Falling Coconuts Kill More People Than Shark Attacks

unisci.com ^ | 24 May 02 | NOAA staff

[Charles Henrickson]

Do falling coconuts make a sound as they descend?

Not if there's no one around to hear it.

[xp38]

Peter Benchley explained this decades ago when discussing Jaws. There is a primeval fear we humans have of being eaten alive. A falling coconut just doesn't have that same level of horror regardless of the outcome. Being killed by a falling coconut would mostly induce laughter here on FR as this thread amply shows.

[Charles Henrickson]

But this article makes me curious as to the stats for deaths due to a shark falling on them?

African or European?

[Tijeras_Slim]

vacation on cape cod

At least you won't have to worry about coconuts there.

[Charles Henrickson]

Coming up on FOX:

WHEN COCONUTS ATTACK

[headsonpikes]

"...and evacuate the water if sharks are seen..."

I'm thinking there'll be a whole lot of evacuating going on....starting with the bowels!

There oughta be a law about those unregulated coconuts.

[Minnesoootan]

If that were possible,there would be a whole lot of fish out of water....but the water would be safe,thank god. I just love journalists.....

[Jonah Hex]

But I have a lovely pair of coconuts.

(apologies to Benny Hill)

[BlackbirdSST]

I demand a five day waiting period on falling coconuts!!! Should just ban them outright! Blackbird.

[Billthedrill]

Shouldn't they have devoted 15 times as much space to protection against coconuts?

Well, of course they should. Bush was briefed weeks in advance about this threat and did nothing about it. Oh, sure, senior government officials have been protected in coconut-proof facilities but do they tell the rest of us about it?

I think not.

[Rebelbase]

Its because we eat the coconuts for food that they are seeking revenge.

[nicko]

there have been documented cases of land sharks shaking trees to dislodge the coconuts...

[RightWhale]

Not to mention middle-eastern men between the ages of 17 and 40 wearing SCUBA gear.

[TADSLOS]

Islamic Jihadist coconuts are the worst. They explode on impact.

[vikingchick]

You have been warned.

[nicko]

that's right, mate...'specially if they're wearing fins, and they say they've got telegrams or candy...

[Eagle Eye]

Are falling coconuts always fatal?

No, but having a coconut in the home increases the chance that someone in that home will be injured or killed by 43%.

Interestingly, indepth research seems to indicate that coconuts are one of the least preferred tools of self-homicide victims. But we're hoping to eliminate this by mandating pillows for all homes with children and falling coconuts.

[Lil'freeper]

bump?

[Radioactive]

In the Marx brothers poster for the movie, the've mispelled coconuts-----"COCOANUTS"