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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Morbid Mortality Monthly - November

Wayne Condo, a 45-year-old mime artist from Melbourne, died of a heart attack midway through a performance on July 13th, 1998. The 300 members of the audience initially thought that his collapsing to the floor and remaining motionless were part of the act.

Taken from "1001 Ridiculous Ways To Die" (2008) by David Southwell & Matt Adams

Monday, October 1, 2012

Morbid Mortality Monthly - October


Hungarian painter, poet and sculptor Mihaly Gubis was killed when his one and a half ton sculpture fell on him. Gubis had been loading the 24ft high "Woman With Four Breasts" sculpture onto the back of a lorry in Mundelsheim, Germany, on 17 May 2006. At one point during the attempt to transport the sculpture to an exhibition, the huge piece of art lurched violently to one side, leading Mihaly to try and push it back with his body. However the 58-year-old artist only succeeded in throwing it further off balance, causing it to fall onto him. He was crushed and died instantly.

Taken from "1001 Ridiculous Ways To Die" (2008) by David Southwell & Matt Adams