03-06-2007, 02:34 PM
Quote:DARWIN AWARD: Mole Hunt
Confirmed True by Darwin
January 2007, Germany | A 63-year-old man's extraordinary effort
to eradicate a mole from his property resulted in a probable
victory for the mole. The man had pounded several metal rods
into the ground and connected them to a high-voltage power line,
with the intent of rendering the subterranean realm uninhabitable.
Incidentally, the maneuver electrified the very ground he stood
upon. He was found dead at his holiday property on the Baltic
Sea. Police had to trip the main circuit breaker before
venturing onto the property.
The precise date of the sexagenarian's demise could not be
ascertained, but the electricity bill may provide a clue.
DARWIN AWARD: Rock Out
Confirmed by Darwin
November 2006, Singapore | Picture a college dorm room.
Textbooks, dirty laundry, sexy posters, food wrappers, and
in the middle of it all, a 16-year-old male rocking out
to loud music. A typical student, a typical day.
But this particular student, bouncing on his bed as he rocked
out on his air guitar, was about to "take things too far,"
according to the coroner's report. Li Xiao Meng, a student
at Singapore's Hua Business School, bounced up and down on
his bed with such enthusiasm that he rocked himself right out
of the third-floor window.
Normally the windows are locked, but students reportedly
force the locks so they can sneak a cigarette. Perhaps
alluding to Ted Nugent's rock song, the court ruled it
a case of "Death By Misadventure."
DARWIN AWARD: Barn Demolition
Unconfirmed by Darwin (Can you confirm?)
January 2007, Georgia | Raising a new barn is an endeavor
that brings a community together in a working celebration.
Demolishing a barn, on the other hand, is a more solitary
pursuit. A trio of friends set out to dismantle a dilapidated
structure one bracing winter afternoon. Speaking of bracing...
There was wood to be cut, so it seemed sensible for one
industrious friend to fire up his chainsaw. It was less
sensible for him to set about severing crucial support posts.
Carrying the weight of a full barn roof, those wooden beams
were all that stood between the workers and structural collapse.
With minimal forethought, this ill-fated lumberjack could have
anticipated his soon-to-be deadly problem. It was all fun and games
until the roof succumbed to the pull of gravity. As a consolation
prize, the deceased was indeed successful at demolishing the barn.