The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally remove themselves from it in a spectacular manner!
The Missionary Position
John Allen Chau, a self proclaimed world explorer inspired by Livingston and Jesus, was killed by the very tribe of natives he was offering eternal life.
Wacky Welder
The tale of Howard Miller, 39, professional welder, illustrates the pitfalls of ignoring high school chemistry with a time-saving invention. Miller spent his last moments helping weld an exhaust pipe onto a classic Holden Kingswood sedan...
Focus On The Bear
While driving himself and some passengers back home from a wedding, Prabhu Bhatara parked the car on the roadside to relieve himself in the woods when he spied an INJURED bear. Instead of calling the authorities t
Mind The Cone Zone
A Wanaquer man died in a vehicle fire after he drove around barricade cones and onto live power wires in Franklin Lakes morning. A good son, Anthony G. was en-route to his father's house to shovel the driveway...
Dead On Valentines Day
A 19-year-old and his soon-to-be-ex were walking along the beautiful Havel River, quarreling. The frustrated man suddenly shoved the woman into the icy river! She could swim, he could not...
A Gun Named 'Lorena'
The Buckeye Police Department reports that a man accidentally shot his own sausage while shopping in the meat aisle at Walmart. Arizona law does not require a permit to carry a firearm, so o
Reticulated Python
Zaim Kosnan spotted a twelve-foot reticulated python dozing on the side of the road. 'That sizeable snake is worth money!' realized the 35-year-old, and he swung by his house for gloves and a sickle. Sweet succes
GEOcaching Out!
Meteorologist warning of storms and torrential rains did not deter four geo-cache seekers from climbing into an underground waterway in the Czech Republic in search of a cask of treasure. Lest you think them innocen
Abu Hamam
A sexagenarian was examining his personal weapon in his home when he inadvertently discharged it into his face! Twenty-one days after accidentally shooting himself, Abu Hamam, 62, succumbed to the self-inflicted head-bang...
Road-Rage-Aholics
A Darwin Double! After a road collision near Stary Krzew, two men emerged from their damaged cars and began arguing over the incident. The argument grew into a physical fight that lurched from the verge into the ad
Darwin Award Shorts - Old Folks Reunion
MARCH 2018, BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND || Man suffers a fatal heart attack after getting his head stuck beneath an electric footrest at the cinema while retrieving his cellphone from the floor:
Booze Cruise Loser
Boston friends fondly confess that there ARE Boston Harbor Booze Cruises. It's a thing. But for Aaron D., it's a thing of the past. Join me in mourning the colossal misjudgment that doomed this 21-year-old spark of light.
Killer Whalebone
Historic Darwin Award! Statesman Gouverneur Morris, a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and U.S. Constitution, died in 1816 from an infection caused by shoving a whalebone into his urethra to clear a blockage.
Lovestruck Louis III
Blindly following lust, the world came crashing down upon the head of King Louis III, overzealous ruler of Francia. Despite great military success, great loss followed on its heels when a comely lady caught his eye...
Fumble Tumble
Like a plot out of Sherlock Holmes, officials found a dead body mysteriously crumpled at the bottom of an UP-escalator at an Amtrak station at the New Carrollton stop at 2AM. Perplexed...
Mammoth Morons
Today's Group Darwin Award is for the males of the Woolly Mammoth species, Mammuthus primigenius, an elephant species extinct for about 10,000 years... in part due to the males' penchant for fossilization...
Bag-atelle
The ban on shopping bags has taken a terrible toll! A 58-year-old woman was run over by her Mazda CX7 after she pulled over to check whether the grocery bags were in the trunk. The car, evidently not secured by the parki
Not A Darwin Winner
Dozed To Death: A deadly game of hide-and-seek with a bulldozer happened after a county maintenance worker discovered a dozen hidden pot plants and called police. Here's why this is NOT A DARWIN AWARD...
2017
Red Evolution Steamy Buns Unpalatable Death By Pallets Snapchat Prat Backseat Drivers #ElephantsWantPrivacy Golf Cart + Garden Hose One Way Ticket Air Strike Out Pistol Of Justice Flat Hatting Pilots 503 Server Overload Grim Roofer
A Russian welder working in Tselinnoe noticed how well a fire extinguisher fits into a decommissioned artillery howitzer. Inspired, he stuffed the fire extingusher down the barrel...
A spiritual magician styled 'Black Dog' died while performing a ritual to cleanse body and soul. He seated himself inside an industrial wok, alongside sweet corn and vegetarian buns, and the steamer lid was lowered...
Logistics was uppermost in the mind of an employee of the Tanarumono Logistics Center when he needed to change a lightbulb ten meters overhead. The forklift could only lift him 2.5 meters, and that was clearly n
In a new twist on, 'Hold my beer and watch this!' a teen handed Snapchat to a friend and with a whoop of glee he leapt over a foot-bridge railing, intending to land dramatically on a parapet below...
Double Darwin Award winners redefine 'Backseat Driving.' In a tale of Russian intelligence--or lack thereof--an amorous couple died while procreating in the back seat of their Niva SUV situated near a lake...
Three male humans, three male elephants, and a dream of a perfect wildlife selfie leads to the first 2017 Darwin Award! You don't have to outrun the elephant...you just have to outrun the other guy.
Fun-loving Cody Horn's last act was to pilot a golf cart towed by garden hose behind a vehicle on State Highway 4, east of Angels Camp...
Blasting apart a ticketing machine at the train station was supposed to buy him a ticket to the good life, but instead the 31-year-old purchased passage in the opposite direction, losing his life in an explosion that
Standing on a truck on an airport runway, our Double-Darwin Award Winners Nitzia and Clarissa chose a regrettable location for a cell phone selfie...
'Divine punishment,' said the judge, deciding not to impose jail time on a man who shot himself in the testicles while carrying an illegal weapon in his waistband...
Flying home from a week-long Naval event that included Low Altitude Awareness Training, two experienced military pilots traded off at the controls while 'flat hatting' at low altitude and high speed...
Locked in his bedroom by Mom, a French man leaves by climbing down the ethernet cable...
What's that smell? A burglar removed a few roofing shingles and climbed into the roof of a pharmacy in Queensbury...
2016
Soaked To The Bone In Yellowstone (2123)
88% Masturbator Meets Hard End (3232)
86% iPhone Shocker (893)
79% Her Sleep Number Was Up (2098)
69% Case Of The Charred Crook (985)
89% Zap!titude (451)
80% Gasping For Votes (259)
72% Sports Training (8677)
85% The Thing Ring (9618)
85% La Petite Mort (5011)
80% Resurrection FAIL (5943)
80% Man Customizes Car Ignition Sequence To His Peril (4588)
79% Crispy Copper Fries (5007)
79% Selfie With Elephant (3889)
78% Anchorman (4425)
77% Delhi Sandwich (3393)
76% Race To The Death (9917)
76% Pool Party (3783)
75% Boogie Board Blunder (1795)
74% Banana Bandido (5160)
56% The Doors (2462)
86% Some Finnish (3237)
76% Ecco L'allegro Saldatore (6329)
66% Newcastle Icicle (11316)
55%
2012
Smokin' Hot Sauce!
Vodka Blues
Jack-In-The-Bus
2011
Motorcycle Helmet Law, ex-Protestor
Story
Hotter Copper Whopper
Wedding Jitters
2010
Angry Wheelchair Man
Textbook Double Double Darwin
Glacier Erasure
Barrel Ride, With Flames!
The Burdens Of Our Fathers
Reckless Spending
Teeming With Crocodiles
Ride 'Em Cowgirl
Tiny Elec Fence
Carbideschieten
2009
Sparkleberry Lane
Muffled Explosion
Mock Death
Dying To Go
A Shoe-In Winner
Crushing Debt
Tennessee Pee
Race To The Bottooommm
Painkiller
Doublemint Dumb
Double Dip
She Talks Faster Than She Walks
Saw It Coming!
Dynamite Rancher
Poor Decision On A Major Scale
Wetting the Bed
Missed (But Not Missed By) The Bus
Epitaph, She Liked Feathers
Fool's Gold
Bricks in the Head
Double Parking
Nutty Putty Cave
2008
Santa Ignorância
Story
Rub the Mint
A One Track Mind
An Illuminating Story
Pining Away
Wascally Wabbit
Thou Shalt Not Steel
Merry Pranksters
Pierced!
Boner!
Chemistry Went To Her Head
On the Piste
Not a Shred of Sense
Clotheslined!
Early Retirement Plan
Pillar Of Strength
Not Fast Enough Food
Going to Seed
Slippery When Wet
A Screw Loose
Low Flying Drunks
Into the Abyss
Wheel Of Fortune
Shopping Cart Crash
Killer Fuel Economy
Organ Donors
2007
Crutch, Meet Crotch
The Enema Within
Pushmi-Pullyu
Falling in Love
Support Group
Weight Lift
A Cow-ardly Death
Beer for Bears
Stop. Look. Listen.
Whac-A-Mole
A Prop-er Sendoff
Oil Tank Trampoline
Elephants Press Back
Ditched
The Alchemist
Barn Razing
Electronic Fireworks
Timing is Everything
Descent of Man
Sky Surfer
The Laptop Still Works!
Fatal a-Traction
Breathless
Four Great Ideas
Fatal Foaming Action
2006
Modern Armor
Sudden Stop
The Human Bottle Rocket
Hammer of Doom
Stubbed Out
A Slow Burn
Score One For Goliath
High on Life
Faithful Flotation
Copper Kite String
Rolling Stones
Rock Out
Crushing De"feet"
Footloose in the Footwell
2005
Kittie Toy
Chimney-Cleaning Grenade
Freeway Dangler
Elephant Tail
Failed Frame-Up
'Plug Me In'
Surprise Attack Surprise
Wales Wins
What I Can Still Do
Mining for Elephants
Rocketing to Glory
The Nuisance of Seatbelts
Crane Your Neck
Tide Waits For No Man
Off-Road Driving
Death Valley Daze
All Wound Up
Heck on Wheels
2004
Rutting Contest
Spy vs. Self
Man Drowns in Kitchen Sink
4-1-0 Club
Do-It-Yourself Landmine
Speed Demon
Bannister to Heaven
Watch Out for That Tree!
Hold That Bus!
Right Over the Dam
"Who Wants Summa This?"
Aim to Win
Terminal Creativity
Tree vs. Man
Cold Call
Chicken to Go
The Army's a Blast
Homemade Wine
Damned if You Do...
Dope on a Rope
Flying Dutchman
Tunnel Vision
Lava Lamp
Snake Man
Daring Feet
Amateur Bomb Inspector
Closer Look at Victoria Falls
2003
Unsafe and Insane
Ultimate Quest for Airtime
Dying for a Ciggie
Workin' at the Car Wash
Love Struck
Slaughterhouse Robbery
Second Time's the Charm
Jack Up
ZAP!
Hurricane Blumpkin
Pancake Thief
A Honey of a Buzz
Killer Shades
Exploding Ex-tortionist
Sharp Landing
Tree Hard, Head Empty
Master Welder
Shooting Blanks
Asphalt Tattoo
Self-Demolition Derby
2002
Shoot 'em Off
Faulty Aim Fatal
Firecracker Chainsaw Massacre
What's That Sound?
Tied Off
Human Torch
Wounded Wire Bites Back
Bees 1, Humans 0
Wrong and Wronger
Border Crossing
Chainsaw Insurance
Slip Sliding Away
Return to Trees Fails
The Worm Has Turned
Sneakers
Caveat Emptor
Saw a Grenade
Rocket Tester
Truck Stop
Romanian Trains
Jet Taxi
Losing Face
Booby Traps Trap Boob
Well-Trained
I Can't Swim!
Fir Tree Trimmer
Daredevil
Blowhole
A Rocky Roll
Mechanic Mayhem
Depth of a Fisherman
2001
The Dumb Tax?
BulletProof
The Unkindest Cut
Crystal Daze
Blown Away
Fifteen Minutes of Flame
Rubbish!
Think Before You Leap
Killing Time
Library Return
Story
Pig Jig
Sweet Release
Snowball's Chance in Hell
Ants' Revenge
Roadkill
Coke Is It!
Thirst for Death
Dodging Drink Dues
Path of Least Resistance
Fishing With No Compass
God Saves?
Jet Ski Spree
Scooter Snuff
Grenade Juggler
Ethanol Schmethanol
Slow Learner
Sheep Sleep
Precarious Perch
Bass Ackwards
Skeleton Key
Enraged Elephant
2000
Shorties-Stupid Human Tricks
Gun Safety Training
Jumping Jack Cash
The Daily Grind
Fireworks Fiasco
Niagara Falls
Home Grown Chute
Come On In!
Human Popsicle
Stab in the Dark
Fast Food Fatality
Forklift Safety Video
Sand Surfing
Shocking Fall
Crappy Driving Award
Do It Yourself, Do Yourself In
Father Knows Best
Testing Faith
What's That Ringing?
William Tell Overture
Chute Boy
Human Hitching Post
Out With a Bang!
Ostrich Safety
Settle the Score
Rappin' on Heaven's Door
Short & Sweet
Circular Reasoning
Baby Drives Me Crazy
Two Avalanche Alaskan
3 Clowns on Scooter
Fantastic Plastic Lover
Elevator Wedgie
Hornet Challenge
High on Grass
Running of the Bulls
Hardheads
Stoned Sleep
Polar Bear Swim
Can Duck Shooters Swim?
Kiss of Death
Duct Tape
Perilous Pose
Tired of it All
A Fell Death
Throwing Stones
Moscow Marauder
Concrete Cylinder Roll
Power Punch Proves Fatal
1999
Living on Zionist Time
Fatal Footsie
Gone Fishin'
Hurricane News Junkie
Darwin Awards Shorts
Copper Caper
Up In Smoke
Dead Spitter
Sink the Cue Ball
Burmese Python
The Bumbershoot
Smarter Animals
Firefighters Ignite!
Winner Gets a Post Mortem
Go Speed Racer Go
Flames of Passion
Roller-Coaster
Intelligence Blunders
Peeper Plummets
Walking on Water
Shell Shot
Dum Dum Boutique
Snake Charmer?
Lights Out
Laughing Gas
What's New Pussycat?
Maine Chainsaw Romance
Yosemite Hiker
Breatharianism
Rob Your Neighbor
Resistance is Futile
Love Crushed Sex
Good Trumps Evil at Church
Wet Will He
Power of Satan?
Sex and Suffocation
Mental Eclipse
Liposuction Tragedy
Hard Work Rewards
Wild Animal Lesson
Stay With the Herd!
Ur-inate-iot
Yosemite Parachute Safety
Fatal Footwear Fashion
Wiped Out
Killer Whale Rodeo
That Sinking Feeling
Avoiding a Fight
Show Off
Sleepfalling
Poisonous Pets
Sauna Kills Monk
Silenced by the Lambs
Paragliding vs. Parasailing
1998
Ski Theft Backfires
Hanging Around Jail
Guy Gulps Goldfish
Modus Operandi Misfires
Halloween Pumpkin Award
Don't Drink and Fly
Dynamite and Boats Don't Mix
Sequined Pastie
Passionate Plunge
Dive to Death
Igniting Fireworks the Easy Way
Wife Tossing in Buenos Aires
Never Too Old for a Darwin Award
Basketball Player Takes a Dunking
Don't Chute the Messenger
1997
Out of their Heads
Bungee Jumper
I'm A Man, I Can Handle It
No Bike Lane at the Airport
Escaping Conviction
Privacy on the Beach
Man Slices Off Penis
Poor Driving Runs in the Family
Fatal Flasher
Clumsy Canadian Burglar
Tunnels of Doom
1996
Macho Men?
Lawyer Aloft
Cigarette Lighter Triggers Fatal Explosion
Playing with Cats
Hungry Python Kills Owner
Speed Shunting
Set the Parking Brake, Stupid!
One For the Birds
1995
JATO Rocket Car
Caught in the Auger
Count Your Chickens
Repairs on the Road
Whitewater Floaters
Electrifying Stunt
FishMan
1994
Sizzling Scaffolding
Auto Blotto
Convince the Jury
Where's the Shoot? Where's the Chute?
Historical Darwins
Mortal Insult
Tired Ammo
Bottom of the Barrel
Absolutely Radiant
Risky Reenactment
Conquering the Arch
Tightlacing
Cactus Crunch
Train of Thought
Catapult to Glory
Short Circuit
A Breathtaking View
Mile-High Club Failure
Kung Fu Lion
Military Intelligence
Antlers Ahoy!
"Hazard Befell Him"
Guitars 'n' Guns
Dry Spell
Junk Food Junkie
Electric Bathtub Blues
Samurai Astronomer
Freefall Physics Lesson
Gunpowder-Guy Fawkes
1993
Wrong Time, Wrong Place
Priapism Takes a Penis
In A Pig's Eye
Midnight Special
Pancake Pantry Thief
Fish Gag
Hurricane Hangover
Deadly Reading Habits
Murderous Affair
Death of Dracula