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[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago

What's the opposite of a Darwin Award? Something to give people who survive random acts of nature.

[-] Lon3star@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

The Violet Jessop Award?

[-] vxx@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I mean, they walked in the middle of the street with a metal pole raised up during a thunderstorm.

I guess they were dumb but lucky to survive.

[-] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

Those are umbrellas, and there are much higher metal poles in the surrounding buildings. I don't think this would qualify for a Darwin award if they died, it's the usual thing to go out with an umbrella in storms.

[-] vxx@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's a usual thing to stay inside during a thunderstorm, like the people in the background do. No wonder so many people get hit by lightning every year.

[-] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

Do you take your day off every time there's a thunderstorm? Or do you arrive soaked at work?

Some places have very frequent thunderstorms, can't take a day off for each.

[-] vxx@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

In fact I go to work by bike over an open field. If there's thunderstorms, that we have quite frequently, I either shift times around to not get into it or take puclic transport.

Thunderstorms rarely come by surprise these days.

Don't walk in the middle of the street with a metal pole in your hand, at least walk closer to a building.

It's borderline insane that this is an argument at all.

Just go ahead and do what these two people did if it is deemed safe.

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

their intelligence has nothing to do with it. only whether they kept themselves in the gene pool.

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Nothing is perfect not even Darwin.

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