[flyervet]

He told a story of a fat uncle who was standing on a ground sled being pulled by the mule he was driving. It seems the fat uncle lost his balance on a bump and fell off the sled. This would be a fall from a flat surface no more than six inches off the ground and moving no more than two miles per hour. He said his uncle "busted open like a ripe watermelon and his guts spilled out".

Thanks for the biggest laugh of the day! How did you keep from laughing in his face when he told you such a ridiculous story?

[RipSawyer]

I did not consider it a ridiculous story, only tragic. Perhaps you have no knowledge of the dangers of morbid obesity. I had an uncle myself who weighed over 500 pounds at one time. I am sure if he had taken any kind of a fall at all it would have been disastrous. As it was he died at the age of 53 from congestive heart failure. The point I was trying to make is that I cannot understand why anyone would be surprised that obese people are far more likely to suffer massive injury or death in a crash than people of normal weight. To me it seems as obvious as the sun rising.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Even a watermelon won't split like a watermelon when dropped from a height of six inches.

Methinks a few brews had gone around when that story was told.