Chainsaw fights

weak_link

weak_link

Hugh Jasole
plumber said:
That's for the lawyers to decide.
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That's the problem. If someone of sound mind and body wants to enter a chainsaw fighting contest and signs a waiver of their rights, why should lawyers have any say if the family is entitled to free money? The individual signed up knowing they could get hurt or die, yet they did it anyway. Why should the promoters be held responsible?
 
Aluisious

Aluisious

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weak_link said:
If someone of sound mind and body wants to enter a chainsaw fighting contest
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plumber

plumber

Banned
weak_link said:
That's the problem. If someone of sound mind and body wants to enter a chainsaw fighting contest and signs a waiver of their rights, why should lawyers have any say if the family is entitled to free money? The individual signed up knowing they could get hurt or die, yet they did it anyway. Why should the promoters be held responsible?
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Why not are they something special? Was it an ironclad waiver? Did the injured party fully realize the danger involved? I can draw up a release on a cocktail napkin. Will it hold up in court? I doubt it.
 
weak_link

weak_link

Hugh Jasole
plumber said:
Why not are they something special? Was it an ironclad waiver? Did the injured party fully realize the danger involved? I can draw up a release on a cocktail napkin. Will it hold up in court? I doubt it.
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How do you not fully realize the danger involved in 'chainsaw fighting?'
 
jacksprat

jacksprat

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Is chainsaw fighting a female version of sword fighting? If so I'd be happy to referee the match and prep the fighters.
 
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

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weak_link said:
If you signed up for a chainsaw fight and signed a release of liability for the event, should your realatives be able to file a lawsuit when you are maimed and or killed in the event?
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Only if I'm maimed or killed in a way which is not entertaining to watch.
 
Charles R

Charles R

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nice stock saws...

It's all about the customs baby!
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500cc "hot saw" competition saw
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Chainsaws from Hell: Cool Story on Pro Lumberjack Hot Saws
By Brian Lohnes Posted 09/03/09

If you've ever attended a lumberjack competition or watched one on television, no doubt you saw the "hot saw" competition. It's essentially a drag race through a big log using custom built chainsaws that produce up to 100 hp from one-cylinder engines. Nutso.

We found this neat story on ESPN.com about the saws and the man who has built more champion saws than nearly anyone else, Russ Lemke. He has been a recognized design and engineering leader with these wild machines for more than a decade now and even makes the claim that only one of his saws in the history of the company refused to start on the first pull.
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And that tuned pipe offers a nice place to mount a shield during the fight :D
 
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DucatiHoney

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I had a 'B' certification with a saw when I worked for the Forest Circus back in college. I've lopped down my fair share of green leafy things. The trees got even one day though and decided to try to take my head off. I have a nice scar on my chin, a couple of chipped teef as a result (not visible from the front) and a minute or two I'm missing from my memory as a result of the attack from my coniferous foe. Can't imagine willingly fighting someone else with a chainsaw, too. Holding your own with an inanimate object and a saw is tough enough.
 
RRR70

RRR70

Attack Helicopter
weak_link said:
More importantly, when did we completely throw out the idea of personal responsibility? Sometime in the 1980's? Trying to figure out when we became such pussies and needed to be protected from everything.
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It started when courts decided that stupidity should be awarded.
 
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