2005 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.

Freeway Dangler 2005 Darwin Award Nominee Confirmed True by Darwin (31 May 2005, Seattle, Washington) Strength and endurance are two of the most important characteristics that can be passed on to improve the species, so physical challenges between males are frequent. In this case, two drinking buddies found themselves on an overpass 40 feet above a busy freeway in downtown Seattle at 2:45 a.m. It turned out to be the perfect place to determine who had more strength and endurance. Whoever could dangle from the overpass the longest would win! Unfortunately, the winner was too tired from his victory to climb back up, despite help from his 31-year-old friend. The unidentified champion fell smack into the front of a semi-truck barreling down the highway at 60 mph and bounced onto the pavement, where he was hit by a car. The car did not stop. Authorities did not identify the winner of the competition. Reader Comments: "Remember this when you are doing your pull-ups!" "Avoid that tired, run-down feeling." "Feats of strength!" DarwinAwards.com © 1994 - 2009 Reference: KIRO-TV, Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, AP Awful? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Great? Hate it! Love it!

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