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1999 Darwin Awards
| 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. |
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Avoiding a Fight
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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. DarwinAwards.com © 1994 - 2009
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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
"It's unlikely you'll be called upon to land a plane, |
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Pain and the Darwin Awards 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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The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action
Hardback. 327 pages. Autographed.$15 185 Stories! In the ongoing saga of Survival of the Fittest, meet the thief who steals electrical wires without shutting off the current! Marvel at the would-be pilot who suspends his lawnchair from helium balloons! Learn from the man who peers into a gas can using a cigarette lighter...! This book also includes a History of the Darwin Awards, Darwin Haiku, and a dozen humorous discussions of the implications of evolution, including the origin of idiots, and the role of testosterone. Autographed by Author! |
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