H*lm*t done good?

squeaker said:

At last:http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6933727,00.html

Yes, but the bear was travelling at a very low speed, so this incident
tells us nothing. And anyway if he hadn't been wearing a helmet the
bear's teeth might not have hit his head. And he ought to get his neck
checked out as the helmet might have added to the rotational forces
imparted by the bite. And...

;-)

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squeaker said:

At last:http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6933727,00.html

Yes, but the bear was travelling at a very low speed, so this incident
tells us nothing. And anyway if he hadn't been wearing a helmet the
bear's teeth might not have hit his head. And he ought to get his neck
checked out as the helmet might have added to the rotational forces
imparted by the bite. And...

If he hadn't been wearing the helmet he wouldn't have gone for the
ride in the first place.

Risk compensation, innit.
--

Tim

fast and gripping, non pompous, glossy and credible.

Response to squeaker:

Quoted message said:

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He really needs to repeat the experiment with the same bear, but without
a cycle helmet!

"He said it will likely be some time before he resumes his regular
bicycle rides in the park - and when he does he plans to ride with a
partner."

Presumably one who can't ride as fast as he does?

--
Mark, UK
"To do any thing, to dig a hole in the ground, to plant a cabbage, to
hit a mark, to move a shuttle, to work a pattern, --in a word, to
attempt to produce any effect, and to succeed, has something in it that
gratifies the love of power, and carries off the restless activity of
the mind of man. Indolence is a delightful but distressing state: we
must be doing something to be happy."

Mark McNeill said the following on 10/10/2007 12:46:

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"He said it will likely be some time before he resumes his regular
bicycle rides in the park - and when he does he plans to ride with a
partner."

....and he obviously doesn't have much faith in this god he prayed to then!

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Mark McNeill said:

Response to squeaker:

Quoted message said:

At last: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6933727,00.html

He really needs to repeat the experiment with the same bear, but without
a cycle helmet!

"He said it will likely be some time before he resumes his regular
bicycle rides in the park - and when he does he plans to ride with a
partner."

Presumably one who can't ride as fast as he does?

I would have though being in leftpondia, his two friends Mr Smith and Mr
Wesson would by ideal.

Martin Dann said the following on 10/10/2007 14:53:

Quoted message said:

I would have though being in leftpondia, his two friends Mr Smith and Mr
Wesson would by ideal.

Nah! You wouldn't want to irritate the bear even more :-)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

In article <[email hidden]>, Paul Boyd
usenet.is.worse@plusnet says...

Quoted message said:

Martin Dann said the following on 10/10/2007 14:53:

Quoted message said:

I would have though being in leftpondia, his two friends Mr Smith and Mr
Wesson would by ideal.

Nah! You wouldn't want to irritate the bear even more :-)

The S&W Model 500 revolver has been produced in a short-barrel version
specifically for taking down bears at close range in a survival
situation.

On 10/10/2007 17:13, Rob Morley said,

Quoted message said:

The S&W Model 500 revolver has been produced in a short-barrel version
specifically for taking down bears at close range in a survival
situation.

Ah - the Model 500. Yeah, that'll do it :-)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Paul Boyd said:

On 10/10/2007 17:13, Rob Morley said,

Quoted message said:

The S&W Model 500 revolver has been produced in a short-barrel version
specifically for taking down bears at close range in a survival
situation.

Ah - the Model 500. Yeah, that'll do it :-)

Will it cope with WVM?

--
Dave...

On 10/10/2007 19:30, dkahn400 said,

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Will it cope with WVM?

That's where a well-aimed hand grenade casually lobbed through an open
window comes in! Failing that, just chuck the lit dog-end back in that
they've just chucked out :-)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

squeaker said:

At last: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6933727,00.html

Nah. Proof positive of the power of prayer.

In article <[email hidden]>,
dkahn400
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Paul Boyd said:

On 10/10/2007 17:13, Rob Morley said,

Quoted message said:

The S&W Model 500 revolver has been produced in a short-barrel version
specifically for taking down bears at close range in a survival
situation.

Ah - the Model 500. Yeah, that'll do it :-)

Will it cope with WVM?

ITYF a Desert Eagle will punch through steel better.

squeaker said:

At last: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6933727,00.html

And you all scoff when they say a helmet might have helped against X Y
or Z, you'd have laughed at a bear too wouldnt you 🙂

Coyoteboy said:

squeaker said:

At last:http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6933727,00.html

And you all scoff when they say a helmet might have helped against X Y
or Z, you'd have laughed at a bear too wouldnt you 🙂

It probably helps that polystyrene doesn't taste very nice.

David Lloyd

In article <[email hidden]>,
David Lloyd
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Coyoteboy said:

squeaker said:

At last:http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6933727,00.html

And you all scoff when they say a helmet might have helped against X Y
or Z, you'd have laughed at a bear too wouldnt you 🙂

It probably helps that polystyrene doesn't taste very nice.

Maybe if he'd been wearing a hunting hat the bear wouldn't have attacked
in the first place ...