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The Darwin Awards

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Should I go and touch that wire?

Darwin/Wendy says, "Thanks for the submission. I could not get a translation due to script interference. Although foolhardy, this is best left in the Slush pile."


ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:

The idiot came home from a party (we can assume intoxicated), stopped randomly near an electricity pole and decided to climb it. To then, when he was on top, prod the live lines with a stick... Needless to say, he's dead.

The textfield for the URL isn't accommodating enough in length so I'll have to paste it here:

https://www.hln.be/showbizz/ketnet-musicalster-arne-decock-18-klimt-in-bovenleiding-en-sterft-een-knal-een-blauwe-flits-en-dan-vreselijk-gekrijs~a0587a76/

It's in dutch tho, so you'll have to use google translate to verify perhaps.

date: 18/02/2019

Submitted on 02/17/2019

Submitted by: Elvira Poiters
Reference: https://www.hln.be/showbizz/ketnet-musicalster-arne-decock-18-klimt-in-bovenleiding-en-sterft-een-kn


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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
After reading the translation I'm willing to accept this. This guy was just riding on his bike, stopped, crossed over to the railroad line, climbed a pole, and touched the power line with a stick for no apparent reason whatsoever. That sort of behavior is definitely worth of consideration. Thanks, Elvira.


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Oh my everlovin' little green apples. This is nuts. Thanks, Elvira! (And thank you for pasting the full link in the submission box. That really helps.)