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A History of Tug-of-War Fatalities

On June 13, 1978 in a Pennsylvania suburb, the entirety of H...
Spectacular Crotch
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Lol!
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in Frankfurt, Germany, one of the worst disasters in tug of ...
Spectacular Crotch
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war is hell
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Red Floppy Nibblets Generalized Bond
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did they sue the NFL?
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A man participating in a large tug of war game in Chattanoog...
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Spectacular Crotch
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This one made me LOL: It was one of many incidents in the...
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Their hands are in His hands.
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Date: May 21st, 2015 10:43 PM
Author: Spectacular Crotch

On June 13, 1978 in a Pennsylvania suburb, the entirety of Harrisburg middle school -- some 2,300 students -- lined up in a schoolyard and attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the largest tug of war game ever played. Instead, disaster ensued.

Twelve minutes into the match, the 2,000-foot-long braided nylon rope snapped, recoiling several thousand pounds of stored energy. “It sounded like someone pulled the string on a party cracker,” recalled 14-year-old participant Shannon Meloy. “I smelled something burning and I thought it was the rope...but it was hands. I looked down and saw...blood.” In the ensuing chaos, nearly 200 students lay wounded -- five with severed fingertips, and one missing a thumb. Hundreds more faced second-degree burns. “It was just a game,” another student told the Gadsden Times a day later. “We just wanted to see how many could do it.”

The rope, provided by Pennsylvania Power and Light Co., had been intended for use in heavy construction, and was rated to withstand 13,000 pounds of stress.

http://priceonomics.com/a-history-of-tug-of-war-fatalities/

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Date: May 20th, 2016 4:31 PM
Author: Flushed Ungodly Bawdyhouse

Lol!

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Date: May 21st, 2015 10:56 PM
Author: Spectacular Crotch

in Frankfurt, Germany, one of the worst disasters in tug of war history occurred -- again, the result of trying to set a Guinness World Record. Several troops of Boy Scouts converged to attempt a 650-person match; minutes in, the “thumb-thick” nylon rope (which was nowhere near capable of withstanding the force of hundreds of people) snapped.

One end of the rope whipped back, instantly killing a 9-year-old boy on impact. In the aftermath, 102 others were severely injured; another boy passed away as a result of being crushed when everyone fell.

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Date: May 21st, 2015 10:59 PM
Author: shimmering dingle berry stage

war is hell

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Date: May 21st, 2015 11:04 PM
Author: Mauve clown community account

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Date: May 21st, 2015 11:28 PM
Author: Spectacular Crotch

Seems more reliable than the materials used by these folks.

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Date: May 22nd, 2015 12:23 AM
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Date: May 22nd, 2015 12:26 AM
Author: stirring internal respiration resort

holy shit

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Date: May 22nd, 2015 12:29 AM
Author: Hairraiser Marketing Idea Legal Warrant

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Date: May 22nd, 2015 12:59 AM
Author: Red Floppy Nibblets Generalized Bond

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Date: May 22nd, 2015 1:04 AM
Author: Vivacious Umber Senate Indirect Expression

did they sue the NFL?

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Date: May 22nd, 2015 9:37 AM
Author: Spectacular Crotch

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Date: May 22nd, 2015 10:56 AM
Author: Spectacular Crotch

A man participating in a large tug of war game in Chattanooga, Tennessee had the rope wrapped around his hand (another no-no, according to USTOWA). When the other team suddenly exerted a tremendous pull, the loop tightened and tore off his hand.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2886351&forum_id=2#27942423)



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Date: June 17th, 2015 3:52 PM
Author: Spectacular Crotch



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Date: June 17th, 2015 4:14 PM
Author: Fighting Native

This one made me LOL:

It was one of many incidents in the decade. In 2007, two 17-year-old boys participating in a tug of war game at a Colorado homecoming looped the rope around their hands and suffered amputations. “Hearing it was pretty gross,” a student at the scene later told NBC. “There was like a lot of people screaming and just all blood flying everywhere and just people running out of the room." Signs were later posted at the Christian high school that read, “Their hands are in His hands.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2886351&forum_id=2#28142510)



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Date: May 20th, 2016 4:35 PM
Author: lime bateful laser beams sanctuary

Their hands are in His hands.

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Date: May 20th, 2016 4:30 PM
Author: Spectacular Crotch



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Date: May 20th, 2016 4:51 PM
Author: dun azn

Chill, fratty tug of war bros: http://pix-media.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/726/ScreenShot2014-05-21at3.24.23PM.png

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