Another idiot in Yellowstone!!

I think there are much more terrible things going in our world

So we should only comment on those, and let the fools be fools.

I think there are much more terrible things going in our world than some nut leaving the boardwalk and walking around a geyser. Guess what, people were walking on that land long before it became owned by the federal government.

I guess I'm somewhat of a radical when it comes to the National Parks. We the people own those parks yet we get no say in their operation and are forced to pay an entry fee. Rangers are not elected and are unaccountable to we the people yet they set the rules and policies for the parks, whether we agree or not. It's like the police creating the laws and enforcing said laws, which is absurd.

To those that complain about him damaging the environment, yes he would have left footprints that may take years to fade completely away. However if you go to any of the major thermal features in Yellowstone you can find wildlife footprints on those same fragile surfaces. On the topic of plugging up a Geyser by sticking his hand in and dislodging rocks, sure it is possible, though unlikely to make much difference given the disruptive forces at play every time the geyser erupts. In other words anything he might accidentally dislodge, would likely also be dislodged by the force of the erupting water within a matter of hours.

Having said that, the is an idiot, and a darwin candidate

naturist wrote:
Some fool gets killed at Yellowstone every couple years. Sometimes it’s by walking away from the safety of a boardwalk and falling through a thin spot into boiling acid, sometimes it’s by treating a bison, bear, or moose like a house pet and getting shredded.

All we can do is put up signs, we can't fix stupid.

Much ado about nothing

Much ado about a lot! The man was off the boardwalk. He could have easily damaged a fragile ecosystem or had it collapse underneath him and painfully boiled to death. The disrespect shown to the park environment is appalling. Your lack of understanding or caring I find strange.

azdryheat wrote:
Much ado about nothing

I beg to differ.

I’m guessing you have never been to Yellowstone. I have, and can tell you that what that guy did was both very dangerous and also risky for the geyser. Old Faithful erupts on a somewhat loose schedule. When the rangers post the expected time for the next eruption, it is plus or minus about 20 minutes. The water comes out as a powerful blast, and it is boiling hot. Sticking a hand or foot into the mouth risks breaking off rock that could fall into the geyser and screw up the oriface that controls the timing of eruptions, so not only could he have been severely injured, he could have ruined YOUR national treasure.

Some fool gets killed at Yellowstone every couple years. Sometimes it’s by walking away from the safety of a boardwalk and falling through a thin spot into boiling acid, sometimes it’s by treating a bison, bear, or moose like a house pet and getting shredded.

There are signs everywhere saying to stay on the boardwalks and stay away from the wildlife, but some people are really too stupid to be allowed to live.

The guy in the article is clearly someone who needs the close adult supervision of some time in jail for his own safety.

Much ado about nothing

Ughh, of course I did! I guess there is another idiot posting about it then LOL!

Yes, you posted it in a different forum.