Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Criminology and ways to die

What is the maximum height from which an average adult could fall into a body of water and still have a reasonable chance of surviving the accident? At the pinnacle may be the La Quebrada cliff-divers near Acapulco, who dive about 135 feet into the sea (actually, an inlet only 12 feet deep and 21 feet wide) every day. However, they are anything but average! Evan a much lower fall could easily cause a fatal injury, depending on how one hits the water (as well as what the water hides, for example, rocks). People have broken their necks and died from falls onto concrete of 3 feet or less.

If you see a twinkle in their eye, you can trust but verify.

First witness, first suspect.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

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