Storm Chasers' Matt Hughes Committed Suicide

Jalopnik ^ | 11/05/2010 | NA

[mylife]

Sounds like a lousy bet.

[fabian]

I don’t think he solved anything...all of his misery will still be there in the afterlife...I believe.

[Chickensoup]

Probably didnt die from the attempt but instead from the damage he did to his body.

[mylife]

http://www.k5kj.net/

[halo66]

B.S.!!!! You have no idea what you are talking about! I chase tornadoes every spring...most storm chasers are literally first responders when tornadoes rip through communities. No storm chaser wants to see tornadoes destroy property and kill people....come on!

[Joe 6-pack]

"As far as I know, we are the only species that commits suicide..."

I suspect that we are, although I don't think we can definitively rule out deliberate beaching behavior by cetaceans. Curiously, like human suicide, it is sometimes done in groups and other times, it is performed as a singular act.

[KosmicKitty]

Yeah, but he still accomplished what he wanted, to be dead. So, it wasn’t failed. If he was still alive, it would be a failed attempt.

[23 Everest]

“Are they sure it was not asphyxia while looking for sexual gratification?”

I hate when that happens!

[don-o]

Good grief! As if I didn’t feel sleazy enough even reading this thread....

[mylife]

Amen.

I dont know this guys history but all the stormchasers I know put others first.

[prisoner6]

That is one cool site...THANKS!

FWIW A lot of the "early" weather sites...wxmatrix...wxnation...and others...have gone away. As a wx junkie I'm always looking for new sites.

[Doogle]

...isn’t this the guy who finally got his chance to direct the chase?

[halo66]

yes

[AppyPappy]

Watch the videos and you can hear the excitement when a tornado touches down. That tornado is causing damage. They pay a lot of money to see that.

[prisoner6]

it is sometimes done in groups

In at least one recent story people meet on the net in "suicide rooms," make arrangements to meet and commit the act together. Until the meeting they did not know each other, however they did not want to die alone.

Fascinating, yet outside of my comprehension.

[Chickensoup]

Yeah, but he still accomplished what he wanted, to be dead. So, it wasn’t failed. If he was still alive, it would be a failed attempt

___________________________

I understand what you are saying. But a suicide completes. A failed suicide does not complete, but one can die of the injuries.

Years ago, before there was an antidote, I knew a man who chugged a case of beer and 200 Tylenol. His attempt failed for he did not die immediately but instead died a week later of overwhelming liver failure.

[prisoner6]

I believe you are correct.

[mylife]

The site used to be cooler, but Sam had to get rough with theft of his work.

[Verginius Rufus]

The idea that lemmings commit mass suicide has apparently been proven to be a myth.

But not before it inspired a Far Side cartoon showing a group of lemmings about to jump off the cliff but one of them has an inner tube around his middle.

[halo66]

They are excited about the tornado...not the destruction. Show me one video where a stormchaser is hoping/cheering that a tornado will hit a house or a community.