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Email a Friend Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it. Next
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Avoiding a Fight 
1999 Darwin Award Nominee
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(19 December 1999, New York) A man died on Thursday after falling off the roof of a moving car. He was arguing with his girlfriend during a drive home the weekend before Christmas along Interstate 88. Although the vehicle was travelling in excess of 65MPH in the midst of gale-force winds, the man decided to exit the car onto the roof, presumably to escape from the fight. The man fell to the ground and was rushed to hospital but died the next day due to head injuries. The woman was charged with driving under the influence.

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How to jump from a moving car: apply the emergency brake if possible. Open the door. Jump at an angle that will take you out of the path of the car. Tuck in your head, arms, and legs. Aim for a soft landing site: grass, brush, anything but pavement. Roll when you hit.

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I recently learned an astounding fact about anger, and must annotate this story. A gentle touch produces soothing neurochemicals. In the same way, an angry shout in a grating voice produces a painful brain state in the target. This man may have been escaping from a pain as real as that produced by physical injury. If his actions were due to irrational responses under the duress of psychic pain, can he truly be considered for a Darwin Award?
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