Darvinova nagrada

Run! No, Run Away!
2008 Darwin Award Nominee
Confirmed True by Darwin
 
(July 16, 2008, Italy) Ivece Plattner, 68, was queued at a traffic light in his Porsche Cayenne sportscar. Before one reaches the light, there is a railroad crossing. As you might imagine, given Murphy's law, a train was coming.
The man did not let the queue progress forward far enough before he crossed the railroad. The safety bars came down, leaving the Porsche trapped on the rails. It took the driver awhile to realize he was stuck, according to witnesses. Finally, he jumped from the car and started to run -- toward the oncoming train, waving his arms in an attempt to save his car!

The attempt was successful. The car received less damage than its owner. He was pushed hard enough to land 30 meters away, and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

The moral of the story? Momentum always wins.

 

Darvinova nagrada

The Balloon Priest
2008 Darwin Award Nominee
Confirmed True by Darwin
 
(20 April 2008, Atlantic Ocean, Brazil) In 1982 Lawn Chair Larry, beloved survivor of a Darwin-worthy attempt, attached 45 helium weather balloons to his comfortable Sears lawn chair, packed a picnic and a , and cut the tether. But instead of drifting lazily above the Los Angeles landscape, the combined lift of 45 huge helium balloons rocketed Larry into LAX air traffic lanes 16,000 feet above sea level. Astoundingly, he survived the "flight."
In homage to Larry's aerial adventure, a Catholic priest recently ascended towards heaven on a host of helium party balloons. Adelir Antonio de Carli, 41, was attempting to set the world record for clustered balloon flight to publicize his plan to build a spiritual rest stop for truckers.

Sitting for more than 19 hours in a lawn chair is not a trivial matter, even in the comfort of your own backyard. The priest took numerous safety precautions, including wearing a survival suit, selecting a buoyant chair, and packing a satellite phone and a GPS. However, the late Adelir Antonio made a fatal mistake.

He did not know how to use the GPS.

The winds changed, as winds do, and he was blown inexorably toward open sea. He could have parachuted to safety while over land, but chose not to. When the voyager was perilously lost at sea, he prudently phoned for help. But rescuers were unable to reach him since he could not use his GPS! HE struggled with the control panel as the charge on the satellite phone dwindled.

Instead of a GPS, the priest let God be his guide, and God guided him straight to heaven. Bits of balloons began appearing on mountains and beaches. Ultimately the priest's body surfaced, confirming that he, like Elvis, had left the building.

The kicker? It's a Double Darwin. Catholic priests take vows of celibacy. Since they voluntarily remove themselves from the gene pool, the entire group earns a mass Darwin Award. Adelir Antonio wins twice over!

 
Note from Darwin: "A hot air balloon is maneuvered by altering altitude. The wind direction changes, generally toward the right, as one ascends in the northern hemisphere. A skillful pilot uses altitude to shift the downwind track. (airborneballoons.co.uk) By comparison, a mass of individual balloons is completely at the mercy of the wind."

Zar ti nije drago sto nisi upalila svetlo?

Studentkinja se jedne veceri kasno vracala iz biblioteke u sobu. Kada je usla, svetlo je bilo ugaseno. U sobi se samo culo tiho stenjanje i pokreti na krevetu. Pretpostavivsi da je njena cimarka dovela decka, devojka je brzo pomerila ruku sa prekidaca za svetlo. Kako ih ne bi ometala, presvukla se u mraku, legla da spava i stavila slusalice na usi. Kada se ujutru probudila, okrenula se ka krevetu svoje cimerke... Na krevetu je bilo iskasapljeno telo devojke, krvi na sve strane a na zidu natpis, ispisan krvlju:

"Zar ti nije drago sto nisi upalila svetlo?"

Ekser

Jedan covek je odlucio da sagradi kucu i unajmio je nekoliko dobrih majstora koji su ubrzo dosli sa ekipom radnika i poceli gradnju. Majstori su dugo radili i u dogovoreno vreme su zavrsili kucu. Ali covek je iz nekog razloga odbio da im isplati ostatak novca... Majstori su sve pokusavali, ali on nije hteo da plati.

Zbog toga je jedan do glavnih majstora otisao na obliznje groblje, izvukao ekser iz krsta koji je bio na grobu nekog deteta i zakucao ga u gredu na tavanu kuce. Majstori su zatim otisli i vise nisu trazili novac.

Covek se ubrzo uselio u novu kucu. Ali od prve veceri, kada bi legao da spava, kasno nocu bi poceli da se cuju krici i plac deteta. Covek je pokusavao da se otarasi te pojave, ali mu nije uspevalo. Na kraju je odlucio da proda kucu.

Kucu je kupio covek koji se tek doselio u grad. Isplatio je sav novac prethodnom vlasniku i uselio se. Ali njegove muke tek tada pocinju. Svake veceri, kasno nocu, poceli bi plac i krici deteta. Covek je pretrazivao kucu, ali nista nije nasao. Na kraju je pokusao da razgovara sa starim vlasnikom, a posto ni to nije pomoglo, odlucio je da sazna sve o kuci. Posle duge potrage uspeo je da pronadje jednog majstora koji je radio na izgradnji, a on ga je uputio na glavnog majstora. Kada je glavni majstor cuo o cemu se radi, zatrazio je od novog vlasnika da mu isplati novac koji mu duguje stari vlasnik za izgradnju. Covek je na kraju to i ucinio. Majstor je tada otisao na tavan, izvadio ekser i vratio ga na krst odakle je i uzet.

Od te noci, prestali su krici i plac deteta.

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(25 August 2010, Daejon, South Korea) VIDEO NEWS: A handicapped man, annoyed that an elevator closed and departed without him, thinks it over before ramming his wheelchair into the doors not once, not twice, but three times in all--only to plunge down the now-empty elevator shaft to his death. Simultaneous success and failure combine to earn the 40-year-old lasting immortality as a Darwin Award winner.



The tragic downfall of this rashly rushing rammer provides a heartening example of how brilliant you are--compared to some! However, natural selection just got a little harder. The authorities traced the "problem" to elevator doors that cannot withstand a large impact. Safety regulations were strengthened three years after the elevator was installed, to prevent accidents "such as might happen to children and drunks."