Man walks into airplane propeller

Perinquus · Post by **Perinquus** » 2003-01-29 03:40am

This is what happens when the gov't lowers hiring standards. All I can say is YUCK, I bet this left one hell of a mess:

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Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2003-01-29 03:54am

Well, he's icky, he's sticky, and he's all over the place... Damn that's gotta suck, I guess he simply lost his head when he ran into the prop.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-01-29 03:56am

Ugh...the shit that goes on...

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-01-29 04:05am

Well there was the guy who got sucked into the engine of an A-6 intruder, and was up and talking about it 3 hours later. He was lucky in that he wasn't pulled all the way through.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-01-29 04:09am

SS: I saw a clip of that a few times. Amazing...

Well, looks like something other than the shit hit the fan this time.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-01-29 04:10am

It was because his helmet wasn't strapped on all the way. If it were strapped on all the way, his entire body would have been sucked into the intake. He was able to slip out of the helmet to survive. Who'd figure that not following safety regulations would actually save your life?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-01-29 04:22am

Hopefully he didn't have any significant chunks of metal on him. A belt buckle is enough to explode a jet engine if it hits the fan blades. That guy was very lucky to live.

I think in general following regulations is probably a good thing. "Don't apply large amounts of heat to the Zuni's? Why not?"

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-01-29 05:14am

Perinquus wrote:This is what happens when the gov't lowers hiring standards. All I can say is YUCK, I bet this left one hell of a mess:

The only reason i could see why he walked in the propeller is he was on drugs.

Perinquus · Post by **Perinquus** » 2003-01-29 06:21am

Montcalm wrote:
Perinquus wrote:This is what happens when the gov't lowers hiring standards. All I can say is YUCK, I bet this left one hell of a mess:
The only reason i could see why he walked in the propeller is he was on drugs.

Maybe. My Dad was in the air force back in the 50s, when they had a lot more prop planes in service. He tells me they always warned you not to stare at the blades too long, as they supposedly have a hypnotic effect. I've no idea if that's really true, but it was was widely reported and believed at the time.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-01-29 09:42am

Maybe he was engaged in a furious fistfight with an archaeologist who was trying to stop him from taking the Ark of the Covenant to Germany, while the archaeologist's girlfriend knocked out the pilot with a heavy wooden block. This caused the pilot to slump forward onto the controls, making the plane taxi slowly around in circles. He turned his back on the propeller at the fateful moment, and got sliced 'n diced

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-01-29 09:48am

Could have been settling some kind of bet...

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-01-29 09:48am

I can't get the link to work. Server got Slammered. When they find the asshat who made that worm, I vote to send him to a crack team made up of LT Hitman, Falkenhorst, MKSheppard, and RayCav and let the boys do what comes naturally.

Yes, I'm pissed. Die Slammer Worm!

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-01-29 09:51am

I'm not getting it now, either.

It wasn't much: hardly even two paragraphs.

And no pictures. That's sloppy journalism.

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-01-29 09:53am

Ugh. That's what I'd call 'instagib'.

Like others, I seriously want to know how you can miss an airplane propeller. They're BIG, LOUD, SPINNING things. It'd be like walking into a large wall surrounded by neon lights and with a single spike protruding from it and a sign that reads WARNING: DEATH WILL OCCUR IF YOU WALK ONTO THIS SPIKE. In other words, it's possible, but you gotta really want it to happen.

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2003-01-29 10:13am

Well he wont be doing that again in a hurry...hoho...im such a wit...

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-29 10:23am

Yuck, I can only imagine what the cleaning staff had to go through with that.

At least the coroner had an easy job.

"Death by prop brought on by strong stupidity."

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-01-29 12:09pm

Lagmonster wrote:Ugh. That's what I'd call 'instagib'.

Like others, I seriously want to know how you can miss an airplane propeller. They're BIG, LOUD, SPINNING things. It'd be like walking into a large wall surrounded by neon lights and with a single spike protruding from it and a sign that reads WARNING: DEATH WILL OCCUR IF YOU WALK ONTO THIS SPIKE. In other words, it's possible, but you gotta really want it to happen.

Do you think he decided to commit suicide.

Cpt_Frank · Post by **Cpt_Frank** » 2003-01-29 12:13pm

Darth Wong wrote:Maybe he was engaged in a furious fistfight with an archaeologist who was trying to stop him from taking the Ark of the Covenant to Germany, while the archaeologist's girlfriend knocked out the pilot with a heavy wooden block. This caused the pilot to slump forward onto the controls, making the plane taxi slowly around in circles. He turned his back on the propeller at the fateful moment, and got sliced 'n diced

That's EXACTLY what I thought!!!

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-01-29 12:13pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:Hopefully he didn't have any significant chunks of metal on him. A belt buckle is enough to explode a jet engine if it hits the fan blades. That guy was very lucky to live.

I think in general following regulations is probably a good thing. "Don't apply large amounts of heat to the Zuni's? Why not?"

Nope. As soon as he got out, I think he just walked away. He was DAMN lucky. No wounds at all...that's hard to believe. He still flies, I think. I was speaking with his superior (now retired) about the incident.

And yeah, if he followed regulations and didn't walk that close, he wouldn't have gotten sucked in.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-01-29 12:15pm

Darth Wong wrote:Maybe he was engaged in a furious fistfight with an archaeologist who was trying to stop him from taking the Ark of the Covenant to Germany, while the archaeologist's girlfriend knocked out the pilot with a heavy wooden block. This caused the pilot to slump forward onto the controls, making the plane taxi slowly around in circles. He turned his back on the propeller at the fateful moment, and got sliced 'n diced

LOL

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2003-01-29 05:42pm

I wonder if this has been made a Darwin Award yet...

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-01-29 05:45pm

I remember a Darwin Award where the guy walked right through moving propeller blades, and didn't get hit. Then he realized his mistake, then quickly moved backwards.

Didn't live to regret his mistake.

jaeger115 · Post by **jaeger115** » 2003-01-29 05:46pm

Reminds me of that scene in the Raiders of the Ark

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-01-29 05:49pm

jaeger115 wrote:Reminds me of that scene in the Raiders of the Ark

Isn't that a little too late to say that?

Darth Wong wrote:Maybe he was engaged in a furious fistfight with an archaeologist who was trying to stop him from taking the Ark of the Covenant to Germany, while the archaeologist's girlfriend knocked out the pilot with a heavy wooden block. This caused the pilot to slump forward onto the controls, making the plane taxi slowly around in circles. He turned his back on the propeller at the fateful moment, and got sliced 'n diced

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2003-01-29 05:50pm

It reminds me of that scene in Catch-22 when the guy is standing on the raft, and a plane flys low and cuts his upper body off.

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