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Default Darwin Awards: Stupid Ways In Which People Have Left This World

I had this book a few years back which rounded up collections of silly and stupid ways in which people have ended their lives (by accident).

Some of them are sp stupid. Take a look at this one and visit the site for loads more...


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A One Track Mind
2008 Darwin Award Nominee
Confirmed True by Darwin



(16 July 2008, Italy) Gerhard, 68, was queued at a traffic light in his Porsche Cayenne sportscar. Before one reaches the light, there is a railroad crossing, and Gerhard had not let the queue progress forward far enough before he drove onto the tracks. As you might imagine, given Murphy's Law, a train was coming.
The safety bars came down, leaving the Porsche trapped on the rails. According to witnesses, it took the driver awhile to realize he was stuck. Finally he jumped from the car and started to run--straight toward the oncoming train, waving his arms in an attempt to save his sportscar!

The attempt was partly successful. The car received less damage than its owner, who landed 30 meters away. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

The moral of the story? Momentum always wins.
source:http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2008-17.html
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