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People be like that (lemmy.world)
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[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 99 points 5 months ago

the Curtis JN-4 "Jenny" cruised at 40-60 mph, slow enough for wing-walkers to stand despite airflow. this photo has Ivan Unger and Gladys Roy miming a tennis match.

Gladys died at 25 years old in 1927 when she distractedly walked into the spinning propellor of a plane on the ground.

[-] Flughoernchen@feddit.de 45 points 5 months ago
[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

So many dumb ways to die-e-e 🎶

[-] JoeyHarrington@lemmy.ca 41 points 5 months ago

She was probably starting at her phone

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago

Yeah we had strict rules in the Army about never, ever walking around or behind the tail of a helicopter. You always, always, always walk around the front. Guess why we had that rule?

[-] jaschen@lemm.ee 19 points 5 months ago

Every time I see interesting/silly rules, it always reminds me that someone probably died before the rule was created.

[-] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 23 points 5 months ago

There is a saying: “Safety rules are written in blood.”

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

They are actually written with ink. Common misconception.

[-] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 10 points 5 months ago

I stand corrected. Thank you sir or madam.

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Someone got a shave just a bit too close?

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 15 points 5 months ago

Gladys was apparently 30 when she died, having been born in 1896. Such a fascinating person for having lived such a short life.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 8 points 5 months ago

That escalated quickly. Not the plane, though.

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