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Pay no attention to the man behind the ATM

1998 Honorable Mention by Darwin Awards (February 1998) - ATMs have become a popular target for thieves. Our hero, let's call him Rudy, decided that his local ATM machine would be easy pickings. Sadly, Rudy didn't properly plan his little entrepreneurial endeavor. Click here for more...

Chimney Safety - (Snohomish County, WA - 1999)

A married couple (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) wanted to keep their home fires burning, and decided to install a wood stove in their Granite Falls home. They figured it didn't take a rocket scientist to install this basic bit of heating hardware, so instead of hiring a professional, they brought the stove home and installed it themselves. Click here for more...

Nine Times a Loser

A bloke named Gordon from Darwin, Australia lost his arm, the use of his legs, and was revived three times on the operating table after an encounter with a King Brown snake, the 21st most deadly venomous snake in the world. Gordon has said, "I still can't believe my arm's been chopped off just for one snake." Click here for more...

Reach for the skies, Larry!

Larry's boyhood dream was to fly. But fates conspired to keep him from his dream. So he purchased 45 weather balloons from an Army-Navy surplus store, tied them to his tethered lawnchair dubbed the Inspiration I, and filled the 4' diameter balloons with helium. Click here for more...

Boating while under the influence of stupidity

Down on Lake Isabella, in the high desert east of Bakersfield, Mary was having trouble with her boat. No matter how she tried, she just couldn't get her new 22-foot powerboat to perform. It was sluggish in every maneuver, regardless of the power applied. Click here for more...