Not how the Olympics should start.....

[Shagrat]

Poor guy, not a nice way to die

RIP

Nodar Kumaritashvili luge crash video online, with difficulty

and unpadded metal poles just off a 90mph corner on a bobsled track. WTF were they thinking

 

[cHodAX]

Can't bring myself to watch it, poor fella. Rest in peace.

 

[fettoken]

Can't bring myself to watch it, poor fella. Rest in peace.

Me neither. Don't understand people nowdays what's so interesting about someone dying?

Rip.

 

[Ingafgrinn Macabre]

Me neither. Don't understand people nowdays what's so interesting about someone dying?

Rip.

What he said

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

Agree with Papa Cho and fettoken.

Rest in peace, but I do not wish to see the video.

Having said that, I'm not entirely sure what difference padding would make at 90mph, or does that simply show I'm missing something regarding the way these poles and the track work?

 

[Ingafgrinn Macabre]

Agree with Papa Cho and fettoken.

Rest in peace, but I do not wish to see the video.

Having said that, I'm not entirely sure what difference padding would make at 90mph, or does that simply show I'm missing something regarding the way these poles and the track work?

Well, even in full motorgear if you go down in a high-speed highway ramp and slide through under the guardrails, those very weak support posts have a real possibility of cutting you in two, so no, I doubt padding would've helped. What would've given him a fighting chance would be something like vertical plexiglass screens to prevent someone from being thrown out of the track.

 

[CorNokZ]

Don't watch it! I got a link sent and I watched it not knowing what it was. Holy hell! Not a nice way to go!

RIP

Also take this shit down asap - http://www.google.com

 

[Golena]

Not a nice way to go!

It was probably fairly instant so in that respect there are worse ways to have an accident at those speeds.

It doesn't take away any of the shock of that kind of thing happening however, and it does kind of remind you just how fragile life is.

RIP

 

[Marc]

Who the fuck builds steel posts next to a fast bend like that and doesnt cover them up.

I hope his family sues the bastards

 

[CorNokZ]

It was probably fairly instant so in that respect there are worse ways to have an accident at those speeds.

It doesn't take away any of the shock of that kind of thing happening however, and it does kind of remind you just how fragile life is.

RIP

He died later at the hospital Dej :/

 

[Jupitus]

He died later at the hospital Dej :/

It's quite likely that he died at the scene but was only pronounced dead later at hospital - I think they tend to adopt that stance in public situations like this such as motor racing for example....

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

And today Google have a bobsleigh logo up. Bit of a facepalm really.

 

[gohan]

i dont know why people want to watch people die, its a bit fuckign sick and morbid, in films ye we all love som1 getting blowed up, but irl i think its a bit creepy to want to see it..... maybe im just to squemish?

 

[old.Tohtori]

Me neither. Don't understand people nowdays what's so interesting about someone dying?

Rip.

Don't understand why someone famous or near so is more special.

Old mand down an unknown street and all.

 

[Cerb]

Don't understand why someone famous or near so is more special.

Old mand down an unknown street and all.

No but nobody draws our attention to said old man so we dont have the opertunity to be just as sorry for him as we are for this guy.

 

[Moriath]

its the same as watching a deer being killed by a fox or something in a wild life program .. its the death of a living thing nothing more nothing less..

Only you have been brain washed to believe that human life is more precious than anything else ...

 

[BloodOmen]

pooor **** loked like a fokin lemming jumpingg off a clif

 

[old.Tohtori]

No but nobody draws our attention to said old man so we dont have the opertunity to be just as sorry for him as we are for this guy.

For those who feel it's a loss, through thorough search of self, on a human life and not just because it was "on the news", it's fine, but i think you'll agree that a majority of people on this globe wouldn't give two tosses about the old man.

This, well, dangerous sport and he knew the risks, he took them every day when he went to work. This day, he didnt' avoid the risks.

All i could do is offer some words to the family, try to infuse a nano-% of relief, but since i don't know any of them, or this person, i can't do and as such, can't feel anything for it.

 

[Moriath]

For those who feel it's a loss, through thorough search of self, on a human life and not just because it was "on the news", it's fine, but i think you'll agree that a majority of people on this globe wouldn't give two tosses about the old man.

This, well, dangerous sport and he knew the risks, he took them every day when he went to work. This day, he didnt' avoid the risks.

All i could do is offer some words to the family, try to infuse a nano-% of relief, but since i don't know any of them, or this person, i can't do and as such, can't feel anything for it.

i agree

 

[Cerb]

For those who feel it's a loss, through thorough search of self, on a human life and not just because it was "on the news", it's fine, but i think you'll agree that a majority of people on this globe wouldn't give two tosses about the old man.

This, well, dangerous sport and he knew the risks, he took them every day when he went to work. This day, he didnt' avoid the risks.

All i could do is offer some words to the family, try to infuse a nano-% of relief, but since i don't know any of them, or this person, i can't do and as such, can't feel anything for it.

I will agree that alot of people will only care about this because they see it on the new but to be honest id rather live ina world where people only care avout somone dying when its brought to their attentiion than a world where nobody cares full stop.

Im not saying i disagree with you or anything here im basiaclly just trygin to say that while yes its sad that nobody cares for the old man its better than nobody cared at all

 

[soze]

its the same as watching a deer being killed by a fox or something in a wild life program .. its the death of a living thing nothing more nothing less..

Only you have been brain washed to believe that human life is more precious than anything else ...

That's vegetarian propaganda a human life is more valuable because any baby could grow up to do something special an animal can't

 

[Moriath]

That's vegetarian propaganda a human life is more valuable because any baby could grow up to do something special an animal can't

lol what makes him doing something special in human terms more than something procreating to keep alive the blue whales or pandas or something

Special is only in terms of human advancement ... and human advancement so far is screwing the world imo ...

And whats special saving more lives that are or would be equally the same as the animal lives that are saved at the same time ?

Im not a vegie i love a good steak and think every species is developed with the ability to eat what is necessary for it ...

but i still dont see a human life more valuable than an animal live just because you can put yourself in the stead of someone who has lost rather than .. ooo i wonder what that fish thought as it got the hook in its mouth ?

 

[soze]

lol what makes him doing something special in human terms more than something procreating to keep alive the blue whales or pandas or something

Special is only in terms of human advancement ... and human advancement so far is screwing the world imo ...

And whats special saving more lives that are or would be equally the same as the animal lives that are saved at the same time ?

Im not a vegie i love a good steak and think every species is developed with the ability to eat what is necessary for it ...

but i still dont see a human life more valuable than an animal live just because you can put yourself in the stead of someone who has lost rather than .. ooo i wonder what that fish thought as it got the hook in its mouth ?

lol it was a joke but i don not fell bad about eating cow but i would never eat Human. You say an animal is as important as a Human so if you eat steak would you eat human? If not you see a difference too.

 

[Moriath]

so if an animal that was wiped out cause it was tastey but you didnt know it had a compond in it that would cure cancer or aids or something wouldnt be as vaulable as a guy who chucked him self down a slippery slope at 90mph ?

I know which i would prefer to be alive.

And as for eating meat .. i only eat what is sustainable (ie cows and shit ) not some rare snake from the amazon.

Im sure theres hundred that would take the guys place to throw themselves down a slippery slope so he isnt exactly rare.

If it was legal and acceptable .. bring on the soilent green

 

[Ctuchik]

Can't bring myself to watch it, poor fella. Rest in peace.

showed it on the news, i physically hurt for an hour after.

 

[Ctuchik]

its the same as watching a deer being killed by a fox or something in a wild life program .. its the death of a living thing nothing more nothing less..

Only you have been brain washed to believe that human life is more precious than anything else ...

could be because i'm human and that deer is a stew waiting to happen!

 

[old.Tohtori]

That's vegetarian propaganda a human life is more valuable because any baby could grow up to do something special an animal can't

Not to get into a joke too much, but it's negated by the other possible outcome.

Humans simply have the tools to create a larger effect on other humans, good or bad, this however doesn't mean that our life is in any way mroe important then an animals. It's just basic survival where we don't eat our kind(mad cow) and wish to keep the species alive, strronger, better.

By some fluke of nature, we took over and it's easy to stay that way now.

We are the conquerors, we won, this planet is for us to do as we please...which is kind of sad if you take a look at humanity.

 

[soze]

I always look at it like this. If I stood in front of a Lion it would eat me no questions asked. And people say its instinct so its fine, it knows no better. As a Human we have evolved to a point we can choose to kill an animal or not. So there is a difference between animals and humans.

I have never and will never kill a Animal I in no way support hunting. But the key thing is if I ever had the choice to save a Human or a Animal every time I would save the Human with no second though and that's why i don't see animals the same.

 

[Golena]

I always look at it like this. If I stood in front of a Lion it would eat me no questions asked. And people say its instinct so its fine, it knows no better.

That's an assumption. Maybe it just finds you tasty and doesn't value your life.

I think the thread may have become slightly off-topic at this point however!