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2008 At-Risk Survivor

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.

Shocking Rappel 2008 At-Risk Survivor Confirmed True by Darwin (1 June 2008, West Virginia) This one's simple. A man climbed the high voltage power line tower behind his house, attached a rope to the top of it, and began to rappel down. He was shocked to discover that his harmless hobby was not safe at all, when he hit a power line that carries "as much as 46,000 volts," according to American Electric Power employees. The man fell to the ground, a battered but lucky survivor of what easily could have been a Darwin Awards caliber misjudgment. ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DarwinAwards.com © 1994 - 2017 Submitted by: John Reference: Charleston Gazette Awful? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Great? Hate it! Love it!

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