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Stuart

17-05-2010 11:57

Yorkshireman grows cannabis, accidentally cooks himself.

A man in west Yorkshire who essentially set up his own small plantation growing cannabis at home has died of hyperthermia (overheating).

The man built three foil tents for growing the product. These tents were heated by a battery of halogen lights.

Apparently, when Police entered the house, the temperature inside was 38 degrees C, and several Police officers almost fainted.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05...thermia_death/

A sad story.

Having been in temperatures > 40 degrees centigrade*, I can sympathise with the Police. Especially as he had been dead for a few days when they found him.

* In my case, I went to help a friend set up something on one of his work's servers. It was a hot day anyway, and when we got into the server room, the one air conditioner had blown a fuse. I don't know how hot it was when we went in, but after two hours of leaving all the doors/windows open and letting every fan in the building blow air into the server room, the thermometer was still at it's maximum, 40 degrees C.

Taf	17-05-2010 12:42

Re: Yorkshireman grows cannabis, accidentally cooks himself.

Darwin Award?

Derek

17-05-2010 12:48

Re: Yorkshireman grows cannabis, accidentally cooks himself.

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Originally Posted by Stuart C (Post 35023188)

Having been in temperatures > 40 degrees centigrade*, I can sympathise with the Police. Especially as he had been dead for a few days when they found him.

Yep it must have been fairly 'fragrant'. Even a cannabis cultivation wouldn't have been able to cover up that smell. :sick:

Maggy

17-05-2010 12:52

Re: Yorkshireman grows cannabis, accidentally cooks himself.

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Originally Posted by Taf (Post 35023215)

Darwin Award?

Better not..

Hom3r

17-05-2010 14:05

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Originally Posted by Taf (Post 35023215)

Darwin Award?

You read my mind. :D

budwieser

17-05-2010 20:50

Re: Yorkshireman grows cannabis, accidentally cooks himself.

Possibly another person paying the price for his own greed and illegal activities. Sorry but people like this man deserves all they get. Self inflicted, Again! :erm:

martyh

17-05-2010 20:56

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Originally Posted by budwieser (Post 35023473)

Possibly another person paying the price for his own greed and illegal activities. Sorry but people like this man deserves all they get. Self inflicted, Again! :erm:

for gods sake don't let FB see this thread :D

speedfreak

17-05-2010 20:57

Re: Yorkshireman grows cannabis, accidentally cooks himself.

Im going to bite my tongue this time :)

martyh

17-05-2010 21:00

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Originally Posted by speedfreak (Post 35023477)

Im going to bite my tongue this time :)

so am i apart from to say what a dope (weeelll someone had to say it )

budwieser

17-05-2010 21:08

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35023476)

for gods sake don't let FB see this thread :D

Am i right though?:erm: If the guy wasn`t doing something he shouldn`t have been doing, he`d be alive today, wouldn`t he?;)

dilli-theclaw

17-05-2010 21:10

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Originally Posted by budwieser (Post 35023482)

Am i right though?:erm: If the guy wasn`t doing something he shouldn`t have been doing, he`d be alive today, wouldn`t he?;)

I'm not so sure, I mean the guy was obviously an idiot. I'm sure he would have found some other way out. :)

martyh

17-05-2010 21:13

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Originally Posted by budwieser (Post 35023482)

Am i right though?:erm: If the guy wasn`t doing something he shouldn`t have been doing, he`d be alive today, wouldn`t he?;)

totally agree , no sympathy for him

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Originally Posted by Thomas T (Post 35023483)

I'm not so sure, I mean the guy was obviously an idiot. I'm sure he would have found some other way out. :)

possibly by chopping through 30,000 volt cables in his local substation in an attempt to connect a extension lead to run his halogen lamps :D

budwieser

17-05-2010 21:20

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35023484)

totally agree , no sympathy for him

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possibly by chopping through 30,000 volt cables in his local substation in an attempt to connect a extension lead to run his halogen lamps :D

Pond life are more intelligent.:) They mostly survive.;)

Niles Crane

17-05-2010 21:57

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Originally Posted by budwieser (Post 35023482)

Am i right though?:erm: If the guy wasn`t doing something he shouldn`t have been doing, he`d be alive today, wouldn`t he?;)

No, you're not right. At all.

Other than the fact it's only a questionable man made law which says he shouldn't have been doing what he was, there's nothing to say he would or wouldn't have been killed before today in some other manner, had he not been growing cannabis.

Lord Nikon

17-05-2010 22:08

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Originally Posted by Taf (Post 35023215)

Darwin Award?

Let's check the criteria -

Removed himself from the gene pool - check
Stupidity - He didn't provide a cooler environment for himself insulated from the plants - so check.
Predictable outcome - Pretty much, so check
Without Procreating - Insufficient information.

He could only be eligible for an Honorable Mention.

martyh

17-05-2010 22:22

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Originally Posted by Niles Crane (Post 35023550)

putting aside the "questionable" law ,how about burning the flat* down with the heat from the lamps or a short in the electric as the cables melted

who said cannabis wasn't harmfull :D

*i assume it is a flat rather than a house as anybody with more than 1 braincell would put the plants in another room

Niles Crane

17-05-2010 22:38

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35023569)

Accidents aren't really relevant.

Derek

17-05-2010 22:41

Re: Yorkshireman grows cannabis, accidentally cooks himself.

Maybe he just saw this book and got the wrong idea?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooking-Cann...4128896&sr=1-3

martyh

17-05-2010 22:44

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Originally Posted by Niles Crane (Post 35023588)

Accidents aren't really relevant.

but those examples i gave would be a direct result of his own stupidity in trying to grow canabis so yes very relavent

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Originally Posted by derek s (Post 35023594)

maybe he just saw this book and got the wrong idea?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/cooking-cann...4128896&sr=1-3

lol :d

BBKing

17-05-2010 22:48

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Originally Posted by budwieser

Sorry but people like this man deserves all they get.

Growing a relatively harmless plant deserves the death penalty? Wow, you're harsh. What do you advocate for cigarette salesmen, hanging/drawing/quartering?

martyh

17-05-2010 22:51

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Originally Posted by BBKing (Post 35023605)

Growing a relatively harmless plant deserves the death penalty? Wow, you're harsh. What do you advocate for cigarette salesmen, hanging/drawing/quartering?

he's dead ...how harmless was that

he did it himself, nobody told him to do it

Niles Crane

17-05-2010 22:56

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35023597)

but those examples i gave would be a direct result of his own stupidity in trying to grow canabis so yes very relavent

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lol :d

Growing cannabis was his concious decision. Burning a flat down in the process wouldn't be, it would be an accidental occurrence. One which isn't guaranteed to happen when growing cannabis or only achievable by doing so. I highly doubt the likelihood of this happening by growing a small amount of cannabis is more than having a few more electrical appliances plugged in either.

By such logic, if somebody accidentally falls down the stairs and dies you might as well say "It's their fault for having a staircase". Having a staircase is a decision. Walking down the staircase is a decision. Falling down the staircase is not.

martyh

17-05-2010 23:10

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Originally Posted by Niles Crane (Post 35023617)

i'm sorry but doing something as utterly idiotic as he did was bound to end in tears
there were several "accidents" that could have happened given what he was doing but the one that did happen was his death

Xaccers

17-05-2010 23:12

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Originally Posted by Niles Crane (Post 35023617)

By such logic, if somebody accidentally falls down the stairs and dies you might as well say "It's their fault for having a staircase". Having a staircase is a decision. Walking down the staircase is a decision. Falling down the staircase is not.

Wouldn't a better analogy be someone balancing on a chair at the top of their stairs trying to reach out to change a lightbulb then falling down the stairs?

Osem	17-05-2010 23:14

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35023613)

he's dead ...how harmless was that

he did it himself, nobody told him to do it

Yup - personal responsibility. He was 'responsible' enough to try to produce illegal drugs and paid a very heavy price... Tough eh?..

Niles Crane

17-05-2010 23:19

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35023635)

People growing cannabis isn't uncommon in this country, let alone across the world where in a number of places it's perfectly legal. This is the first case of this kind i've personally come across.

If you think it was bound to end in tears, i assume you must be privy to some pretty interesting information.

martyh

17-05-2010 23:21

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Originally Posted by Niles Crane (Post 35023647)

How was it bound to end in tears? People growing cannabis isn't uncommon in this country, let alone across the world where in a number of places it's perfectly legal. This is the first case of this kind i've personally come across.

If you think it was bound to end in tears, i assume you must be privy to some pretty interesting information.

he put himself in a tin foil tent with halogen lamps ....course it going to end in tears :rolleyes:

Osem	17-05-2010 23:23

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35023650)

he put himself in a tin foil tent with halogen lamps ....course it going to end in tears :rolleyes:

Perhaps all that cannabis induced delusions of him being a nice tender leg of lamb... :D

martyh

17-05-2010 23:24

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35023653)

Perhaps all that cannabis induced delusions of him being a nice tender leg of lamb... :D

mmmmm ...minty LOL :D

Sirius

18-05-2010 08:21

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Originally Posted by BBKing (Post 35023605)

Growing a relatively harmless plant deserves the death penalty? Wow, you're harsh. What do you advocate for cigarette salesmen, hanging/drawing/quartering?

That would be a start :)

As for the Darwin award member, It was his own fault and only he has suffered. Result :)

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