Dumasaphobia

Some people, or in this case a teenager, get too attached to supercilious things like a hat.  Tragically this ended in the teenager becoming decapitated by a Batman Roller coaster.

The teen jumped over two sets of fences that were very clearly marked “Restricted area-Authorized Personnel Only,” and “Danger Zone-Do Not Enter.”.  All because his hat blew off while riding the very same ride.  Once he got to the area of his hat, the coaster came by at full speed and struck the teen, removing his head from his body.

While the teen had good intentions with his life by being active in church and had plans to join the National Guard.  Clearly wasn’t the brightest of the bunch when he took it upon himself to retrieve his own hat from under the coaster that was active with guests of the park in Six Flags Over Georgia.

Apparently he couldn’t wait to get his hat from the lost and found.

All over a stupid hat….

Full Story @ Associated Press

From the time you are in pre-school or kindergarten, you are taught the most basic of things.  Motor skills, focus and to do basic functions.  One of the most basic of things you learn is how to tell what is left and what is right.  At the time, it may not yet be clear if you are right or left handed.  Though it is usually around this time you learn what hand you will primarily use for the rest of your life.  While there are more right handed people than left, the basic concept will never change.

The other day I took a call from a customer, I asked them to find certain things on their computer screen.  When we got to where I wanted the customer to read to me what he saw, he just could not focus on the right side of the screen.  Every time I asked him to read something, he always started on the left.  This took many tries to get him to understand he was looking left, when I wanted him to look right.  After much frustration, he finally got what I wanted him to see.  He apologized for not understanding me, and told me “I’m sorry I’m left handed”.

This is when I thought to myself, what does that have to do with anything?  You should still know where your right hand is.  I’m right handed and when I need to look left, I can do it without question.  I mean, just how dumb do you have to be to not have such a basic skill mastered?

Kind of scares me to think how dangerous he might be on the streets behind the wheel.