09-04-2006
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Steve Irwin dies at age 44
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...9/s1732439.htm
Quite the insane way to die if you ask me. How did you die? Well I was stung through the heart by a stingray. Incredible to say the least.
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09-04-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
thats crazy... poor guy
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
Dambn that sucks. That guy was fucken crazy. But it was fun to watch his show.
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09-04-2006
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Is funding Exxon.
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
Absolutely insane. I didn't even know a stingray could penetrate the skin that far, especially through a wet suit!
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09-04-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
I couldnt believe it at first, wow thats just nuts.
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09-04-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
Holy stingray mate!
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09-04-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
That sucks, but the guy did play around with the most deadly creatures in the world. He was very professional about it, but looks like he met his match.
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09-04-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
Very sad news.  |
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09-04-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
At first I thought it was the sprint car driver, Steve Irwin. But man, this is sad news.
Rays can get pretty big, and if you think about how narrow our chest cavity is compared to that big fish there's no doubt that their stinger could penetrate the heart.
A little blurb from Wikipedia:
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Dasyatids generally do not attack aggressively, or even actively defend themselves. When threatened their primary reaction is to swim away. However, when they are attacked by predators or stepped on, the barbed stinger in their tail is mechanically whipped up. This attack is normally ineffective against their main predator-- sharks. Humans are usually stung in the foot; it is also possible, although less likely, to be stung by brushing against the stinger. Contact with the stinger causes local trauma (from the cut itself), pain and swelling from the venom, and possible infection from parts of the stinger left in the wound, as well as from seawater entering the wound. Injuries to humans include, but are not limited to, venomization, punctures, severed arteries and possible death though extremely unlikely. Fatal stings, such as that which killed Australian naturalist and TV-personality Steve Irwin, are extremely rare (as of 1996, worldwide known deaths from stingray barb injuries numbered 17), but can occur if a sting punctures the heart or chest, causing complications due to both the sting's location and the poison in the barbs.
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09-04-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
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Absolutely insane. I didn't even know a stingray could penetrate the skin that far, especially through a wet suit!
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Yea, some of the bigger ones can even put their tails through a wooden boat 
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09-04-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
I was sad to hear it. But what is his name doing on wikipedia already? People need to relax a bit. Irwin should have not taken such risks. Playing with animals is fine, but take it easy. At least his kid won't get killed by him (remember the baby dangle trick?).
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09-04-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
That sucks. I like watching his show.
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09-04-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
I liked watching his show.
He was an amazing man that lived an extreme life.
RIP.
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09-05-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
The thing I can't believe is that it was a stingray that got him. I mean the dude will jump on the back of a 15 foot crocadile, but the stingray is what fina;;y caught up to him, and like that stat said, they are rarely fatal.
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09-05-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
yeah, Its weird hearing it came from a animal not usually agressive. When I first heard the news i though it would be like a massive crock or something
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09-05-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
That stingray equates to a hand gun. More people die by accidentally shooting themselves with an "unloaded" gun than one they think has bullets in it.
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09-05-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
Man, thats sad stuff. I also liked to watch his shows sometimes. It's interesting watching him play with some of the world's most dangerous animals and never getting killed.
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09-05-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
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It's interesting watching him play with some of the world's most dangerous animals and never getting killed.
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I wouldn't say never. 
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09-05-2006
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Kevin
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
At least he wasnt ran over by a car, or something stupid like that. He at least died doing what he loved to do. It's a shame considering he wasnt very old at all, and had a lot going for him.
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09-06-2006
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Re: Steve Irwin dies at age 44
Where's the video, I heard it's out there.
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