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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5E4E1676813AA8A94BBA5D38 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Found on the Urban Legends mailing list... --------------5E4E1676813AA8A94BBA5D38 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-POP3-Rcpt: pbowers@ns* >From bin Sat May 16 13:23:18 1998 Received: from tikipub.com (tikipub.com [192.41.7.67]) by ns2.zercom.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA12349 for <pbowers@mi*.ca*>; Sat, 16 May 1998 13:23:18 -0400 Received: (tikipub@lo*) by tikipub.com (8.8.5) id LAA24271; Sat, 16 May 1998 11:57:55 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <355DD3E1.5595@ma*.ms*.be*.ne*> Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 12:58:57 -0500 From: Jerry <gerardn@ma*.ms*.be*.ne*> X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-BLS20 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: urban-legends@ti*.co* Subject: Re: [UL] Warning - vacuum cleaners! References: <199805160601.PAA10178@al*.or*.jp*> <355DB65A.1ED31ECE@us*.ne*> <355DBA1E.3BC7694F@mi*.ca*> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-urban-legends@ti*.co* Precedence: bulk Reply-To: urban-legends@ti*.co* This thread reminded me (vacuums/injury) of something from about 26 years ago, A man who was deep sea diving had the neccessity to use the bathroom while deep sea diving (Ref: see [1] below) While he was sitting on the toilet, the toilet was flushed from the outside (for a reason I don`t remember) at which time his intestines were rapidly sucked out through his anus by the high pressure vacuum, and in to the toilet, at which time he (out of reflex) reached back and grabbed hold of them, grabbing the last few feet of them (I think people have about 32 feet of them) They had to send down doctors/surgeons to operate on him under the water (in the bathroom I assume) because they could not return him to the surface in his current condition, the way that they had to repair his body (less the greater part of his intestines) was not the ideal way it would have been done had he been in a medical facility, this is a TRUE story, I met him personally, the mans last name is/was Boone (spelling may be a variation, I was about 12 at the time, I think this accident happened a few years earlier... approx. 1965-72?) I met him personally through my aunt who was his "full time" nurse for several years after this accident (she has since past on), I vaguely remember seeing a news paper article about a monetary settlement he recieved because of this, I believe that this accident happened off-shore in the Gulf of Mexico, around an oil drilling rig site (I grew up in Southern Louisiana), I would really like to know all the facts of this story if anyone has ever heard if this, I have searched engines on the web, but came up with nothing, I will post it if I find it - Thanx Jerry"Keeping his pants on around vacuum type devices" [1] the bathroom that divers use under water is basically a small tank under the water that you enter through a bottom hatch, its filled with air at the appropriate pressure to keep the water out, at which time you can remove the necessary scuba gear and do your business in an air filled environment with out having to return to the surface, and then return back to the sea (avoiding pressure change related problems), the flushing process is initiated from the outside (when it is un-occupied, and you`re done) by pressing a button, or turning a valve, at which time high presure enters the room, and forces the air in the room in to the toilet, and up a pipe to sea level where it will not become pollution for the environment -- Its better to love....... Than to rule over Somebodys life. * A form for subscribing, unsubscribing, and switching between the regular and digest versions of this list can be found at http://www.snopes.com/info/maillist.htm --------------5E4E1676813AA8A94BBA5D38-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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