wtg trivializing someones demise.

Since he was the owner he should've know better.

People with long hair should know that it can get caught in equipment...

 

[ObiDon]

Originally posted by: ncircle
would he be a darwin candidate if he were a woman?

Yes, if she was lubing the ride while it was operating...

That still sucks though. People shouldn't be so damn impatient.

 

[bolomite]

:camera:s?

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: ncircle
would he be a darwin candidate if he were a woman?
wtg trivializing someones demise.

I'm pretty sure almost every piece of moving equipment in the world has a warning saying not to wear loose clothing and to tie up your hair when working on/opperating them. Wtg not reading the signs

 

[ElFenix]

he was 40, bet he had kids, so, no, hes not a candidate

 

[NesuD]

Freak accident. Definately not Darwin materiel.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: ncircle
would he be a darwin candidate if he were a woman?
wtg trivializing someones demise.

hippy.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: NesuD
Freak accident. Definately not Darwin materiel.

Lubing a roller coaster track, WHILE IT'S OPERATING...WITH LONG HAIR???

That like sitting in the bath tub with the water filled up to the top while blow drying your hair with a hair dryer attached to an extension cord.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: NesuD
Freak accident. Definately not Darwin materiel.

Lubing a roller coaster track, WHILE IT'S OPERATING...WITH LONG HAIR???

That like sitting in the bath tub with the water filled up to the top while blow drying your hair with a hair dryer attached to an extension cord.

And making some toast on the side of the tub. Gotta have toast.

- M4H