Thinking about the untimely death of Heath Ledger and, earlier, Evel Knievel makes you consider things. One of those things for me is how to defy death. Interestingly, Quantum Physics may have an answer in the thought experiment called Quantum Suicide:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/quantum-suicide.htm
Thinking about the untimely death of Heath Ledger and, earlier, Evel Knievel makes you consider things