One has to remember these dudes are batshit crazy.
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One of the greatest men of all time, Dan Robbins, 93, has died. He is the man who invented paint-by-number sets, which are still popular, and yours truly likes to use them every now and again when I am in the mood.
Dan Robbins was working at Palmer Paint, a company in Ohio selling children’s paint sets, when he came up with the idea for paint-by-numbers. Palmer Paint’s owner asked Robbins to come up with a paint kit for adults. He heard that da Vinci used numbered background patterns in his work and based paint-by-numbers on that idea. Most of the kits were landscapes but included other designs such as ballerinas and kittens. The kits were a sensation in the mid-1950s but competitors saturated the market and sales greatly decreased. Robbins continued his career in product development, designing happy meal toys for McDonalds. Paint-by-numbers paintings were exhibited at the Smithsonian._____
Yet another man died doing what he loved.
Another report:
The park's helicopter and technical rescue team recovered the body of a 67-year-old man. The name and hometown of the man wasn't immediately available._____
The National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner are investigating the death, park officials said.
A spokeswoman said it was the first over-the-edge death this year at Grand Canyon National Park, which had 17 fatalities last year.
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