2008 Honorable Mentions

The stupidity displayed by the participants in the following tales stops short of the ultimate Darwin Awards sacrifice. Nevertheless, we salute the spirit and innovation of their misadventures.

Orca Made Me Do It 2008 Honorable Mention Confirmed True by Darwin (15 March 2008, Washington) Gabriel, 29, "did it to punish the rich white people for the death of the whales, and the depletion of the rain forests." He sought revenge by sawing through a 69,000-volt line. With a tree saw. On a long metal pole. And dishwashing gloves for insulation. Gabriel was found lying on his back, with the gloves partially melted on his hands and his pants burned away from his body. He certainly succeeded in making at least one person "suffer just like the whales and trees." Thousands of households experienced a temporary loss of power when he shorted out the power lines. The unlucky environmental activist was flown to a local hospital and is expected to survive. ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DarwinAwards.com © 1994 - 2008 Submitted by: Matthew H. Fields Reference: http://www.islandguardian.com/archives/00001878.html Awful? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Great? Hate it! Love it!

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