Before you start, this isn’t a post about my latent sadism or other deviances (but get me drunk, and I’ll tell all…). More, it’s a celebration of other’s misfortune during these miserable winter days.
“But,” you say, “It’s alright, I’ve got my anatomy“. Yes indeed, but sometimes, a good bit of schadenfreude is what’s needed to chase the blues away. Let’s start in Texas:
Next week on Top Gear, the boys try to make an amphibious supercar...
The owner of one of the world’s fastest production automobiles accidentally drove his fine-tuned, French-built car into a saltwater lagoon Wednesday… About 3 p.m. a low-flying pelican distracted him as he traveled north on Interstate 45 just south of the hurricane levee near Omega Bay. The man jerked the wheel, dropped his cell phone, and the car’s front tire left the frontage road and entered a muddy patch, which foiled his attempt to maneuver away from the lagoon. (Galveston Daily News)
Good work. Crashing a Bugatti Veyron, one of the rarest and most expensive cars in the world because, let’s face it, you were using your mobile. Mid-life crisis + far too much money + inability to drive safely = this. Video here.
But that’s not good enough. Because if there’s one thing better than more-money-than-sense people getting their just deserts, it’s when little old ladies on bikes try their luck against fire engines, and it’s spotted on, of all places, Google Street View (now removed):
Look before you pull out...
... And always stop after an accident
Yeah, it looks like the fire truck just continued down the street like nothing happened. Look at her, in the classic “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” pose. Poor thing. Fortunately for the bike lady, Google did what fire fighters are supposed to do—come to the rescue. (Gizmodo)
Other peoples’ accidents – always good for a cheap laugh. And if that wasn’t enough to bring a slight smile to your face, here’s a bit more Avenue Q. Now excuse me while I go back to my anatomy…
