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ROLEX MAN · 15 July 2008, 10:34 AM

Fire authorities in California found a corpse in a burned-out section of forest while assessing the damage done by a forest fire. The deceased male was dressed in a full wet suit, complete with scuba tanks on his back, flippers, and face mask.

A postmortem test revealed that the man died not from burns, but from massive internal injuries. Dental records provided a positive identification. Investigators then set about to determine how a fully clothed diver ended up in the middle of a forest fire.

It was revealed that on the day of the fire, the man went diving off the coast, some 20 miles from the forest. The fire fighters, seeking to control the fire as quickly as possible, had called in a fleet of helicopters with very large dip buckets. Water was dipped from the ocean and emptied at the site of the forest fire.

You guessed it. One minute our diver was making like Flipper in the Pacific, the next, he was doing the breast stroke in a fire dip bucket 300 feet in the air.

Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed.

frostie · 15 July 2008, 11:56 AM

toph · 15 July 2008, 12:04 PM

that is crazy!!

Alcan · 15 July 2008, 12:14 PM

That was an old joke 20 years ago, and totally false. Here's some of the scoop on it:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/scuba.asp

http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/legends1998-03.html

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/acc...cuba_diver.htm

ROLEX MAN · 15 July 2008, 12:23 PM

Thanks Al, thought it was a bit silly to be true!

Alcan · 15 July 2008, 12:33 PM

swatty · 15 July 2008, 05:21 PM

Wasn't that on CSI once ?

GMTII Owner · 16 July 2008, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swatty

Wasn't that on CSI once ?

I believe there was something similar to it.

15 July 2008, 10:34 AM	#1
ROLEX MAN 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Martin Location: Home and Away Watch: you? "YES PLEASE"! Posts: 3,718	Think you are having a bad day? Fire authorities in California found a corpse in a burned-out section of forest while assessing the damage done by a forest fire. The deceased male was dressed in a full wet suit, complete with scuba tanks on his back, flippers, and face mask. A postmortem test revealed that the man died not from burns, but from massive internal injuries. Dental records provided a positive identification. Investigators then set about to determine how a fully clothed diver ended up in the middle of a forest fire. It was revealed that on the day of the fire, the man went diving off the coast, some 20 miles from the forest. The fire fighters, seeking to control the fire as quickly as possible, had called in a fleet of helicopters with very large dip buckets. Water was dipped from the ocean and emptied at the site of the forest fire. You guessed it. One minute our diver was making like Flipper in the Pacific, the next, he was doing the breast stroke in a fire dip bucket 300 feet in the air. Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. __________________ *it's not just about telling the time...* *happy rolexing...* I'm just a man with a passion

15 July 2008, 11:56 AM	#2
frostie 1,000,000th PostMember Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 14,048	__________________ GMT - Master II C - 116710 LN

15 July 2008, 12:04 PM	#3
toph "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: ChrisTOPHer Location: Sydney Watch: Rolex, Brellum, Posts: 12,601	that is crazy!! __________________ "Where no counsel is the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." Member No.# 11795

15 July 2008, 12:14 PM	#4
Alcan 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Al Location: Way Up North Watch: your P's & Q's Posts: 10,473	That was an old joke 20 years ago, and totally false. Here's some of the scoop on it: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/scuba.asp http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/legends1998-03.html http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/acc...cuba_diver.htm __________________ Member #1,315 I don't want to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol IS a solution!

15 July 2008, 12:23 PM	#5
ROLEX MAN 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Martin Location: Home and Away Watch: you? "YES PLEASE"! Posts: 3,718	Thanks Al, thought it was a bit silly to be true! __________________ *it's not just about telling the time...* *happy rolexing...* I'm just a man with a passion

15 July 2008, 12:33 PM	#6
Alcan 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Al Location: Way Up North Watch: your P's & Q's Posts: 10,473	__________________ Member #1,315 I don't want to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol IS a solution!

15 July 2008, 05:21 PM	#7
swatty 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Peter Location: Sydney Watch: The Game Posts: 17,415	Wasn't that on CSI once ?

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