#UnusualDeaths
The Greek philosopher Empedocles hurled himself into Mount Etna's active volcano to prove he was an immortal god.
Spoiler alert: He was not.
According to legend, the volcano demonstrated its disdain by belching up a lone bronze sandal.
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Imagine being stuck down there for all this time with only one sandal
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Thank you Joseph - I just did a quick homework assignment. Although strongly influenced by Parmenides, who emphasized the unity of all things, Empedocles assumed instead that all matter was composed of four essential ingredients, fire, air, water, and earth…
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March 9, 1990 - Joeseph "Joe" Banks of New York and Patricia Graynamore of Los Angeles hurled themselves into the Big Woo as part of their marriage ceremony and to fulfill a mining rights deal for flubaroo.
They were ejected via sulfuric vents before The Woo sank into the ocean.
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I'm a devotee' of Mediocrities, who once said
"Meh. Good enough."
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