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The Darwin awards : evolution in action / Wendy Northcutt.

Northcutt, Wendy. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0525945725
  • ISBN: 0525946233
  • ISBN: 0525947736
  • Physical Description: xvii, 327 pages ; 19 cm
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Dutton, [2000]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: What Are They? 1 -- Rules and Eligibility 3 -- Darwin's Theory of Evolution 6 -- Surviving Stupidity 8 -- Where Do Darwins Come From? 9 -- Chapter 1 Penance: Seven Deadly Sins 11 -- Discussion: Kismet, Karma, Destiny 12 -- Darwin Award: Vanity: Liposuction Tragedy 14 -- Darwin Award: Vanity: Perilous Pose 15 -- Darwin Award: Wrath: Throwing Stones 16 -- Darwin Award: Greed: Crystal Daze 17 -- Darwin Award: Sloth: Sleepfalling 18 -- Darwin Award: Envy: Flames of Passion 19 -- Darwin Award: Envy: Moscow Marauder 20 -- Darwin Award: Gluttony: Ethanol Schmethanol 21 -- Honorable Mention: Gluttony: Men Eating Chili 22 -- Personal Account: Lust: Emergency Room Excitement 23 -- Chapter 2 Women: Femme Fatalities 25 -- Discussion: Civilization Memes 26 -- Darwin Award: Fast Food Fatality 29 -- Darwin Award: Enraged Elephant 30 -- Darwin Award: Rubbish! 31 -- Darwin Award: Christmas Tree 32 -- Darwin Award: Testing Faith 33 -- Darwin Award: That Sinking Feeling 34 -- Honorable Mention: Aircraft Airhead 35 -- Darwin Award: Fatal Footwear Fashion 36 -- Honorable Mention: Explosive Mix of Girls 37 -- Honorable Mention: Snow Bunnies 38 -- Honorable Mention: Dumb Drunk 39 -- Personal Account: Eat the Young 40 -- Personal Account: Brush with Stupidity 41 -- Chapter 3 Water: All Washed Up 43 -- Discussion: Weed Seeds and Biodiversity 44 -- Darwin Award: Fishing with No Compass 46 -- Darwin Award: Duct Tape 47 -- Darwin Award: Dodging Drink Dues 48 -- Darwin Award: Walking on Water 49 -- Darwin Award: Dive to Death 50 -- Darwin Award: Passionate Plunge 51 -- Darwin Award: Show-Off 52 -- Honorable Mention: All Aboard 53 -- Honorable Mention: Sewer Shower 54 -- Urban Legend: Brewery Mishap 55 -- Chapter 4 Technology: Engines of Destruction 57 -- Discussion: Car Safety 58 -- Darwin Award: Do It Yourself, Do Yourself In 61 -- Darwin Award: Two Avalanche Alaskan 63 -- Darwin Award: Forklift Safety Video 65 -- Darwin Award: Electrifying Stunt 66 -- Darwin Award: Intersecting Darwins 67 -- Darwin Award: Power Punch Proves Fatal 68 -- Darwin Award: Scooter Snuff 69 -- Darwin Award: Circular Reasoning 70 -- Darwin Award: Sweet Release 71 -- Darwin Award: Snowball's Chance in Hell 73 -- Darwin Award: Sand Surfing 74 -- Honorable Mention: House Hunting Gone Awry 75 -- Honorable Mention: Coors Light and the UltraLight 76 -- Urban Legend: Mad Trombonist 77 -- Personal Account: Robot Reaper 79 -- Personal Account: Prop Arc Safety 80 -- Personal Account: Miracle Mile 81 -- Chapter 5 Men: Male-functions 83 -- Discussion: Online Safety 84 -- Darwin Award: Rappin' on Heaven's Door 87 -- Darwin Award: Fantastic Plastic Lover 88 -- Darwin Award: Bulletproof? 89 -- Darwin Award: New Dating Technique 90 -- Darwin Award: God Saves? 91 -- Darwin Award: Settle the Score 92 -- Darwin Award: Hardheads 93 -- Darwin Award: Ur-inate-iot 94 -- Darwin Award: A Fell Death 95 -- Honorable Mention: Cheez Whiz 96 -- Honorable Mention: Trash Compactor 98 -- Honorable Mention: Archery Practice 99 -- Honorable Mention: Tied to His Work 100 -- Honorable Mention: Chicken with a Train 101 -- Honorable Mention: Toilet Trap 102 -- Urban Legend: The Bricklayer 103 -- Personal Account: Tourist Trap 105 -- Personal Account: Tube Snake 107 -- Chapter 6 Animals: Pall of the Wild 109 -- Discussion: Dogs and Darwinism 110 -- Darwin Award: Hornet Challenge 114 -- Darwin Award: Fish Gag 115 -- Darwin Award: Sheep Sleep 116 -- Honorable Mention: Doggone Foot 117 -- Urban Legend: Cactus Tales 118 -- Personal Account: Polar Bear Lesson 121 -- Personal Account: Feeding the Dolphins 122 -- Personal Account: Horsing Around 123 -- Urban Legend: Lobster Vasectomy 124 -- Chapter 7 Explosions: Out with a Bang! 125 -- Discussion: Intelligent Design Theory 126 -- Darwin Award: Out with a Bang! 129 -- Darwin Award: Grenade Juggler 131 -- Darwin Award: Fireworks Fiasco 132 -- Darwin Award: Shell Shot 133 -- Darwin Award: Guitars 'n' Guns 134 -- Honorable Mention: Kaboom! 135 -- Honorable Mention: Plane Stupid 136 -- Urban Legend: Fifteen Minutes of Flame 137 -- Personal Account: A Medieval Tale 139 -- Personal Account: Workin' on the Railroad 141 -- Personal Account: Man and Cactus 142 -- Personal Account: Man with Gas Can 143 -- Personal Account: Instant Sunrise 145 -- Chapter 8 Outlaws: Crime and Punishment 149 -- Discussion: City Living 150 -- Darwin Award: Human Popsicle 152 -- Darwin Award: Ski Theft Backfires 154 -- Darwin Award: Escaping Conviction 155 -- Darwin Award: Killing Time 156 -- Darwin Award: Just Say No! 158 -- Darwin Award: Stab in the Dark 159 -- Darwin Award: You Said a Mouthful 160 -- Honorable Mention: The Sting 161 -- Honorable Mention: Ferguson 2, Thieves 0 162 -- Honorable Mention: Morsel of Evidence 163 -- Honorable Mention: Call Girl 164 -- Honorable Mention: Bodacious Bud 165 -- Honorable Mention: Siphon! 166 -- Honorable Mention: Planning Ahead 167 -- Honorable Mention: Sobriety Test 168 -- Personal Account: Medical Misadventures 169 -- Chapter 9 Disqualified: Losing Is Its Own Reward 173 -- Not a Darwin: Do Bikes Float? 174 -- Not a Darwin: Underwire Bras Deadly 175 -- Not a Darwin: Texas A&M Bonfire 176 -- Not a Darwin: Body Canyoning 178 -- Not a Darwin: Our Brightest Cheerleaders 180 -- Not a Darwin: Fatal Case of Hiccups 181 -- Not a Darwin: Ice Floe Frolic 182 -- Not a Darwin: Shotgun Pepsi 184 -- Not a Darwin: Mania Strikes Back 186 -- Chapter 10 Classic Dozen: Better Read than Dead 189 -- Discussion: Speciation 190 -- Darwin Award: JATO 193 -- Darwin Award: Junk Food Junkie 195 -- Darwin Award: Midnight Special 196 -- Darwin Award: Wrong Time, Wrong Place 197 -- Darwin Award: Count Your Chickens 198 -- Darwin Award: The Last Supper 199 -- Honorable Mention: Lawnchair Larry 200 -- Honorable Mention: Revenge of the Gopher 203 -- Urban Legend: Frog Giggin' Accident 204 -- Urban Legend: Metallica Concert Misadventure 205 -- Urban Legend: Scuba Divers and Forest Fires 208 -- Urban Legend: Dog and Jeep 210 -- 3. Forum Decorum 216 -- 4. Godwin's Law 221.
Subject: Stupidity > Anecdotes.
Genre: Anecdotes.

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