Sometime back in 1991, Mr. Murphy wondered what it would be like to rollerblade from the top of the Mount Mckinley road. Being person who knows well the laws of physics, such as gravity and momentum, his knowledge should have provided some warning.

But silly ol' Murphy thought what the heck and pushed off. Down he went, quickly gaining speed, having a good time. Then he noticed that: 1. The two way road was quite narrow. 2. There were tour buses parked on both sides of the road. 3. Where there are buses parked on the side of the road, there may be bears.

So down he went, going blindingly fast, with the wheels of his blades rattling on the pavement. Praying that their weren't any bears near, he managed to roll through the narrow gap.

As fate would have it, his adventure was not over yet. As Mr. Murphy sped pass a bus going down his lane, and ANOTHER one coming up. Remember, the road he's going down on is quite narrow, no room for error.

Scared out of his wits, Mr. Murphy rolled to a possible smooshed demise. But an angel must have been looking down on him as he once more slid through the tiny gap.

With the slope of road finally starting to ease, a bright light suddenly popped up in his previously dark head; "Maybe I should try slowing down." Easing his blades side to side, Mr. Murphy gradually slowing down. But not fast enough to prevent himself from smashing into another tour bus going down hill.

He (un)fornately survived, but not able to win a darwin. His only injuries he suffered were a few bruises and hair loss stemming from this silly stunt.

Submitted on 01/27/2006

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Personal Account 1/27/06

Copyright © 2006 DarwinAwards.com

James said:
Neutral: Personal Account
Good enough for a chuckle, says I! I do rather like the Wile E. Coyotesque bravado he displayed as he sped down the hill, the fear giving way to bloated self-confidence as he narrowly escaped slamming into buses twice. I can almost see his smug expression turning instantly to denial right before he hit the last bus! OK, I'll bite! Thanks for submitting!

Jack said:
Neutral: Personal Account
I'll vote (abet reluctantly) to keep this as a Personal Account.

Jorge said:
Maybe Toss: Other

Greg said:
Neutral: Personal Account
I'll give it over to the public because he's a physics teacher. If it had been a teenager then I would've voted to toss. Thanks!

Tracy said:
Maybe Toss: Other
Hmmm - it's funny, but sounds like a teenage stunt gone wrong, so could fail the age guidelines.

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