Jumping Death



Moral... Jumping of buildings is bad for you. One way or another you are going to die. The above stick death is actually based on a true story. When the Eiffel Tower was first built many suiciders came from miles around to jump off it. To prevent this, the government installed nets to catch the suiciders (this is quite common on famous buildings). Unfortunately the nets were far enough down the tower that the falling suiciders had sufficient speed to dice themselves on the taught ropes that made up the nets. Spectators down below would then experience a bloody rain of human gibs, to the horror of some and the delight of others.