Charles Darwin's Darwin Awards 
HOME
Darwin Awards
Honorable Mentions
Urban Legends
Personal Accounts
Slush Pile
2002 Darwins
Shoot 'em Off
Faulty Aim Fatal
What's That Sound?
Firecracker Chainsaw Massacre
Tied Off
Human Torch
Wounded Wire Bites Back
Bees 1, Humans 0
Border Crossing
Wrong and Wronger
Slip Sliding Away
Chainsaw Insurance
The Worm Has Turned
Return to Trees Fails
Sneakers
Caveat Emptor
Rocket Tester
Saw a Grenade
Truck Stop
Romanian Trains
Losing Face
Jet Taxi
Booby Traps Trap Boob
Well-Trained
I Can't Swim!
Fir Tree Trimmer
Daredevil
Blowhole
A Rocky Roll
Mechanic Mayhem
Depth of a Fisherman
Other Darwin Years 
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Vintage
 
~ Randomizer ~
Newsletter
Gift Shop
Rules  Search
Contact Darwin
Submit a Story
Philosophy Forum
Home

  

Darwin Awards
2002 Darwin Awards
Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it. Next Prev Random

Email a Friend Losing Face
2002 Darwin Award Nominee
Unconfirmed by Darwin

(1 January 2002, Brazil) The game of Russian Roulette, long a breeding ground for natural selection, was improved upon by two men with a unique approach to self-destruction.

On New Year's Eve, Antonio and his friend were befogged by Pinga, a traditional Brazilian liquor, when they began playing a Russian Roulette variant using holiday fireworks. Their version of the game consisted of placing fireworks in their mouths, then lighting the fuses and competing to see who would delay longest before spitting out the firework.

The man, dare we call him "winner," who discarded the explosive closest to the point of detonation was the victor of this battle of wills.

Their blatant disregard for personal safety was matched only by their foolish bravery. Antonio was our winner, holding one of the fireworks in his mouth a bit too long, and thereby thereby earning praise for his "courage" at his funeral.

DarwinAwards.com © 1994 - 2008
Submitted by: Marcelo Prudente
Reference: O Estado de São Paulo

Previous Directions Next

Visit the Darwin Awards Giftshop

Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest

Hardback. 304 pages. Autographed.
$15
The human race's most popular humor series returns with a brand-new collection of macabre mishaps and misadventures. Honoring those who improve our gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves from it, the Darwin Awards III shows once more how uncommon common sense still is.

Salute the sheriff who inadvertently shot himself--twice! Witness the insurance defrauder who amputated his leg with a chainsaw! Heed the story of the farmer who avoided bee stings by sealing his head in a plastic bag! Cringe at the man crushed by a branch he'd just severed... directly over his head!

123 new stories, 18 full-page illustrations, plus discussions of transgenic animals, the origin of life, and more.

Autographed by Author!

 


Advanced Search

HomeRulesFAQsAwardsSlushSite Map
DarwinAward | HonorableMention | PersonalAccount | UrbanLegend