Technology: Engines of Destruction
( Excerpt from Chapter 4 )
Darwin Award: Circular Reasoning
1998, London | Two twenty-eight-year-old construction workers, reportedly experienced in their work, fell one hundred feet after cutting a hole through thick concrete without realizing they were standing in the center of the circle. Neither was wearing a safety harness to arrest his eight-story plunge. Reference: (Unconfirmed) The Times of London
C h a p t e r 4 S t o r i e s
Do It Yourself, Do Yourself In
Two Avalanche Alaskan
Forklift Safety Video
Electrifying Stunt
Intersecting Darwins
Power Punch Proves Fatal
Scooter Snuff
Circular Reasoning
Sweet Release
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Snowball's Chance in Hell
Sand Surfing
House Hunting Gone Awry
Coors Light and the UltraLight
Mad Trombonist
Robot Reaper
Prop Arc Safety
Miracle Mile
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Darwin Awards - Honorable Mentions - Urban Legends - Personal Accounts
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