Darwin Awards (Mega-Merge)

[BUCKYLE]

No reason to post this here, but I had to put it someplace. Besides the obvious answer of everything what are you supposed to do with this?

Commit genocide with one swing?

 

[Jake]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6gIVJ7cDQw&feature=related"]Darwin Award Winner 2010[/ame]

 

[Jake]

Amateur daredevil, 22, becomes first couch-surfer to die in new craze after crashing into car while being pulled along by van

 

[buxfan4life]

Buckyballs banned for severe safety concerns

posted in full for context

Purveyors and purchasers of small, tiny, spherical magnets take note: You're dealing in forbidden goods. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a ban on the sale of Buckyballs, an "educational toy" consisting of a handful of small, tiny magnets.

The ban is the agency's first in the last 11 years, and apparently there's a solid reason behind it. If swallowed individually, Buckyballs could possibly reattach somewhere in your intestines, damaging tissue to the point where surgery would be required. According to an American Academy of Pediatrics report, there were 60 magnet ingestion cases over the last two years which resulted in 26 surgeries. At least 22 of these cases were connected with Buckyballs.

A number of retailers from Amazon.com to Urban Outfitters have agreed to stop selling the balls, but the creators of the product are digging their heels into the ground and turning the issue into an election year missive on the president. Buckyball creator Craig Zucker says he will "vigorously fight this action taken by President Obama's handpicked agency."

"As a small business owner I'm left wondering what to tell my employees and their families. How can this happen in America," grandstanded Zucker.

If you've purchased the balls in the past, the creators of Buckyballs have been directed by the government to provide refunds. Alternatively, you could just choose to keep and enjoy your Buckyballs while resisting the tempting urge to eat them ? for America.

And the very first comment was classic:

Just rename them "Darwin Balls" and give them away free.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Hogwash...

 

[Buckeye513]

"As a small business owner I'm left wondering what to tell my employees and their families. How can this happen in America," grandstanded Zucker.

JFC.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Buckyballs are pretty freakin' neat.

/nerd post

 

[Saw31]

Never heard of them. How do they taste?

 

[Mac]

Cheetos downfall for everyone, especially this guy

Police nabbed a South Carolina teenager when they followed a trail of Cheetos leading from a convenience store to a local residence where he was staying.

Austin Lee Westfall Presler, 19, was arrested on January 6 in Kershaw County, S.C., after allegedly stealing beer, cigarettes, snacks and energy drinks from the local Cassatt Country Store, WLTX reported. Calls placed to Kershaw County sheriff's office by ABCNews.com were not immediately returned.

Cont...

 

[Muck]

Search suspended for missing naked woman in the woods

The search for a 19-year-old woman wearing nothing but a fanny pack in the woods of Washington state will be suspended until the end of the week.

Skamania County deputies said search operations would be stopped at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Maureen Kelly, from Vancouver, set out on a "spiritual quest" and walked away from a campsite at Canyon Creek Campground on Sunday around 5 p.m. A friend reported her missing in the early morning hours Monday, said Skamania County Undersheriff Dave Cox.

There is no set timeline for resuming the search mission.

"Twelve 4x4 Search teams searched the area again today and we were unable to locate Ms. Kelly," said Sheriff Dave Brown. "They found nothing that is related to this search and rescue mission. We will have deputies continue to check the area for the next couple of days and at that time we will reevaluate our options if Ms. Kelly does not return from her spiritual quest".

Kelly was only wearing a fanny pack, which had a small knife and a compass inside, and perhaps some other items. She was otherwise naked and, though it has been mild, not prepared for the elements.
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[BIATCHabutuka]

who the hell calls off the search for naked 19 year old girls. they didn't consult me with this shit. that is my life quest.

in ohio this bitch would be found. i guess that is just another reason why ohio > washington, besides the obvious college football and basketball reasons of course.

 

[DubCoffman62]

who the hell calls off the search for naked 19 year old girls. they didn't consult me with this [Mark May]. that is my life quest.

in ohio this bitch would be found. i guess that is just another reason why ohio > washington, besides the obvious college football and basketball reasons of course.

Drugs are bad, mkay?

 

[Muck]

Search suspended for missing naked woman in the woods

Kelly was only wearing a fanny pack, which had a small knife and a compass inside, and perhaps some other items. She was otherwise naked

 

[Muck]

3 Hikers Rescued by Helicopter in Griffith Park

That's right, an adult and teenager, all in good health required a helicopter rescue because they became lost in an area that is not only overlooked by one of the most famous landmarks in the world (The Hollywood sign) but in which they were never more than 2.5 miles from the surrounding city (and that's being generous....they were really less than a mile from the edges of the park, Vista Del Valle is in the SE corner of the park).

 

[DubCoffman62]

3 Hikers Rescued by Helicopter in Griffith Park

That's right, an adult and teenager, all in good health required a helicopter rescue because they became lost in an area that is not only overlooked by one of the most famous landmarks in the world (The Hollywood sign) but in which they were never more than 2.5 miles from the surrounding city (and that's being generous....they were really less than a mile from the edges of the park, Vista Del Valle is in the SE corner of the park).

I'm not sure if the is Darwinian or more "Pussification".