Crazy Survival Stories pt 3

Crazy Survival Stories pt 3

The world's (un)luckiest man:

Who: Frane Selak

When: 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1995 and 1996

What happened: An accident rarely comes alone, Frane Selak is living proof of this, and several times in his life, he must have thought "Okay, but when the fuck will this shit stop coming?". Selak is a Croatian music teacher, and his life has been tested with a few near-death experiences, a few.. let's make it six.

  In 1962 Selak made a journey from Sarajevo to Dubrovnik, in train, except his train never made it that far. It derailed and crashed into a ice cold lake before it could reach its destination, 17 people drowned but our lucky Croatian managed to survive with nothing but a broken arm.

   One year later, in 1963, he embarked on his first and last trip on a plane. While the plane took off, a door came loose and Frane Selak fell out of the plane. Miraculously he landed in a haystack and didn't suffer any lasting injuries.

   In 1966 he tried his luck at transporting himself in a car, this proved to be a bad idea. A faulty gas hose made burning gasoline get sucked into the driver's cabin via the air canals. Selak lost most of his hair, but survived, again with no lasting injuries.

   Four years later Frane Selak was sitting in another car, which suddenly burst into flames, he made it out of the car only seconds before it exploded. Frane probably thought this would be his last accident, since it took so long for the next to come..

   25 years later he got run over by a bus while crossing the street, he survived again. The year after he drove off the highway but managed to jump out of the car only seconds before the car fell down a 90 meter cliff.

   If God exists, he has a mean sense of humor, or a just one, you'll have to figure that one out for yourself.. Either way, in 2003 Frane bought is first lottery ticket, at the age of 73, he won around 1 million dollars on that lottery ticket.

 The numbers of death:

Just some numbers about how long the average human can expect to survive during certain conditions.

• ·         3 days, is how long you can survive without water.

• ·         1 hour, is how long you can survive in 0-4 degree water.

• ·         15 minutes, is the time you'll be able to survive, buried in an avalanche.

• ·         26 humans, is the amount of people the blue-ringed octopus is able to kill with the amount of venom delivered in one bite. It is one of the most venomous creatures on the planet.

• ·         31,8 years of age, is the average age at which you die in Swaziland, Afrika, this is lower than anywhere else in the world.

• ·         90 percent, is the chance you have to survive getting struck by lightning, shocking?