Darwin?

[Mully]

Couple accidentally gas themselves to death with an outdoor patio heater - in their bedroom:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2706...sed-themselves

Detective Senior Sergeant Keith Borrell said the coroner would make a formal announcement about the deaths once all he had reviewed all the medical evidence.

"However early indications are that this couple have died as a result of a tragic accident," he said.

"I would like to take the opportunity to raise people awareness of the dangers of having outdoor equipment such as gas patio heaters and gas barbecues inside the home, as it may well turn out that such equipment caused this tragedy. These products are designed for outdoor use only."

Translation: It would appear these people were too stupid to be alive.

Cant be a Darwin, they've already bred.....

[Trudes]

My thoughts exactly. The thing on the radio that I heard said that the couple died due to carbon monoxide (or whatever gas it is, wasn't really listening, didn't really care) poisoning..... Or due to being stupid. I feel sorry for their kids.

[Owl]

"I would like to take the opportunity to raise people awareness of the dangers of having outdoor equipment such as gas patio heaters and gas barbecues inside the home, as it may well turn out that such equipment caused this tragedy. These products are designed for outdoor use only."

Ohhhh and I soooo liked my bedroom barbecues

[JimO]

a few years ago three teenage boys died when one of them used a small gas stove to cook something is a car they were all sitting in and last year 2 guys died in a small cabin with a outdoor barbecue they had going for heat

[PrincessBandit]

With the cost of power bills it's not too surprising that people resort to foolish measures to keep warm. Especially somewhere as bloody freezing as Taumarunui!

[Mully]

a few years ago three teenage boys died when one of them used a small gas stove to cook something is a car they were all sitting in and last year 2 guys died in a small cabin with a outdoor barbecue they had going for heat

Few years back, in Blenheim (!!), three kids were huffing LPG from a bottle in a car - until one lit a cigarette.

[Slicksta]

That is crazy human stupidity is amazing.You should never use a gas heater of any sort in your bedroom, unless its flued.
Most modarn gas heaters have ods (oxygen depletion sensor) built in, but really your trusting your life with something that has come out of a random factory in china not for me.

[pzkpfw]

a few years ago three teenage boys died when one of them used a small gas stove to cook something is a car ...

There was one where 4 guys stuck in a car overnight somewhere like Arthurs Pass used a camp stove for heat. They never woke up.

Sad.

Stupid, but frankly I can see how it could happen. It's not that obviously dumb, nor are some of the things we are told are dangerous (101 km/hr!!) always that dangerous.

[rainman]

Translation: It would appear these people were too stupid to be alive.

Not everyone is that smart, you know.

I feel sorry for the kids, shit experience to find your parents dead when you wake up in the morning....

[nosebleed]

With the cost of power bills it's not too surprising that people resort to foolish measures to keep warm. Especially somewhere as bloody freezing as Taumarunui!

+1 This's a much sadder fact. Gotta say there are much more deserving recipients of Darwins Law.

It wan't the appliance itself that was the issue, its the LPG. Same result would have occured from using a LPG heater in a closed room

[Dave Lobster]

Not everyone is that smart, you know.

So why do we let them breed? Stupid breeds stupid..

[short-circuit]

So why do we let them breed? Stupid breeds stupid..

Actually genetics don't work that way...so misconception = you are wrong = you must be eradicated also

[FJRider]

Few years back, in Blenheim (!!), three kids were huffing LPG from a bottle in a car - until one lit a cigarette.

Surely they would know smoking can kill ...

[FJRider]

Couple accidentally gas themselves to death with an outdoor patio heater - in their bedroom:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2706...sed-themselves



Translation: It would appear these people were too stupid to be alive.

Few of us have not done a "it seemed like a good idea at the time" thing ....

[Mom]

Terrible tragedy.

Those poor kids, imagine waking up to find your parents dead.

Yes, the dangers should be known, obviously not in this case.

Sad, very, very sad.