missberi on Dec 11, 2007 at 6:36 AM

http://www.mydeathspace.com/article/2009/05/26/Wade_Propst_%2820%29_died_from_a_gunshot_while_a_group_of_teens_watched_then_ran_off

I really don't understand why people play Russian Roulette.  What is the draw to it?  I would think a 20 y.o. would be smart enough not to take a risk like this.  It's really sad.  

RIP Wade



EDIT: To merge duplicate topics

deeply shaded on Dec 11, 2007 at 6:59 AM

http://mydeathspace.com/article/2007/12/12/Wade_Propts_(20)_killed_himself_in_a_game_of_Russian_Roulette

I really don't understand why people play this.  What is the draw to it?  I would think a 20 y.o. would be smart enough not to take a risk like this.  It's really sad. 

RIP Wade

I don't get this either. Unless they've decided it's time for them to check out so they don't care. I can't read the article yet so don't know what happened, but I'm thinking if you're playing the game and someone else blows their brains out in front of your eyes you get the picture pretty fast that it's not really a game.

missberi on Dec 11, 2007 at 7:19 AM

A few things about the "game":

• The form of the game can be as varied as the participants or their motives (displays of bravado, suicide etc.), but typically a single round is placed in a six-shot revolver resulting in a 1/6 (or 17%) chance of the revolver discharging the round. The revolver's cylinder can either be spun again to reset the game conditions or the trigger can be pulled again, increasing the odds with every trigger pull; 1/5 (20%) for the second trigger pull and 1/4 (25%) for the third etc. Using revolvers with fewer chambers (typically five) or increasing the number of rounds are other variations that increase the risk.

• In one legend, 19th century Russian prisoners were forced to play the game while the prison guards bet on the outcome. In another version, desperate and suicidal officers in the Russian army played the game to impress each other.

• Using a semi-automatic pistol, unlike a revolver, will automatically load and fire a round eliminating any chance. Use of a semi-automatic pistol is usually due to misunderstanding. Firing a semi-automitic pistol thinking it is empty when in fact it was loaded would not constitute a variation of the Russian roulette, but a mere shooting accident.

• In reference to the film The Deer Hunter, a six pack of canned beer is used in a slightly more humorous version known as "beer hunter". A third party shakes one can of the beer vigorously and places it back in the six pack, then two contestants who have no knowledge of the shaken beers placement draw a beer from the six pack. They place the can of beer as close to their head as possible and open the pop top. The shaken beer will spray the loser while the other five beers are uneventful. This game is most often played in public where the loser is openly ridiculed.

• In the same vein of playing Russian Roulette with drinks, reports emerge of a polar explorer's variant : after months of eating identical meals every day the team prepare their communal meal one night, but one of the (otherwise) identical bowls of food is laced with a strong laxative. One "lucky" team member gets the laced dish. Hilarious consequences ensue.

HyperU2 on Dec 11, 2007 at 7:22 AM

Chuck Norris played this with a fully loaded gun and won.

Just Me on Dec 11, 2007 at 7:29 AM

Chuck Norris played this with a fully loaded gun and won.

That is because Chuck can do anything. :lol:
The average person can't do what Chuck does.