[Charles Henrickson]

"Falling coconuts kill 150 people worldwide each year. . . ."

How does he know this? Is there like a Falling Coconuts Memorial website or something? And who are these people? Don't tell me, "They are your brother, your sister, your next-door neighbor." Are falling coconuts always fatal? I wonder if there's ever been anyone who narrowly escaped a shark attack, walked up the beach, and then got plunked in the noggin by a falling coconut.

Now you've got me worried about falling coconuts. I'll be walking around all day, looking up into the sky.

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

I demand a five day waiting period on falling coconuts!!!

Where's Hitlery?!?!?!

[Diddle E. Squat]

Maybe from the Falling Coconuts Victim Society and support groups, the lawsuit against mother earth, and the push for a FC Victims Compensation Fund. Plus falling coconuts adversely affects a disproportionate numbers of poor and non-white tropical islanders, so it must be highlighted and investigated.

[RightWhale]

Do airliners pass over your home? Will you hear the plane before a chunk of ice from the airliner hits your roof, or will the ice hit first, then the sound of the plane?

Do falling coconuts make a sound as they descend? A whistling or a cry of anguish?

[fnord]

In Italy we had 50-foot tall pine trees that dropped cones about the size of a football. When they hit it sounded like a grenade going off ... and yes, they can kill. But this article makes me curious as to the stats for deaths due to a shark falling on them?

[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.