"The Darwin Awards" by Wendy Northcutt

Publisher:Roseland, N.J. : Listen & Live Audio, [2001]
Copyright Date:℗2001
ISBN: 9781885408723

It has been a many years since I first read this book, but decided to reread it recently and once again was astounded by how idiotic humans can be. I believe this is likely because most people typically tend to give the other person the benefit of the doubt when they do things that seem odd, or dangerous. But when a person deliberately goes out to defy the laws that govern this world it tends to make me curious how humans as a supposedly evolved animal can be so stupid.

For those of who who don't know a Darwin Award is given to people who manage through their acts to remove themselves from the gene pool. Or, if this is too vague: they die, or make themselves unable to reproduce because they have done something extremely stupid.

Ms. Northcutt delves into things such as Misadventures with Animals, Family Interactions, Stupid Criminals, Fire & Explosions, Fatal Falls, Uninformed Men, Macho Men, Unsafe Sex, Watery Demises, Penis Envy, End of the Line.

You can likely make some guesses at some of the things that happened to allow these people to win their award, but I'm pretty certain you won't guess them all. Some are definitely quite spectacular.