Re: what\'s the dumbest thing you have seen someone do??
Too many too list--but here is a few of the darwin awards I've witnessed:
A guy backing a huge boat up to the boat ramp in Plymouth harbor (MA)with a nearly new F-350 extended cab 4x4--he misjudged the ramp,and backed it about 20ft to the left of the ramp,hit the concrete curb wall that was about 8 inches high--people were trying to yell at him to tell him to stop--he yelled back "STFU--I know what I'm doing!"--he gave it some gas,the boat trailer climbed over the curb,and the boat and trailer dropped about 15ft over the edge,nearly taking the truck with it!--the boat slid off the trailer and smashed onto the rocks below--the propeller part of the inboard broke right off the boat and was crushed under it! The trucks front end was about 3 feet off the ground,teetering over the edge of the seawall curb--the guy was so scared he didnt know what to do--he held it floored,but not enough traction to do anything--he had to be pulled out with an 18 wheeler wrecker!.The boat and trailer were totaled,and the truck got its share of undercarriage damage too. I never heard so much laughter in my life--some folks even applauded and mocked him,repeating what he said,followed by more laughter.I felt kinda bad for the old guy--after I wiped the tears from my eyes! Sometimes I go there just to watch the "show"--its suprising how many folks with boats cant get them into the water without a dilema....
Another genius decided use industrial laquer thinner he could get at work for free during a hazardous waste clean out of the factory he worked at for a gasoline substitute in his car--he had 4 55 gallon drums of it at his disposal,he figured it was about the same as gas--he got about 250 miles on his cavalier before the engine seized--he called my friend at his shop to ask if he could "look at his car"and said nothing about using laquer thinner as fuel.We were able to turn the motor over with a breaker bar and pipe on the crank bolt,and tried to start it--it spun over like the spark plugs were out!--we tried to remove them,they only came out a few threads and stopped,we broke one off in the head--so we decided to pull the head off--much to our suprise,3 out of the 4 pistons had HUGE holes about 2/3 of the diameter of the pistons MISSING!--just the outer skirts and the rings were still there--you could see the rods and pistons--there was molten aluminum all over the cylinder walls and head,the valves were blue and warped to hell,and all the molten piston heads fell down into the crankcase!.After we stopped laughing,we called him with the "autopsy" results--then he admitted that he used laquer thinner as fuel. /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gifHe said"Do you think it would be covered under warranty??" /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif
Yea,bring it to the dealer--they'll give you a new engine free-- /forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif
Another good one was watching a guy load an old mustang on his car trailer--as he drove up onto the trailer,the coupler popped off the ball,and the tounge of the trailer took the tailgate right off the truck,it flew up about 15ft in the air,and came down right on the roof of the truck,denting the roof enough to shatter the back window,and crack his windsheild! /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif
How come it so funny when it happens to someone else??!.I'd tell some of my own "darwin moments"--but modesty forbids... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
