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1998 Personal Accounts
| The Darwin Awards salutes the spirit portrayed in the following personal accounts, submitted by loyal (and sometimes deceased) readers. |
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"I Can Fly!"
| A would-be illegal immigrant cleverly managed to conceal himself in the undercarriage of a 747 in India just prior to take-off, with the intention of making the trip from India to the UK. Little did he realize that temperatures at high altitudes, in combination with the wind chill factor, can become very icy. If that doesn't do you in, then the lack of oxygen will. The man was found dead of exposure at London Heathrow Airport. | Later in the same year, two more young men attempted the journey by the same means. This time one died but one, presumably more warmly dressed, survived. Unfortunately for him, as soon as he recovered, he was put on a plane back to India, inside the cabin this time. |
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Visit the Darwin Awards Giftshop The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action
Hardback. 327 pages. Autographed.$15 185 Stories! In the ongoing saga of Survival of the Fittest, meet the thief who steals electrical wires without shutting off the current! Marvel at the would-be pilot who suspends his lawnchair from helium balloons! Learn from the man who peers into a gas can using a cigarette lighter...! This book also includes a History of the Darwin Awards, Darwin Haiku, and a dozen humorous discussions of the implications of evolution, including the origin of idiots, and the role of testosterone. Autographed by Author! |
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