
If you consider yourself unlucky, these newly uncovered remains will probably make you feel a lot better about yourself.
Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site have recently unearthed the skeleton of a man who was squashed by an enormous stone block during a desperate escape from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
This iconic volcanic eruption pummelled the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum with ash. The exact death toll is still unknown, but archaeologists have discovered the remains of at least 1,500 people in and around the two towns.
Archaeologists believe that the squashed skeleton belongs to a man in his thirties who attempted to hide from the shower of volcanic debris. The body was discovered at first-story level, suggesting that a thick layer of ash had already fallen when the stone block was thrown by the volcanic burst.
Archaeologists working at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy, uncovered the remains of a 30-year-old man who… https://t.co/t5YTFGQEQK— CNN (@CNN) 1527615200
Inevitably, the Internet has seen the funny side of the image, which has become the latest meme to take over Twitter.
Survived the volcano only to get looney tunes'd to death https://t.co/u1u9fn4gwq— Mama Dio (@Mama Dio) 1527616808
Me to a panicked group of Archaeologists moments after I drop a big ass rock on a perfectly preserved Pompeii skele… https://t.co/Nirry24gIS— Patrick Gill (@Patrick Gill) 1527628160
Survived the volcano only to get looney tunes'd to death https://t.co/u1u9fn4gwq— Mama Dio (@Mama Dio) 1527616808
This dude has been dead for 2,000 years so I can admit to you that I just laughed super hard at this tweet and acco… https://t.co/9RsSwrSNnM— Marc Normandin (@Marc Normandin) 1527616153
Wile E. Coyote's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. https://t.co/agvnDmlmII— James Surowiecki (@James Surowiecki) 1527620079
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