As Grandpa Simpson of The Simpsons will tell you, “Death stalks you at every turn!” And it’s not just through heart disease, cancer, and those other oft-quoted causes. Did you know you could also die by wearing the wrong bra in a lightning storm?

1. When Good Bras Go Bad

I knew to steer clear of big sheets of metal and barbed-wire fences during a lightning storm, but I didn’t know to avoid my bra, too! It seems odd that one of your instincts should be to unhook and let the girls roam free when lightning strikes, but that’s exactly what two women who died in London should have done. According to the New York Times, they were struck and killed by lightning because of their underwire bras.

2. Like Something out of a Short Story

Some of the most extraordinary American writers, such as Steinbeck and Fitzgerald, fell victim to wholly ordinary deaths. Not to be outdone, Sherwood Anderson died in a blaze of glory. Well, not really, but he did die in a totally bizarre way. He swallowed a toothpick—like so many of us have almost done at some point in our lives—and died of peritonitis, an inflammation in the abdominal cavity that provides a long and painful death. Just as Mr. Anderson left a permanent mark on the American short story genre, that darn toothpick left a permanent mark on his body. And you thought splinters in your mouth were bad

3. Fashion to Die For

Dying as a result of a broken neck is nothing too shocking—unless it’s at the hands of an unruly scarf. Isadora Duncan, an American dancer who fancied long, flowing scarves, met her demise after her scarf—which was wrapped around her neck—got caught in the axles on the wheels of the car she was in. The wheel pulled both she and her scarf out of the car and onto the pavement, where she died. The scarf was later brought in for questioning, but remained uncooperative.

4. Playing Through

Dealing with rat pee is more than just a gross nusiance—it can be downright deadly. A Dublin man named David Bailey died in 1997 after a rat peed on his leg during a golf game. Two weeks after the incident, his kidneys shut down and he died. As if I needed another reason to be scared of rats.

5. Sweet but Deadly

Have you heard urban legends about strippers suffocating in their huge cakes? According to the book Strange Deaths: More Than 375 Freakish Fatalities, it actually happened. In 1995, a stripper was discovered dead inside a cake that was meant for a bachelor party. I guess the guests figured out something was wrong after they wheeled the fake dessert out and nothing happened. The book states that she was inside the cake for an hour waiting for her big debut.

6. The Comedy of Tragedy

The next time I complain about a headache, I’m going to think it could always be worse. After all, an eagle could mistake my head for a rock and use it to crack open its dinner. Legend has it that Aeschylus died because an eagle mistook the top of his head for a rock and dropped a tortoise on his bald noggin—a fairly undramatic way for a Greek playwright to

7. One of the Worst (and Stinkiest) Ways to Die
Standing near sewer openings is bad enough, particularly on warm days. Imagine what it would be like to spend your last minutes on earth stuck in one? Such was the unfortunate demise of a guy in Wisconsin who tried to retrieve his cell phone out of a storm sewer and got stuck underwater. And, even though this type of death is certainly bizarre, it’s not exactly uncommon. A man in Ontario died in the same way when he tried to fish his wallet out of the sewer, slipped and got stuck in the opening, and drowned.

8. So Fresh and Clean

There’s nothing wrong with keeping up with your personal hygiene, but some people take it way too far, like Jonathan Capewell, a sixteen-year-old from England who was obsessed with smelling good. He doused himself with spray-on deodorant at least twice a day and kept multiple cans in his room. It is believed that his body absorbed too much gas as a result of his copious spraying, which then led to heart failure.

9. Ride into the Danger Zone

I have a friend who refuses to ride roller coasters because she is convinced it will break and she’ll plummet from the sky. This man’s unfortunate death goes to show you that you’re not much safer on the ground sometimes. His wife was riding Top Gun, one of the main attractions at Great America, when her hat flew off. Being a good husband, he attempted to retrieve his hat and was rewarded with a swift, accidental kick in the head by one of the Top Gun riders. According to the story, he didn’t know English and therefore couldn’t read the signs warning him about the dangerous area. The woman broke her leg; the man died.

So, what do we come away with after reading about such strange deaths? For one, we learn that death is unavoidable. Your end could come because of old age or by the sharp end of a toothpick, so live life to its fullest and don’t worry so much...

http://www.care2.com/gree...o-die.html

electrocution by underwire? dang.

Whoa ....

There's a TV show on the SPIKE network called "1000 Ways to Die" that's really bizarre. It showcases all the freakish ways stupid people have died. They showed this one chick who was electrocuted because she wore a bra made out of metal and was struck by lightening. Another case involved a woman showing off her body for a group of construction workers. The man working with the cement cutter got distracted by her boobs, and the blade of the cutter flew off and cut the woman in half! Another fool was coaching a guy for a fraternity fart contest. He stuffed this fat geeser with beans and broccholi and then had him fart while he held a lighter to his ass. The guy farted so hugely that the guy holding the lighter was engulfed by the flame shooting out of the farter's ass!

Part of kids TV show Horrible Histories. I LOVE the stupid death's sketches... my kids call me to tell me when they come on.

Shyra said:

There's a TV show on the SPIKE network called "1000 Ways to Die" that's really bizarre. It showcases all the freakish ways stupid people have died. They showed this one chick who was electrocuted because she wore a bra made out of metal and was struck by lightening. Another case involved a woman showing off her body for a group of construction workers. The man working with the cement cutter got distracted by her boobs, and the blade of the cutter flew off and cut the woman in half! Another fool was coaching a guy for a fraternity fart contest. He stuffed this fat geeser with beans and broccholi and then had him fart while he held a lighter to his ass. The guy farted so hugely that the guy holding the lighter was engulfed by the flame shooting out of the farter's ass!

I still like the woman who went to mexico and got really cheap implants that were made of mostly water and then on the airplane ride back the implants expanded and exploded midair, killing her and throwing a good amount of strawberry jelly on the other passengers.

lazycrockett said:

Shyra said:

There's a TV show on the SPIKE network called "1000 Ways to Die" that's really bizarre. It showcases all the freakish ways stupid people have died. They showed this one chick who was electrocuted because she wore a bra made out of metal and was struck by lightening. Another case involved a woman showing off her body for a group of construction workers. The man working with the cement cutter got distracted by her boobs, and the blade of the cutter flew off and cut the woman in half! Another fool was coaching a guy for a fraternity fart contest. He stuffed this fat geeser with beans and broccholi and then had him fart while he held a lighter to his ass. The guy farted so hugely that the guy holding the lighter was engulfed by the flame shooting out of the farter's ass!

I still like the woman who went to mexico and got really cheap implants that were made of mostly water and then on the airplane ride back the implants expanded and exploded midair, killing her and throwing a good amount of strawberry jelly on the other passengers.

Damn... I was on my way to Mexico too.

Khandal Tripura, 35, of Chinchharipara village in Ramgararh district, Bangaldesh, caught a cobra on 20 July and started playing with it. The snake bit him on the hand, and in his anger he bit the snake's head. He died in hospital the next day. The snake also died. No word on whether they were buried together. Independant - 22 July 1998

Newton, NC - Kenneth Charles Barger, 47, accidentally shot himself to death during the night. Awakening to the sudden sound of a ringing telephone beside his bed, he reached for the phone but grabbed instead his Smith & Wesson .38 Special which he kept on the bedside table next to the phone. The gun apparently discharged as he drew it to his ear thinking it was the phone.

noimageatall said:

Khandal Tripura, 35, of Chinchharipara village in Ramgararh district, Bangaldesh, caught a cobra on 20 July and started playing with it. The snake bit him on the hand, and in his anger he bit the snake's head. He died in hospital the next day. The snake also died. No word on whether they were buried together. Independant - 22 July 1998

OMG

I hope one of them has something to do with arriving at an awards show "incubating" inside an egg thats being carried by supermodels.

Cerebus said:

I hope one of them has something to do with arriving at an awards show "incubating" inside an egg thats being carried by supermodels.

God..me too.

The naked body of Daniel O Dukes, a 27-year-old drifter from South Carolina, was found draped across the back of a killer whale in a tank behind Shamu Stadium at Seaworld Orlando on the morning of 6 July. He had apparently hidden in the Florida theme park after closing time and drowned in the cold, salty water of the 26ft (8m) tank.

The 14-year-old whale, named Tillikum after the Chinook Indian word for friend, and at 11,000lbs (4,990kg) the largest in captivity, may have played with Dukes' 180lb (82kg) body as if it were a toy. The post mortem showed one bite - in Dukes' groin - which occurred after death when Tillikum ripped off his green shorts. The shorts were found at the bottom of the tank. Killer whales, also called orcas, are not naturally aggressive to humans. Reuters - 6 July; AP, - 8 July 1999

Bad enough we don't live very long in the first place...

noimageatall said:

The naked body of Daniel O Dukes, a 27-year-old drifter from South Carolina, was found draped across the back of a killer whale in a tank behind Shamu Stadium at Seaworld Orlando on the morning of 6 July. He had apparently hidden in the Florida theme park after closing time and drowned in the cold, salty water of the 26ft (8m) tank.

The 14-year-old whale, named Tillikum after the Chinook Indian word for friend, and at 11,000lbs (4,990kg) the largest in captivity, may have played with Dukes' 180lb (82kg) body as if it were a toy. The post mortem showed one bite - in Dukes' groin - which occurred after death when Tillikum ripped off his green shorts. The shorts were found at the bottom of the tank. Killer whales, also called orcas, are not naturally aggressive to humans. Reuters - 6 July; AP, - 8 July 1999

Bad enough we don't live very long in the first place...

Killer Whale Lawsuit Dropped

Orlando, Florida - The parents of a man found naked and dead on the back of a killer whale at Sea World Orlando have dropped a lawsuit alleging Sea World caused his death by portraying the dangerous orca as safe and huggable. They voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit, Sea World executive vice president and general manager Vic Abbey said. This was a very tragic accident that occurred, but as we've said all along we felt the lawsuit had no merit.

Patricia and Michael Dukes of Columbia, South Carolina, had filed suit on September 10 seeking several million dollars fro pain and suffering at the loss of their only son, Daniel, 27, a drifter who was found drowned to death in July in the whale tank. Heavy intoxication apparently contributed to this untimely event. Tuesday, October 5, 1999