2012 Darwin Awards Honoring Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool--by removing themselves from it in the most spectacular way possible.

Smokin' Hot Sauce! 2012 Darwin Award Winner

Confirmed True by Darwin

Whoosh! Gas+Flame=Combustion.

Firefighters responded to calls reporting a fire in the apartment, and found a badly burned man sitting on a charred carpet. The following morning, Gasoline Gary died at the UNC Burn Center in Chapel Hill.

Two mistakes caused his death. The first mistake was minor: gulping a golden liquid from a salsa jar. Although Darwin Awards editors feel that a jar of yellow liquid is best left sealed, drinking its contents usually does not lead to combustion. But the second mistake--lighting up a cigarette to recover from the shock of taking a mouthful of gasoline--was a decision that an average five year old would consider questionable. As the late Bill Hicks said, "Darn, we lost another idiot."

Gary's friend was a mechanic and kept the jar of gasoline near the kitchen sink to remove grease from his hands.

Reader comments: "That's some HOT salsa!"

"Gasoline and chlorine are both effective at cleansing the gene pool." -Quinton W.

"you can't fix stupid, but stupid eventually fixes itself." -Issac T.

"Dumb people should smoke more!" -Frank G.

"Great Balls Of Fire!" -Darren L.

"'Shine' is generally clear, so even by Carolina standards this is dumb." -Patrick T.

"The shrinking gene pool." -Nery M.



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