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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (18014)	2/26/1999 12:43:00 AM
From: Jacques Chitte	Respond to of 71178

Talk about yer going off half cocked.

To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (18014)	2/26/1999 6:13:00 AM
From: Ish	Respond to of 71178

Another Darwin candidate- February 4, 1999 - A 39-year-old Charlottesville, Virginia man attempting to wash his clothes died tragically after a series of freak accidents. Samuel Randolph Strickson was trying to force 50 pounds of laundry in his washing machine by climbing on top of the washer and pushing on the clothes in with his feet. But Strickson accidentally turned on the washer, lost his balance, and got both feet stuck. As the washer began its cycle, Strickson tried to free himself by thrashing around. But then he hit his head against a shelf and knocked over a bottle of bleach that spilled on top of his head and blinded him. Next Strickson vomited because he had swallowed some bleach. After heaving, the man tried freeing himself and knocked over a box of baking soda, which startled the dog and caused it to pee. A chemical reaction occurred between the urine and baking soda -setting off a small explosion. But that didn't cause as much damage as the high speed spin cycle that spun Strickson around at about 70 miles per hour and caused him to strike his head into a steel beam behind the washing machine, killing him instantly.