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Deodands put a price on objects that caused death

115 points · 42 comments · samizdis

  1. zrobotics · · focus · HN ↗
    This is only tangentially on-topic, but the opening anecdote about the floor collapse immediately reminded me of the Erfurt latrine disaster. If you aren't already familiar, count yourself as one of today's lucky 10k people:

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Erfurt_latrine_disaster" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Erfurt_latrine_disaster

    1. mitxela · · focus · HN ↗
      Very Dwarf Fortressy, except DF doesn&#x27;t have latrine pits, so you usually have to drop them in magma instead.
    2. amemi · · focus · HN ↗
      This is referencing <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;1053&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;1053&#x2F;
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