Post by Jester- PsychoBunnyProductions on Aug 3, 2011 6:14:20 GMT -5
Frane Selak
Is Frane Selak - a Croatian music teacher - the world's luckiest or unluckiest man? He's suffered enough accidents to suggest he's cursed by bad fortune but the fact that he has survived them all makes him extremely lucky too.
In 1962 Selak survived a train crash that killed 17 passengers, though he ended up with hypothermia, shock, bruises and a broken arm. A few years later the door of the aeroplane he was flying on blew off and he was sucked out of the cabin. He landed on a haystack while 19 of his fellow passengers lost their lives in the subsequent crash. In 1966, the bus he was travelling on skidded into an icy river, killing four while Selak again survived.
By 1970 he'd obviously had enough of public transport, but the car he was driving burst into flames on the motorway. He fled the stricken vehicle moments before the fuel tank exploded.
After a couple of more minor mishaps his final death-defying moment came in 1980, when his car careered through a crash barrier and down a 300ft ravine. He managed to throw himself clear moments before impact and watched from a tree as the car exploded.
And then, in 2005, he won the lottery with his first ever ticket, the lucky so-and-so.
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So now I'd like to see what witty comments people can come up with to make me chuckle. GO CANNON, GO!
Is Frane Selak - a Croatian music teacher - the world's luckiest or unluckiest man? He's suffered enough accidents to suggest he's cursed by bad fortune but the fact that he has survived them all makes him extremely lucky too.
In 1962 Selak survived a train crash that killed 17 passengers, though he ended up with hypothermia, shock, bruises and a broken arm. A few years later the door of the aeroplane he was flying on blew off and he was sucked out of the cabin. He landed on a haystack while 19 of his fellow passengers lost their lives in the subsequent crash. In 1966, the bus he was travelling on skidded into an icy river, killing four while Selak again survived.
By 1970 he'd obviously had enough of public transport, but the car he was driving burst into flames on the motorway. He fled the stricken vehicle moments before the fuel tank exploded.
After a couple of more minor mishaps his final death-defying moment came in 1980, when his car careered through a crash barrier and down a 300ft ravine. He managed to throw himself clear moments before impact and watched from a tree as the car exploded.
And then, in 2005, he won the lottery with his first ever ticket, the lucky so-and-so.
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So now I'd like to see what witty comments people can come up with to make me chuckle. GO CANNON, GO!
