the Curtis JN-4 "Jenny" cruised at 40-60 mph, slow enough for wing-walkers to stand despite airflow. this photo has Ivan Unger and Gladys Roy miming a tennis match.
Gladys died at 25 years old in 1927 when she distractedly walked into the spinning propellor of a plane on the ground.
Yeah we had strict rules in the Army about never, ever walking around or behind the tail of a helicopter. You always, always, always walk around the front. Guess why we had that rule?
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Num10ck@lemmy.world · 99 pts · 2y
the Curtis JN-4 "Jenny" cruised at 40-60 mph, slow enough for wing-walkers to stand despite airflow. this photo has Ivan Unger and Gladys Roy miming a tennis match.
Gladys died at 25 years old in 1927 when she distractedly walked into the spinning propellor of a plane on the ground.
Flughoernchen@feddit.de · 45 pts · 2y
Duuumb ways to die 🎶
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
So many dumb ways to die-e-e 🎶
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 2y
Yeah we had strict rules in the Army about never, ever walking around or behind the tail of a helicopter. You always, always, always walk around the front. Guess why we had that rule?
jaschen@lemm.ee · 19 pts · 2y
Every time I see interesting/silly rules, it always reminds me that someone probably died before the rule was created.
YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub · 23 pts · 2y
There is a saying: “Safety rules are written in blood.”
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 2y
They are actually written with ink. Common misconception.
YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub · 10 pts · 2y
I stand corrected. Thank you sir or madam.
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Someone got a shave just a bit too close?
JoeyHarrington@lemmy.ca · 40 pts · 2y
She was probably starting at her phone
RavenFellBlade@startrek.website · 15 pts · 2y
Gladys was apparently 30 when she died, having been born in 1896. Such a fascinating person for having lived such a short life.
Nougat@fedia.io · 8 pts · 2y
That escalated quickly. Not the plane, though.
Norgur@fedia.io · 33 pts · 2y
And when it inevitably leads to an accident: See?! Airplanes aren't safe! Can't even play ping pong on it!
lugal@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Isn't pingpong played on a table? This is regular tennis, just on a small field! This is insane! Pingpong would be ok though
Digital_man@lemmy.one · 20 pts · 2y
Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
Klear@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Cocaine is the opium of the masses.
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Back when people knew how to party!
EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
There's always that guy
funnystuff97@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Ba ba ba bum! Two, Three, Four!