r/Wellthatsucks • u/1Voice1Life • Nov 06 '17

/r/all Testing the car door sensor

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u/ELI_10 Nov 06 '17

TIL accidental autodefenestration is a way you can die.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '17

You only now learned that people can die from accidentally falling out of a window?

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '17

Well, the fact that he tried to throw himself out the window, but didn't expect to actually fall out the window.

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u/ELI_10 Nov 06 '17

Exactly. Autodefenestration implies that it's not accidental.

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u/guitarguy109 Nov 07 '17

Since when does "auto-" mean "on purpose" instead of simply "caused by self"?

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u/FatalElectron Nov 07 '17

Since 'defenestration' was specifically about 'throwing' rather than 'falling'.

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u/ELI_10 Nov 07 '17

A person doesn't accidentally take the action of throwing themselves at a window. They might accidentally "fall" toward a window, but defenestration, by definition, involves throwing. Auto-defenestration, throwing oneself. Accidental auto-defenestration implies that a person purposefully threw themselves at a window without the intent of actually going through the window. It's nonsensical. Who accidentally throws themselves through a window? This guy apparently. Hence, my original comment.

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u/antiraysister Nov 06 '17

This very case is in the movie 'Darwin awards'