2007 Darwin Awards

For those of you who know of these, here they are! For those of you who do not:

"Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it." - Darwin Awards Site.

Below is the least on to totem pole, read them all for more on their site: www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2007.html

Fatal Foaming Action
2007 Darwin Award Nominee
Unconfirmed by Darwin

 

(10 March 2007, Scotland) James, 26, was working on a new house when he was unexpectedly confronted by a malfunctioning cannister of insulating foam. "The operative picked up one of the cans and gave it a shake as recommended. A pressure explosion occurred when the can burst (and) the bottom section hit him on the chest. The impact was so severe that the bottom section crumpled and wrinkled to some six inches, resulting in his death."

A safety alert was issued, warning of the potential for cans of Evo-Stik Expanding Foam to undergo lethal decompression. But the warning was retracted when it was discovered that James had, for reasons unknown, applied a blowtorch to the pressurized 500-ml cannister.

Darwin notes, "This event is only tentatively confirmed. A legitimate newspaper states that a man died from what was believed to be an exploding can of insulation. But the detail that he was using a blowtorch waa from one submission, and a statement attributed to the Evo-Stik manufacturer." I did discover a product recall for exploding cans of Splatter (a children's toy akin to Silly String.)"

Source - Darwin Awards website. Link above.