180 Bizarre True Stories of How Dumb Humans Met Their Maker
Edición de la obra The Darwin Awards
| Autor | Wendy Northcutt |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Orion, Orion Publishing Group, Limited |
| Fecha de publicación | 2000 |
| Lugar | London |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 288 |
| Formato | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780752838717 |
| ISBN-10 | 0752838717 |
| OCLC | 222841070, 499979601, 59572203, 861909197 |
| Número de Cutter |
N873d***'Only two things are infinite – the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe.'*** **Albert Einstein, 'Scientific adviser to the Darwin Awards'** www.DarwinAwards.com is the legendary web site that commemorates the remains of people who have improved our gene pool by killing themselves in really stupid ways! Started in 1993 by Wendy Northcutt, www.DarwinAwards.com honours those people for whom warnings such as 'coffee is hot' and 'this superman cape does not enable the wearer to fly' were made. Divided into 11 chapters, ranging from Natural Selection: Animal Misadventures; Relatively Dangerous: A Family Affair; "I Fought the Law. . . ": Stupid Criminal Tricks; Up in Smoke: Fire and Explosions; Leaps of Faith: Fatal Falls; Military Intelligence: Uninformed Men; Testosterone Poisoning: Macho Men; Dangerous Liaisons: Unsafe Sex; Davey Jones' Locker: Watery Demise; Man's Favorite Toy: Penis Envy; Foolish Ingenuity: End of the Line. **Here are over 180 true stories that will make you glad to be alive.**