The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action “Only two things are infinite-the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not so sure about the universe.” -Albert Einstein Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, The Darwin Awards vividly portrays the finest examples of evolution in action, and shows us just how uncommon common sense [...]
The Darwin Awards 4: Intelligent Design Over 1.5 million copies sold in this New York Times bestselling humor series With over 1.5 million copies sold, the Darwin Awards series is the alpha chimp of humorous human mishaps. Despite being an international bestseller, and inspiring a movie—The Darwin Awards—these cautionary chronicles have failed to stop another [...]
by dmuth Ignorance or Stupidity Regarding a Tsunami The world continues to be ignorant about the power of a tsunami, so it’s time to review once again what a tsunami is. It is not a wave like you see in the ocean. You know, we’re talking about those swells we can body or board surf [...]
Check out these Darwin Awards images: Brave / stupid Image by Phillie Casablanca Dude falling asleep on his windowsill, three stories up from a very hard pavement Drilling the hard drive Image by dmuth Drilling one of the drives Image by dmuth Ignore the laundry line in the foreground
A few nice Darwin Awards images I found: The destructor Image by dmuth Cordless drills sure are fun! Death row Image by dmuth Three of the now dead hard drives are lined up. The fourth one went and jumped off a cliff.
Detroit (Vocus) June 10, 2010 Beringea has sold its stake in premium organic baby food purveyor Plum Baby to Darwin Private Equity. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. The company, founded in 2006 by former chef and mother of three Susie Willis, pioneered the premium baby food sector in the United Kingdom and [...]
by dmuth Question by Astro Smurf: Should the 4 Americans sailing off of Somalia be given Darwin Awards for achievement? I can’t foresee any issue with sailing off of Somalia Best answer: Answer by kinderprobably, but not for sailing, I’d give it for breaking off from the group – now that was an epic decision. [...]
by nirvana168 Question by Wally the Wallmeister: What is the funniest Darwin Awards story? please give me the full description or a link to I can find the whole thing online. Best answer: Answer by Persiphone_HellecatHere you go. You can read them all. http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/ A friend of mine is on a very famous drive time [...]
by jurvetson Question by US Army Veteran: Why do Conservatives win more Darwin Awards than Liberals? Is it because they are smarter? Best answer: Answer by ArthurConservatives win more Darwin awards because they don’t believe in evolution. QED. Add your own answer in the comments!
Wendy Northcutt, author of the celebrated book series called “The Darwin Awards,” offers up her own brand of natural selection that salutes the improvement of the species by honoring those members who have accidentally removed themselves from it. Her lecture is slated for Thursday, April 19 at 8 pm in the Cooperage. The event is [...]
