Dispensary Corner 10 Sep 15
September 10, 2015
The Darwin Awards for stupid
ways to die almost gained another
surefire winner last weekend
when a British escapologist had to
be resuscitated during an attempt
to escape from a coffin which had
been buried six feet under.
Daredevil Antony Britton had
been handcuffed and buried in a
standard grave in West Yorkshire,
as he attempted the “Buried
Alive” stunt first invented by
Harry Houdini.
Britton had hoped to escape
unaided, but his well-drilled team
jumped into action when he was
moments from death, frantically
scrabbling in the dirt to extricate
him and give him oxygen.
“I gave it my all but it just wasn’t
my day,” Britton said, adding he
was disappointed to only be two
feet from the surface when he
lost consciousness.
Houdini actually failed in his
1915 attempt at the same stunt,
while another magician, Alan Alan
had to be dug out in 1949.
“I couldn’t be more proud
than to stand shoulder-toshoulder
with those guys on this
challenge,” Britton said.
Having a stroke may not be
all bad news, with scientists in
the UK suggesting that stroke
survivors may actually find it
easier to quit smoking.
A study reported in the
Addiction journal looked at 156
patients with damage to the
“insular cortex” part of the brain,
concluding that they successfully
gave up smoking and reported
fewer withdrawal symptoms than
other stroke victims, says the BBC.
Lead author Amir Abdolahi
said the findings could indicate
that the insular cortex might be
a valuable new target for quit
smoking medications or other
techniques such as deep brain
stimulation.
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