| Rank |
Title |
Size |
| 1. |
2008 Darwin Award: Pierced!
A 23 year old man with various body piercings decided to see what it would feel like to connect his workplace test equipment to his chest piercings. Co-workers tried to convince him that it was a bad idea to connect himself to the electronic control tester....
Relevance: 100% |
5.5 KB |
| 2. |
2006 Darwin Award: Crushing De'feet'
Austria | Once the videotape from a monitoring camera was reviewed, all became clear. A man who had been reported missing was found the following morning in a trash compactor, victim of a self-induced industrial accident...
Relevance: 98.5% |
5.4 KB |
| 3. |
2007 Darwin Award: Fatal Foaming Action
Scotland | James, 26, was working on a new house when he was unexpectedly confronted by a malfunctioning cannister of insulating foam.
Relevance: 97.1% |
6.3 KB |
| 4. |
2007 Darwin Award: Barn Razing
West Virginia | Raising a new barn is an endeavor that brings a community together. Demolishing a barn is another question. A trio of friends set out to dismantle a dilapidated structure one bracing winter afternoon. Speaking of bracing...
Relevance: 97.1% |
5.8 KB |
| 5. |
1994 Darwin Award: A Breathtaking View
South Africa | Johannesburg is growing with the construction of modern new buildings. An engineer who was inspecting the framework of a building asked a worker to stand on a scaffold that was projecting through an open space...
Relevance: 94.3% |
6.1 KB |
| 6. |
1994 Darwin Award: Sizzling Scaffolding
At the Amarillo Fairgrounds, some buildings were in need of a coat of paint, so local contractors were hired to do the job. Between the buildings was an angled alley with a culvert in the middle, designed to drain
Relevance: 94.3% |
6.5 KB |
| 7. |
2007 Darwin Award: Breathless
An experienced rescue diver was filming an underwater video of a wreck 44 meters below sea level. He was in deep water, 9 meters deeper than the recreational diving maximum, which warrants special training and extra safety considerations...
Relevance: 90.1% |
6.8 KB |
| 8. |
2008 Darwin Award: Chemistry Went To Her Head
Bulgaria | A biology teacher was driving two friends home from a memorial service. Suddenly bystanders saw all three occupants dash from the car to a nearby manhole, and start pouring down liquids and powders from various bottles and jars...
Relevance: 90.1% |
6.8 KB |
| 9. |
2006 Personal Account: Sileage Spreader
UK | I represent an insurance company specialising in farms. Farm workers do the most insane things, which never ceased to amaze me, but this one takes the biscuit...
Relevance: 90.1% |
6.7 KB |
| 10. |
2007 Darwin Award: A Prop-er Sendoff
Australia | When you work as a diver on a pearl farm, there are many ways to 'buy the farm.' The head diver, known as Sharky, was not afraid to take risks to get the job done. He was a loose gun in a company of cowboys...
Relevance: 87.3% |
6.9 KB |
