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Indoor Barbeque
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A church organist was found dead at
Parenting requires intelligence
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Swimming Snowplow
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Do not urinate on the rails!
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Train of mistakes !
Lonely man finds bear nuts
Man lights 50 sparklers at once
A burning desire to impress
dying for a smoke
Smoker on ventilator burned
Bandit shoots off ‘private part’
Big bang, small brain.
Taking a leak on railway tracks
Railtracks =/= Toilet
Call of nature answered on railway
Bahngleis als Toilette benutzt
Deadly Dump on Rails
man jumps from bridge to avoid semi
Don't smoke with oxygen
Flamin' hot partytrick
Daredevil's fatal plunge.
We don't sell tobacco to minors.
death by condom and laughing gas
Mom Killed, Son Hurt By Train
Man, Machine & Manure Lagoon
lodged snow blower
Trashed
A Wrong Way to Use a Blowtorch
the exploding women
How NOT to melt ice.
Man using cutting torch to thaw ice
Ice Breaker
Couple gets lost in snow after trip
Impaled
Kids watch as dad is electrocuted
Man melting snow with blowtorch ign
Kite+Power lines+Metal pole=Safe?
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Man uses blowtorch to melt snow
Ambulance Fail
Mass. man melting snow with blowtor
The Kite Hunter
Man lights home on fire
Man melting snow with blowtorch ign
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The Icecapade!
Hunter & Deer Fall to their Deaths
When anger backfiress
Two potential darwins
Son watches father receive a Darwin
A total shock
Newton he ain't!
Shocking!
Weiner Slips and Dies
Kite electrocution
Woman dies in trash compactor
father electrocuted in front of kid
Kite + Metal Pole + Power Lines
Metal pole and powerlines
Man dies getting kite off power lin
Man Killed Rescuing Kite
Kite Zapping
Electrocuted Retrieving Kite
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Man electrocuted while fetching kit
Kite a shocking story
Motorcycle rear ends truck
Lonely man jumps into polar bear’s
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Youth loses face in explosive sex a
Mouse's Revenge
Man steps into elevator shaft
Accidentally stabbed to death
Evidence Left at Crime Scene
Two arrested in bizarre assault
delieverence 2008
Teen injured in sledding accident
Historical Darwin
Womans set Husband Genitals on Fire
SoCal Woman Stuck on Tracks Called
Inadequate Training
Drew peterson's ladies
SoCal Woman Stuck on Tracks Called
Stuck on Train Tracks, Called 911
Woman Stuck on Tracks Called 911
FATAL FIRE
SoCal Woman Stuck on Tracks Called
Drew Peterson New Fiancee
Three people killed by foot massage
Three young women found dead at Squ
Wiggle It
teenager who choked himself
stalker victim
Benton City burglar dies in fire he
Blast at Oregon Bank Kills 2 Law En
ATM kills woman
Over the top Stalkee..
It's the coverup, not the crime
Burglar, Burglar, House on Fire
Unusual death
Lets take the bomb inside the bank!
Video shows ATM death was accident
blow torches and teachers don't mix
flying vendore
Man accidentally kills himself with
Special Award for G.W. Bush
Gregory Wayne Fisher
Family cat attacks family jewels
bomb technician
Bomb Investigation gone wrong
The battle of La Marfée
Bank blast kills officer, bomb expe
iPod + Train
man raises temperature of testicles
Two Officers Die of Injuries From a
Another Blue Day
Keep Eyes and Ears on the Road
perfect example of a darwin award
Mood light & gas don't Mix
Steeler comes a copper...
Riding Handrail Leads to Death
Dieter tries to outdo whale
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Copper theft man killed by fumes
Man Cuts His Own Throat on Stage
Young dies playing of roulette-Russ
Man dies during copper theft
Idiot
Moped driver collides wi mailbox
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Man kills himself playing Russian R
Man's arm amputated after collision
Kidding with a gun shooted his head
Though it was unloaded
Pointed pants
Russian Roulete ends in death
Man lights cigarette, sets face on
Man lights cigarette, sets face on
Lift shafts
You Left The Clubs Too Late.
Teen killed, 2 men wounded in chase
A Bridge to Nowhere
Dead In the Water
Now That's A Strong Drink
I Hope He Burns for What He Did!
Setting the School Aflame
Gunman on bike hit, killed on Truma
Mushroom Madness
Gunman on bike hit, killed on Truma
Gunman on bike hit, killed on Truma
Suburban indoor barbeque
A tender behind
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Boy Decapitated at Six Flags
8yr old boy with UZI
Managing director uses live bomb fo
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Crossing: look left and right
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Man Killed Stealing Wire
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WHEELIE, I CAN DO THIS!
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(Almost) Gone 2 the Dogs
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Mood light & gas don't Mix

2008 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

KITTITAS COUNTY- Anthony Huber, 21, of Ellensburg had his first appearance in Kittitas County Superior Court Friday and is now being held on a $100,000 bond on the charges of first-degree arson.

Judge Michael Cooper stated that he found probable cause to detain Huber.

Ellensburg police officers arrested Huber Thursday in relation to the 1903 E. Chestnut Street rental house fire that took place on Thanksgiving.

According to deputy prosecutor Candice Hooper, Huber told police a number of different stories regarding his activities that night. advertisement

Hooper said Huber allegedly told Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Richard Elliott that he had two gas cans in his bedroom for a snowmobiling trip he was going to take with a friend on Dec. 1.

Huber also allegedly told Elliott he was eating at Olive Garden in Yakima at the time of the fire.

Hooper said investigators called the restaurant and found it was closed for Thanksgiving. They also contacted Huber's friend, who claimed he had not spoken to Huber in more than a month and had no plans with him.

Hooper said that when investigators questioned Huber again, he "broke down," claiming he used the gasoline to "get high."

Hooper said Huber told investigators that on the day of the fire he had lit "mood candles," and gotten a cloth to inhale the gas. Huber reportedly told investigators that he then received a phone call, which interrupted his plans, and left the house.

Hooper said fire investigators found two ignition sites in the home, one in Huber's room and another in the living room with another gas can.

Huber will reappear in court for his arraignment Dec. 19.

Reader comments Current Rating: 5 Terrible [1]

Excellent [5] Gassy McHufferton wrote on Dec 8, 2008 7:23 AM:

" "Mood Candles" "Cloth saturated in gas" "Use gas to get high"

Should this all turn out to be true then the best thing to happen to this young man is for him to be arrested. This guy is a Darwin Awards candidate.

Perhaps a period of time in a more controlled environment will help convince him that his choice of euphorics is not only deadly to himself but is also an active threat to people and property around him. Sure, nobody was hurt this time, but Abysmal Stupidity loves nothing more than a repeat performance.

I would hope that this serves as a wake-up call to young Mr. Huber and those others in this community that use these low-rent inhalants to get a buzz, but that presumes possession of enough viable brain-cells on their part to make that determination. Events to date would argue against that presumption, but one can always hope... "

Submitted on 12/12/2008

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Ellensburg Record Daily Record, 12-6-08

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: No Self-Selection
Aside from a few stupid things like sniffing gasoline to get high and lying to the police I don't see any indication of true self-selection here. It sounds like the fire was either accidental or a case of arson (given the two ignition sites), and since he was never actually injured there really isn't anything worthy here of an award. Thanks just the same.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: No Self-Selection
I have to agree with Bruce, but I REALLY like the write-up!


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