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I'm keeping my eye on the priest who strapped ballons onto his
lawnchair, and apparently ascended to heaven. He hasn't yet been
found, but popped balloons washed back to shore...
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Shattered Stone, Broken Ego (near miss)
On a warm summer day, I was walking along the lake with a childhood friend.
We reminisced about youthful summer days spent fishing on the lake. We
used to put pebbles and pennies on the train tracks, and take cover as the
train zoomed by and annihilated the objects...
Read on.
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Organ Donors
California | Two dirtbikes, two drivers, two passengers. Zero helmets, zero
headlights, and a new moon...
Read on.
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Four Great Ideas
Oregon | Anthony was stopped for speeding. The 20-year-old was driving a
vehicle that checked out as stolen in Idaho. The deputy called for backup,
and placed the suspect in a patrol car, where Anthony had his first great
idea!
Read on.
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Clotheslined!
Florida | A 37-year-old man tried to cross the Manasota Key drawbridge on
his motorcycle. Wearing only swim trunks and sneakers, the man was seen
racing at high speed towards the gap...
Read on.
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Signora writes, "Many years, ago my two uncles started roughhousing at
our Christmas gathering. Uncle Frank picked up Uncle John by the heels,
lost his grip, and dropped Uncle John on his head. It was all right
because John was a state Supreme Court justice and was there for life. The
other uncle is, I am sure, in your archive. The one about the skydiving photographer who forgot to
put on a chute...?"
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Missionary Kid (near miss)
Indonesia | I was missionary kid, 9 years old and fascinated with
fireworks. My favorites was the Roman candle. One day I had a "bright"
idea! Wouldn't it be cool to see that stuff shoot out the end of a coke
bottle?
Read on.
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Caulker Burner (near miss)
Scotland | The shipyard at Port Glasgow used a plasma cutter to cut
steel for boats according to plans. For smaller holes, the plasma torch
would just cut out the hole. But for larger holes, it was programmed to
leave sections of uncut steel...
Read on.
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Charles Darwin's research notes are now on the Internet. The voyage of
the Beagle, Darwin's first doubts about the permanence of species,
and private thoughts behind his world-changing publications are in
this Cambridge Library
release. It's tough reading, with crabbed scrawl and crossed out
pages. This is why we pay researchers to pull out the juicy bits!
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Going to Seed
Darren was dumb, even for a junkie. But what he lacked in IQ he made up in
creativity. In the supermarket, he notice a bag labelled 'Birdseed 100%
Poppy Seed.' Poppy Seed = Opium! He figured he was onto something good...
Read on.
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Roundabout Rocket (near miss)
Two boys were playing with miniature rockets that they had acquired
goodness-knows-where. Between the two of them, the idea was formed to tie a
string around the rocket, tether it to the backyard birdbath, and thereby
cause it to whirl around the sky...
Read on.
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Net Neutrality
So logical there is no other choice.
"With Net Neutrality, each content provider negotiates just one
contract with their ISP. N content providers means N contracts.
Without Net Neutrality, each content provider must negotiate a
contract with every ISP. N content providers and M ISP's means
M*N contracts. That's a huge market
inefficiency. Ditching net neutrality doesn't magically create more
bandwidth, so the Internet has gained zero additional capability, at
the cost of an enormous amount of extra paperwork. It's a classic
tragedy of the commons." From Solandri's post at SlashDot
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Footloose in the Footwell
Australia | Police wished to question Gareth, 38, in connection with aa
stabbing. But he evaded that unpleasant business by storing a firearm in
the footwell of the car...
Read on.
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He Kicked the Bucket (near miss)
Texas | In a world full of wonders, man invented boredom. So work time
becomes play time. If you work for an arc welding company, a plastic
bucket, welding materials, and a single spark combine for a play date with
a bang...
Read on.
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Evolution is a theory. It is also a fact.
"Biologists consider biological evolution to be a fact, so enormous,
ramifying, and consistent has the evidence for evolution become. In
the American vernacular, theory means 'imperfect fact,' lending power
to the creationist argument that evolution is 'only' a theory.
Evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. Laurence
Moran's 1993 essay rocked my world. Enjoy it.
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Within these portals lie 740 "Enterprising Demises." Begin
with Darwin Awards, the Near Misses, and Urban
Legends. Review the Rules or FAQs or Site Map, or
read a random story with a click of the Randomizer
button conveniently placed on every page.
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If stupidity got us into this mess,
then why can't it get us out?
--Will Rogers
"Just think how stupid the average person is,
and then realize that half of them are even stupider!"
--George Carlin
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The
Purple
Paperback
Barnes&Noble
Booksense
Amazon
etc.
The DA Movie!
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Changes in Status:
Some true stories are unconfirmed until alert fans supply
references. Other stories are labelled "confirmed"
but new information reveals I was fooled. And some just
shouldn't have been posted. Here are the latest updates:
Removed: Nailed! -- Accident followed by dispair.
Brewery Mishap: Change to Urban Legend
MAYBE REMOVE?
Sweet Release Sad, but good safety
example.
Gun Safety Training - just not that stupid?
Definitely remove:
/stupid/stupid2000-14.html
/stupid/stupid2007-11.html (Miss Near Miss)
/stupid/stupid2006-01.html (Severely Faithful) Gross/crazy
COMBINE:
Blondes and Oil Changes & Happy Camper.
COMBINE Roller
oaster stories.
Combine spitting contest stories (1, (2))
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