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Threesome in your garage

2007 Reader Submission
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Most Darwin Award winners try a direct approach to winning an award, such as tossing snakes or taping a firecracker to their head. Back in 2002 a man tried to vacuum a fuel spill up with a shop vac to attempt an award. Today an Albuquerque man went one step better in his valiant, yet failed attempt.

Firefighters were called to an Albuquerque house to investigate an explosion. They discovered a man with first and second-degree burns. Interviews with witnesses described the aftermath of a garage door blown 35 feet across the street and eyesight reviled the buckled garage walls.

After concluding their investigation, the fire department concluded the man attempted to clean the trunk of his car in the privacy of his closed up garage. Using a shop vac to clean gasoline from his trunk he ignited the gasoline fumes. BOOM! The garage door evacuated the house, while the garage walls tried to do the same. Luckily the garage roof did not leave as well.

While working in a closed room filled with gasoline fumes may be considered a feeble attempt at a Darwin, this honorable mention nominee was going for a threesome, by also attempting to not survive an explosion and cave-in.

Hours later the nominee is recovering from his attempt, while the city has commended his home, delaying his next attempt at a Darwin.

Submitted on 11/13/2007

Submitted by: John Mauritz
Reference: 11/13/07 KRQE ALBUQUERQUE http://www.krqe.com/Global/story.asp?S=7353776

Copyright © 2007 DarwinAwards.com

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
The photo in the referenced article is quite impressive. I just wish it was bigger so you could see it more clearly. This reminds me of a story I submitted a year or so ago about a couple in a car with a huge balloon filled with acetylene. That photo also embodied the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words". Thanks for a great submission, John!


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
John, I like this story and your write up. Congratulations! Your diligence has just earned this guy an honorable mention!


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