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RIP Grant Imahara

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coppice:
I was at an electronics company event in the US some years ago, where Grant Imahara was the after dinner speaker. I barely knew who he was, but the Americans treated him as quite the celebrity.

RandallMcRee:

He was one of the good guys. I really enjoyed watching him, and I think many of us can resonate with this:


--- Quote ---In a 2008 interview with Machine Design, Imahara told the publication that he wanted to be an engineer because "I liked the challenge of designing and building things, figuring out how something works and how to make it better or apply it in a different way. When I was a kid, I never wanted to be James Bond. I wanted to be Q, because he was the guy who made all the gadgets. I guess you could say that engineering came naturally."
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pickle9000:
wow, so sad.

NiHaoMike:

--- Quote from: HwAoRrDk on July 14, 2020, 12:12:35 pm ---Brain aneurysms are such an unfair way to die - so sudden, so unpredictable. My cousin's wife died of one at a similar age. Took a nap one afternoon and never woke up...

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Heart attacks as well. There's a documentary of an airline pilot dying from that shortly after takeoff, what saved everyone else on the plane was that one of the passengers had some flight knowledge and was able to talk to ATC in order to make an emergency landing. Yes, exactly the scenario covered in a Mythbusters episode...

james_s:
I used to work with a guy who had a brain aneurysm around the same age, he survived, largely due to luck of being awake when it happened and getting prompt medical care. A lot of people just drop dead without warning when it happens. With all the things that can kill us it's pretty remarkable that as many live as long as they do.

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