Silly/Odd News Stories from around the World

[Shyni]

More creepy than silly:

Mysterious clown "terrorizing" a city in California

Reminds me of this one I posted about last year.

[jaykowalski]

'murrica

[SaintessHeart]

Chinese politician says kung fu movies show why umbrella protesters must be stopped

[Mr Hat and Clogs]

Bee Wars

Bee colonies in Brisbane are waging war for months on end, sending waves of workers who collide, grapple and die.

[SaintessHeart]

.Man revives woman with AED, branded a “pervert” for removing her clothes to apply electrode pads

A man in Japan says he was questioned by policeand branded a “pervert” after providing emergencymedical assistance to a stranger. The man was attending to a woman who had been involved in a traffic accident when he believes someone who saw him cutting through the woman’s clothes to apply adefibrillator to her bare chest called the police and reported himforbehaving inappropriately.

An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) analyses the rhythm of the heart and, if necessary, delivers an electrical shock to help it return to normal. AEDs are provided in public places and are designed to be operated by members of the public, even those withno medical background. The man is now calling for better understanding of the correct use of AEDs

In a series of posts on Twitter earlier this month, the unnamed Japanese man described the incident, which he says occurred three years ago. He happened upon the scene of a traffic accident in which the driver was not seriously injured, but a female passenger was unconscious and he could not detect a pulse. The manbegan to administer artificial respiration and CPR to the woman, and contacted the emergency services. After an AED was procuredfrom a nearby convenience store, the man began to cut through the woman’s clothes in order to administer it.

An AED, which applies an electric shock to a patient suffering cardiac arrest, requires direct contact between the pads and the skin.Any clothing which is in the way must be removed.

However, when the man started to use the scissors, which were included in the AED’s box, to cut through the woman’s clothes, the driver of the vehicle told him to stop, asking what he was doing and calling him “hentai” (pervert). At this time, he believes, the driver of the car contacted the police to report him as a “chikan” (sexual molester).



After the injured parties had been taken to hospital, the man who had administered the AED gave his account of the incident to police. He was then handed over to a separatepolice authority, who questioned him about the report they had received that he was acting inappropriately at the scene of the accident. Once the man explained that he had been cutting through the woman’s clothes in order to use the AED, he was not questioned any further.

The man was later informed that – thanks to his bravery and quick-thinking, not to mention correct use of the AED – the woman had survived. He also reported that he was offered a certificate of appreciation, which he declined. The Twitter user ends his story with this comment:

皆さん、AEDは肌に密着させるものです。強い電気が流れるのでブラジャーのワイヤーも大変危険です。知っ ててください。

“An AED is supposed to be applied directly to the skin. Because the electric current it produces is strong, the underwire of a bra could prove extremely dangerous [if not removed before using]. Please remember this.”

In Japan, as in other countries, AEDs are provided in public spaces such as shopping centres, schools and sports facilities. Theyare designed to be operated by members of the public who may not have received training, andtheir use is covered in first aid courses.

Time is of the essence in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest: after only three to five minutes, the patient can start to suffer irreversible brain damage. The Red Cross states that for each minute defibrillation is delayed, the chance of survival drops by 10 percent. Increased public awareness aboutwhere to find AEDs and how to use them, as well as increased provision of the devices, are therefore vital to reducing deaths from cardiac arrest.

It seems like this incidenthad a happy ending, but it seems thatif the person who called the police – or indeed the police officers themselves – had known that itwas necessary to remove clothing to use an AED, theywouldn’t have had to waste time interviewing someone who was acting entirely appropriately.

[Ithekro]

Sounds like the plot of your average arc in a harem light novel.

[JokerD]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

.Man revives woman with AED, branded a “pervert” for removing her clothes to apply electrode pads

Unfortunately for you, lolis don't get heart failure that often, so you can forget whatever you are planning in that 'oni-chan' mind of yours

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by JokerD

Unfortunately for you, lolis don't get heart failure that often, so you can forget whatever you are planning in that 'oni-chan' mind of yours

This one is fine too!

Doesn't matter. A pettanko is fine too.

[SPARTAN 119]

Originally Posted by Mr Hat and Clogs

Bee Wars

Interesting, I had never heard about that particular insect behavior before.

[Shyni]

Darth Vader running for an election in Ukraine.

[Mr Hat and Clogs]

^ Seems legit, I'd trust him.

[Ithekro]

Can't be all that much worse. They have a human culture platform, and I don't recall having encountered enough alien species that that will be a problem until First Contact. Then we have to decide if we should go warp drive or death star.

[Shyni]

Swedish company somehow made Hitler coffee creamer.

I don't know how this could happen by mistake, unless these people don't even look at their own products.

[AnimeFan188]

'Earth-size' UFO spotted orbiting the sun in NASA Images [Report]:

"Scott Warring posted images on UFO Sightings Daily on October 25 and suggested
that what he observed from NASA photos was evidence of a UFO that rivals the size
of Earth. Reportedly, it's not the first time the unidentified flying object was seen
orbiting the sun. Apparently, astronomers and officials in Russia warned about
spotting UFOs of this size in the Solar System back in 2009."

See:

http://www.examiner.com/article/eart...-images-report


But who's the pilot? Bigfoot? Elvis? Or the Loch Ness Monster?

[Ithekro]

It is just LaMaetel on another orbit.

It is a little large to be one of Harlock's Deathshadow bases.

Unless that is our several trillion dollar Death Star project.

[Endless Soul]

I like how it says "Earth sized" where if that was the actual size of...whatever it is, it's much larger than Earth. I'd say Jupiter sized would be closer to correct.

...and that website looks like it was designed in 1998.

Endless "Semantics" Soul

[Irisiel]

Originally Posted by Shyni

Swedish company somehow made Hitler coffee creamer.

I don't know how this could happen by mistake, unless these people don't even look at their own products.

I wondered how that could avoid making national news, then I clicked the link.

You do know the difference between Switzerland and Sweden, right?

[Shyni]

Sorry, I was probably tired when I wrote that up.

[SaintessHeart]

Al-Qaeda Calls For Caliphate In Xinjiang

Someone obviously hasn't learned from pissing on the eagle since the Cold War, and now wants to piss on a dragon. YOLO much?

[SaintessHeart]

Stupid Wifi Hotspot Name Results In Grounded Flight