Tragic Accident or Natural Selection?

VooDooLord · 07-20-2008, 03:57 PM

Did any of you hear about that kid at Six Flags who got killed by one of the rides. Now the official report says that the guy jumped a security fence in an attempt to retrieve a hat. He was then decapitated by one of the roller coasters and the park was shut down afterwards I believe.

Now here is what i think about this. You could call this a tragic accident, but I call it natural selection at work. if you are dumb enough to jump a "security fence" for a hat while the ride is operational, then well everything that transpires afterwards happened for a reason. Someone might see what i have to say and think i am being cruel and unreasonable. All i am doing is calling things like i see it.

So what do the rest of you think about this?

**Raguna** · 07-20-2008, 05:13 PM

hoho i agree...yes what stop poiting those forks at me...seriously they warn people not to do these things and some still do...let's review natural selection

natural selection > the process by which favorable [Only registered users can see links. ] [Only registered users can see links. ] become more common in successive [Only registered users can see links. ] of a [Only registered users can see links. ] of [Only registered users can see links. ] [Only registered users can see links. ], and unfavorable heritable traits become less common, due to differential reproduction of [Only registered users can see links. ]. Natural selection acts on the [Only registered users can see links. ], or the observable characteristics of an organism, such that individuals with favorable phenotypes are more likely to survive and [Only registered users can see links. ] than those with less favorable phenotypes. The phenotype's [Only registered users can see links. ] basis, [Only registered users can see links. ] associated with the favorable phenotype, will increase in [Only registered users can see links. ] over the following generations. Over time, this process may result in [Only registered users can see links. ] that specialize organisms for particular [Only registered users can see links. ] and may eventually result in the [Only registered users can see links. ]. In other words, natural selection is the mechanism by which evolution may take place in a population of a specific organism.

yeah...wikipedia so what...but basically speaking...it's a process that makes the weak be gone and leaves only those capable of surviving,weak refers to anything...inteligence,strength,more like whats nedeed in the situation(in this case inteligence, how can someone be so dumb xD)

well thats it,i agree thats natural selection at work

Garmr · 07-20-2008, 07:32 PM

Well on one hand looking at this logically I very much agree with the things you two say and that the simple fact someone really was foolish enough to go into a dangerous area chasing after something that you could easily grab a replacement of in dollar store does more or less deserve the consequences for it.

On the other hand the moral side of my mind is right now is considering the idea of it being natural selection at work is at work to be nothing short of horrifying and that better security and safety measures should have been placed to avoid such lapses in incredible judgment.

So to be truthful I'm somewhat split on the matter, my conclusion to this? Make the security fence regulation height to be of approx. 7 ft. and run a good amount of electricity through the metal, and thus both sides have been satisfied.

**Sensei-kun** · 07-21-2008, 03:14 AM

well, if it was my sister I think she'd do the same, because... she's just dumb
not acting dumb but really dumb, it's a light handicap, makes her unable to learn things or have normal way of thinking. but because it's light it looks like she's just normal.

well, the guy was just not thinking very well when he did that, it happens

Yayap74 · 07-22-2008, 12:18 AM

yay for consequences!!! the guy should have had enough foresight to realize the implications that he was putting himself in.

any who, six flags is having a very bad run of luck these past two years.

BaltazarDZ · 07-22-2008, 03:13 AM

Well if we think it this way then every single death that is not from age is a cause of natural selection. Things like accidents happen only because somebody did something wrong thus bringing a fault in the system which results in a death or the removal of defect =w=.

dragonnite · 07-22-2008, 03:22 AM

Natural selection... uhhhh.... tragic accident.... nope. Natural accident.... OK. Jumped a security fence was very dumb. So if accident occured, it's natural phenomenon. And why the kid can jump such as security fence ?

Qmax · 07-22-2008, 06:21 AM

I feel that this was more of a case of a person that was destined to either live or die at a certain point in his life but that point can always be changed by disisions that do not follow the rules of living. And jumping a fence that was deemed dangerous was over the limits of said rules and he was in the wrong place at the right time for his timeline to deplete itself.
What i just said probably makes no sense to some but everyone is in control of thier own "Natural" death. but They have the power to chang that beyond comprihension

VooDooLord · 07-22-2008, 11:26 AM

The way I see it is if you disregard the safety measures that are put in place to avoid something like then your fate is. . . well up in the air at that moment. Also, i think that "accidents" like these prove my theory that common sense is on the downward slope.

Yayap74 · 07-22-2008, 10:01 PM

they should make common sense a course that should be taken before graduation from high school.
because, lets face it, some people have none and some people have little, the rest are lucky that they were brought up in a home where they could learn such a valuable asset

Chaos · 07-22-2008, 11:12 PM

In regards to Yayap's idea about teaching common sense to high schoolers', I honestly think common sense can't really be thought to someone because some people just have a "heightened sense of ignorance for environment around them." That quote is from an actual professor I had when I took, what I believe, is the closest thing to a "common sense class" which was an elective credit class called "Innovative Problem Solving." What made it even more ironic is he also believed in "natural selection" in regards to these types of situations, only he called it "cleansing the gene pool" when another fellow human being died in this type of situation. Well, whether or not I agreed with him does not change the fact that he was a cynic...

Yayap74 · 07-22-2008, 11:59 PM

was being sarcastic about the class thing

Chaos · 07-23-2008, 01:33 AM

Hmm, apparently the American college system wasn't though since they allow classes with "common sense" as its primary theme to exist....

Yayap74 · 07-24-2008, 09:58 PM

im just saying that people should use their head when making a decision rather than just acting on impulse

**Neir** · 07-24-2008, 11:15 PM

Is hilarious an option?

07-20-2008, 03:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
VooDooLord Psycotic Sage Group: Aiko Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I am not quite sure.... Posts: 102 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? Did any of you hear about that kid at Six Flags who got killed by one of the rides. Now the official report says that the guy jumped a security fence in an attempt to retrieve a hat. He was then decapitated by one of the roller coasters and the park was shut down afterwards I believe. Now here is what i think about this. You could call this a tragic accident, but I call it natural selection at work. if you are dumb enough to jump a "security fence" for a hat while the ride is operational, then well everything that transpires afterwards happened for a reason. Someone might see what i have to say and think i am being cruel and unreasonable. All i am doing is calling things like i see it. So what do the rest of you think about this? Some days it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.

07-20-2008, 05:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Raguna Level 99 Pervert Group: Uploaders Join Date: May 2008 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts: 646 Gender: Reputation Points: 310	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? hoho i agree...yes what stop poiting those forks at me...seriously they warn people not to do these things and some still do...let's review natural selection natural selection > the process by which favorable [Only registered users can see links. ] [Only registered users can see links. ] become more common in successive [Only registered users can see links. ] of a [Only registered users can see links. ] of [Only registered users can see links. ] [Only registered users can see links. ], and unfavorable heritable traits become less common, due to differential reproduction of [Only registered users can see links. ]. Natural selection acts on the [Only registered users can see links. ], or the observable characteristics of an organism, such that individuals with favorable phenotypes are more likely to survive and [Only registered users can see links. ] than those with less favorable phenotypes. The phenotype's [Only registered users can see links. ] basis, [Only registered users can see links. ] associated with the favorable phenotype, will increase in [Only registered users can see links. ] over the following generations. Over time, this process may result in [Only registered users can see links. ] that specialize organisms for particular [Only registered users can see links. ] and may eventually result in the [Only registered users can see links. ]. In other words, natural selection is the mechanism by which evolution may take place in a population of a specific organism. yeah...wikipedia so what...but basically speaking...it's a process that makes the weak be gone and leaves only those capable of surviving,weak refers to anything...inteligence,strength,more like whats nedeed in the situation(in this case inteligence, how can someone be so dumb xD) well thats it,i agree thats natural selection at work Proud Member of the Ecchi Club

07-20-2008, 07:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Garmr Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: A world that makes no sense to me anymore Posts: 48 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? Well on one hand looking at this logically I very much agree with the things you two say and that the simple fact someone really was foolish enough to go into a dangerous area chasing after something that you could easily grab a replacement of in dollar store does more or less deserve the consequences for it. On the other hand the moral side of my mind is right now is considering the idea of it being natural selection at work is at work to be nothing short of horrifying and that better security and safety measures should have been placed to avoid such lapses in incredible judgment. So to be truthful I'm somewhat split on the matter, my conclusion to this? Make the security fence regulation height to be of approx. 7 ft. and run a good amount of electricity through the metal, and thus both sides have been satisfied. Another step forwards I take and yet as the newest chapter in my life comes to a close I stop to reflect upon all that I have seen and done, in the end I can only come to one conclusion. "I want a redo."

07-21-2008, 03:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sensei-kun Hikimori no Kami Group: Retired Staff Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: in my cave in the forests of Holland Posts: 507 Gender: Reputation Points: 365	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? well, if it was my sister I think she'd do the same, because... she's just dumb not acting dumb but really dumb, it's a light handicap, makes her unable to learn things or have normal way of thinking. but because it's light it looks like she's just normal. well, the guy was just not thinking very well when he did that, it happens Spoiler!

07-22-2008, 12:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Yayap74 mellow moocher Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 31 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? yay for consequences!!! the guy should have had enough foresight to realize the implications that he was putting himself in. any who, six flags is having a very bad run of luck these past two years.

07-22-2008, 03:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
BaltazarDZ One weird cookie. Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 55 Gender: Reputation Points: 12	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? Well if we think it this way then every single death that is not from age is a cause of natural selection. Things like accidents happen only because somebody did something wrong thus bringing a fault in the system which results in a death or the removal of defect =w=. In theory the theory itself is impossible.

07-22-2008, 03:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
dragonnite Group: Aiko Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 97 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? Natural selection... uhhhh.... tragic accident.... nope. Natural accident.... OK. Jumped a security fence was very dumb. So if accident occured, it's natural phenomenon. And why the kid can jump such as security fence ?

07-22-2008, 06:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
Qmax Leecher Group: Newbies Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? I feel that this was more of a case of a person that was destined to either live or die at a certain point in his life but that point can always be changed by disisions that do not follow the rules of living. And jumping a fence that was deemed dangerous was over the limits of said rules and he was in the wrong place at the right time for his timeline to deplete itself. What i just said probably makes no sense to some but everyone is in control of thier own "Natural" death. but They have the power to chang that beyond comprihension

07-22-2008, 11:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
VooDooLord Psycotic Sage Group: Aiko Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I am not quite sure.... Posts: 102 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? The way I see it is if you disregard the safety measures that are put in place to avoid something like then your fate is. . . well up in the air at that moment. Also, i think that "accidents" like these prove my theory that common sense is on the downward slope. Some days it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.

07-22-2008, 10:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
Yayap74 mellow moocher Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 31 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? they should make common sense a course that should be taken before graduation from high school. because, lets face it, some people have none and some people have little, the rest are lucky that they were brought up in a home where they could learn such a valuable asset

07-22-2008, 11:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
Chaos GFXer (In-training) Group: Aiko Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Swamp Posts: 301 Gender: Reputation Points: 80	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? In regards to Yayap's idea about teaching common sense to high schoolers', I honestly think common sense can't really be thought to someone because some people just have a "heightened sense of ignorance for environment around them." That quote is from an actual professor I had when I took, what I believe, is the closest thing to a "common sense class" which was an elective credit class called "Innovative Problem Solving." What made it even more ironic is he also believed in "natural selection" in regards to these types of situations, only he called it "cleansing the gene pool" when another fellow human being died in this type of situation. Well, whether or not I agreed with him does not change the fact that he was a cynic...

07-22-2008, 11:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
Yayap74 mellow moocher Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 31 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? was being sarcastic about the class thing

07-23-2008, 01:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
Chaos GFXer (In-training) Group: Aiko Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Swamp Posts: 301 Gender: Reputation Points: 80	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? Hmm, apparently the American college system wasn't though since they allow classes with "common sense" as its primary theme to exist....

07-24-2008, 09:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
Yayap74 mellow moocher Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 31 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? im just saying that people should use their head when making a decision rather than just acting on impulse

07-24-2008, 11:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
Neir Hidoi 成員 Group: Hidoi Members Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 50 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Tragic Accident or Natural Selection? Is hilarious an option?