Italian surfer dies after being impaled by swordfish in ‘freak accident’ - National | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
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MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world on 22 Oct 2024 16:34 next collapse
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jordanlund@lemmy.world on 22 Oct 2024 16:50 next collapse

“Siregar said Manfrini was “unexpectedly” struck by the swordfish”

I mean, the alternative is you were expecting it…

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 22 Oct 2024 17:01 collapse

Sometimes you expect it. But only when they tell you first.

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jordanlund@lemmy.world on 22 Oct 2024 19:18 next collapse

Nah, I no-likea that. I changed it.

hakunawazo@lemmy.world on 24 Oct 2024 19:42 collapse
vodkasolution@feddit.it on 22 Oct 2024 17:35 next collapse

Wtf?!

HulkSmashBurgers@lemmy.world on 22 Oct 2024 18:02 next collapse

Well they don’t call it a swordfish for nuthin’!

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 22 Oct 2024 18:39 collapse

It’s like death by Looney Tunes.

CallMeButtLove@lemmy.world on 22 Oct 2024 19:26 next collapse

That’s really sad and sucks for her friends and family.

leisesprecher@feddit.org on 22 Oct 2024 20:10 collapse

But honestly, it’s a pretty badass death compared to “died of cancer at 64”.

PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world on 24 Oct 2024 01:32 collapse

I completely agree, but would you rather your tombstone said something about your accomplishments in life, or something seriously awesome like “impaled through the chest by a fucking swordfish”

Boscrossos@lemmy.world on 22 Oct 2024 19:36 next collapse

That’s a sailfish, not a swordfish. Fastest fish in the sea.

GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca on 22 Oct 2024 23:46 next collapse

The picture’s been updated, I guess they realized their mistake.

danjoubu@lemmy.world on 22 Oct 2024 23:49 collapse

Pretty sure the pictured fish is a swordfish. Sailfish have, you know, “sails”

Well actually now I’m not sure. The thumbnail has a picture of a sailfish, but the article a picture of a swordfish

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world on 22 Oct 2024 20:36 next collapse

That was not on my bingo card

Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world on 23 Oct 2024 02:04 next collapse

It says she was pierced 2" into her chest. That’s all it took to kill her? That’s nuts

scytale@lemm.ee on 23 Oct 2024 02:11 collapse

Depending on where on her chest it went in, maybe it punctured a lung? Not sure if your heart can be reached within 2 inches anywhere around your chest.

ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de on 23 Oct 2024 02:38 collapse

3.2 cm is average depth from skin to heart at its closest point to the outside. 6% of individuals is just 1.7 cm.

So 2" can be plenty to poke at it.

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Siegfried@lemmy.world on 23 Oct 2024 21:43 collapse

I see you used two different units, lets add a third to puzzle americans.

1" is equal to 25,4 mm

Tattorack@lemmy.world on 24 Oct 2024 00:25 next collapse

No, Americans like fractions. You should give that measure in fractions of a parsec.

ATDA@lemmy.world on 24 Oct 2024 16:39 collapse

If it’s any consolation, as an American that got into 3d printing… Holy hell am I glad for metric or half the work would be converting all this imperial bullshit.

sol6_vi@lemmy.world on 23 Oct 2024 23:59 next collapse

Did they get revenge by murdering the swordfish like we do to the captive animals at zoos?

CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee on 24 Oct 2024 00:05 collapse

First they came for Steve Irwin and I said nothing…