10 of the Dumbest Ways People Actually Died
What makes a death truly ridiculous?
Is it some aspect that went weirdly wrong?
Or is it just some twist of bad luck?
Death has to be a combination of the tragic, the comic, and the unusual.
Some deaths happen at an instant, the ones that take you by surprise.
These deaths can also be understandable, Unless they're silly, of course.
Like totally, mind-bogglingly dumb.
These deaths mainly happen because either people are too careless or they just knowingly
put themselves in hazardous situations.
Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of Stay Wise.
In today's video, we're going to take a look at 10 of the dumbest ways people actually
died.
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All right then, let's dive in...
Number 10 - Grenade Selfie
There are certain things you are supposed to know not to mess with.
One of those things is potentially dangerous explosives.
Two men were traveling in Russia when they came across a live grenade; the grenade just
happened to have the pin pulled out in this situation, which means that the grenade is
armed and could explode very quickly.
The reason it didn't already explode was a system malfunction; still, it was not safe
to pick it up.
The two men did not know that; they thought it was an excellent idea to pick the grenade
and take a selfie with it.
In fact, in the middle of the photo session, the grenade blew up, but quite ironically,
although the men died, the phone somehow survived and was thus used as evidence to demonstrate
how the men died.
Many people are taking pictures with loaded weapons and other ammunition, they think it
would make a cool shot, but it may take their lives.
Number 9 - Michael Godwin
He was initially slain to death, but then a change in his sentencing came in, and he
was given the punishment of life imprisonment, a change in good fortune, or at least it should
have been.
Living in his cell was fine, until one day he realized that the TV he had in it was not
working.
He examined and eventually realized it was a lousy wire; after taking a look at the situation,
he felt the best option was to cut the wire with his teeth, and this wasn't very wise
on many levels.
The least of which was a live wire, and it was full of electricity, and thus, he was
electrocuted.
But technically, that was not the end of the story.
And there was a possibility that he might not have been killed by electrocution from
the live wire.
But the repair he was doing via a metal toilet amped up the power of the electric current
that killed him.
Number 8 - How not to get away with Bee murder
In 2002 a farmer in Brazil went to his property and discovered a large beehive waiting for
him.
Bees can be very dangerous and potentially fatal.
So caution was, therefore, necessary, and he did just that.
The man realized that he needed to shield himself from the bees' stings and so used
fire to get rid of the hive, which was a reasonable idea.
He went in ready to burn off the bees, but his idea of defending himself was to place
a plastic bag over his head and close it to the ceiling.
The problem here is, a plastic bag wouldn't stop bee stings, and it seems that this man
didn't know it.
But it sure gets worse because he forgot about having to breathe, he didn't put holes in
the bag so oxygen could get through, and he ended up suffocating while the bees were very
much alive.
Number 7 - Backwards Thinking
Driving is risky, and things can happen if you don't think it through, even an act as
straightforward as parking.
An Australian woman forgot something pretty significant one day, to put her car in the
park, which cost her big, so how did this happen?
She was on her way to the grocery store; she wanted to check whether she had plastic bags.
So she pulled over, got out of the car, and searched the trunk, but it was a mistake.
Since the car was not in the park, it began to roll back right as she was behind it, thereby
knocking her down and running over her, killing the woman.
There is no doubt about the fact that it was not how she planned the day.
Number 6 - Game Over
Due to its fast and widespread broadband network, multiplayer gaming in South Korea is trendy.
Gamers and professional players are treated like sports stars, as well as paid.
Professional gamers draw massive sponsorship amounts and can earn more than $100,000 a
year, but that's not what happens when it comes to Lee's case.
After allegedly playing an online video game for 50 hours with just a few breaks, a South
Korean man named Lee died.
He collapsed after playing a game in an internet cafe in the city of Taegu.
During this marathon session, he did not eat or sleep, and the only break he took was to
go to the bathroom.
If you can see the problem with this, then you know where this is going.
Because after playing for those 50 hours without taking care of his body, he died.
Doctors said it was a mix of heart failure and exhaustion that caused his sudden death.
Number 5 - Lava Lamp Bomb
There are several ways to decorate a room, but lava lamps are ubiquitous with individuals.
But when obtaining them first and heating them, there are specific laws to obey.
Above all, do it slowly.
24-year-old Philip Quinn, who had put a lava lamp on a hot stove, was killed when it blew
up and sent a glass shard into his heart.
At his Kent trailer house, Philip Quinn's parents found his body.
Quinn reportedly staggered into his bedroom after the lamp exploded, where he died.
Number 4 - Do You Hear Something The idea of stuff falling out of the sky to
destroy you is not new; however, without knowing that it is a helicopter bearing down on you,
it is something you would not want to be killed by.
However, a student in the area was killed in British Columbia when a helicopter crashed
into the ground and killed him.
The obvious question that must be answered here is why he hasn't seen or heard anything.
The answer was that he wasn't in the right direction, and he also had headphones on with
real loud volume.
The people in the helicopter were dead, too, and the entire incident was a bizarre one.
Words of advice, guys, don't put your headphones on in full volume when you walk.
Number 3 - Clean Sweep
As it used to be, a chimney is not a feature in homes in today's day and age.
This is because of new heating facilities, and they are a real pain when it comes to
cleaning.
On one fateful afternoon in Croatia on 13 January 2005, 55-year-old Marko retreated
to his semi-detached workshop to make himself a chimney cleaning tool.
The chimney was too high for a simple broom to operate, but that would do the trick if
he could tie a brush to a chain and then weigh it down with something.
But what was he willing to use as a weight?
He happened to have an object that was fine.
It was heavy, and yet it was compact.
And the best thing about it was that it was made of metal so that he could weld it to
the chain.
He must have somehow ignored the fact that it was also a hand grenade and was loaded
with explosive material.
Marko turned his welding apparatus on and started to create an arc between the grenade
and the chain.
The grenade exploded as the metal heated up.
The force of the explosion instantly killed poor Marko.
He didn't really think through his plan.
Number 2 - Getting Big Air
Kite surfing is a respected adventure in which people use kites to skate across the water
and sometimes get massive air.
The thing you have to look out for is massive wind currents.
During a particularly windy day, ports told surfers to stay off the oceans, but many,
including Adrian Monnoyeur, refused and thus went kite surfing.
While he was surfing, he was dragged across the sea at speeds of around 100 mph when he
was lifted high into the air by a gale-force gust on his board.
Adrian soared into the air over Saint-Jean-de-Luz in southwestern France.
He would hit many buildings with his body, including a massive hotel; after finally being
separated from his kite, he would fall to his death from 50 ft up.
It could have been avoided if he listened to the authorities.
Number 1 - Stay In the Vehicle
When you go on a safari, one of the most important rules is not to leave the vehicle at any point
unless specifically told; this for the safety of both the people and the animals.
But two elderly German tourists at a Spanish safari decided not to listen to the many warnings
that were put across the safari park and get out of the vehicle and go and enjoy the animals
more.
As soon as they got out of the car, a group of tigers pounced upon them and killed them
both.