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Tsunami or later ...

2011 Reader Submission
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Darwin Award nominee for today: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/11/tsunami/index.html?hpt=T1

"Meanwhile, in northern California's Del Norte County, a 25-year-old man was declared dead Friday afternoon after being swept out to sea off a beach while trying to photograph a tsunami launched by the massive earthquake near Japan ..."

A tsunami warning was in effect in the rural area where the 25-year-old man and two friends had dared to go on the beach north of Redwood National Park, a Coast Guard spokesman said. All three were swept into the ocean, but the two friends were able to return safely to shore near Klamath, California, the spokesman said.

The man had been standing on a sandbar at the mouth of the Klamath River when he was washed away, Young said.

This idiot, well aware of a TSUNAMI warning for the area, went out on a freakin' SAND BAR to take photos of the waves.

That is basically the equivalent of climbing up on the roof of your house during a TORNADO WARNING in order to get a better view of the oncoming twister.

Chlorine for the gene pool....

His two friends get away with a Darwin Award Honorable Mention, since they will apparently live to procreate after all.

So, let's recap. A MASSIVE, KILLER WAVE is hurtling across the ocean at 600 MPH ... that's faster than the cruising speed of most JET AIRCRAFT, and close to the speed of sound ... and this f***ing GENIUS decides to walk out on a SAND BAR at, let's say, 6 inches above sea level ... and take PICTURES of it.

The amazing thing is not that this guy managed to erase himself from the gene pool (pay close attention, Charlie Sheen). The amazing thing is that his two equally idiotic friends somehow managed to cheat fate and live to procreate another day. Somehow I doubt they will be re-using the shorts they were wearing when that tsunami popped over the horizon, though.

Submitted on 03/11/2011

Submitted by: Joe
Reference: CNN.com 3/11/2011

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