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The
Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action
by Wendy Northcutt
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Hardcover:
327
pages; Dimensions (in inches): 1.01 x 7.62 x
5.50 |
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Publisher:
E P Dutton (October 2000) |
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ISBN:
0525945725 |
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"Only
two things are infinite-the universe and human
stupidity-and I'm not so sure about the
universe." -- Albert Einstein, scientific advisor
to the Darwin Awards, introduces the legendary website
that commemorates the remains of people who have
improved our gene pool by killing themselves in really
stupid ways, showing us just how uncommon common sense
can be. Meet the absent-minded terrorist who opens a
mail bomb returned to him for insufficient postage.
Gape at the would-be pilot who flies his lawn chair
suspended from helium balloons into air traffic lanes.
And learn from the man who peers into a gasoline can
using a cigarette lighter. All three contend for
Darwin Awards when their choices culminate in
magnificent misadventures. These tales of trial and
awe-inspiring error illustrate the ongoing saga of
survival of the fittest in all its selective glory. The
Darwin Awards vividly portrays the finest examples
of evolution in action. |
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Chuck Shepherd, Creator of News of the Weird, 2000
Thank goodness for the authentic manual for things not to do if you
want to grow old.
Shae Marks, Miss May 1994
Good, harmless fun--harmless for the reader, anyway! Darwin Awards break
up the monotony of the day.
Jules Allen, Site Seeing, St. Petersburg Times, 2000
One of those guilty little pleasures, like sitting down with a pint
of ice cream and watching trashy TV. |
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