People have always managed to kill or injure themselves in inventive ways, even if the invention was unintended. The link to the attached article on the BBC website gives a few examples from Tudor England - including someone who shot himself in the head with a longbow; someone who was indirectly killed by a maypole and someone who died after their testicles were crushed during 'Christenmas games,' bet that hurt.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13762313
Angharad.
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Interesting people in Tudor England.
They knew how to do things with style.
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If the British do one thing well...(and they do MANY things well
...It is to laugh at themselves. Thank you Anghie, you post some of the BEST links.
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Hope
with love,
HER
Once in a while I bare my soul, more often my soles bear me.
Interesting...
I read about someone who tried (& failed) in a "unique" way...
He worked in a mine... After shift, and despite many signs to the contrary, while using the "out house" he decided to light up. After he and much of the "out house" flew about twenty feet... He survived the experience.
Upon investigation - they discovered there was a natural gas pipe UNDER the "out house", and it apparently had leaked.
Guess lighting up wasn't such a good idea, in his case.
Anne