Stupidity

Accident Report

This one needs an introduction, so you won't be lost at the beginning. This man was in an accident at work, so he filled out an insurance claim. The insurance company contacted him and asked for more information. This was his response:


"I am writing in response to your request for additional information, for block number 3 of the accident reporting form. I put 'poor planning' as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully and I trust the following detail will be sufficient.

I am an amateur radio operator and on the day of the accident, I was working alone on the top section of my new 80-foot tower. When I had completed my work, I discovered that I had, over the course of several trips up the tower, brought up about 300 pounds of tools and spare hardware. Rather than carry the now unneeded tools and material down by hand, I decided to lower the items down in a small barrel by using the pulley attached to the gin pole at the top of the tower.

Securing the rope at ground level, I went to the top of the tower and loaded the tools and material into the barrel. Then I went back to the ground and untied the rope, holding it tightly to ensure a slow decent of the 300 pounds of tools."

"You will note in block number 11 of the accident reporting form that I weigh only 155 pounds. Due to my surprise of being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather rapid rate of speed up the side of the tower. In the vicinity of the 40-foot level, I met the barrel coming down. This explains my fractured skull and broken collarbone.

Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately, by this time, I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold onto the rope in spite of my pain. At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of tools hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel."


"Devoid of the weight of the tools, the barrel now weighed approximately 20 pounds. I refer you again to my weight in block number 11. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the tower. In the vicinity of the 40-foot level, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles, and the lacerations of my legs and lower body.

The encounter with the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell onto the pile of tools and, fortunately, only three vertebrae were cracked. I am sorry to report, however, that as I lay there on the tools, in pain, unable to stand and watching the empty barrel 80 feet above me, I again lost my presence of mind. I let go of the rope..."

This one's a fake, but you have to admire the creativity of the guy who created it.

=(

Crikey!

This one reminds me of that Aussie dude that goes "Crikey!" for some reason.
Good ol' Josef. (This is not meant to be sarcastic, take it seriously. He's a nice guy, just very annoying)


Now, here is a question you may have heard. Don't continue reading if you do not like to think.

Let's say you're on this game show. In this game show, you are offered the chance to win a car.

But, all is not simple. The car is hidden behind one of three doors and you are to guess which door contains the car. One door contains that luxurious dream Ferrari/Lamborghini/Mercedes/whatevermakesyouhappycar you've always wanted while the two other doors contain Goats. Yes, Live stinking dirty goats which you would not want.

So you choose one door. The game show host does not open the door you have chosen just yet. Instead, he makes you wait in agony as he opens another door, to show a goat. Then he gives you one last chance. You could stick with your first choice, or you could swap and choose the last available door.

(Door 1#) Your first choice

(Door 2#) The Door revealed to have a goat

(Door 3#) The last remaining door

Now, using pure maths with no luck whatsoever involved in the equation, which choice would give you the best chance of winning a car?

1) Sticking with your first choice?

2) Swaping to the last door?

3) Or does it really make no difference?

4) (Bonus option) Punch the game show host in the face?

Just drop your answer in the chatbox. If you have the uncontrollable urge to explain in detail your chosen answer, you may do so by leaving a comment on this post.

....And no saying that you'd rather have a goat.........

*By the way, this is actually a very famous question. It has its own name, but I won't reveal yet, because I know some would just google it and find the answer. Think! Picture of Josef acting like/resembling Steve Irwin taken/stolen from ALim's blog.

Nice one

....and so we went to the library that day and managed to delay having to 'membentang' our project, for it was library week.

And there was this murder scene (fake of course, but you never know) and we were given clues.

And the smart one, Adrian Tan, rhetorically asked the librarian

"Oh, do we get to take finger prints?"

To which the librarian replied:

"Malaysian forensics, what do you think?"

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That is so-ooooo-ooo true.

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Encik Sivam, encouraging students to use Disk Defragmenter.

"At home, close you door and make sure no one is around and there is no sound. Defragment your disk and you can hear your computer softly saying "Thank you, I love you""