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The tragic sudden death of Silicon Valley entrepreneur Dave Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, has taken a twist. The cause of death was initially withheld; now it has been reported that the 47-year old died while working out in a gym at a Mexican resort hotel. Goldberg was found by his brother lying next to a treadmill in a pool of blood, with a gash in his head; state officials believe the injury occurred after he fell off the machine. Meanwhile, the general manager at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita - denies that Goldberg was even a guest at the hotel or residences.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 06 2015, @10:04AM
> I suppose a treadmill could cause death through some design element that seems innocent enough but is actually quite dangerous.
Youtube is full of vidoes labeled "treadmill fail."
All treadmills have a fail-safe that you are supposed to clip to yourself that will immediately halt all movement if you fall off. Most people never bother to clip it on because it is kind of a pita.
(Score: 5, Funny) by c0lo on Wednesday May 06 2015, @11:01AM
Never used a threadmill myself, but if it's the way you describe it then they should change the clipping position on something else than the ass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Wednesday May 06 2015, @02:32PM
Is a threadmill is something that generates comment threads?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 06 2015, @02:55PM
(Score: 4, Interesting) by GungnirSniper on Wednesday May 06 2015, @02:36PM
Most people who use the clips are running faster than they think they can sustain, not just jogging or walking at a typical-to-them pace. It does seem likely from looking at the man's physique (a little heavy) and descriptions of his overwork (restarted each night after his kids were in bed) that he had a cardiac event, which prevented him from protecting his head in a fall.
All the money in the world is useless if you fail to protect your health.
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 06 2015, @02:47PM
> Most people who use the clips are running faster than they think they can sustain, not just jogging or walking at a typical-to-them pace.
Maybe that is true in practice, but that is not the intended use for the clips.
As proof I submit walking treadmills, none of which can go faster than 4mph and are generally operated in the 2mph range. They all have fail-safe clips. Here is one such example. [lifespanfitness.com]
(Score: 2, Touché) by WillR on Wednesday May 06 2015, @03:14PM
Spend your vacation sitting in the bar eating chips and drinking beer, drop dead of a heart attack at your desk the next week? "Failed to protect your health!"
Spend it running on the treadmill trying to get in shape, die anyway? "Failed to protect your health!"