Charles Darwin's Darwin Awards 
HOME
Darwin Awards
At-Risk Survivors
Slush Pile
2009 May Rejects
Suicide for fun.
Self gratification fail
German gangster
Phoenix man killed in gun-safety de
Midnight Ride In the Street
KS Woman Dies of Texting
Headphones fatal for man on railway
Bridge Jumper
Woman Dies After Using Jackhammer A
Knee Driving contributes to
khryf c45nar
khryf c45nar
self taught close call
Swerving driver caught in drunken s
A Boatload of Stupidity
Keg in a bonfire
Man died when moving barbecue grill
Man killed woman for waking up dog
Failed Murder Attempt
Gun-safety demo failure
man kills hmself in gun-safety de
hoenix man killed in gun-safety dem
Killed teaching gun-safety
Man rents truck, runs himself over
Lighter fluid tag
Phoenix Man Killed In Gun Safety De
Dying for a good time
Phoenix man killed in gun-safety de
He was right
Hot Water Heater Lucky
man killed in gun safety demo
Gun Safety (for real)
Thames to go...
Gecko hunt ends in death fall
Lighter Tag
Cops of Hazzard
Bad Idea...worse motivation.
Watch Where You Speed...
Robber Leaves Shotgun on Counter
Fleeing Thief Shoots Self in Groin
3 Pupils die on acohol
Gun Safety Demo Turns Tragic
Man killed in gun-safety demo
When gun safety goes wrong
Rider falls off car roof in Sunnyva
Phoenix man killed in gun-safety de
Man eats Banana-Gun as Evidence
Gun safety death
Generator Trouble
Gun safety lesson turns deadly
Need a lift
Darwinian argument in favor of
Death by Masturbating
dog gone it!
Man Diesafter being struck in head
A View to a Kill
Backpack snags on fence; man strang
Honorable Mention: Flaming Rat
Thourough work kills you ...
Dead in a fireside
Man dies after throwing H2Oballoons
Police use innertube to rescue susp
Soldier Playing with a gun
Man injured in car accident dies
Lightning strike treehouse boy dead
http://apezz.com/noticia/mujer-muer
Hitman hits himself on phone video
It's raining men
Feeing from police.
Soldier Playing With a Gun
Woman Dies After Using Jackhammer A
A Man (and Woman's) best friends
Woman dies using jackhammer as dild
Darwin AND Karma
Dumbass Regrets Testing Bullet Proo
Woman uses jackhammer as dildo
Kid electrocuted catching fly balls
Alleged elk poacher dies from gunsh
Failure To Launch
Couple die trying to save pet dogs
Shoplifting Application
Glazed Doughnut Kid
Bungee Blackout
Dynamite blast kills man
man, wife, chainsaw
Teen (17) injured after deodorant
Man falls into ocean after trying t
Man dead in balcony plunge
Technology foils Darwin Award
kenneth pinyan
Dynamite
Next Time I'm gonna use...
Putting the "i" in eye-bolt
The Raging Reverend
O2 + cig = near-miss
If you want a job doing do it yours
Balloon priest's body
Don't Overinflate the tire!
Soccer-Kenyan Arsenal fan hangs him
Ultimate Game of Chicken
traffic officer can't drive safely
Biting off more than she could chew
I am the worlds crappiest father
Man Causes Bus To Run Over His Body
Rattlesnakes Bite 4 Over Weekend
Balls-1 Riley-0
China Officials: Smoke or Be Fined
Cat(Burglar) on a Wet Tin Roof
Man Crushed By Van Thursday Found A
Train climber
Lost his head
If a at First You Fall Asleep...
Stop using Hydroxycut products, FDA
preventing more darwin awards
Unintended suicide by IPod & cell
hi
A Catalyst for Exhaustion
Stupid assassination attempt
Older Rejects 
 
~ Random Story ~
Email Alert!
NEW! Gift Shop
Rules  Search
Contact Darwin
Submit a Story
Philosophy Forum
Home

  

Darwin Awards
2009 Slush Pile

This item was recently submitted by a reader.
Should I include it in the archive?
Vote to tell me what *you* think!

Ultimate Game of Chicken

2009 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

This is the ultimate game of chicken, which fails first the hero's nerve? the window? or his freinds arm?

One can only guess at the thought process involved here but our intrepid adventurer was probably looking at the window with his friend and thinking I wonder if it will hold my weight? It should be noted that the portion of the window which projects outwards, is then part which folds down to lock. So in order to test this, our hero has opened his window as far as it will go, climbed on top, then persuaded his friend to hold on to the other side while he does his balancing act.

It is a bit irrelevant that this is six floors up (seven if you are American). Unfortunately for the human race, this baloon was caught by the police so he will no doubt be free to pass on his genes, but who knows? we may hear from him soon enough!!

Submitted on 05/06/2009

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8036134.stm 6-May-2009

Copyright © 2009 DarwinAwards.com

>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Maybe Toss: Other
I'm really torn on this one. The video is quite impressive, and what he did certainly was foolish to put it nicely. However given that this man was apparently seen throwing things and had to be subdued with a taser I'm wondering if he may have been suffering from mental problems of some sort. Without more details on his condition I'm inclined to toss this. Let's see what the other moderators have to say. Here's a link to both the video and an associated article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8035342.stm


Candi said:
Maybe Toss: Other
What Bruce said. If this guy had mental problems, that makes it a toss. If he was plastered out of his mind, then this might be reconsidered.


James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I'm going to vote HM for this, and here's why: 1) there were TWO people in on this (the fellow counterbalancing inside). They BOTH looked like they were having a gas! Had the fellow in question been mentally ill, chances are the other fellow would have tried to stop him long before he got onto the window. Finally, he wasn't displaying any behavior one would associate with a disturbed person. My guess is he was probably zonked on some uber-drug and yet still coherent...


Shadow said:
Definitely Toss: Other
I agree with Bruce and Candi with this one, if he had to be tazered then an illness sounds about right to me.


Graham said:
Maybe Toss: Other
How embarrassing! I used to live in Salford. Nah. I'd say this bloke was a few sandwiches short of a picnic. Yes, it was a stupid thing to do, but not worthy of an award in my opinion.


The Darwin Awards Gift Shop

The Darwin Awards Condom

Keep yourself out of the gene pool!
A condom in a matchbook, useful for emergency contraception, bachelor parties, frat parties, and important rites of passage. LOADED inside and out with funny quotes and stories. Everyone loves this item!
Friends don't let friends reproduce!
$13 for Pack of 4

 

 

Slush Pile
Slush Pile Rejects

HomeRulesFAQsAwardsSlushSite Map
DarwinAward | HonorableMention | PersonalAccount | UrbanLegend