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Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by aholiab(m): 11:08pm On Aug 30, 2014
like my kid neighbour would say then. . .MAYEYOUS!!! ;Dlike my kid neighbour would say then. . .MAYEYOUS!!!
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Pronmix(m): 11:09pm On Aug 30, 2014
gatiano: op you be white bottom kisser , we have refuse to worship your god. go to your daddy(master) and report.
Lol! calm your t1t1es nobody is worshiping anybody, I just think its amazing how life can turn out.

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Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Nobody: 11:12pm On Aug 30, 2014
Selak...what a spirit being.....!
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Nobody: 11:15pm On Aug 30, 2014
Hmm, God is Great
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by alotofgrace(m): 11:25pm On Aug 30, 2014
Pronmix: 4
Anatoli Bugorski: The Man Who Survived a Beam from a
Particle Accelerator

As a researcher at the Institute for High Energy Physics
in Protvino, Bugorski used to work with the largest
Soviet particle accelerator, the Synchrotron U-70. On
July 13, 1978, Bugorski was checking a malfunctioning
piece of equipment when an accident occurred due to
failed safety mechanisms. Bugorski was leaning over the
piece of equipment when he stuck his head in the part
through which the proton beam was running. Reportedly,
he saw a flash “brighter than a thousand suns”, but did
not feel any pain. The beam measured about 200,000
rads when it entered Bugorski’s skull, and about 300,000
rads when it exited after colliding with the inside of his
head.
The left half of Bugorski’s face swelled up beyond
recognition, and over the next several days started
peeling off, showing the path that the proton beam
(moving near the speed of light) had burned through
parts of his face, his bone, and the brain tissue
underneath. As it was believed that about 500 to 600
rads is enough to kill a person, Bugorski was taken to a
clinic in Moscow where the doctors could observe his
expected demise. However, Bugorski survived and even
completed his Ph.D.. There was virtually no damage to
his intellectual capacity, but the fatigue of mental work
increased markedly. Bugroski completely lost hearing in
the left ear and only a constant, unpleasant internal
noise remained. The left half of his face was frozen, due
to the destruction of nerves, and does not age. He is
able to function perfectly well, save the fact that he has
occasional petit mal seizures and very occasional grand
mal seizures.


this remains the deadliest......Science students know why
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by alphalpha(m): 11:27pm On Aug 30, 2014
myads890: I once saw a movie about this story but I can't remember the title. The guy get mind die!


seen the movie too. didn't know twas based on a true life story. 120hours or so is the title
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by perfectionist(m): 11:29pm On Aug 30, 2014
Pronmix: 2.
Frane Selak: Escaped from a derailed train, a door-less
plane, a bus crash, a car into flames, another 2 car
accidents... then won Million Dollar lottery!
This man must have frustrated death. If death could, it would have given up on him.
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Pronmix(m): 11:31pm On Aug 30, 2014
perfectionist:
This man must have frustrated death. If death could, it would have given up on him.
I think it did, gave him money to congratulate his tenacity.

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Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by michaelGoodluck(f): 11:33pm On Aug 30, 2014
Pronmix: 5.
Roy Sullivan: Struck by Lightning 7 Times

Roy Sullivan was a Virginia Forest Ranger who had an
incredible attraction to lightning... or rather lightning
had an attraction to him. Over his 36-year career as a
ranger, Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times -
and survived each jolt, but not unscathed. His seventh
strike put him in the Guinness Book of World Records:
In 1942, the first lightning strike shot through
Sullivan's leg and knocked his big toenail off.
In 1969, a second strike burned off his eyebrows and
knocked him unconscious.
In 1970, another strike left his shoulder seared.
In 1972, his hair was set on fire and Roy had to
dump a bucket of water over his head to cool off.
On August 7, 1973, another bolt ripped through his
hat and hit him on the head, set his hair on fire again,
threw him out of his truck and knocked his left shoe
off.
On June 5, 1976, a sixth strike in 1976 left him with
an injured ankle.
On June 25th, 1977, the last lightning bolt to hit Roy
Sullivan sent him to the hospital with chest and
stomach burns in 1977.
His wife was also struck once, when a sudden storm
welled up as she and her husband were out hanging
wash on the back yard clothesline. On September 28,
1983, Roy Sullivan died at age 71, reportedly of a self-
inflicted gunshot wound over troubles unrelated to
lightning.

There is something behind this!
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by perfectionist(m): 11:42pm On Aug 30, 2014
Pronmix: I think it did, gave him money to congratulate his tenacity.
Nah! He's still going to die. That's if he's not dead already.
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Melkuk: 11:46pm On Aug 30, 2014
publicenemy: No. 11 : PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN : Escaped assasination attempt by the northern bad guys...

















By deciding not to go to Chibok to visit the parents of the kidnapped girls... grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin



More like, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan survived the longest ever recorded, barefoot (shoeless) trek, from Bayelsa to Abuja, and ended up in Aso Villa as president!
1759 Book of Records please confirm.
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Pronmix(m): 11:53pm On Aug 30, 2014
michaelGoodluck:

There is something behind this!
Forces from the village

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Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by publicenemy(m): 11:54pm On Aug 30, 2014
Melkuk:


More like, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan survived the longest ever recorded, barefoot (shoeless) trek, from Bayelsa to Abuja, and ended up in Aso Villa as president!
1759 Book of Records please confirm.

I have no idea what ur talking about bro.
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Pronmix(m): 11:55pm On Aug 30, 2014
michaelGoodluck:

There is something behind this!
Forces from the village? ? ?

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Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by cococandy(f): 12:02am On Aug 31, 2014
He got fat after he won the lottery grin
malikmoreni: [size=18pt]DAT fat MAN JUMPED FROM A PLANE, TRAIN AHAN OP, OPEE[/size] angry

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Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by cococandy(f): 12:04am On Aug 31, 2014
Quick weight loss method. cheesy
Pronmix: 10.
Mauro Prosperi: Survived 9 days in the Sahara Desert.

Prosperi, a keen endurance runner, took part in the
1994 Marathon des Sables (Marathon of the Sands) in
Morocco. Part way through the 6-day 233 kilometre
event a sandstorm caused Prosperi to lose his way. He
ended up disoriented and ran in the wrong direction,
ultimately running several hundred kilometres into
Algeria. After 36 hours he ran out of food and water.
He survived by drinking his own urine and eating bats
resident in an abandoned mosque and the occasional
snake found in the desert.
Not wishing to die a long drawn out death, Prosperi
attempted to commit suicide in the mosque by slitting
his wrists with a pen knife he had with him. The
attempt failed - lack of water had caused Prosperi's
blood to thicken and clotted the wound before he
died.
After nine days alone in the desert he was found by a
nomadic family and taken to an Algerian military camp
and from there to a hospital. He was 186 miles off
route, and reportedly had lost between 30 and 40
pounds (18 kg) in body weight.

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Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by adekayo1234(m): 12:06am On Aug 31, 2014
chai! I just dey imagine the kind prayer people go prayer tomorrow..... something like "pray that the plane crash that will land u in money, God will bestow on u" Adura!!!!!!! grin grin

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Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Nobody: 12:10am On Aug 31, 2014
cococandy: He got fat after he won the lottery grin

True sha,,LoL
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Nobody: 12:12am On Aug 31, 2014
Pronmix: 10.
Mauro Prosperi: Survived 9 days in the Sahara Desert.

. After 36 hours he ran out of food and water.
He survived by drinking his own urine and eating bats
.
. . . . . . He ate bats! Aargh!! I thank God for him that there was nothing like EBOLA back then !!!!!!!
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by gorgeousnogo(f): 12:13am On Aug 31, 2014
No 2 must have angered d witches in his village
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by donefezy: 12:14am On Aug 31, 2014
Pronmix: 5.
Roy Sullivan: Struck by Lightning 7 Times

Roy Sullivan was a Virginia Forest Ranger who had an
incredible attraction to lightning... or rather lightning
had an attraction to him. Over his 36-year career as a
ranger, Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times -
and survived each jolt, but not unscathed. His seventh
strike put him in the Guinness Book of World Records:
In 1942, the first lightning strike shot through
Sullivan's leg and knocked his big toenail off.
In 1969, a second strike burned off his eyebrows and
knocked him unconscious.
In 1970, another strike left his shoulder seared.
In 1972, his hair was set on fire and Roy had to
dump a bucket of water over his head to cool off.
On August 7, 1973, another bolt ripped through his
hat and hit him on the head, set his hair on fire again,
threw him out of his truck and knocked his left shoe
off.
On June 5, 1976, a sixth strike in 1976 left him with
an injured ankle.
On June 25th, 1977, the last lightning bolt to hit Roy
Sullivan sent him to the hospital with chest and
stomach burns in 1977.
His wife was also struck once, when a sudden storm
welled up as she and her husband were out hanging
wash on the back yard clothesline. On September 28,
1983, Roy Sullivan died at age 71, reportedly of a self-
inflicted gunshot wound over troubles unrelated to
lightning.

Fellow NLders una sure say witch craft N̶̲̥̅̊O pertain to this? Na only him and your family lightning see to dey strike?
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Nobody: 12:18am On Aug 31, 2014
sebali:

Na Jazz O.

My mama friend kn hw to prepare dis sharm......it protects u from accident.(road, air etc)
I refused her offer to prepare it for me bt with this guys story i tink i better go do it
. . . . . . . . . . When its your time to 'GO', no Jazzzz can save you bro! U neva hear person wey one tiny insect enter him eye, na there him follow waka, or person wey him personal sneeze hold am tight for throat, na there him peme! May God just continue to Safe, Guide and Guard US!. . . I thank You Lord For My Life!
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by faithboi: 12:19am On Aug 31, 2014
Pronmix: You know! Had a friend who slipped on a stair in their house on 26th December 2010 didn't stand up afterwards.
a Facebook friend of mine was having her bath..she slumped and died.. :-...dis pple really had God on their side
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Pronmix(m): 12:26am On Aug 31, 2014
faithboi: a Facebook friend of mine was having her bath..she slumped and died.. :-...dis pple really had God on their side
That's how deep this world could be, you say God on their side? What about my friend (he's the most religious person I know nit just on facial value but deep into it a kind hearted individual) what about your own friend? I think it's destiny.

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Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Talkfutball: 12:29am On Aug 31, 2014
Now we know
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by bigtt76(f): 12:39am On Aug 31, 2014
What about Fernando Torres who has so far survived Chelsea Owner Abramovic? For three seasons Torres been firing blanks, seen the exit of three coaches until now grin .....abeg o na joke ar dey o!
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Porthable(m): 12:40am On Aug 31, 2014
How about 170 million people who survived the impossible?
**Nigeria
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by boxiposhags: 12:48am On Aug 31, 2014
Valfrankie: Wow!!! Those guys here are spectacular!!! Talk about the cat with 9lives!!! smiley *Sips my GUINNESS*
my guy i see you jare. we are made of black.
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Mtoluwase(m): 12:52am On Aug 31, 2014
Pronmix: 2.
Frane Selak: Escaped from a derailed train, a door-less
plane, a bus crash, a car into flames, another 2 car
accidents... then won Million Dollar lottery!

Luck has always been on his side or vice versa for
croatian music teacher Frane Selak (born in 1929), who
is well known around the world for as many fatal
accidents as spectacular escapes. The first of his
numerous near-death experiences began on a cold
January day in 1962, when Selak was on a train to
Dubrovnik: it suddenly derailed into an icy river, killing
17 passengers. He managed to escape with a broken
arm, minor scratches and bruises.
A year later, Selak was flying, from Zagreb to Rijeka,
when a door abruptly blew away from the cockpit of the
plane, as he was blown off the plane. The accident killed
19 people, however, Selak was lucky enough to land on
a haystack, and wake up some days later in hospital,
with minor injuries.
It was in 1966 that he met with the third misadventure
while traveling on a bus that crashed and plunged into a
river. There were four people dead. Astonishingly, Selak
managed to escape unharmed again.
In 1970, Selak was driving along when, all of a sudden,
his car caught fire. He was fortunate again to have left
the car before the fuel tank exploded. Three years later,
another of Selak’s car caught fire, blowing flames
through the air vents. To a greater dismay, Selak's lost
most of his hair.
In 1995, Selak was in Zagreb when he was hit by a bus,
again leaving nothing but a few injuries. The following
year, while driving through a mountain road, Selak drove
off a guardrail to escape an oncoming truck and landed
on a tree to watch his car explode 300 feet below.
In a surprising turn of events in 2003, Selak won the
million-dollar Croatian lottery, turning the man into
either the world’s unluckiest man, or the world’s
luckiest one.

#AwonEyaMi at work.
#TheGuyMustBeEaingWithALongSpoon
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Nobody: 12:56am On Aug 31, 2014
when its not your time, ITS NEVER YOUR TIME.
Re: 10 People Who Survived The Impossible. by Forwetinnah: 1:44am On Aug 31, 2014
Pronmix: 2.
Frane Selak: Escaped from a derailed train, a door-less
plane, a bus crash, a car into flames, another 2 car
accidents... then won Million Dollar lottery!

Luck has always been on his side or vice versa for
croatian music teacher Frane Selak (born in 1929), who
is well known around the world for as many fatal
accidents as spectacular escapes. The first of his
numerous near-death experiences began on a cold
January day in 1962, when Selak was on a train to
Dubrovnik: it suddenly derailed into an icy river, killing
17 passengers. He managed to escape with a broken
arm, minor scratches and bruises.
A year later, Selak was flying, from Zagreb to Rijeka,
when a door abruptly blew away from the cockpit of the
plane, as he was blown off the plane. The accident killed
19 people, however, Selak was lucky enough to land on
a haystack, and wake up some days later in hospital,
with minor injuries.
It was in 1966 that he met with the third misadventure
while traveling on a bus that crashed and plunged into a
river. There were four people dead. Astonishingly, Selak
managed to escape unharmed again.
In 1970, Selak was driving along when, all of a sudden,
his car caught fire. He was fortunate again to have left
the car before the fuel tank exploded. Three years later,
another of Selak’s car caught fire, blowing flames
through the air vents. To a greater dismay, Selak's lost
most of his hair.
In 1995, Selak was in Zagreb when he was hit by a bus,
again leaving nothing but a few injuries. The following
year, while driving through a mountain road, Selak drove
off a guardrail to escape an oncoming truck and landed
on a tree to watch his car explode 300 feet below.
In a surprising turn of events in 2003, Selak won the
million-dollar Croatian lottery, turning the man into
either the world’s unluckiest man, or the world’s
luckiest one.

Reminds me of the movie "unbreakable"

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