Michael Anderson Godwin was a murderer. He was awaiting South Carolina's electric chair in 1989 when he decided to fix his TV set while sitting on his cell's metal toilet. You can probably see where this is going.
The Pitching Machine With a Taste For Blood
11-year-old Mitchell Anderson had just finished practicing in the batting cage and was gathering balls in his helmet. Unfortunately for him, there was one ball left still rattling around in the machine.
A Concert With Death As the Encore
On May 3, 1972, Les Harvey took the stage at Swansea Top Rank with his blues band Stone the Crows. It was raining, and he was soaking wet.
The Coffee Machine That Dispensed Hot Death
Last month, Yogesh Singh was getting coffee from a machine in a stall while taking a break from helping his father run a tent shop. He was tired and needed a pick-me-up.
The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor
On February 4th 1912 Franz Reichelt attempted to test his latest invention — a parachute jacket — at the Eiffel Tower. He donned his apparatus and tentatively stepped to the edge of the viewing deck.
Maximum Overdrive: Greatest Terminator Prequel Ever
The machines didn't rise in 2004, or even 1997, for the first time. No, the machines first rose in 1986, but Emilio Estevez and AC/DC were there to bitchslap them back to hell.
Do You Trust Elevators? Maybe You Shouldn't
In 2003, surgical resident Hitoshi Nikaidoh was stepping into an elevator when the doors closed shut suddenly, pinning him by the shoulders. This didn't seem too bad until the elevator began moving upwards.
