[SML] darwin award winner

[Richard Niederberg]

I have to concur with Bill, even though I've spent time in the Department
of Coroner in LA. The tools there were fascinating! I've learned a lot
about the structure of materials by using their electron microscopes Better
than CSI on TV!
/s/ Richard
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On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Bill Sapsis via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> We’ve all done something foolish in our lives and gotten away with it
> (i.e.: didn’t die)  He wasn’t that lucky.
>
> This isn’t stagecraft related.  Maybe I’m old fashioned but speaking ill
> of the dead and speculating on the circumstances and aftermath feels
> ghoulish.  I suggest we leave it alone.
>
> Bill S.
>
> bill at sapsis-rigging.com
> http://www.sapsis-rigging.com
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> +1.215.228.0888   x206
>
>
> On Jul 6, 2015, at 1:33 PM, Jason C via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
> Wonder if there was enough of this fool left to test his blood alcohol
> level... I have my suspicions...
>
> *facepalm*
>
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Dale Farmer via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>> If the thing was pointing straight up and the lift charge fired.  then c
>> spine injury leading to total paralysis and death.  If he had suffered the
>> injury while standing in the trauma room of a major hospital, and had a
>> room full of medical staff ready to go, might have been survivable, but
>> would have a respirator breathing for them for the rest of their life.
>>
>> Sketchy news media reports say it exploded on his head, and that he
>> thought it was a dud.  So an alternate scenario is that the lift charge was
>> a dud or a fizzle, and the shell then exploded in the tube while he was
>> holding it on his head.  Which would add blast trauma and cardboard
>> shrapnel, and burning Pyro stars Imbedded into his body.  Also not a
>> survivable event.
>>
>> --Dale
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: "Riter, Andrew via Stagecraft" <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
>> Date: 07/06/2015 11:41 (GMT-05:00)
>> To: 'Stagecraft Mailing List' <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
>> Cc: "Riter, Andrew" <andrew.riter at ubc.ca>
>> Subject: [SML] darwin award winner
>>
>> If you want further details, check the news cycle:
>>
>>
>>
>> A man in Maine (?) died after placing a Fireworks mortar on his head.
>> I’m assuming it was open side up, so I am curious as to the cause of
>> death.  Concussive force straight down onto his skull?
>>
>>
>>
>> Andrew M. Riter
>>
>> Assistant Technical Director / Head Lighting Technician
>>
>>
>>
>> Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
>>
>> 6265 Crescent Road
>>
>> Vancouver, BC
>>
>> V6T 1Z1
>>
>>
>>
>> 604-822-2372
>>
>> Andrew.riter at ubc.ca
>>
>>
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/s/ Richard
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