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Contents Introduction WHAT, ME WORRY? WHY THERE ARE DARWIN AWARDS THE RULES The CATEGORIES PICKING THE WINNERS HISTORY OF THE DARWIN AWARDS SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST ORIGIN OF THE NOVEL SPECIES Noodleous doubleous: Evidence for Intelligent Design CLEANING THE GENE POOL Chapter 1: Vehicles Discussion: AIDS, Bubonic Plague, and Human Evolution Darwin Award: Daring Fee Darwin Award: Rutting Contest Darwin Award: 4-1-0 Club Darwin Award: Auto Blotto Darwin Award: Stepping Out Darwin Award: Faulty Bypass Darwin Award: The Nuisance of Seatbelts Darwin Award: Jack Up Darwin Award: Tree vs. Man Darwin Award: Tunnel Vision Darwin Award: Dope on a Rope Darwin Award: Death Valley Daze Darwin Award: Tree Hard, Head Empty Darwin Award: Heck on Wheels Darwin Award: Self-Demolition Derby Darwin Award: Asphalt Tattoo Honorable Mention WINNER: Overheated Engine Honorable Mention: Clean Brake Honorable Mention: Happy Camper Honorable Mention: Picture Perfect Cop Honorable Mention: New Hog Personal Account: Blast from the Past Personal Account: Brake Care Chapter 2: Water Discussion: Aquatic Apes are People, Too! Darwin Award: Snowmoboater Darwin Award: Second Time's the Charm Darwin Award: Man Drowns in Kitchen Sink Darwin Award: Tide Waits for No Man Darwin Award: Cold Call Darwin Award: Bottom of the Barrel Darwin Award: Hurricane Blumpkin Darwin Award: Closer Look at Victoria Falls Honorable Mention: Catching the Boat Honorable Mention: Go With the Floe Personal Account: Do-It-Yourself Bass Boat Chapter 3: Women Discussion: Love Bites Darwin Award: Military Intelligence Darwin Award: Mile-High Club Failure Darwin Award: Ultimate Quest for Airtime Darwin Award: Right Over the Dam Darwin Award: Love Struck Darwin Award: Hurricane News Junkie Darwin Award: Dying for a Ciggie Darwin Award: What I Can Still Do Darwin Award: Off-Road Driving Honorable Mention: A Fast Escape Personal Account: Gas Spill Personal Account: Stupid Car Personal Account: Air Freshener Chapter 4: Animals Discussion: "Brother, can you spare a banana?" Darwin Award: Mining for Elephants Darwin Award: Snake Man Darwin Award: "Hazard Befell Him" Darwin Award: Elephant Tail Darwin Award: Chicken to Go Darwin Award: A Honey of a Buzz Honorable Mention WINNER: Kills Bugs Dead Honorable Mention: Parrot Hunter Honorable Mention: Eel Enema Honorable Mention: Warm Snakes Honorable Mention: Wades With Sharks Personal Account: Bufo Marinus Personal Account: Dodging the Draft Horse Personal Account: Watch Where You're Going Personal Account: Shortcut Cut Short Chapter 5: Alcohol Discussion: Endogenous Retroviruses and evolution Darwin Award: Homemade Wine Darwin Award: Spy vs. Self Darwin Award: Freeway Dangler Darwin Award: Failed Frame-Up Darwin Award: Aim to Win Darwin Award: Damned if You Do... Darwin Award: Killer Shades Honorable Mention: A Medical First at Octoberfest Personal Account: Power Over Plate Glass Personal Account: The Man with the Iron Stomach Personal Account: Volunteer Fire Man Personal Account: Bullet-Brain Personal Account: BlackCats in the Pants Chapter 6: Explosion/Fire Discussion: Chicken Little was right. Danger looms from above Darwin Award: Chimney-Cleaning Grenade Darwin Award: Unsafe and Insane Darwin Award: Do-It-Yourself Landmine Darwin Award WINNER: "Plug Me In" Darwin Award: Workin' at the Car Wash Darwin Award: Rocketing to Glory Darwin Award: Human Torch Darwin Award: The Army's a Blast Darwin Award: Lava Lamp Darwin Award: Master Welder Darwin Award: Amateur Bomb Inspector Honorable Mention: Firewalls Honorable Mention: Welding Warning Honorable Mention: Crotch Rocket Honorable Mention: Hot Pants Honorable Mention: Exploding Boat Honorable Mention: Exploding Outhouse Honorable Mention: Flaming Bungee Jump Honorable Mention: Cooking with Gas Personal Account: Cleaning Solution Personal Account: Tight Wad Personal Account: Medieval Flambe Chapter 7: Weapons Discussion: Forensic Analysis: Achieving Justice Darwin Award WINNER: Surprise Attack Surprise Darwin Award: Shooting Blanks Darwin Award: Exploding Ex-tortionist Darwin Award: Shoot 'em Off Darwin Award: Slaughterhouse Robbery Darwin Award: Sharp Landing Honorable Mention: Nighttime Fun with Bullets Honorable Mention: Self-Protection Honorable Mention: Baked Bullet Surprise Honorable Mention: Testosterone, Chickens, and Guns Personal Account: Koroneburg Village Idiot Personal Account: Gun Safety Nonsense Personal Account: Do What I Say, Not What I Do Chapter 8: Miscellaneous Discussion: The Skinny on Fat Darwin Award: Bannister to Heaven Darwin Award: Watch Out for That Tree! Darwin Award: Flying Dutchman Darwin Award: Caught in the Auger Darwin Award: Pancake Thief Darwin Award: All Wound Up Darwin Award: Catapult to Glory Darwin Award: Sizzling Scaffolding Honorable Mention: The Last Laugh Honorable Mention: Serbian Tsunami Honorable Mention: Hammer Head Honorable Mention: Oops, Did It Again Honorable Mention: White Russians Personal Account: Icarus Personal Account: Hot Hot Chocolate Personal Account: The Bigger the Better Personal Account: Captain Magneto Personal Account: Human Paper Towel Personal Account: Juice Me Up! The End of the Universe Appendices
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Stupidity -- Anecdotes.
Stupidity -- Humor.