| Rank |
Title |
Size |
| 1. |
2006 Darwin Award: Copper Kite String
Belize | Benjamin Franklin reputedly flew his kite in a lightning storm, and discovered that lightning equals electricity. However, certain precautions must be taken to avoid sudden electrocution...
Relevance: 100% |
5.8 KB |
| 2. |
2008 Darwin Award: An Illuminating Story
A 71-year-old pensioner met a shocking end when his sneaky attempt to illuminate his garden shed with power siphoned from the National Grid backfired spectacularly...
Relevance: 100% |
5.5 KB |
| 3. |
2008 Honorable Mention: Riders on the Storm
August 2008, Florida | A kite-boarder who went for a wild ride on the winds of Tropical Storm Fay is in critical condition at Broward General Medical Center. A witness said it was a miracle he didn't get hit by a car...
Relevance: 98.5% |
5.7 KB |
| 4. |
2007 Darwin Award: Kite Surfer
Storm winds swept across southern Spain, causing widespread flooding and damage to buildings along the Costa Blanca. 'Cool,' thought one intrepid kite surfer as he packed his gear and hit the beach. The comic c
Relevance: 95.7% |
5.8 KB |
| 5. |
2007 Darwin Award: Stop. Look. Listen.
Florida | A woman wins two concert tickets from a local radio station. The Dave Matthews Band, live! She can't believe her luck. She invites her friend to join her, but they are in for more than a concert experience...
Relevance: 88.7% |
6.9 KB |
| 6. |
1995 Darwin Award: Whitewater Floaters
Arkansas | Tenacity is often advantageous to an organism. But combine tenacity with a lack of common sense and an excess of bravado, and the trait may prove deleterious. Ten inches of rainfall had flooded Big Piney Creek over its banks...
Relevance: 85.9% |
7.3 KB |
