Darwin nominee: Man dies trying to jump between outcroppings at Grand Canyon

[lizardth]

Fire up the press, Mike! We got ourselves a new chapter!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Over-Edge-Deat.../dp/097009731X

 

[CPA]

lol. yikes.

flip flops?

Read one of the comments. Apparently there is a rock bridge right below the guy about 3 to 4 meters down.

 

[JulesMaximus]

For a standing broad jump 8' is an EXCELLENT jump for a young guy in good condition. For a 42 year old to attempt it would be almost certain death. As he was on an outcropping I doubt he had much of a run up or very sure footing. With sure death awaiting a miss even a 5' gap would be a stupid thing to attempt. This guy deserved his horrible death and the gene pool thanks him for his contribution.

How fucking feeble do you think a 40 year old guy is? Shit, I rode my first century at age 39 and averaged over 15mph over the course of the ride. That's 100 miles on a bicycle in a bit over 6 hours there skippy.

I'm pretty sure I could jump 8' but I'm sure as hell not stupid enough to do it over a 500' cliff.

 

[ProfJohn]

Sad, just sad.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

This is Pipe Creek Vista:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/...Cyn-Planes-Cars/090911-4335MatherPtPeople.jpg

(image is huge, so I just left the link)

thats a doable jump if he could get a running start, unfortunately it looks like there was a rail there. 8ft standing long jump for the geezer would've been an issue.

 

[Ns1]

I'm pretty sure I could jump 8' but I'm sure as hell not stupid enough to do it over a 500' cliff.

I bet he was "pretty sure" he could do it too

 

[bunnyfubbles]

yeah at 42 years old it isn't unlikely he's fathered children which would null his Darwin candidacy

 

[IndyColtsFan]

thats a doable jump if he could get a running start, unfortunately it looks like there was a rail there. 8ft standing long jump for the geezer would've been an issue.

42 is now a "geezer"?!?!

 

[kranky]

Fire up the press, Mike! We got ourselves a new chapter!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Over-Edge-Deat.../dp/097009731X

Bought that book when we visited the Grand Canyon. So many senseless deaths due to stupidity. But the book was entertaining.

 

[brainhulk]

So that guy actually tried to jump that gap? Yikes.

that looks like 20 feet, not 8 feet. he must've been high

 

[IceBergSLiM]

so darwin wins?

 

[oddyager]

Regardless if the jump seemed easy enough, the very fact there's a 500 foot drop there should have been enough reason to deter anyone from jumping it.

 

[PingSpike]

I wouldn't jump over a one foot opening with a 500' drop. I'm aware that would constitute a step and not a jump, I'm still not fucking doing it.

 

[dighn]

I wouldn't jump over a one foot opening with a 500' drop. I'm aware that would constitute a step and not a jump, I'm still not fucking doing it.

wuss

j/k i'm with you on that. unless my life depended on it (positively).

 

[darkxshade]

I wouldn't jump over a one foot opening with a 500' drop. I'm aware that would constitute a step and not a jump, I'm still not fucking doing it.

wuss

j/k i'm with you on that. unless my life depended on it (positively).

WTF? Most Americans probably won't even fit and just plug the opening like a cork.

 

[PingSpike]

WTF? Most Americans probably won't even fit and just plug the opening like a cork.

Yes, but the excessive weight may cause the rock near the small opening to collapse.

 

[SKORPI0]

This is sad to hear, he took a gamble but lost his life in the process.
I wonder if he knew about the 500' if he missed the gap. How many seconds does it take to fall that height?

 

[thegimp03]

Wrong way to figure out that you can't fly.

 

[highland145]

So it really is true.

 

[jlee]

This is sad to hear, he took a gamble but lost his life in the process.
I wonder if he knew about the 500' if he missed the gap. How many seconds does it take to fall that height?

I guess that would depend on whether he looked before he leaped.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

how do they know this isn't suicide?

 

[fatpat268]

at 42 years of age, this man has won over Darwin if has fathered some kids.

I was going to come in and say this.


Darwin definitely didn't win if this guy had kids.

 

[KDOG]

As the ol' saying goes, "You can't fix stupid!"