Comments on: 10 Smart people that died in really stupid ways http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:23:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-1636551 ted Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:33:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/#comment-1636551 This was a very - erm - eclectic list. Not sure how they were measured as "smart" people. The story about Aeschylus is most likely apocryphal, and is more of a joke about baldness than any reflection on his intelligence. I did notice no women on the list...? This was a very – erm – eclectic list. Not sure how they were measured as “smart” people.

The story about Aeschylus is most likely apocryphal, and is more of a joke about baldness than any reflection on his intelligence.

I did notice no women on the list…?

]]> By: Josh http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-1635949 Josh Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:39:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/#comment-1635949 Maybe intelligence doesn't actually confer a survival advantage. Possibly just an evolutionary one-off. Maybe intelligence doesn’t actually confer a survival advantage. Possibly just an evolutionary one-off.

]]> By: David Govett http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-1635398 David Govett Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:39:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/#comment-1635398 Shoulda called it "Dumb Deaths." The monosyllabic alliteration is perfect. Shoulda called it “Dumb Deaths.” The monosyllabic alliteration is perfect.

]]> By: scbr http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-1635071 scbr Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:21:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/#comment-1635071 I wouldn't call most of those people "smart"... maybe talented at something but with a few exceptions most of them do not enter into the category of smart... (the 18 years old Pope? Attila?...) I wouldn’t call most of those people “smart”… maybe talented at something but with a few exceptions most of them do not enter into the category of smart… (the 18 years old Pope? Attila?…)

]]> By: atomicsecrets http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-1635059 atomicsecrets Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:14:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/#comment-1635059 Can you imagine being a soldier in Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I's army? HRE Fred: Damn, I need a drink. Knight 1: Wait, sir! You should take off...oh. OH! Knight 2: Hey Bill, where's the king? Knight 1: Um...(points to the water) Knight 2: Huh? Oh...OH! Knight 3: Hey guys, where's the king? Knights 1&2: (points) Knight 3: Well, now what do we do? This whole march through the desert was his idea. Later... Knight 43: Did you hear about the king? He jumped into the river and drowned! Knight 44: What with the what now? Can you imagine being a soldier in Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I’s army?

HRE Fred: Damn, I need a drink.

Knight 1: Wait, sir! You should take off…oh. OH!

Knight 2: Hey Bill, where’s the king?

Knight 1: Um…(points to the water)

Knight 2: Huh? Oh…OH!

Knight 3: Hey guys, where’s the king?

Knights 1&2: (points)

Knight 3: Well, now what do we do? This whole march through the desert was his idea.

Later…

Knight 43: Did you hear about the king? He jumped into the river and drowned!

Knight 44: What with the what now?

]]> By: ilovececil http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-1634976 ilovececil Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:36:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/#comment-1634976 http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2669/hold-it-what-happens-if-you-dont-urinate http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2669/hold-it-what-happens-if- you-dont-urinate

]]> By: Evilbeagle http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-1634894 Evilbeagle Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:56:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/#comment-1634894 I'd never heard that, Longshot. Thanks for the info as I now have something cool to research. :) I’d never heard that, Longshot. Thanks for the info as I now have something cool to research. :)

]]> By: Longshot http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-1634787 Longshot Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:01:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/10-smart-people-that-died-in-really-stupid-ways/#comment-1634787 I'm not so sure that Tycho Brahe really deserves to be on that list -- according to Gilder & Gilder (2005), analysis of hair samples from Brahe's body in both 1901 and 1996 suggest that he actually died of massive mercury poisoning, and that the burst bladder story was the product of a coverup. Gilder & Gilder take that a step further to suggest that he was murdered. I’m not so sure that Tycho Brahe really deserves to be on that list — according to Gilder & Gilder (2005), analysis of hair samples from Brahe’s body in both 1901 and 1996 suggest that he actually died of massive mercury poisoning, and that the burst bladder story was the product of a coverup. Gilder & Gilder take that a step further to suggest that he was murdered.

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