Another darwin award

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 6:24 pm

http://www.darwinawards.com/slush/20030 ... 25339.html

FYI inserting light bulbs in your mouth is not reccomended

Lobber · Post by **Lobber** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 7:54 pm

I measured a standard 100 watt light bulb at 2.630 inches in diameter at its widest point, and then the fullest span of my jaw at its widest open point, at 1.875 to 2.000 inches (due to the elasticity of the tendons and ligaments that are being overstretched for measuring the top and bottom points of the teeth). It would be physically impossible to insert a standard light bulb in my mouth, so I seriously doubt the veracity of this report.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 7:58 pm

ROFL!

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:10 pm

I believe it is a standard 6' table Pool ball which is the object in question. I understand they are able to be put into the mouth, but not taken out - due to the fact there is no way to get any leverage on it, once inserted.

Offer someone $10, next time you're playing pool - and see if it works.

Lightbulbs being made of rather thin glass, I find it EXTREMELY unlikely any thinking person would even TRY to put one in their mouth. You'd break the lightbulb at SOME point, and cause multiple and serious facial cuts requiring hundreds of stitches inside and outside the mouth.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:15 pm

Yeah, a pool ball makes more sense. Now that I think about it, I recall seeing someone swallow a lightbulb on a magic show and then cough it up again, along with other things like live goldfish.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:42 pm

Krom wrote:I recall seeing someone swallow a lightbulb on a magic show and then cough it up again, along with other things like live goldfish.

I wouldn't pay to see stuff like that. It's more interesting to me to see people actually buy tickets to see that, then the guy who actually does the act (and the fact that he even does it.).

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:24 pm

It was on the TV back when I still watched.

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:33 am

Mobius wrote:Lightbulbs being made of rather thin glass, I find it EXTREMELY unlikely any thinking person would even TRY to put one in their mouth. You'd break the lightbulb at SOME point, and cause multiple and serious facial cuts requiring hundreds of stitches inside and outside the mouth.

That's what I thought too. If you swalowed a glass shard, you could rip up your throat. Although you'd probably die soon after that from internal bleeding...