Yellowstone accident

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Its hard to believe people can be that reckless. You would think all the barriers blocking the pools would give you some idea that their not safe to enter. I expect a giant neon sign saying "THIS POOL WILL MELT YOU!!!" wouldn't have stopped him though.

I have to say they aren't the first place that springs to mind when thinking of going for a quick dip. Very nasty way to go.
 
ACID PLUS V HIGH TEMPS????

Even then...I mean ok there's probably some mechanical action helping but still seems improbable to me!

Heck, i remember a certain serial killer who used concentrated acids to dispose of his victims and even after months there were still fairly large chunks left - enough to allow identification i believe.
 
Even then...I mean ok there's probably some mechanical action helping but still seems improbable to me!

Heck, i remember a certain serial killer who used concentrated acids to dispose of his victims and even after months there were still fairly large chunks left - enough to allow identification i believe.

I'd doubt that the body was totally dissolved but more likely what was left was not worth the effort to recover. A bit like trying to recover a cow and getting minced beef.

Sure they could recover it all, but that's not going to be financially viable or safe. I'd guess a decision was made to try but they gave up after seeing the extent of the damage.

I'm no chemist but I wouldn't be surprised if the combination of acid & heat would do it though.
 
Well since what is in the pool is basically very hot industrial drain cleaner which sole purpose is to dissolve hair and tissues in drains, I suspect 24 hours in that pool will have made a sloppy mess.

Okay bones will probably be fine but I can see the point with the rescuers that its not worth the risks to try and recover the remains.

A quick google suggests 24 hrs plus heat is enought to turn a human body to a sludge and has been used by several mexican gangs for body disposal.
 
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I'd doubt that the body was totally dissolved but more likely what was left was not worth the effort to recover. A bit like trying to recover a cow and getting minced beef.

Yeah, probably this. It says no "significant remains", not "no remains"

Probably wasn't enough left to even justify using a coffin. A shoebox would have probably sufficed.
 
This. Suspect she would drop her phone and rush over to try and help him.
Well I'm not so sure. Remember the woman who filmed herself with her boyfriend dying in the car next to her - after being shot by a cop? People are mental.
 
I came across this story yesterday, i think the article mentioned the springs are around 93C at the surface, and are much hotter near the bottom.

I would have imagined he would have died a very painful death, especially if he started to submerge to the depths before actually dying.
 
What a horrible way to go. Obviously they shouldn't have been there. But something else about this story has me a little uneasy. There are areas of the park that have a closure order. It's completely understandable to protect people. But is it really fair and just that a small minority of people get to decide what parts of the world others can see?

Yes I do understand why it's closed. My point was more along philosophical lines.
 
Well I'm not so sure. Remember the woman who filmed herself with her boyfriend dying in the car next to her - after being shot by a cop? People are mental.

I could be wrong, but in that incident I think she was intending to use that video she was capturing as evidence to prove what the cop had done.
 
honestly.. this is such a dumb way to go. Was in Iceland in October and even there the number of people getting close to these open (and boiling pots) is mind boggling.
 
I could be wrong, but in that incident I think she was intending to use that video she was capturing as evidence to prove what the cop had done.
I purposefully never watch that stuff but BBC News showed a clip of it on the TV and it was extremely odd watching a woman crying out into the camera "Oh God I can't believe he's going to die like this" when he's in the seat next to her still awake but clearly dying. Sure, if she got the whole incident/shot on camera that's fine. But if your loved one is dying, crying into a camera and ignoring him seems utterly bizarre.
 
I purposefully never watch that stuff but BBC News showed a clip of it on the TV and it was extremely odd watching a woman crying out into the camera "Oh God I can't believe he's going to die like this" when he's in the seat next to her still awake but clearly dying. Sure, if she got the whole incident/shot on camera that's fine. But if your loved one is dying, crying into a camera and ignoring him seems utterly bizarre.

Surprised she wasn't shouting "wooorrrlldddstarrrrr" like most other American's do when they are filming someone being murdered or beaten.
 
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