exotica

entertaining stories of death and disaster

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industrial_disasters

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_by_elephant

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_coconut

saving the best for last, here is a story of my own. while living in Arcata CA, I determined to design and build a shotgun from parts commonly available at any hardware store, and chose the Ace hardware store near my house. the final working shotgun model functioned reliably, but did not "LOOK LIKE A GUN" according to friends. I built a sound proof chamber for testing the shotgun so as not to disturb neighbors, and as a safety measure. the "gun" with exposed springs and levers I test fired frequently at my remote cabin in arizona, blowing holes in all sorts of things. so this next article reminded me of me. ...

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inventors_killed_by_their_own_inventions