Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 12, 2011
November 11, 2011
November 13, 2011
Transcript:
Close call fall! On Aug. 9, 2011, Julian Mattes of San Antonio, Texas, USA, fell 5 stories from an apartment window, was speared through the neck by an iron fence as he hit the ground- and survived! Hey! I'll never get a tan this way! Argentina Chile Even during the summer the Falkland Islands received only an average of 6 hours of sun a day! 98-year-old Keiko Fukuda of San Francisco, Calif., USA, is the first and only woman to be granted a 10th degree black belt in judo!
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Puddleglum2 about 13 years ago
On the 21st of June the south pole gets zero hours of sunlight!
Puddleglum2 about 13 years ago
Even if Keiko weighs 98 lbs., she won’t get sand kicked in HER face!
Yukoneric about 13 years ago
And there was a battle for control of the Falklands……………
lolmaster about 13 years ago
For those of you who were wondering as I was about the sunlight thing, it refers to direct sunlight. They only get 6 hours because of the cloud cover. See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/country_guides/newsid_9383000/9383965.stm
silvrGrl123 about 13 years ago
Here’s a bit more detail about the fall, but not too much more about the victim:
http://www.ksat.com/news/28809538/detail.html
pnorman1 about 13 years ago
I read about a similar fall onto a fence where a spear-like top pierced the victim but it was a much shorter fall. The EMT’s had to cut the spear to get the kid to the Emergency Room. But a five story fall? I would think the body’s momentum would have just about ripped the guy’s head off.
iced tea about 13 years ago
I heard the true story of an eccentric young man who jumped out or a second story of a hotel. He landed and just ran to the next town. Someone said: “There goes the 6 Million Dollar Man!”
DavidMac about 13 years ago
Keiko won because her opponents were afraid that if they hit her, they’d kill her and get arrested.
beckma67 almost 13 years ago
Close Call Fall is my brother. He’s finally out of the hospital, walking and talking, and should be back to work in a month or so. Guardian angels do exist!