The Darwin Awards
180 Bizarre True Stories of How Dumb Humans Met Their Maker
Fifth Impression 2001
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Author
Contributions
- Bill Brown - Cover Art and Illustrations
- Wendy Northcutt - Copyright
- Clays Ltd, St Ives plc, Great Britain - Printer
- Orion Books Ltd, Orion House, 5 Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9EA - Publisher
Publication
2000 - Orion Publishing Group, Limited, London
Language
English
Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- ISBN-100752838717
- ISBN-139780752838717
- Goodreads1881059
- OCLC Control Number222841070
- OCLC Control Number499979601
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Number59572203
- OCLC Control Number861909197
- Better World Books9780752838717
- Open LibraryOL7984160M
Classifications
- DDC081
- LCCBF431.N67 2000
Description
***'Only two things are infinite – the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe.'*** **Albert Einstein, 'Scientific adviser to the Darwin Awards'** www.DarwinAwards.com is the legendary web site that commemorates the remains of people who have improved our gene pool by killing themselves in really stupid ways! Started in 1993 by Wendy Northcutt, www.DarwinAwards.com honours those people for whom warnings such as 'coffee is hot' and 'this superman cape does not enable the wearer to fly' were made. Divided into 11 chapters, ranging from Natural Selection: Animal Misadventures; Relatively Dangerous: A Family Affair; "I Fought the Law. . . ": Stupid Criminal Tricks; Up in Smoke: Fire and Explosions; Leaps of Faith: Fatal Falls; Military Intelligence: Uninformed Men; Testosterone Poisoning: Macho Men; Dangerous Liaisons: Unsafe Sex; Davey Jones' Locker: Watery Demise; Man's Favorite Toy: Penis Envy; Foolish Ingenuity: End of the Line. **Here are over 180 true stories that will make you glad to be alive.**
First Sentence
Darwin Awards are not for everyone-only a select few earn this dubious distinction.
Subjects
People
Other Editions
- The Darwin Awards: 180 Bizarre True Stories of How Dumb Humans Met Their Maker
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