😡 6 Different Types of Anger!
When was the last time you got angry? Here are six real types of rage people experience — from road rage to vending machine rage. Stay calm… if you can!
🚗 Road Rage
Extreme anger and aggressive behavior while driving.
Example: In 2010, 27-year-old Dwayne Derks was arrested in Little Rock (Arkansas) after shooting at another driver with a crossbow. He had chased the driver over 10 km after being cut up in traffic. The arrow went through the rear window but missed the driver.
🅿️ Car Park Rage
Extreme anger caused by the stress of finding a parking space.
Example: In 2011, Don Sharp (61) stabbed Colin Jackson (32) during a fight over a parking spot. The argument escalated after Jackson threatened Sharp with a firearm. Sharp grabbed a knife and stabbed him.
📦 Wrap Rage
Extreme anger caused by an inability to open tightly sealed packaging.
Example: In 2009, emergency services were called when a 32-year-old man severed an artery with a large knife while trying to remove a light bulb from its molded plastic packaging.
🍫 Vending Machine Rage
Extreme anger directed at a vending machine that won’t release your snack.
Example: In 2004, Colin Snoop was arrested after smashing a vending machine with a baseball bat. “I’d put in the money for a chocolate bar, but it wouldn’t drop. I hadn’t eaten all day,” he said as police led him away.
⚽ Sports Rage
Extreme anger caused while watching a sports game.
Example: On June 15, 2011, Canadian fans went on the rampage in downtown Vancouver after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup final to the Boston Bruins. 140 people were injured, 9 police officers hurt, and over 100 arrested.
✈️ Air Rage
Violent or disruptive behavior on an airplane.
Example: In January 2014, Jenny Lauren (niece of designer Ralph Lauren) was arrested during a flight from Barcelona to New York. She became drunk and abusive, calling a flight attendant “ugly” and turning on the pilot. The plane was diverted to Shannon Airport, Ireland.
🎥 Watch: Larry David & Wrap Rage
See comedian Larry David (from *Curb Your Enthusiasm*) battle with impossible packaging.
Search YouTube: “Larry David Packaging Rage”
Note: This video is a comedic portrayal of wrap rage from HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.
📖 Glossary
- a crossbow
- a weapon that shoots arrows using a mechanical trigger
- to cut up / cut off
- when a driver suddenly moves in front of you, often changing lanes
- to stab
- to push a knife into someone
- to escalate
- when a situation becomes more serious or violent
- a firearm
- guns, rifles, or pistols
- to grab
- to take something quickly and forcefully
- to sever
- to cut something completely, like an artery
- an artery
- a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart
- molded plastic
- hard plastic packaging used to protect items
- to go on the rampage
- to act violently, break things, and cause chaos
- the Vancouver Canucks
- a professional ice hockey team from Canada
- to divert
- when a plane changes its route unexpectedly
- to turn on (someone)
- to suddenly become aggressive toward someone
😤 Stay calm… if you can!
