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Man hit by 16-pound pine cone in S.F. park files $5 million suit
As the man snoozed beneath a bunya pine tree, one of the pods broke loose and landed on his head, crushing his skull.
He suffered traumatic brain injury, with severe and likely irreversible cognitive deficits, according to court papers.
Their seedpods, or pine cones, can grow to enormous sizes, reaching nearly 16 inches in diameter and weighing up to 40 pounds.
I used to bowl some and I used a 15 pound bowling ball. I'm thinking I wouldn't want that landing on my head from a height.
And apparently, on top of that, they're spiky/pointy too.
As the man snoozed beneath a bunya pine tree, one of the pods broke loose and landed on his head, crushing his skull.
He suffered traumatic brain injury, with severe and likely irreversible cognitive deficits, according to court papers.
Their seedpods, or pine cones, can grow to enormous sizes, reaching nearly 16 inches in diameter and weighing up to 40 pounds.
I used to bowl some and I used a 15 pound bowling ball. I'm thinking I wouldn't want that landing on my head from a height.
And apparently, on top of that, they're spiky/pointy too.