Just had a read through of the 2007 Darwin Award Winners.There appears to be 2 "winning" strategies to getting one of these notorious awards. They are as follows:
1) Build a mouse trap and fail disastrously. Runners up number two, number three and number five all fit into this category. The key to this strategy is try and accomplish a task by some ill-considered, unconventional means. The more spectacular your death, the better.
2) Die While Seeking the Ultimate Thrill. The winner and runners up number one and number four fit into this category. In this category, Darwin Award hopefuls knowingly or unknowingly subject themselves to danger in order to get the ultimate thrill. This may involve alcohol or some illicit substance, sex, dangerous locations, putting unusual items into unforgiving body cavities, or a combination of all these strategies. I personally believe that it was the inventive and aggressive combination of strategies that resulted this year's winner.
Now you may not be up to snuff as far as winning a Darwin Award goes, but I'd like to find out which strategy you would tend towards. I personally place myself in the thrill-seeker category, empathizing with the number one runner-up. What about you? Send me your comments!
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