5 stupid ways to die in history

1. The death of the "knight"

In 1875, a female worker in a factory spotted a rat on a workbench and screamed in fright. Her scream caught the attention of an unknown man, who strode forward and grabbed the rat with both hands. But he didn't grasp it, and the rat walked out of his hand and whizzed up to him... Finally it burrowed into his wide open mouth, and then it went all the way down his throat.

With nowhere to go, the rat did what all rats do when they were trapped: it started digging. The rat tore in the buddy's stomach, causing him to die after several hours of "extreme pain". There are no reports on how the rat went on, but if we had to guess, it would have come out much fatter than it had been when it went in.

2. Death by scientific drug use

Edwin Katskee, a proctologist in Lincoln, Nebraska, did an anesthetic study in 1936. One day, he decided to experience for himself the side effects of the anesthetic he was using clinically. So he injected himself with a lot of anesthetics and waited for the effect to come on. What kind of anesthetic was used? cocaine.

According to his first-hand notes, it was normal at first. "The pupils are slightly dilated. The vision is great. But, as time went on, the notes he wrote on the wall of his office became more and more dragon-like. Because he was in a hurry to go to the party, he injected himself with an overdose of anesthetic.

Although his temporary awakening was enough time for him to smoke a cigarette, he soon spun around again. "The results of the test will be recorded in the prescription book." One of his last notes notes reads, "Find a university or college to give me some opinion on my discovery." Their evaluation would be better because I would not repeat this experiment a second time. ”

Indeed there was no second time. He was found dead in his office. The coroner concluded that he had died by suicide, because really, what fool wouldn't want to die and inject himself with so much cocaine? But if he could wait another half a century, the coroner's question should have an answer: Gun Rose.

3. Diplomats who drowned in the

In the 1680s, the three godfathers of the Holy Roman Empire—Ludwig III of Thuringia, Konrad I of Mainz, and Henry IV of England—had some minor frictions over their respective territories. The friction continued until 1184, so they decided to meet and talked. The three arranged to meet at Erfurt Cathedral in Germany, and then discussed the right things in the upper hall, along with their respective retinues, including nobles, guards, and (we guess) some brain-dead fans.

Some of the people in the group were still wearing the best armor in case things got in the right direction. As a result, the floor of this ancient church suddenly collapsed, and most of the people in the house fell straight to the lower floor... But the layer below also broke, and the gang fell into a deactivated pit filled with feces and urine filth even lower.

Due to the uncertainty and the weight of the armor, a large number of people drowned inside. Miraculously, the three protagonists in the story—Ludwig, Konrad, and Henry—survived because they decided to move the conversation to the window of that room. When the floor broke, they jumped on the windowsill until someone later rescued them with a ladder. This was either the worst diplomatic conference in history or the most spectacular assassination attempt in history.

4. A band buried in the belly of a lion

In June 1870, James Robinson's touring circus and animal show came to Middleton, Kansas. In order for locals to come to the big animal cruelty show, the circus manager came up with a trick, having his band play on the lion cage dragged behind the truck, and then driving the car out into the street to promote it. It was difficult, but it worked. Until one day.

As the truck was shuttling through Middleton, it suddenly lost control and then had an accident, and the iron cage support dragged behind the truck was damaged. The top of the iron cage collapsed, and the whole band fell into the iron cage filled with lions.

A bunch of locals quickly stormed into the nearby hardware store, then heavily armed, with weapons ranging from nail rakes to crowbars, and then opened the cage door. Of the 10 people who fell into the cage, 3 were slightly injured, 4 were seriously injured, and 3 people died, "the bitten mother could not recognize it." Using your life to make a silly game can only win the silly reward.

5. Speed and sacrifice

"Mannerism can be dangerous." On the face of it, it's easy to understand this quote from the famous author Gertrude Stein. That is to say, "Don't pretend to be forced, otherwise everyone will hate you" to say it beautifully. It's just that Stein isn't making a metaphor. She was alluding to isodora Duncan, who had just passed away, a dancer and socialite who had been killed by her own big scarf. Yes, you read that right.

On September 14, 1927, Duncan received a brand new roadster. Since she couldn't drive herself, she hired a driving instructor to take her for a ride and learn how to drive, while she sat in the co-pilot's seat with the iconic extra-long silk scarf around her neck. As a result, the scarf was twisted into the rear wheel of the car, and her whole body was violently dragged out of the moving car, falling to the road and dying. So, "Mannerism can be dangerous." Or as Mrs. Dressed in The Incredibles said decades later, "Don't wear a cape!" ”

This article is translated from Cracked and published by translator Diehard under the Creative Commons License (BY-NC).