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| waltman |
 Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:47 pm Post subject: Young man dies after being flung 30 yards via catapult |
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A 19-year-old OXford University Student died when he was sent flying through the air in a trebuchet and missed the safety net. He was part of an extreme sports club at the university.
Some members of the stunt club were intended to complete jumps wearing fancy dress costumes, but after the first jump were told by instructors to remove any capes they were wearing which could slow down jumpers through the air.
He said that prior to Mr Yankov's jump, the weights that control the length of the jump were altered on the trebuchet.
Describing Mr Yankov's jump he said: "At some stage I saw Dino as a ball in the air. He then missed the safety net, but I couldn't say by how much.
"As he hit the ground I heard a thud and then a second thud." Paramedics rushed to the scene and Mr Yankov was taken to Bristol's Frenchay hospital where he later died. |
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| Do5 |
| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:33 am Post subject: |
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| I don't know if I would ever have the nerve to do that... or be shot out of a cannon... I like extreme things, but seems that you don't have much control over that stuff. |
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| vetelmo |
| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| Thats a lawsuit waiting to happen. |
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| NCSUPAGE |
| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:37 am Post subject: |
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I can't believe Oxford was dumb enough to take on such a liability by letting that club exist there. |
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| waltman |
| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject: links to trebuchet story |
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| InvestingMac |
| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| What an unsual story. I wasn't even aware of the fact that a human catapault existed. |
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| NCSUPAGE |
| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| i'd heard there was one, but i didn't realize they were letting a group of college kids run it... |
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| rewood |
| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I am currently building a trebuchet for a school project, and after understanding how hard it is to aim one and deturmine where the weight will go I can say that it is crazy to attempt such a feat and not expect some sort of an accident |
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| vetelmo |
| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I say you have to be flippin nutz to even think it's not going to F someone up. |
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| jdunn72 |
| Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 10:01 am Post subject: |
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| How horrible. I think I have only seen pumpkins tossed from those things. |
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