Darwin Award Entries

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DARWIN AWARD: Newcastle Icicle

(31 March 2013, Newcastle, England) Investigative journalism reaches a new

"low" when a reporter freezes to death in an effort to get inside the lives

of those who sleep rough...

DARWIN AWARD: Smokin' Hot Sauce!

Thinking he was drinking alcohol, Gary picked up a salsa jar and took a

swig of gasoline. After spitting it up onto his clothing, he recovered from

the shock by lighting a cigarette...

HONORABLE MENTION: Alligator River

The East Alligator River in the Northern Territory is crossed at Cahill's

Crossing. Recently a Euro tourist drove into the parking lot of the an

upstream boat launch area in her hired 4WD vehicle and, seeing a concrete

ramp disappearing into the water, assumed that she had reached Cahill's

Crossing...

Ecco L'allegro Saldatore

5 February 2013.

Mechanic Sérgio A. Rosa, 49, was welding a gas tanker that, curiously,

exploded, sending his remains flying 400 meters through the air. One

wonders if his life flashed before his eyes...

Darwin Award: Vodka Blues.

Posted 21 February 2013.

The discovery of a 'bottle of liquid' left behind by a trucker ought to set off

certain alarm bells...