What are the most memorable funny Darwin award stories?

A guy decided to see how close he could get to a moving train. He misjudged the distance and got hit. It's a tragic yet stupid situation that stands out in the 'best darwin award stories'. These stories are full of people who take risks without thinking. They think they are invincible or that bad things won't happen to them, but they are so wrong.

There are a few that stand out. For instance, the man who filled his bathtub with hydrochloric acid instead of water because he thought it would be a 'cool' new way to bathe. He suffered severe burns. Also, the story of the person who tried to stop a bullet with a frying pan. They clearly didn't understand the power of a firearm. And then there's the one where a man tried to climb a tall tree during a thunderstorm because he wanted to 'get closer to the lightning'. It was a very bad idea.

There was this person who thought it would be a great idea to use a lighter to check if there was gas in a fuel tank. As you can imagine, the resulting explosion was not kind to him. Darwin award - worthy because it's such a basic safety rule that he ignored. It just shows how dangerous it can be to be so reckless.

A memorable one is about a man who attached fireworks to his skateboard thinking it would make him fly. It ended with him getting seriously injured. It's memorable because it's such a wild and dangerous idea.

A group on the Duke of Edinburgh Award journey got caught in a light rain. One of the participants, who was very proud of his 'outdoor skills', started building a huge shelter out of branches. But it was so big and poorly made that it collapsed on him, covering him in leaves and twigs. Everyone burst into laughter.

In 2020, my local community organized a drive - by birthday parade for a 90 - year - old neighbor. The cars were all decorated with balloons and signs. But one car's balloons got loose and started flying all over the place. It was chaos but also really funny. It made the old man laugh a great deal.

One memorable one is about a man who left his beloved old hat to his parrot in his will. The parrot would then perch on the hat and cackle as if it knew it was now the owner of this special hat.

Well, there's a story where a person called 911 because their ice cream cone melted too fast. They were so distraught over losing their treat that they thought it was a major crisis. Another is when someone called because their cat was stuck on the roof, but the cat came down right as the firefighters arrived. It was hilarious.

The one where a cat got stuck in a box and thought it was being sneaky while everyone could see it. It was quite funny.

A steward in a small town library had an interesting incident. He was shelving books when he accidentally knocked over a whole stack of large, heavy books. The noise was so loud that it startled everyone in the library. He then slipped on one of the fallen books and landed in a rather ungraceful heap. Everyone had a good laugh, and he later joked about how the books were trying to keep him from working too hard.