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Bill said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
For the readers: Fresno, CA on Oct. 31, 1990 — Joseph W. "Amazing Joe" Burrus thought he would be "the next Houdini and Greater." Burrus, 32, had himself chained and handcuffed inside a clear plastic coffin and buried in a 7-foot grave. Burrus died under 3 feet of dirt topped by about 6,000 pounds of wet concrete. The combined weight, about 7 tons, crushed the coffin. The clincher: he had done a dry run: he took 5 minutes to escape, but he needed to make it in 1 minute for the real thing.
Jack said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
I'm inclined to toss any further submissions that only have an URL with no story, and I have a certain amount of skepticism about "Wierd" web sites, if Scopes vouches for it, then let Darwin and the readers decide.
Charles said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
This story is from 1990, according to the copyright notice. I wasn't moderating when this story came by before, and I don't see it on the site now; Snopes confirms it... so I would suggest putting it to the readers.
Bert said:
Definitely Toss: Repeat
Allways give a STORY, not just a URL. This is the amateur "Houdinni" who killed himself by having his coffin buried in cement without checking to see if it would take the pressure-
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