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Got take my hat off to this guy for most extreme suicide:

UK man kills himself with chainsaw

A British man committed suicide by cutting off his own head with a chainsaw, an inquest into his death has found.

David Phyall, 50, took his own life because he was "irrationally opposed" to leaving his home, which had been repossessed, Deputy Coroner Simon Burge said at Winchester Coroner's Court in southern England.

"In the 15 years I have been sitting as a deputy coroner, this is the most bizarre case I can recall," said Burge, recording a verdict of suicide.

"He thought through how he was going to commit suicide very carefully. He went to a great deal of trouble."

Phyall, who had been drinking alcohol but not taken any drugs, tied the chainsaw to the leg of a snooker table and plugged it into a timer.

Police were called to his apartment in Bishopstoke, southern England, on July 5 when his parents could not contact him.

Requesting the parents to remain outside the property, officers broke in and found the walls and floor covered in blood, with Phyall's partially decapitated body in the lounge.

The apartment block where he was living was set to be demolished and despite various efforts from the local housing authority, Phyall - who suffered from mental illness and had attempted suicide in the past - had declined several offers for an alternative home.

Eventually, a court decided that his home, the only apartment in the block still occupied by anyone, was to be repossessed.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=668539

Now there's a man who used his head!

When I saw "Extreme Suicide", I thought that you were gonna tell a story about a man who killed himself (or woman, I ain't gonna judge) by, like, swallowing a live grenade.

This is pretty X-treme, though.

In think the tying the chainsaw to a snooker table, putting it on a timer then lying underneath to wait is more extreme than swallowing a live grenade. Though the grenade thing is pretty damn extreme. But it could be an immediate response to something. What this guy did took time, careful planning and preparation.
Why go this extreme, I've no idea. Maybe his hats no longer fitted him.

"he was "irrationally opposed" to leaving his home, which had been repossessed"
After this, it will just be "possessed".

I prefer the guy who tied a chain around a tree, fed it into his truck, tied it around his neck, and gunned it into traffic.

What the hell is a snooker table?

edit: nevermind. It's a pool table. Strange. Damn brits.

A guy here in Milwaukee tried blowing off his head with a shotgun. He failed, and ended up with an absolutely shattered face. It was probably the most epic fail this side of Owen Wilson's "attempt".

I'm reminded of a failed attempt to get rich, in which a man bled to death after convincing his relative to chainsaw his leg in order to collect health insurance.

That said, this is impressive.

In keeping with the theme of this thread, perhaps this man could have arranged for the chainsaw to saw off his head and for a live grenade to subsequently roll down his esophagus. <3

Wow, I wouldn't have thought it possible.

Err if he was mentally ill and had tried to commit suicide before, shouldn't they have just sectioned him and blown up the flatblock?

*sigh*

Err if he was mentally ill and had tried to commit suicide before, shouldn't they have just sectioned him and blown up the flatblock?

*sigh*beign mentally ill and having a history of suicide is not enough justification to commit someone. You must have evidence that they are a clear and present danger to themselves or others. There are plenty of people with mental illnesses who have, at one time or another, attempted suicide. That doesn't make them suicidal now.

There are some many other ways to commit suicide, ones that take others down with you. For instance, you could try to teach a blind person to drive a car on the freeway.

This guy deserves a Dee Dee Dee award, or a Darwin award.

:(

It's a bit sick that people are almost congratulatory that a person killed them self.

creation of an amateur atomic weapon. Most extreme suicide every lol

Pretty cool. Up there with the guy who cut his throat with an electric carving knife, though maybe not quite as good - the guy with the carver went halfway through the spine before dropping the machine. That's dedication.

Two points, "The man had been taking alcohol but not drugs" DOH, alcohol is a drug, a very dangerous one too. Second point for you Americans, Snooker is a game nothing to do with Pool, a snooker table is 12 feet by 6 feet.

I find it distateful that people are cheering for the way a man, who propably experienced incredible mental suffering while alive, chose to take his own life.

This guy deserves a Dee Dee Dee award, or a Darwin award.

:(

It's a bit sick that people are almost congratulatory that a person killed them self.

I find it distateful that people are cheering for the way a man, who propably experienced incredible mental suffering while alive, chose to take his own life.

Welcome to the Internet.

Welcome to the Internet.

If you don't like it, you can easily disconnect your computer from it, or not open web browser.

Pah. As extreme suicides go, you can't beat self-cannibalism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-cannibalism), especially if it is done over a long period of time.

This guy deserves a Dee Dee Dee award, or a Darwin award.

A what?

This guy deserves a Dee Dee Dee award, or a Darwin award.

Darwin awards aren't awarded for suicides, if you want to die and you succeed at doing so it's hardly an example of stupidity anyway.

This reminds me of that time where another Brit was found dead with his head cut off by a chainsaw, and foul play was ruled out... anyone remember that?

I'm reminded of a failed attempt to get rich, in which a man bled to death after convincing his relative to chainsaw his leg in order to collect health insurance.
Yay, that was in southern Tyrol some years ago. The Darwin Awards titled it as "Tyrol chainsaw massacre".

This really sounds like something that could only happen on a Monday.

A what?I've never seen it used on NS (until now), but comedian Carlos Mencia often uses the phrase "Dee Dee Dee" when referring to the mentally retarded or even people constrained to wheelchairs with diseases such as ALS. Insensitive? Absolutely, although he did have an interesting segment where he told the audience about a performance that he gave to a group of people with Cerebral Palsy.

Apparently they were thrilled by the fact that he didn't treat them as different from anybody else, although I can't really buy his argument.

As far as disapproving of our comments: This is the internet. Political correctness is neither expected nor prevalent. The victim in this case clearly intended for his death to spark discussion, positive or not.

It's a bit sick that people are almost congratulatory that a person killed them self.Well, it's impressive. It reminds me a bit of the self-immolation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-immolation) of Buddhist monks in protest of the Vietnamese regimen in 1963. (Not that I was around at the time, but it's one of those thing that leaves you impressed just hearing about it 30-40 years later).
Of course, there's a bit of a difference in magnitude protesting for a country or for home-ownership (if that's even how it should be perceived). But in any case, it sends a message that home-repossession is not a simple clinical matter. And while it won't do him a lot of good, being thoroughly dead as he is, perhaps it'll give some of the people responsible for taking his home pause to include a brief fleeting moment of humanity in their next decision.

I prefer the guy who tied a chain around a tree, fed it into his truck, tied it around his neck, and gunned it into traffic.

What the hell is a snooker table?

edit: nevermind. It's a pool table. Strange. Damn brits.


'Pool' and 'Snooker' are two different games entirely. They are not the same thing. The table is mostly the same though, but they are two seperate games with different rules and technique. Do they only have the game of snooker here in the UK or something? Anyway back to topic, only a Brit could go as far as cutting his own head off with a really gore-creating weapon to MAKE SURE that his suicide bid doesnt fail, especially in light of all the meticulous preperation he did for it. I feel sorry for the police that had to walk into that mess, it must have been a sight, especially since his head wasnt fully decapitated......

Hammering nails into your own head and chest is also pretty hard to understand

http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=192114

I find it distateful that people are cheering for the way a man, who propably experienced incredible mental suffering while alive, chose to take his own life.

I find chewing on wasps distasful.

'Pool' and 'Snooker' are two different games entirely. They are not the same thing. The table is mostly the same though, but they are two seperate games with different rules and technique. Do they only have the game of snooker here in the UK or something? Anyway back to topic, only a Brit could go as far as cutting his own head off with a really gore-creating weapon to MAKE SURE that his suicide bid doesnt fail, especially in light of all the meticulous preperation he did for it. I feel sorry for the police that had to walk into that mess, it must have been a sight, especially since his head wasnt fully decapitated......

We have Pool, Snooker, Billiards, and Bar Billiards over here.:D

how sickening.

All I can say is: Holy shit!:eek2:

Tragic that someone's committed suicide. Also for the police who had to see it and for the family the way it was done is extra sickening and upsetting. This suicide was a more selfish act than most.

Tragic that someone's committed suicide. Also for the police who had to see it and for the family the way it was done is extra sickening and upsetting. This suicide was a more selfish act than most.

Umm I don't know the guy was not in the right mind.

Umm I don't know the guy was not in the right mind.

Not right in the head...

Bad pun, sorry. :(

Tragic that someone's committed suicide. Also for the police who had to see it and for the family the way it was done is extra sickening and upsetting. This suicide was a more selfish act than most.
Decapitation isn't a whole lot messier than most other forms of suicide. Hanging, for instance, often results in the bowels releasing during/post death, with predictable results for the floor below. Blood also pools in the extremities, resulting in discoloration, swelling and a certain gentleman's condition.
I could go on, but it is probably better if I don't. Suicide is never as pretty as Romeo and Juliet would have you believe.
Not right in the head...

Bad pun, sorry. :(
At least you quit while you were . . .
You know, I'm actually not going to go there. Just this once.

At least you quit while you were . . .
You know, I'm actually not going to go there. Just this once.

That's the best choice. *nod*

That's the best choice. *nod*

Well, good thing we headed that off early.

DAMN IT

We already had a terrible pun in the OP, I'm surprised it took till the second page.

Well, good thing we headed that off early.

DAMN IT

We already had a terrible pun in the OP, I'm surprised it took till the second page.

It's just impossible not to. It's too tempting, you know.:(

Not right in the head...

Bad pun, sorry. :(

Well its too bad he thought it through so much if he had half a mind not too...


Oh wow.. sorry

I bet he felt saw the morning after.

I bet he felt saw the morning after.

If only he'd sawn ahead.

sorry

yes it's terrible grammar and I don't care

Well its too bad he thought it through so much if he had half a mind not too...


Oh wow.. sorry

OMG! LOL! I love you too!:fluffle:

If only he'd sawn ahead.

sorry

yes it's terrible grammar and I don't care

Yeah, but my pun had just as bad grammar. Although there's no need to talk of grammar right now, lest we give this poor man a head ache.

You should all be punished for your terrible wordplays.

This is just, wow... :eek2: