The Skeleton Lake of Roopkund, India
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The Skeleton Lake of Roopkund, India
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#2Can one really die from hail? I have seen pretty big ones now and then, but usually one would cover their heads with their hands at least, to make it safely through it.
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#3I was there at the site in 2010. It was an amazing trek (http://roopkund.com/).
Right now, the forest officials are struggling to preserve the remains because tourist often like to take the skeletons back with them as souvenirs. Since the lake is far off and frozen for eight months in a year, it is difficult to guard the area. Most skeletons and bones have been stolen over the years with only a few skulls and bones remaining around the frozen lake.
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#4Can one really die from hail? I have seen pretty big ones now and then, but usually one would cover their heads with their hands at least, to make it safely through it.
This should give some perspective :) : http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hail-no-an-account-of-t...
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#5Can one really die from hail? I have seen pretty big ones now and then, but usually one would cover their heads with their hands at least, to make it safely through it.
Yes, in Asia there have been deaths in sufficient numbers due to freak hailstorms. [1][2]
Guess this has something to do with the first knock-off itself.
[1] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271147/Nine-people-...
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#6Can one really die from hail? I have seen pretty big ones now and then, but usually one would cover their heads with their hands at least, to make it safely through it.
9"/23cm hail would do you in pretty quick I would think. Even using my entire forearms I can only manage to partially cover my whole head. You'd be better off dropping down into the fetal position but if all the injuries were to the top of the head then it sounds like they didn't do that (maybe it started too quickly).
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#7Great, now I have one more irrational fear.
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#8Can one really die from hail? I have seen pretty big ones now and then, but usually one would cover their heads with their hands at least, to make it safely through it.
There was a tornado near my village in Belgium (Hardly the land of freak weather) which was preceeded by a hailstorm. The hail was only about an inch across or so.
After the storm and tornado had gone through and we were outside evaluating the damage a man staggered into the village. He had been out jogging (Shorts and T-Shirt) when the hail fell and it looked like someone had beaten him all over his body (loads of individual Bruises, bleeding etc.).
And this was only relatively small hail in the grand scheme of things. I can easily imagine hail being able to kill someone.
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#9Even though this mystery is as good as solved, this mystery death remains still a mystery
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#10Great, now I have one more irrational fear.
I'd say a fear of the color blue or clowns is irrational. A fear of earthquakes, snakes, and huge hailstorms is rational (if extremely unlikely to occur).
Not to, you know, encourage your imminent agoraphobia.