This week’s “Amusing Monday” is an experiment of sorts. It’s well understood that we humans often laugh when things surprise us. If the people involved recover from an unexpected event, we call it humor. If they don’t, we call it tragedy.
Some people find the following videos involving boat accidents quite funny, as revealed in the comments that follow on YouTube. Some people express concern for the people who were caught unaware.
I hope you find these amusing, since it appears that few of the people in the videos were seriously injured. But I would be interested to hear your viewpoints about what makes accidents humorous — or not.
Restored ship launched with great excitement.
Not all boats are built the same.
Watch out for that first step!
They don’t make boats like they used to.
