accidents
Bolt of Lightning Kills 22 Students and Their Teacher
Seth Abramovitch · 06/30/11 01:34AMBoy Knocked Unconscious By Whale Tail
Seth Abramovitch · 06/28/11 01:19AMA 13-year-old Australian boy instantly became the coolest kid at school after he survived an accidental whale attack over the weekend. Drew Hall was fishing with his parents on Sunday morning when a humpback whale swept its tail across their boat "from bow to stern," smacking Drew head-on and "sending him flying," according to his mother, who watched in terror.
Nebraska Nuclear Power Plant Flooded
Seth Abramovitch · 06/26/11 09:03PMFire in Courtney Love's West Village Town House
Seth Abramovitch · 06/23/11 08:11PMMartha Stewart Can't Stop Making Exploding Furniture
Richard Lawson · 06/21/11 02:35PMHere's a news broadcast from Denver that tells the harrowing tale of a family whose glass-top patio table from the Martha Stewart Living collection spontaneously exploded, showering them with glass. Horrifying! And not the first time this has happened.
An Outraged Bam Margera Responds to Roger Ebert's Mean Tweet About Ryan Dunn
Seth Abramovitch · 06/21/11 01:30AMSo Roger Ebert went and posted that stupid tweet this morning about Ryan Dunn's death, "Friends don't let jackasses drink and drive," which he is still standing behind, but really, just shut up Roger Ebert? Nothing was conclusive at the time of the tweet, friends and fans were still in mortal shock over the awful news, and if I wanted lectures about the perils of drunk driving, which I do not, I wouldn't seek them out from a movie critic? That tweet just summed up everything that's annoying about Twitter to me. People wanting to be heard, me not wanting to hear them. (And stop contributing New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest entries, already! You got your framed trophy and bragging rights. How much validation of one's pithiness can one man possibly need?)
What Just Happened at Nebraska's Cooper Nuclear Station?
Seth Abramovitch · 06/19/11 08:36PMSomething not good has gone down at Cooper Nuclear Station, an electrical power plant near the Missouri River in southeast Nebraska. The region has been flooding steadily for weeks, and with river levels rising, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released water from two dams on Saturday in anticipation of more heavy rains this week.
Parents of Harvard's Chick-Lit Plagiarist Die in Plane Crash
Seth Abramovitch · 06/19/11 07:41PMThree People Shot at Staged Cowboy Show in South Dakota
Lauri Apple · 06/18/11 04:53PMHigh School Yearbook Publishes Kiddie Porn by Accident
Brian Moylan · 06/16/11 04:56PMFreak Bananas Foster Accident Maims Four
Maureen O'Connor · 06/14/11 10:24AMA flaming "rum-and-banana concoction" went wild at a Florida restaurant yesterday, maiming four people with first- and second-degree burns. Coincidentally, one of the chefs was recently certified as a firefighter, so he saved everyone.
Crane Drops Swimming Pool, Causes Intense Swearing Situation
Maureen O'Connor · 06/13/11 05:11PMPreparing to wire swimming pool in suburban Minnesota, an electrician passed the time playing with his cellphone. He was videotaping a construction crane placing the pool into the homeowner's backyard when the crane tipped over, crushing the house and causing the most impassioned swearing spree I have ever heard on YouTube. (Fast forward to 1:50 for abridged version.)
Dessert Injures Four at Florida Restaurant
Lauri Apple · 06/12/11 12:14PMWoman Faints During Santorum's Presidential Announcement
Maureen O'Connor · 06/06/11 04:12PMEvery time Sen. Rick Santorum mentions his presidential run, something ominous happens. This morning, a balloon spontaneously exploded while Santorum was yammering about his plan for Medicare. Then, while announcing his candidacy this afternoon, an onlooker collapsed a couple feet away from Santorum's podium. Next, Rick Santorum will summon plagues of locust and lice to announce how he will deal with the debt ceiling. [ABC News]
Snooki Taken Into Custody After Cop Car Crash
Lauri Apple · 05/30/11 06:17PMMan Broke Arm to Escape Subway Death
Lauri Apple · 05/30/11 12:19PM'Play-Fighting' Model Falls from Hotel Window, Killing One
Max Read · 05/29/11 10:19AMA model and a dancer fell from a hotel window in Atlanta while "play-fighting," leaving one dead and one in critical condition at the hospital. LaShawna Threatt (pictured), a 30-year-old model and party promotor, and Ciara Williams, a dancer, were wrestling with each other in a room at the W hotel in midtown Atlanta following Threatt's birthday party when they apparently broke through a window and fell. Threatt landed on the roof of a structure below, dying immediately, while Williams fell another 20 feet, and remains in the hospital in critical condition. Police believe it was an accident. [AJC]
Two Injured in Explosion on The Hobbit Set
Brian Moylan · 05/24/11 11:05AMTwo crew members on the set of Peter Jackson's much-delayed production of The Hobbit were treated at the hospital yesterday after an explosion inside a New Zealand workshop. Apparently the two were "drilling a statue" when the accident occurred. It's good to hear that they're both doing well, but the last thing this movie needs is something else that will keep it from getting to theaters. [Image via AP]