an insurance request?!?!

Subject: Best Plans sometime go wrong. The bricklayer

Possibly the funniest story in a long while. This is a bricklayer's
>accident report, which was printed in the newsletter of the American
>Insurance Journal. This is a true story. Had this guy died, he'd have
>received a Darwin Award for sure.
>
> Dear Sir: "I am writing in response to your request for additional
>information in Block 3 of the accident report form. I put "poor planning"
>as the cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller explanation and I trust
>the following details will be sufficient.
>
> I was alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I
>completed my work, I found that I had some bricks left over which, when
>weighed later, were found to be slightly more than 500 lbs. Rather than
>carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using
>a pulley, which was attached to the side of the building on the sixth
>floor.
>
> Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the
>barrel out and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went down and untied the
>rope, holding it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the bricks.
>
> You will note in Block 11 of the accident report form, that I weigh
>135 lbs
>
> Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I
>lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to
>say, I proceeded at a rapid rate up the side of the building.
>
> In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel, which was now
>proceeding downward at an equally impressive speed. This explains the
>fractured skull, minor abrasions and the broken collarbone, as listed in
>section 3 of the accident report form.
>
> Slowed down slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping
>until the fingers on my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley.
>Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able
>to hold tightly to the rope, in spite of beginning to experience a great
>deal of pain.
>
> At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit
>the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel.
>
> Now devoid of the weight of the bricks, that barrel weighed
>approximately 50 lbs.
>
> I refer you again to my weight.
>
> As you can imagine, I began a rapid descent, down the side of the
>building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up.
>This accounts for the two fractured ankles, broken tooth and several
>lacerations of my legs and lower body.
>
> Here my luck began to change slightly. The encounter with the barrel
>seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of
>bricks and fortunately, only three vertebrae were cracked.
>
> I am sorry to report, however, as I lay there on the pile of!
>bricks, in pain, unable to move, I again lost my composure and presence of
>mind and let go of the rope and I lay there watching the empty barrel
>beginning its journey back down onto me. This explains the two broken legs.
>
> I hope this answers your questions.​

 

I believe mythbusters debunked this.

 

they did a mythbusters episode on this.

 

am I the only person that's annoyed by Mythbusters? :roll:

 

mythbusters is trying to ruin all my good laughs

 

who gives a **** if they did...


Mythbusters is a cool show.. I watch it all the time... I never saw them do this one... but then I dont give a ****....



so did they bust the fact that a guy could not get pulled up by a wheel barrow weighing 3 times his weight?? or the guy couldnt hold onto the rope?? or what???

 

Carrie = hawtness

 

yeah what exactly was "busted" about this?

 

i remember seeing that mythbusters but I don't recall what the outcome was. I thought they did acknowledge this actually happened

 

yes 45

 

bricked

 

Mythbusters - Plausible - "Only by deliberately weakening the barrel and dropping it on a sharp edge were they able to get the barrel to drop its bricks"