Potential Darwin Award candidates

[Colonel Ingus Profile]

Lawyer Larry Feingold, 53, testified at his January trial in New York City that he was merely trying to commit suicide in 2003 when he turned on the gas in his apartment and that the subsequent blast that devastated three floors of his building caught him by surprise because he didn't know that gas could explode. "I thought gasoline did," he said, under oath, "but I didn't know about gas."[New York Post, 1-29-04] [News Ltd. (News.com.au), 11-27-03]

A 23-year-old man in Hartland, Maine, was hospitalized in March after apparently attempting to commit suicide by crucifying himself. According to an account in the Portland Press Herald, he built a wooden cross, placed it on the floor, and nailed one hand to it. According to the officer, "When he realized that he was unable to nail his other hand to the board, he called 911," although the officer said he wasn't sure if the call was for an ambulance or for someone to come help him nail the other hand. [Portland Press-Herald, 3-16-04]

Can you get a Darwin award if you are unsuccesful?

[frankk6969 Profile Website]

Originally posted by Colonel Ingus

Can you get a Darwin award if you are unsuccesful?

No but you can get an honorable mention.

[PL_M@ster Profile]

They'll find something else that will be as much stupid but they'll be succesful and then, they'll win a Darwin award.

[[TD2]Widowmaker]

I think the rules are that you have to remove yourself from the gene pool (no longer contributing to the evolution of the species) to be eligible for a Darwin Award.

Therefore someone that lives, yet is rendered incapable of reproducing is eligible.

At least that was my understanding.

[SavageParrot Profile]

I wonder if he won any cases as a lawyer. Would you want im to defend you?