We all make mistakes

Born in 1604, Louis de Bourbon, Count of Soissons, was a cousin to Louis XIII and thus had the prestigious status of prince of the blood, exclusive to relatives of the royal family. As one could expect, he also was highly ambitious, and close to the equally power-hungry Gaston of Orléans, younger brother to the king. Already involved in 1636 with Gaston in a conspiracy to remove Richelieu from power, Louis had to flee to Sedan, which was then a sovereign principality. From there, he kept plotting against the cardinal, with support from Spain. The Duke of Châtillon was sent to arrest him by Louis XIIIs orders, but his troops were defeated on the 6 of July 1641 by a joint Imperial-Spanish force on the Marfée plateau. Even though victorious, Louis died in this battle. While the exact circumstances are still debated, a commonly admitted theory explains his untimely demise by an unfortunate habit to lift his close helmets visor with his pistols barrel - which was loaded in this day.

Ok... I think that I have to be the actual dumbest man alive, since I cant see how lifting the visor with the guns barrel could get him. I mean, wouldnt it be aiming up? Unless he did it like, seriously aiming the barrel straight at his face? Twisting wrist and all that?

There was a guy in my US Army Basic training company who developed the habit of placing the palms of both hands over his rifles upward pointed barrel,then resting his chin on his hands.

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