Category Archives: FALLS

Batman Kills Teen in Fatal Roller Coaster Accident

Deepest sympathies to the family and friends affected by this latest tragic turn of events. Batman the Dark Knight indeed.
Rides and parks are more dangerous than you think. I had a friend in middle school who was killed on a coaster. The ride operator did a false stop in the station, my pal stood up, […]

Worms Fall From Sky in Louisiana

Ever engaged in the parlor game of naming the novel with the best first line? I will one day write a book and win that prize with ‘It’s worms! Get out of the way!’ This worm fall story may be old, but unexplained falls of things from the sky is one of the most […]

Hunk of Mystery Metal Falls From Sky

Wow, how cool is this? WHAT is this? It’s like a dang old globster from the sky. Fact packed story-read on.

Mystery metal ball an outback space oddity
March 28, 2008 12:05am | www.news.com.au | By Sean Plambeck
* Man finds mysterious steel ball on farm
* Suspects it’s space junk but can’t confirm it
* Says some visitors […]

Strange Milky “Rain” in New Mexico

Nicely written article with good data and strong possible explanation. This story isn’t brand new, but thats not what you’re here for.
Environment Dept. probes strange precipitation in Grant County
By Rebecca Johns and Levi Hill/Sun-News reporters | 01/11/2008 | Silver City News
SILVER CITY —The New Mexico Environment Department is looking into what caused a […]

Miami Cat Chaser is Impaled Wed Feb 6

This unnamed cat chaser was not the only Florida man in his 40s to fall from a roof, be impaled, and live to tell the tale on Wednesday Feb 6. Click here for the other guys story.
Man jumps off roof, impaled by fence
BY MAURICIO MELINU | Feb. 06, 2008 | MiamiHerald.com
A man trying to catch […]

Tampa Nice Guy OK after Impalement Wed Feb 6

Oh Willie after a stroke you KNEW you ought not be on a roof. Get well soon. This is the second fall and impalement of a man in his 40’s reported in Florida yesterday. Mr Robinson near Tampa, the other near Miami. Click here for the other guys story.

Man Impaled On Fence Was ‘Just Trying […]

Window Washer Falls 47 Floors and Lives

Though seriously injured, a man survived a fall of 47 stories, which is amazing but not record breaking. Though his fall happened some time ago, he’s back in the news of late as he’s felling better and  doing well in rehab.
Parachutists who’ve suffered equipment failures have survived falls from far greater heights. The most […]

North American Corn Snake Falls from Sky in Oz

There are a few elements of this story that seem suspicious, but if it were smuggled into Australia you’d expect the smugglers to be on the “down low” about it, not blabbing to authorities. Or if you smuggled an illegal animal you no longer wanted-you’d prolly just kill it. Whereas if you and your […]

Cow Falls From Sky

To quote the owner of the cow, ” I have yet to figure out how to tell our children what happened to her.” Amen. With this fine story I’m adding a new category-Falls.
Couple escapes injury when falling cow hits minivan.
KING5.com Staff | MANSON, Wash | 06:33 PM PST on Tuesday, November 6, 2007
A Michigan […]

Metal That Fell From Sky Not from Plane

Now that airplanes are ruled out, how about checking hot air balloons, satellites and flaying lawn chairs?
Object that fell from sky not from airplane, FAA says
By ALAN J. MCCOMBS, The News Journal
Updated Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 2:41 pm
It’s not from an aircraft.
That’s the FAA’s determination, announced today, of its examination of a 16-inch-long […]

Helpful Man Falls from 6th Floor Lands in Lazy River Walks Away

Great story-poorly written. “I fell off a 6th floor balcony in Myrtle Beach, landed in the lazy river, took a helicopter ride in bad weather and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.” The headline doesn’t emphasize the HEIGHT of the balcony. Details about the “roof over the lazy river” that broke his fall […]