Yet another Darwin Award candidate

[tc]

Ignoring, for the moment, the rich pool of possibilities at and around the political conventions, this would have to be a serious candidate:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Man- ... 819352.php

[jeremyp]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

Ignoring, for the moment, the rich pool of possibilities at and around the political conventions, this would have to be a serious candidate:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Man- ... 819352.php

Never trust a man with a three barrelled name.

[KDFINE]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

Why is it called the Darwin Award?
Is it because this example is "proof" that evolution isn't necessarily going forward?

[scottmitchell74]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

Natural Selection. These people who doing mind-numbingly stupid things "select" themselves to be removed from the gene pool. Darwin's theory in action.

[jazzcyclist]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

Here's the link for an ongoing thread on this topic.

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=34939&p=529118&hilit=darwin#p5 29118

[KDFINE]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

Thanks for the (now obvious) explanation.

[18.99s]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

Stupidity is not illegal, but sometimes it carries the death penalty.

[lapsus]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

I prefer the Ig-Nobels myself these days because usually there's more variety, and also because some recipients will actually come to the ceremony and even appear to be pleased by the award.

I do have to admit that according to the news report, this case was one of the more novel, dare I say innovative, candidates. Sometimes I worry if there are people trying to intentionally win the award...

[DrJay]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

Stupidity is not illegal, but sometimes it carries the death penalty.

One of the best bumper stickers I've seen: "Stupidity should be painful"

[Walt Murphy]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

And one more example

http://www.mandatory.com/2012/08/30/romantic-gestures-gone-wrong?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl6%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D199170

[Conor Dary]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

Wow, that is incredible. Who would ever think of something so dumb. I wouldn't send a dog in the mail.

You would think of at least having a knife to get out in case you got lost in the mail, which was the second dumb thing, or at least poking a hole...

I really think this takes the Grand Prize.

[lonewolf]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

He was lucky the mail was misplaced for only three hours.. how about three days?

[bekayne]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

And one more example
http://www.mandatory.com/2012/08/30/...6pLid%3D199170

Life imitates art. At least he fared better than poor Waldo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gift_( ... round_song)

[tandfman]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

Ignoring, for the moment, the rich pool of possibilities at and around the political conventions, this would have to be a serious candidate:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Man- ... 819352.php

Not only did this guy get himself killed, he may have spent a few bucks doing so. Ghillie suits, apparently, are not cheap.

http://www.ghilliesuitsource.com/

[tandfman]

Re: Yet another Darwin Award candidate

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/08/3 ... ating.html

They say it wasn't cause and effect, but one has to wonder.