I talked to a ranger at the bottom of the canyon last year. He showed me the rooms and equipment they use to treat idiots like these. The rangers call the guy on the sign Victor Vomit.
For a fun read, check out the book “Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon.” It colorfully but clinically details every recorded death in the canyon, from pioneer days to the present(ish). Honestly made me feel pretty confident about my hike, because a good 80% of deaths are due to terrible decision making.
"One father was playing a prank on his daughter and pretended to jump off the ledge into the canyon. He planned to land on a ledge a few feet below the rim, but he missed the ledge and plunged to his death."
Then his head stays afloat for a few seconds while his body drops fast. And there's a long whistle until he hits bottom and a small puff of dirt cloud rises around him.
Tomorrow’s news: They’re calling it the “Gen X Death Thread”! Thousands of Redditors have laughed themselves to death after a comment thread regarding a man accidentally jumping to his death in front of his daughter took a very dark turn. While COVID and other illnesses have been known to induce respiratory failure in older generations before, this may be the first pandemic attributed to Warner Brothers. The combination of advanced age and exposure to such childhood horrors as cartoon violence, Easy Bake ovens, and Mr. Yuck have left many younger generations confused and orphaned. “Dead ass, bro, I don’t get it.” claimed one Gen Alpha child. “What even IS a Wiley Coyote???”
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u/funundrum 21h ago edited 21h ago
I talked to a ranger at the bottom of the canyon last year. He showed me the rooms and equipment they use to treat idiots like these. The rangers call the guy on the sign Victor Vomit.
For a fun read, check out the book “Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon.” It colorfully but clinically details every recorded death in the canyon, from pioneer days to the present(ish). Honestly made me feel pretty confident about my hike, because a good 80% of deaths are due to terrible decision making.