The famous Darwin Awards have highlighted the most absurd deaths and accidents for years. Stupid to the maximum: these examples corroborate this
Accidents can happen at any time without us being able to protect ourselves 100% of them, but our actions cause some.
What happens when someone plays it and takes risks that anyone else would call madness?
In some cases, this someone ends up losing his life in the most idiotic way possible.
Or suffers a severe accident, plus winning a famous Charles Darwin Award.
What is this dubious “decoration”?
The Darwin awards became very famous, but they are neither prizes nor contests in themselves.
Charles Darwin Awards recognize individuals who have contributed to our evolution by taking themselves out of the gene pool by dying or at least becoming sterilized via their actions.
But no: human stupidity reaches unsuspected heights. Just look at the following examples to prove it.
A driver crosses the track in front of a running train
April 15, 2001, in Tennessee. A driver was driving parallel to the train track, competing with a convoy that was circulating on the way.
And the man couldn’t think of anything other than emulating the movies and crossing the track by the step seconds before the train passed.
He would bump into another driver who had the same idea by chance.
One of them died, and the other was injured.
The train did not flinch: the cars collided outside the track on which it was circulating.
The fireworks that don’t explode
This that our mothers have warned us dozens of times was not taken into account by a fireworks supervisor operating the show of July 4, 2000, in the United States.
The man couldn’t think of anything else but poke his head into one of the tubes he hadn’t detonated in time.
He didn’t see anything else.
And almost lost his mind, quite literally.
Never have sex while driving at top speed
Porn movies, and many with less sexual content, have fantasized for years about the idea of making love in the car. But of course, it is one thing to have fun while it is parked and quite another to do it while driving… At more than 120 km/h!
That is what happened on May 7 2000, in Italy. They found a couple utterly naked in their car after it had gone off on a curve.
I hope that, at least, they had a good ending before losing their lives.
How not to recharge the lighter
A man set himself on fire one Friday night after doing well with the pints.
He came home drunk and couldn’t think of anything else but to recharge his lighter without getting it very good at what he was doing.
His wife had already warned him that he was playing dumb, and the man, taking his foolishness to the limit, decided to turn on his pants.
The story ended as expected. It happened on March 5, 1999, in England.
Sleeping on the roof is not always a good idea
Another story of those in which alcohol makes its own. Also, marijuana, the protagonist couple combined both before the woman lost her life.
On March 26, 2000, in South Carolina: the couple climbed on the roof with pillows and bedding in full swing.
The idea of sleeping under the stars seduced them, and the inclination of the roof did not take away the thought. When the police arrived the following day, the boyfriend was still snoring high on the roof.
Hooking a rope to a truck
Darwin award deserved to an idiot character who could not think of anything other than hooking a rope to an Australian truck and surfing through the desert, taking advantage of the sand licking the road.
He was tied to a string, with a beer in his other hand and wearing a Mexican hat.
That’s how interesting the things looked.
At least before the rope broke and the truck passed over him.
It happened on November 25 in Australia.
How to check if a gas tank was empty of flammable vapours
This is how things were for a worker in Brazil who, on June 29, 2003, was cleaning a gas tank inside.
After he started filling the tank with water to expel the flammable vapours, he entered to check if the water level was adequate.
And, of course, since there was less light inside than in his head, he couldn’t think of anything else but to light the lighter.
He didn’t die, but he did take a good lesson for the rest of his life.
Bet your on your team winning and keep the promise
Many people keep their promises.
And that’s what happened on February 5, 2005, in Wales: he played Wales against England, a Rugby match that anticipated the defeat of the first (it had been happening like this for years).
So our protagonist couldn’t think of anything else but to say, “If Wales wins, I cut my eggs!”
Wales won.
So he went home, castrated himself with a knife, and returned to the bar to prove that he was a man of his word.
He ended up in the hospital bleeding but did not die.
Lessons To Be Learned
The Darwin Awards starkly remind us of what happens when daring meets poor judgment.
These stories, oscillating between dark humor and cautionary tales, highlight the fine line between seeking thrills and courting disaster. They underscore the importance of caution, urging us to ponder the consequences of our actions.
These accounts are more than just tales of misadventure; they serve as a call for mindful decision-making.
Let the Darwin Awards be a lesson in the balance between living boldly and prioritizing safety, reminding us of our responsibilities to ourselves and others. In essence, they encourage us to navigate life’s adventures with wisdom and foresight, valuing the gift of life through thoughtful choices.