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From: hood@uiucuxc.UUCP
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Subject: Not funny, just sick - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 31-Mar-84 22:43:47 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 31 22:43:47 1984
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uiucuxc!hood    Mar 31 13:11:00 1984

Accident report :

	A man wanted to repair his ham radio antenna one afternoon.
His antenna tower was eighty feet tall!  Because he did not want to 
climb up the ladder all day, he constructed a hoist with a pulley on
top and a barrel at the bottom.  He placed all of his tools, wire, parts
etc in the barrel (approx. 100 lbs of stuff).  He then pulled it to 
the top and tied it off.  When he was through, the man (approx 150 lbs)
had filled the barrel with more pieces of the antenna (approx 80 lbs 
more).  He climbed down the ladder and untied the rope to lower the
barrel.  Having a good grip on the rope, he was quickly rocketed into
the air.  Half way up... he met the barrel on its way down... breaking
his collar bone!  When he reached the top, his hands when through the
pulley ... suffering severe rope burns.  The barrel spilled all of its
contents when it hit the ground.  The loss of the weight sent the man
back down the antenna.  Half way down... he met the barrell on its
way back up... breaking his ankles!  When the man hit the ground, he
broke 3 ribs.  Being in pain, he let go of the rope, and ....