Man wages war on moles - one casualty

Dreamer128 · 01-15-2007, 11:32 AM

Man electrocuted by do-it-yourself mole-killer

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German retiree who wired up a high-voltage cable to try to wipe out the moles digging up his garden killed himself instead, police said Thursday.

Uwe Werner, police spokesman in Stralsund north of Berlin, said the 63-year-old retired construction foreman was found dead in the garden of his weekend house in Zingst next to a 380-volt cable and metal spikes rammed into the ground.

"The moles survived," Werner said, noting the voltage was enough to run a cement mixer or heavy-duty power saw. "It was in any event an unorthodox method to try to get rid of moles."

© Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved.

Bozos of Bones · 01-15-2007, 11:43 AM

Darwin award, anyone?

Felix The Assassin · 01-15-2007, 12:25 PM

Ahem, at 63, he more than likely has already re-produced, thereby nullifying his award.

johnny · 01-15-2007, 05:57 PM

O sheesh, didn't he learn anything from looney toons ?

Arvon · 01-15-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally posted by Felix The Assassin:
Ahem, at 63, he more than likely has already re-produced, thereby nullifying his award.

Does that count? Look at D Trump.

Felix The Assassin · 01-15-2007, 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by Arvon:

quote:
Originally posted by Felix The Assassin:
Ahem, at 63, he more than likely has already re-produced, thereby nullifying his award.

Does that count? Look at D Trump. [/QUOTE]Depends on which rules one might follow. According to Ruth, if the nominee has already reproduced, then that person is not eligible.

Lucern · 01-16-2007, 12:51 AM

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Originally posted by Felix The Assassin:

quote:
Originally posted by Arvon:

quote:
Originally posted by Felix The Assassin:
Ahem, at 63, he more than likely has already re-produced, thereby nullifying his award.

Does that count? Look at D Trump. [/QUOTE]Depends on which rules one might follow. According to Ruth, if the nominee has already reproduced, then that person is not eligible. [/QUOTE]And probably, according to Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace

Rikard T'Aranaxz · 01-16-2007, 04:15 PM

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Originally posted by johnny:
O sheesh, didn't he learn anything from looney toons ?

he learned from looney toons that you can electrocute yourself and still survive

very deceptive cartoons

Mack_Attack · 01-22-2007, 11:17 PM

It is amps not volts that kill you. Shhes [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Callum · 01-23-2007, 01:29 AM

Technically speaking, it's heat that kills you.

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Dreamer128 Dracolisk Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Europe Age: 39 Posts: 6,136	Man electrocuted by do-it-yourself mole-killer BERLIN (Reuters) - A German retiree who wired up a high-voltage cable to try to wipe out the moles digging up his garden killed himself instead, police said Thursday. Uwe Werner, police spokesman in Stralsund north of Berlin, said the 63-year-old retired construction foreman was found dead in the garden of his weekend house in Zingst next to a 380-volt cable and metal spikes rammed into the ground. "The moles survived," Werner said, noting the voltage was enough to run a cement mixer or heavy-duty power saw. "It was in any event an unorthodox method to try to get rid of moles." © Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved.

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