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2006-06-28 08:46:22 · 15 answers · asked by Frankenstein 3 in Arts & Humanities History

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The most dangerous stunt in history is the history of the Twentieth century. A truly embarrassing century that appears historically out of step with every other period in history. When ones sense of history is unraveled, it is indeed a vast tragedy.

2006-07-11 14:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by blake 2 · 0 0

The invasion of Iraq is probably the most dangerous stunt, certainly of this century. The U.S. was on a roll having patched up relations with lots of countries who were sympathetic to the US after the 9/11 crimes.

It was thought that Afghanistan was conquered, when really we know now that the US like the USSR had control of Kandahar. The geniuses at the defense department said we could do this all day, and then Paul Wolfowitz said we could do it for free in Iraq.

Hence the big stunt, in which Colon Powell former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...a real soldier who knew what he was doing, was ignored.

Now we have as many casualties that we incurred on 9/11, about 10 times as many dead Iraqis, and no end in site.

2006-07-11 23:33:35 · answer #2 · answered by sleeplessinslo 2 · 0 0

Id have to say the most dangerous stunt or tragedy is the titanic. Building a ship to be unsinkable but sinks after hitting an iceberg. It shows how human arrogance can result in the death of so many people. No ship is unsinkable, and the company that built the titanic was arrogant in thinking it was.

2006-07-12 15:30:53 · answer #3 · answered by give_god_a_chance2004 2 · 0 0

The most dangerous stunt would have been leaving the trenches during WW1. Tragedy.... that would have to be the deaths of Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa. To bad they couldn't have lived forever; on a non religious side, I would have to say the Holocast during WWII

2006-07-10 00:33:15 · answer #4 · answered by cozmoaf 2 · 0 0

The Gallipoli campaign, World War One.
Winston Churchil, then Lord of the Admiralty, decided to storm the Gallipoli cliff faces in Turkey with a mixed force of British Infantry and ANZAC Ground Troops. The men ended up being stranded on the cliffs and pushed back into the sea. One of the highest casualty rates per head in British military history, figures running to 89 out of 100 men killed. A gamble that went horribly wrong.

2006-06-28 16:07:59 · answer #5 · answered by thomas p 5 · 0 0

I've lost count of the number of times I've been left heartbroken since then, countless nights of sharing my tears with the pillow. The older i grow, the more vulnerable i've become. But life is not without its healing touch, in the laughter of loved ones, the kind words of a friend and the beauty of music. I do know that the heart can swell although its aching and still be whole even if it's broken.

that's my tragedy

2006-07-11 06:58:12 · answer #6 · answered by Princess illusion 5 · 0 0

Assuming stunts, and not battles, etc.

Niagra falls in a barrel, and climbing Mt. everest. Both kill a significant percentage of those who attempt it.
Tragedy - The space shuttle and soviet cosmonaut tragedies, and test pilots in the early part of aviation

2006-07-05 03:11:32 · answer #7 · answered by freebird 6 · 0 0

Several members of "The FlyingWalendas"attempted to do a high
wire stunt between two skyscrapers.They got out to the middle and a strong wind rose up.It wasn`t pretty.

2006-06-28 17:37:21 · answer #8 · answered by Rich B 7 · 0 0

In October 1805, Hood, Collingwood and Horatio Nelson sailed off the English Channel to engage the combined French and Spanish fleets in what is now known as The Battle of Trafalgar. Months earlier they were in the British Naval Headquarters--now Nelson's Dockyard in Antigua. The Spanish and French planned to seal off the English Channel and wipe England off the map. Lost for answers, those Brits had a few swigs of good Antiguan Rum. As any sailor will tell you, when you run out of answers, drink good Caribbean rum. Under the influence, Nelson decided to break the enemy's line--never done before and total madness.
Here is what that means. Similar to how gun duels are done, one group of ships would sail in a follow-the-leader fashion. The combined fleet did that and were waiting for Nelson to sail parallel to them so that they could begin firing on each other. Admiral Nelson, Collingwood and one other nut case, steered right between the combined fleet--in essence cutting off their ability to fire on his ships. He and his men could fire on theirs but they could not fire on his. Remember the guns were fixed and they pointed to the sides only. When gunners are frustrated the only options left are to go for muskets and fire them at close range.
That they did. Fortunately, Nelson had an entire gallon of unused rum. That they used to preserve his body and take it back to England. Now you know where the term: DEAD DRUNK" comes from.
Since I was a youngster, I used to race out of the same Dockyard that Nelson and his gang visited. Trust me-under the influence of good rum, you are tempted to try a few dangerous stunts--like challenging the world's biggest and most expensive yachts in one week of grueling sailing just for bragging rights--your name to be engraved on a flipping cup. The sad thing is that we go back year after year to do the same thing.
Boaz.

2006-07-08 19:42:01 · answer #9 · answered by Boaz 4 · 0 0

the second World War

2006-07-09 11:57:01 · answer #10 · answered by Conservative 5 · 0 0

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