Stingray Leaps Into Boat, Stabs Man in Chest

Freides, should i REALLY go back and label this as OFF topic? Do you
need that assistance in differentiating non-muscle.fiction.weights from
misc.fitness.weights?

Stingray Leaps Into Boat, Stabs Man in Chest!!!!

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. An 82-year-old man was in critical condition
yesterday after a stingray flopped into his boat and stung him in the
chest, leaving a 30-centimetre barb that penetrated his heart similar
to the accident that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.

"It was a freak accident," said David Donzella, Lighthouse Point's
acting fire chief. "It's very odd that the thing jumped out of the
water and stung him. We still can't believe it."

Fatal stingray attacks like the one that killed Irwin last month while
he was swimming on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are rare, marine
experts say.

Rays reflexively deploy a sharp spine in their tails when frightened,
but the venom coating the barb usually causes just a painful sting for
humans.

James Bertakis' case was different from Irwin's because the barb stayed
in Bertakis' heart and was not pulled out, said the man's doctor.
Videotape shows Irwin pulled the barb from his chest.

Associated Press
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Online article @:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...d=968332188492


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Curt

"Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com> schreef:

> LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. An 82-year-old man was in critical condition
> yesterday after a stingray flopped into his boat and stung him in the
> chest, leaving a 30-centimetre barb that penetrated his heart similar
> to the accident that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.

Fucking weird.

> "It was a freak accident," said David Donzella, Lighthouse Point's
> acting fire chief. "It's very odd that the thing jumped out of the
> water and stung him. We still can't believe it."

Seems like we have some very angry StingRays out there.

> Fatal stingray attacks like the one that killed Irwin last month while
> he was swimming on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are rare, marine
> experts say.

After Irwin was killed, a lot of people, without any sane reason, decided to
kill several StingRays.

Maybe the StingRays just dont take any shit...

----
Pete

In article <4538a972$0$89235$dbd43001@news.wanadoo.nl>,
"Pete" <phoutstra@wanadoo.nl> wrote:

> "Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com> schreef:
>
> > LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. An 82-year-old man was in critical condition
> > yesterday after a stingray flopped into his boat and stung him in the
> > chest, leaving a 30-centimetre barb that penetrated his heart similar
> > to the accident that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.
>
> Fucking weird.
>
> > "It was a freak accident," said David Donzella, Lighthouse Point's
> > acting fire chief. "It's very odd that the thing jumped out of the
> > water and stung him. We still can't believe it."
>
> Seems like we have some very angry StingRays out there.
>
> > Fatal stingray attacks like the one that killed Irwin last month while
> > he was swimming on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are rare, marine
> > experts say.
>
> After Irwin was killed, a lot of people, without any sane reason, decided to
> kill several StingRays.
>
> Maybe the StingRays just dont take any shit...
>
> ----
> Pete

Stingray happens to be delicious... ;-d
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Off topic? Well, I have seen debates here about benefit of sting ray and
manta ray on squats.....never heard of one jumping on a boat....

"Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161341014.600700.205020@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Freides, should i REALLY go back and label this as OFF topic? Do you
> need that assistance in differentiating non-muscle.fiction.weights from
> misc.fitness.weights?
>
> Stingray Leaps Into Boat, Stabs Man in Chest!!!!
>
> LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. An 82-year-old man was in critical condition
> yesterday after a stingray flopped into his boat and stung him in the
> chest, leaving a 30-centimetre barb that penetrated his heart similar
> to the accident that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.
>
> "It was a freak accident," said David Donzella, Lighthouse Point's
> acting fire chief. "It's very odd that the thing jumped out of the
> water and stung him. We still can't believe it."
>
> Fatal stingray attacks like the one that killed Irwin last month while
> he was swimming on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are rare, marine
> experts say.
>
> Rays reflexively deploy a sharp spine in their tails when frightened,
> but the venom coating the barb usually causes just a painful sting for
> humans.
>
> James Bertakis' case was different from Irwin's because the barb stayed
> in Bertakis' heart and was not pulled out, said the man's doctor.
> Videotape shows Irwin pulled the barb from his chest.
>
> Associated Press
> /copy and paste
> Online article @:
> http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...d=968332188492
>
>
> --
> Curt
>

On 20 Oct 2006 03:43:34 -0700, "Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Freides, should i REALLY go back and label this as OFF topic? Do you
>need that assistance in differentiating non-muscle.fiction.weights from
>misc.fitness.weights?
>
>Stingray Leaps Into Boat, Stabs Man in Chest!!!!

Well I don't exactly think it is the same as the attack before.
Having a huge stingray jump into your boat and stab you in the heart
is pretty weird. It would be kind of like a cat knocking you over
while you where trying your maximum squat. The weight falling onto
your chest and crushing y our ribcage.

Pete wrote:
> "Curt James" schreef:
>
> > LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. An 82-year-old man was in critical condition
> > yesterday after a stingray flopped into his boat and stung him in the
> > chest, leaving a 30-centimetre barb that penetrated his heart similar
> > to the accident that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.
>
> Fucking weird.

Agreed.

> > "It was a freak accident," said David Donzella, Lighthouse Point's
> > acting fire chief. "It's very odd that the thing jumped out of the
> > water and stung him. We still can't believe it."
>
> Seems like we have some very angry StingRays out there.
>
> > Fatal stingray attacks like the one that killed Irwin last month while
> > he was swimming on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are rare, marine
> > experts say.
>
> After Irwin was killed, a lot of people, without any sane reason, decided to
> kill several StingRays.
>
> Maybe the StingRays just dont take any shit...

That's similar to what I was thinking as I read the news article, Pete.
That an angry mob of stingrays, bent on getting revenge, attacked the
poor old man in their retaliation efforts. Revenge of their brothers
being killed. D'OH!

> Pete

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Curt

Shute wrote:
> "Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Freides, should i REALLY go back and label this as OFF topic? Do you
> >need that assistance in differentiating non-muscle.fiction.weights from
> >misc.fitness.weights?
> >
> >Stingray Leaps Into Boat, Stabs Man in Chest!!!!
>
> Well I don't exactly think it is the same as the attack before.
> Having a huge stingray jump into your boat and stab you in the heart
> is pretty weird. It would be kind of like a cat knocking you over
> while you where trying your maximum squat. The weight falling onto
> your chest and crushing y our ribcage.

Since the only squatting you've ever done was to shit on the sidewalk
outside the downtown bus station, you might not be aware that when you
squat, the bar is across your shoulders behind your neck, and would
fall behind you when the cat knocked you over.

"Crushing your ribcage" would require a max bench press, but, your pink
vinyl ten pound "heavy hands" bar might not be much of a problem for
you.

David

Cohen wrote:
> Shute wrote:
> > "Curt James" wrote:
> >
> > ><snip>should i REALLY go back and label this as OFF topic? Do you
> > >need that assistance in differentiating non-muscle.fiction.weights from
> > >misc.fitness.weights?
> > >
> > >Stingray Leaps Into Boat, Stabs Man in Chest!!!!
> >
> > Well I don't exactly think it is the same as the attack before.
> > Having a huge stingray jump into your boat and stab you in the heart
> > is pretty weird. It would be kind of like a cat knocking you over
> > while you where trying your maximum squat. The weight falling onto
> > your chest and crushing y our ribcage.
>
> Since the only squatting you've ever done was to shit on the sidewalk
> outside the downtown bus station, you might not be aware that when you
> squat, the bar is across your shoulders behind your neck, and would
> fall behind you when the cat knocked you over.

What if he meant "maximum _front_ squat," what then??? Or what if, like
the cat that knocked the person over, the person ducked down and did a
pirouette as he fell? Huh? Huh? What THEN, Cohen?

> "Crushing your ribcage" would require a max bench press,

I saw a guy drop 315 on his chest and live. Certainly not his max, but
some healthy poundage all the same.

> but, your pink vinyl ten pound "heavy hands" bar might not
> be much of a problem for you.
>
> David

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Curt

Dnia 2006-10-22 Curt James napisa³(a):
> Cohen wrote:
>> Shute wrote:
>> > "Curt James" wrote:
>> >
>> > ><snip>should i REALLY go back and label this as OFF topic? Do you
>> > >need that assistance in differentiating non-muscle.fiction.weights from
>> > >misc.fitness.weights?
>> > >
>> > >Stingray Leaps Into Boat, Stabs Man in Chest!!!!
>> >
>> > Well I don't exactly think it is the same as the attack before.
>> > Having a huge stingray jump into your boat and stab you in the heart
>> > is pretty weird. It would be kind of like a cat knocking you over
>> > while you where trying your maximum squat. The weight falling onto
>> > your chest and crushing y our ribcage.
>>
>> Since the only squatting you've ever done was to shit on the sidewalk
>> outside the downtown bus station, you might not be aware that when you
>> squat, the bar is across your shoulders behind your neck, and would
>> fall behind you when the cat knocked you over.
>
> What if he meant "maximum _front_ squat," what then??? Or what if, like
> the cat that knocked the person over, the person ducked down and did a
> pirouette as he fell? Huh? Huh? What THEN, Cohen?

You mean like here?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9wuIn-9qyQ

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Andrzej Rosa 1127R

On 22 Oct 2006 05:46:38 -0700, "David Cohen" <sammiesdad@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Since the only squatting you've ever done was to shit on the sidewalk
>outside the downtown bus station, you might not be aware that when you
>squat, the bar is across your shoulders behind your neck, and would
>fall behind you when the cat knocked you over.
>
>"Crushing your ribcage" would require a max bench press, but, your pink
>vinyl ten pound "heavy hands" bar might not be much of a problem for
>you.
>
>David

So if 500 pounds fell on your back while you where lying down it
couldn't crush your ribcage? And here we go again with the pink vinyl
weights which weigh less than real weights. You should be an
engineer. You could design elevators for people to crash to their
deaths in.

BTW I know someone who cracked their ribs just walking outside to get
the newspaper.

Andrzej Rosa wrote:
> Curt James:
[...]

> > <snip>Or what if, like the cat that knocked the person
> > over, the person ducked down and did a pirouette as he
> > fell? Huh? Huh? What THEN<snip>?
>
> You mean like here?
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9wuIn-9qyQ

1) Falling backwards...
2) I Can Get This, Part One: "I'm okay, I can get this, okay, kicking
my legs might help..."
3) This bit looked like it was intentional. So smooth, extra points for
the big slide!
4) Towel-across-waist guy had that few seconds of "Oh, shit!"
realization before the bench collapsed.
5) "Grandpa, I love you! Here, CATCH!"
6) "I should NOT have eaten Taco Bell before the meet." (I wonder if
the judges passed this lift.)
7) Was that the pirouette, Andrzej?
8) Reason ONE why belts should be mandatory in weightlifting aka The
Weider Stripping Method, variation 1.
9) "What the heck? Are you a spotter or a cardboard cut-out???"
10) The big pinch! And if those are quarters then that's about 335 lbs.
with a non-Olympic set. A very impressive, uh, failed lift.
11) "Lights OUT!"
12) The cute (and very surprised) kid looks like Chunk from Goonies.
13) Soon after this mishap, they installed padding on that cinderblock
wall.
14) The hungry termites' plan worked like a charm! (see link below)
15) And this is what's known the world over as... The Deadlift Dance!
16) I Can Get This, Part Two: "Okay, maybe I'm NOT okay." Aka The
Weider Stripping Method, variation 2.
17) Hey, kid, no one likes a show off!
18) Ouch! Knees, back, chest, ribs, neck? What didn't this guy hurt?
19) Keep this up until your kids are 21 years old and you will possess
some MASSIVE GUNS, DUDE!
20) Is that Tom Hanks. Man, if you're a celebrity, the pussy will just
claw to get in your pants!
21) And, finally, here's what happens when you separate from your
spouse but choose to stay in the home. "Okay, junior, go smash daddy
right in his ugly mug!" D'OH!

> Andrzej Rosa 1127R

And for anyone, like me, on dial-up, here's a brief (one second)
glimpse of the much longer video above. All it includes is the clip I
label as 14) above. I hope the kid's okay. In fact, was that a fake
video or the real thing? Zoinks!

--
Curt

In article <ehfu3k$8v5$1@inews.gazeta.pl>,
Andrzej Rosa <bakters@yahoo.com> wrote:

> You mean like here?
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9wuIn-9qyQ
>
> --
> Andrzej Rosa 1127R

That one was worth watching twice, thanks! ;-)
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"Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote
> Cohen wrote:
>> Shute wrote:
>> > "Curt James" wrote:
>> >
>> > ><snip>should i REALLY go back and label this as OFF topic? Do you
>> > >need that assistance in differentiating non-muscle.fiction.weights
>> > >from
>> > >misc.fitness.weights?
>> > >
>> > >Stingray Leaps Into Boat, Stabs Man in Chest!!!!
>> >
>> > Well I don't exactly think it is the same as the attack before.
>> > Having a huge stingray jump into your boat and stab you in the heart
>> > is pretty weird. It would be kind of like a cat knocking you over
>> > while you where trying your maximum squat. The weight falling onto
>> > your chest and crushing y our ribcage.
>>
>> Since the only squatting you've ever done was to shit on the sidewalk
>> outside the downtown bus station, you might not be aware that when you
>> squat, the bar is across your shoulders behind your neck, and would
>> fall behind you when the cat knocked you over.
>
> What if he meant "maximum _front_ squat," what then??? Or what if, like
> the cat that knocked the person over, the person ducked down and did a
> pirouette as he fell? Huh? Huh? What THEN, Cohen?

You have a point.

Comb your hair over to the left a bit more, and you'll see it.

>> "Crushing your ribcage" would require a max bench press,
>
> I saw a guy drop 315 on his chest and live. Certainly not his max, but
> some healthy poundage all the same.

The impacts involved in motor vehicle accidents make a dropped barbell look
like a love tap, and people often survive them.

David

Cohen wrote:
[...]

re yours truly

> You have a point.
>
> Comb your hair over to the left a bit more, and you'll see it.

Uh, have you forgotten so soon, David? I mean besides massaging my
nipples, ol' Johnny's posted enough pics of my chrome dome that I
woulda assumed you'd tailor your jokes to my particular male pattern
baldness. To wit:

http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/hair.html

> The impacts involved in motor vehicle accidents make a
> dropped barbell look like a love tap, and people often survive
> them.

Glad to read that, of course.

> David

"Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote
> Cohen wrote:
> [...]
>
> re yours truly
>
>> You have a point.
>>
>> Comb your hair over to the left a bit more, and you'll see it.
>
> Uh, have you forgotten so soon, David? I mean besides massaging my
> nipples, ol' Johnny's posted enough pics of my chrome dome that I
> woulda assumed you'd tailor your jokes to my particular male pattern
> baldness. To wit:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/hair.html

I don't look at photos of the male residents of MFW.

Too nightmare inducing.

>> The impacts involved in motor vehicle accidents make a
>> dropped barbell look like a love tap, and people often survive
>> them.
>
> Glad to read that, of course.

Do try to remember to buckle up.

David

Cohen wrote:
> "Curt James" wrote
> > Cohen wrote:
> > [...]
> >
> > re yours truly
> >
> >> You have a point.
> >>
> >> Comb your hair over to the left a bit more, and you'll see it.
> >
> > Uh, have you forgotten so soon, David? I mean besides massaging my
> > nipples, ol' Johnny's posted enough pics of my chrome dome that I
> > woulda assumed you'd tailor your jokes to my particular male pattern
> > baldness. To wit:
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/hair.html
>
> I don't look at photos of the male residents of MFW.

I can't blame you for that. Some ooogly guys in this newsgroup. Otoh,
not all the women are beauty queens.

> Too nightmare inducing.

Frankly, I've removed all the mirrors and nearly all reflective
surfaces from my apartment.

> >> The impacts involved in motor vehicle accidents make a
> >> dropped barbell look like a love tap, and people often survive
> >> them.
> >
> > Glad to read that, of course.
>
> Do try to remember to buckle up.

I'd like to say that I always do. It's got to be nearly 99% of the
time, though. Appreciate the encouragement.

> David

--
Curt

"David Cohen" <sammiesdad@earthlink.net> wrote:
>"Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote
>> Cohen wrote:
>> [...]
>>
>> re yours truly
>>
>>> You have a point.
>>>
>>> Comb your hair over to the left a bit more, and you'll see it.
>>
>> Uh, have you forgotten so soon, David? I mean besides massaging my
>> nipples, ol' Johnny's posted enough pics of my chrome dome that I
>> woulda assumed you'd tailor your jokes to my particular male pattern
>> baldness. To wit:
>>
>> http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/hair.html
>
>I don't look at photos of the male residents of MFW.
>
>Too nightmare inducing.
>
>>> The impacts involved in motor vehicle accidents make a
>>> dropped barbell look like a love tap, and people often survive
>>> them.
>>
>> Glad to read that, of course.
>
>Do try to remember to buckle up.

Couldn't he just go for the "DNR" tattoo on his chest?

John Williams wrote:
> "David Cohen" wrote:
> >"Curt James" wrote
> >> Cohen wrote:
[...]

> >>> The impacts involved in motor vehicle accidents make a
> >>> dropped barbell look like a love tap, and people often survive
> >>> them.
> >>
> >> Glad to read that, of course.
> >
> >Do try to remember to buckle up.
>
> Couldn't he just go for the "DNR" tattoo on his chest?

Is that what happened to you, Johnny? You're a cranky Ohio zombie,
failed to resuscitate during a fern gym accident and now destined to
wander Usenet aimlessly. I picture Elvira somethingsomething...

It's a work in progress. Look for the full story on Halloween!

--
Curt

In article <62gnj21e99shk78o71ouok6mjenqoqcg2h@4ax.com>,
JMW <jmwilliams@enforcergraphics.f2s.com> wrote:

> >> http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/hair.html
> >
> >I don't look at photos of the male residents of MFW.
> >
> >Too nightmare inducing.
> >
> >>> The impacts involved in motor vehicle accidents make a
> >>> dropped barbell look like a love tap, and people often survive
> >>> them.
> >>
> >> Glad to read that, of course.
> >
> >Do try to remember to buckle up.
>
> Couldn't he just go for the "DNR" tattoo on his chest?

<lol>
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Shute wrote:
> "David Cohen" wrote:
>
> >Since the only squatting you've ever done was to shit on the sidewalk
> >outside the downtown bus station, you might not be aware that when you
> >squat, the bar is across your shoulders behind your neck, and would
> >fall behind you when the cat knocked you over.
> >
> >"Crushing your ribcage" would require a max bench press, but, your pink
> >vinyl ten pound "heavy hands" bar might not be much of a problem for
> >you.
> >
> >David
>
> So if 500 pounds fell on your back while you where lying down it
> couldn't crush your ribcage? <snip>

Ooooh! That's true. D'OH! I had to think of a pirouette to get my
fictional squatter's ribcage crushed, but you state the obvious - ribs
run front to back or back to front. Wouldn't make much difference if
the weight fell your boobs or your back, your ribs would take a
beating.

Tou frigging che, Shute.

--
Curt

"Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote
> Shute wrote:
>> "David Cohen" wrote:
>>
>> >Since the only squatting you've ever done was to shit on the sidewalk
>> >outside the downtown bus station, you might not be aware that when you
>> >squat, the bar is across your shoulders behind your neck, and would
>> >fall behind you when the cat knocked you over.
>> >
>> >"Crushing your ribcage" would require a max bench press, but, your pink
>> >vinyl ten pound "heavy hands" bar might not be much of a problem for
>> >you.
>> >
>> >David
>>
>> So if 500 pounds fell on your back while you where lying down it
>> couldn't crush your ribcage? <snip>
>
> Ooooh! That's true. D'OH! I had to think of a pirouette to get my
> fictional squatter's ribcage crushed, but you state the obvious - ribs
> run front to back or back to front. Wouldn't make much difference if
> the weight fell your boobs or your back, your ribs would take a
> beating.

If you and Poop Shute insist on "riding the bar down" as you theoretically
fall forward, rather than opening your hands and allowing the bar to scrape
uncomfortably down your back to the floor, I guess you could theoretically
"crush your ribcage", although Poop Shute's ten pound pink vinyl covered
"heavy hands" bar is not much of a threat, except to his "unfortunate"
congenital deformity.

David

Cohen conceded:
> "Curt James" wrote
> > Shute wrote:
> >> "David Cohen" wrote:
> >>
> >> >Since the only squatting you've ever done was <snip>
> >> >
> >> >David
> >>
> >> So if 500 pounds fell on your back while you where lying
> >> down it couldn't crush your ribcage? <snip>
> >
> > Ooooh! That's true. D'OH! I had to think of a pirouette to get my
> > fictional squatter's ribcage crushed, but you state the obvious - ribs
> > run front to back or back to front. Wouldn't make much difference if
> > the weight fell your boobs or your back, your ribs would take a
> > beating.
>
> If you and Poop Shute insist on "riding the bar down" as you theoretically
> fall forward, rather than opening your hands and allowing the bar to scrape
> uncomfortably down your back to the floor, I guess you could theoretically
> "crush your ribcage", although Poop Shute's ten pound pink vinyl covered
> "heavy hands" bar is not much of a threat, except to his "unfortunate"
> congenital deformity.

HEY, WHATEVER, DAVID! SO LONG AS I'M RIGHT! THEORETICAL OR NOT IT'S ONE
IN THE WIN COLUMN! WOO HOO! I'M A WINNAH! I'M A WINNAH!

(cough)

Anyway.

How's the kid? How're the guns?

--
Curt

On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:43:02 GMT, "David Cohen"
<sammiesdad@earthlink.net> wrote:

>
>"Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote
>> Shute wrote:
>>> "David Cohen" wrote:
>>>
>>> >Since the only squatting you've ever done was to shit on the sidewalk
>>> >outside the downtown bus station, you might not be aware that when you
>>> >squat, the bar is across your shoulders behind your neck, and would
>>> >fall behind you when the cat knocked you over.
>>> >
>>> >"Crushing your ribcage" would require a max bench press, but, your pink
>>> >vinyl ten pound "heavy hands" bar might not be much of a problem for
>>> >you.
>>> >
>>> >David
>>>
>>> So if 500 pounds fell on your back while you where lying down it
>>> couldn't crush your ribcage? <snip>
>>
>> Ooooh! That's true. D'OH! I had to think of a pirouette to get my
>> fictional squatter's ribcage crushed, but you state the obvious - ribs
>> run front to back or back to front. Wouldn't make much difference if
>> the weight fell your boobs or your back, your ribs would take a
>> beating.
>
>If you and Poop Shute insist on "riding the bar down" as you theoretically
>fall forward, rather than opening your hands and allowing the bar to scrape
>uncomfortably down your back to the floor, I guess you could theoretically
>"crush your ribcage", although Poop Shute's ten pound pink vinyl covered
>"heavy hands" bar is not much of a threat, except to his "unfortunate"
>congenital deformity.
>
>David

Well if you are still in doubt you are welcome to test it out. Here
is what you do. Load as much wait as you can hold onto your
shoulders. In your case this might not be very much. Now stand with
the weight on your shoulders while someone else bashes you in the
kneecaps with a sledge hammer. Make sure to record the results on
video so we can see where the weights fall in slow motion. If the
weights only maim instead of kill then you win.

"Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote
> Cohen conceded:
>> "Curt James" wrote
>> > Shute wrote:
>> >> "David Cohen" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Since the only squatting you've ever done was <snip>
>> >> >
>> >> >David
>> >>
>> >> So if 500 pounds fell on your back while you where lying
>> >> down it couldn't crush your ribcage? <snip>
>> >
>> > Ooooh! That's true. D'OH! I had to think of a pirouette to get my
>> > fictional squatter's ribcage crushed, but you state the obvious - ribs
>> > run front to back or back to front. Wouldn't make much difference if
>> > the weight fell your boobs or your back, your ribs would take a
>> > beating.
>>
>> If you and Poop Shute insist on "riding the bar down" as you
>> theoretically
>> fall forward, rather than opening your hands and allowing the bar to
>> scrape
>> uncomfortably down your back to the floor, I guess you could
>> theoretically
>> "crush your ribcage", although Poop Shute's ten pound pink vinyl covered
>> "heavy hands" bar is not much of a threat, except to his "unfortunate"
>> congenital deformity.
>
> HEY, WHATEVER, DAVID! SO LONG AS I'M RIGHT! THEORETICAL OR NOT IT'S ONE
> IN THE WIN COLUMN! WOO HOO! I'M A WINNAH! I'M A WINNAH!

You have a point.

I'm not speculating this time on where it is.

David

"Shute" <Shute@nowhere.com> wrote
> "David Cohen" <sammiesdad@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>"Curt James" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote
>>> Shute wrote:
>>>> "David Cohen" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >Since the only squatting you've ever done was to shit on the sidewalk
>>>> >outside the downtown bus station, you might not be aware that when you
>>>> >squat, the bar is across your shoulders behind your neck, and would
>>>> >fall behind you when the cat knocked you over.
>>>> >
>>>> >"Crushing your ribcage" would require a max bench press, but, your
>>>> >pink
>>>> >vinyl ten pound "heavy hands" bar might not be much of a problem for
>>>> >you.
>>>>
>>>> So if 500 pounds fell on your back while you where lying down it
>>>> couldn't crush your ribcage? <snip>
>>>
>>> Ooooh! That's true. D'OH! I had to think of a pirouette to get my
>>> fictional squatter's ribcage crushed, but you state the obvious - ribs
>>> run front to back or back to front. Wouldn't make much difference if
>>> the weight fell your boobs or your back, your ribs would take a
>>> beating.
>>
>>If you and Poop Shute insist on "riding the bar down" as you theoretically
>>fall forward, rather than opening your hands and allowing the bar to
>>scrape
>>uncomfortably down your back to the floor, I guess you could theoretically
>>"crush your ribcage", although Poop Shute's ten pound pink vinyl covered
>>"heavy hands" bar is not much of a threat, except to his "unfortunate"
>>congenital deformity.
>
> Well if you are still in doubt you are welcome to test it out. Here
> is what you do. Load as much wait as you can hold onto your
> shoulders. In your case this might not be very much. Now stand with
> the weight on your shoulders while someone else bashes you in the
> kneecaps with a sledge hammer.

A cat wouldn't have an effect on me similar to being bashed in the knees
with a sledge hammer, but, with your unfortunate congenital deformity, even
a tiny kitten could endanger your lfe. So, for you, if someone helped you
hold a heavy weight in a squat position, and a kitten jumped on you, I
"suppose" you could crush your ribcage.

The rest of us (i.e. the normal people) don't have to fear what you fear.

LOOK OUT! TABBY BEHIND YOU!!

David

Cohen wrote:
[...]

> A cat wouldn't have an effect on me similar to being
> bashed in the knees with a sledge hammer, but,
[...]

Hey, you didn't happen to see the YouTube contribution by Mr. Rosa
recently, did you? As there's a cat in there somewhere. And as you
state, nothing - I'll go out on a limb here - like being bashed in the
knees with a sledge hammer, but it certainly had an eventual effect on
the guy doing his dumbbell presses. Afaik, his ribcage survived!

> David

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Curt