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11 Reasons Why the Darwin Awards Were Created [PICS]
onemansblog.com — "Here in the US we have laws governed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which are meant to protect workers from unsafe conditions. But apparently OSHA is on holiday right now. Meanwhile the rest of the world needs to be adopting some safety standards too, or they are going to be ending up headlining the Darwin Awards."
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- DeskFlyer, on 10/10/2007, -2/+23That guy in the pool better hope he's got that drill plugged into a GFCI-protected outlet. ;P
- donwilson2, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16You can ignore the stupid text comments under each picture -- they're not funny.
- KMye, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9No...they're painful and sometimes moronic...
- Blandyman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5They must've been done by the writers of America's Funniest Home Videos from back when Saget was hosting.
"Oh no! I'm a baby and I'm gonna hit my dad in the groin!" -bonk!- "Oh! I hit him really hard! Sorry dad!"
- edilclyde, on 10/10/2007, -2/+17dont forget this guy http://www.medsite.eu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/300_screenshot007.jpg
- daxsymbiont, on 10/10/2007, -13/+2another darwin award could be given to those sitting all day in front of computers mocking others
- chilekillr, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Yes, because that will kill you.
- Coridan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2You're joke is not ripe yet, but I'm sure in 50 years virgin internet geeks will be dropping like flies.
- Switchnig, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2at least he's wearing eye protection
- RubberBinder, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Actually that guy in the pool is completely safe because aluminum is a horrible conductor
- donwilson2, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16You can ignore the stupid text comments under each picture -- they're not funny.
- therealNofutcha, on 10/10/2007, -26/+1111 Reasons Why People Should Stop Submitting The Same Old Crap [LAME]
- silverchrysalis, on 10/10/2007, -2/+17i would feel an unstoppable compulsion to tickle the armpits of the guy in pic #2
i guess i'm going to hell...- ladyarcher85, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I understand. I have the same urge too. lol
- BassMastr, on 10/10/2007, -12/+3How many Pollocks does it take to...
- EvilDr.X, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6You mean, like, Jackson Pollock?
- oneoverzero, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Exactly, BassMastr was going for a nonsequitur, but he stopped short. He meant to say, How many Pollocks does it take to paint No. 5.
The answer is, as you pointed out, one.
- oneoverzero, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Exactly, BassMastr was going for a nonsequitur, but he stopped short. He meant to say, How many Pollocks does it take to paint No. 5.
- EvilDr.X, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6You mean, like, Jackson Pollock?
- h4ppymac, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12the only way to learn is by making errors, just hope you survive those errors.
- orbanj, on 10/10/2007, -3/+90this page reminds me of my inbox in 1997
- rmeddy, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1I personally, think because of the influx of so many new people on the net.To them ,this is new stuff and they think the rest of us haven't seen it yet.
- Skanadian, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6If you go to ebaums world and look in the 1997 archives, you will find every picture posted on Digg and all the future ones.
- rmeddy, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1I personally, think because of the influx of so many new people on the net.To them ,this is new stuff and they think the rest of us haven't seen it yet.
- craprock, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Similar to the Chinese guy, think how ripped the dude's legs will be after carrying all that stuff on a bike.
- webphreak, on 10/10/2007, -3/+7Styrofoam was pretty light last time I checked.
- driftwood07, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5that is such a stupid comment, a ton of styrofoam still weighs a ton ...
- selrahc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Perhaps, but imagine if you had to pedal into the wind with that...
- RubberBinder, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3But imagine if you had to pedal with the wind
- webphreak, on 10/10/2007, -3/+7Styrofoam was pretty light last time I checked.
- tehpwnrate, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1Balls like coconuts.
- DarthMalcontent, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Monkeys like bananas.
- hella81, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Fruit flies like a banana.
- DaffyDuck, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3And brains like rocks.
- DarthMalcontent, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Monkeys like bananas.
- zeromancer, on 10/10/2007, -12/+5*yawn* .... put it in the pics section so i can ignore it. thanks.
- edilclyde, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4what pics section?
- Rizzinator, on 10/10/2007, -4/+4exactly
- edilclyde, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4what pics section?
- zerodaysoon, on 10/10/2007, -4/+0damn that was crazy
- Mercifool, on 10/10/2007, -4/+3I've seen some of those pics so many damn times I almost wonder if this isn't a new form of rick rolling.
- arcooke, on 10/10/2007, -5/+42... How many ***** times do we need to repost these pictures? I can't even remember how many times I've seen articles like "worlds worst drivers", "worlds worst parking jobs", "women drivers", etc. The list goes on. Seriously, if you have any respect for what Digg stands for, bury this ***** as a duplicate.
- trueshadow21, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2*****
- Roryking, on 10/10/2007, -4/+9While your idea is valid, I don't know if it necessarily holds true in contemporary circles. Take, for example, Kosuke Fujishima's "Ah! My Goddess." I like Ah! My Goddess because it touches on a lot of the romantic themes that perhaps should have been addressed in a more existentialist drama like Evangelion. What does it mean to love someone, but be unable to express that due to limitations of vocabularity, societial restrictions, and purely internal anxiety? People don't love Belldandy because she's perfect - non-psychotics long for something more than someone who is there to fulfill their immediate desires. People love Belldandy, and Keiichi, because they go through a lot of the same struggles that we as humans deal with, although largely unaffected by the shortcomings of human nature. It's lighthearted, but it's actually a very deep approach to relationships... not just romantic, but platonic as well. For example, Skuld's inability to forgive Keiichi for "stealing" Belldandy is later extended when Belldandy is unable to come to terms with her own feelings of jealousy. A lot of these problems could have been solved with authentic communication, but I think that we as Americans tend to merely talk more and think that we've somehow made a deeper connection, when in fact we are only reinforcing the masks that we wear around other people. Ah! My Goddess shows us that the best relationships come when we set aside our own pride and shortcomings (and the self-pity that comes with it) and pursue another person for no other reason than the mere enjoyment of their company.
- agann, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5I can't agree more !
- CartoonAl, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1huh?
- Roryking, on 10/10/2007, -4/+9While your idea is valid, I don't know if it necessarily holds true in contemporary circles. Take, for example, Kosuke Fujishima's "Ah! My Goddess." I like Ah! My Goddess because it touches on a lot of the romantic themes that perhaps should have been addressed in a more existentialist drama like Evangelion. What does it mean to love someone, but be unable to express that due to limitations of vocabularity, societial restrictions, and purely internal anxiety? People don't love Belldandy because she's perfect - non-psychotics long for something more than someone who is there to fulfill their immediate desires. People love Belldandy, and Keiichi, because they go through a lot of the same struggles that we as humans deal with, although largely unaffected by the shortcomings of human nature. It's lighthearted, but it's actually a very deep approach to relationships... not just romantic, but platonic as well. For example, Skuld's inability to forgive Keiichi for "stealing" Belldandy is later extended when Belldandy is unable to come to terms with her own feelings of jealousy. A lot of these problems could have been solved with authentic communication, but I think that we as Americans tend to merely talk more and think that we've somehow made a deeper connection, when in fact we are only reinforcing the masks that we wear around other people. Ah! My Goddess shows us that the best relationships come when we set aside our own pride and shortcomings (and the self-pity that comes with it) and pursue another person for no other reason than the mere enjoyment of their company.
- CLShortFuse, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"worlds worst drivers", "worlds worst parking jobs", "women drivers"
those are all the same :)- driftwood07, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1that was his point.
- trueshadow21, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2*****
- agraham208, on 10/10/2007, -7/+1The forklift picture is fake.
- MistySteele, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Which forklift picture?
- pauleric, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Both of them. In fact, just say all of the pictures are fake and be done with it. I can't believe I actually went and looked at them. *slaps head*
- hella81, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It's not Photoshoped, but it was staged. If you pick up more weight than a forklift can handle, the ass end pops up. They did that and backed it up a wall.
- MistySteele, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Which forklift picture?
- tvmatt, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1down already after 140 diggs... mirror?
- speccy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1http://specchum.blogspot.com/2007/09/why-women-live-longer-than-men.html
- FIip, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Just search through the E-Mails you got from Grandma a decade ago. These should be there.
- umbepo, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1mirror?
- thisisacoverup, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:hLZAjbaGLI4J:onemansblog.com/2007/09/05/wheres-osha-when-you-need-em
- tvmatt, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0no pictures in the cached copy... useless
- juckru, on 10/10/2007, -8/+2*yawn* .... put it in the pics section so i can ignore it. thanks.
- thejoker86, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Juckru,
Wow... what a very useful and insightful comment. you really made a great contribution to the comments on this topic..... dude get a life, did you see "[PICS]" in the title, if you dont want to see stupid pics, dont click on the article. Plain and simple. instead you came on here, made a sarcastic comment venting your distaste of pics on digg, and wasted yours, and everyones elses time.
- TJ- Vash265, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Better idea. People could properly sort their submissions so that people who don't want to see posts with "PICS" in the title don't have too, just like people who don't want a bunch of political stuff flooding their front page can turn off that subset of articles. However, instead of posting a comment in the pic thread in question, I'd recommend just burying the damn thing. Bury's way under used.
- nipterink, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3did you really just use TJ as an abbreviation for thejoker?
- KMye, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2*****, I"d already stopped reading his predictable, completely useless and uninsightful (not a word, i know) comment. That's pricelss. thx nip
- thejoker86, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Juckru,
- suxmonkey, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Mirror: http://duggmirror.com/offbeat_news/11_Reasons_Why_the_Darwin_Awards_Were_Created_PICS/
- cactus476, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fonemansblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F05%2Fwheres-osha-when-you-need-em%2F&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
- bib4tuna, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6good god, buried furiously.
the pictures were mildly amusing, but the jerry seinfeld circa 1989 commentary really made this awful.- KMye, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5the comments somehow reminded me of ebaums. I had to check and make sure I wasn't there.
- yndy, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1crashed hard in the middle of the night - mirrors don't work... Digg strikes again
- xmizzbojanglesx, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2What's with you men and ladders??
- thejoker86, on 10/10/2007, -3/+0now they were hilarious! the stupid idea's that people come up with. My fav was the car... you could so just see it come down.
- D3koy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5How many times do the same pictures need to be posted onto Digg?
- KMye, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
- swook, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13Where others are seeing a laugh, I see hard working poor people just trying to get by.
- ajays, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Just saw the "Darwin Awards" movie today http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428446/ at the Roxie in SF.
Funny as hell. - HumanRecall, on 10/10/2007, -6/+17TH PICK DOWN - THE LADDERS ARE ACTUALLY 2 LADDERS DUCK TAPED TOGETHER HAHAHAHAHAH WTF !!
( the second ladder is actually broken and legs bent up to complete the height )
sorry for caps - keyboard sticks :) - givemereplay, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Has digg become the renamed chain email of the web? How many times do we have to see this recycled crap under different headlines?
- Fooord, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2http://onemansblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Ladder_on_Ladder.jpg
Why is gas free?- Useight, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Maybe it's just under ten cents?
- spritom, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The list seems to be a rehash of some old favorites. I've seen many of them on the Navy Safety Center website (which doesn't seem to have much to do with boats with guns on them). There's lots more there, it's good for a laugh....
http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/photo/archive/default.htm - joshuaer, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0dug up for the only reason being that it is not a top 10 list it is an 11 list !!
- rhoadesb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I have done many stupid things in my life, but the illustrious Darwin award yet eludes me.
- crashflow, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2use more alcohol. That's a common denominator for the...lucky ones?
- mattsaw, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Weren't these posted like two weeks ago?
- meisalex, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2I couldn't help but notice that most of the pictures are from developing nations, give them a break! These people do what they can with what they have! Think the economic growth in China is without cost? There are illegal mines all over China, and every year 4000 people die in them, but still there are miners who works in them because they got to eat, they got to survive.
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20041223_1.htm - daxsymbiont, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5another darwin award could be given to those sitting all day in front of computers mocking others.
- Whosawhatsis, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Some of those surely aren't nearly as dangerous as they appear at first glance (I assume that the drill has a GFI, the huge load on the bike is lighter than it looks, and even that the dual forklifts were properly balanced and within their respective weight specifications), but there are certainly lessons to be leaned. First and foremost, buy bigger goddamn ladders and secure them properly (although the one in the bucket of the skid loader is probably more secure than it would be on the ground, as long as nobody monkeys with the controls).
- timalmond, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0Meanwhile, we have bureaucrats banning traditional torchlit parades and chopped down trees overhanging footpaths because of health and safety.
This stuff is risky, but I'd prefer it to the ludicrous nannying that's going on in the UK. - zlimness, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Some of these people aren't stupid at all. They know perfectly well how dangerous it is, but they've done the same things before and it hasn't killed them yet. And sometimes you can't wait around for that ladder or lift and you need get the job done properly, so no skipping over the dangerous patches, but you haven't got all day.I love the guys at the end with the forklifts, what a simple way to solve the problem. I personally don't take risks like this, but a colleague I worked with once didn't back down from anything. I actually look up to people who can solve problems instantly and use what they have at their disposal. We've become too soft, we can't even change light bulbs without going through a bunch of security regulations.
I do think however, that you should be careful around hazardous materials. Especially if those materials can blow up in your face. Like a bomb. - AceTracer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6The forklifts are my favorite. I'd actually like to see how many forklifts you can do that with.
- ChayD, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Likewise. Made me chuckle, that one.
- ChefGroovy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Ha yeah I laughed because I've done that exact that thing at a warehouse I worked in. I was the idiot who had to stand on the forks of the second forklift to change the light bulb.
- lebel, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Some of them are obvious Photoshop jobs.
- gigabyte3d, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The guy with the styrofoam is riding a tri-cycle NOT a bicycle.
- cerealjynx, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0So...Ladders+Duct Tape=Death?
- J0hnGalt, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1in the ladder in pool picture, notice the rows and rows of bottles of hard liquor at poolside -lower left.
- noahfingway, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1These are years old pictures that have been around and around and around the internet.
No Digg.
The owner of the blog says in the comments about half way down the list....I spent an entire day putting these all together...... - DeFex, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Good except for the climbing a pipe one
why would you do that? especially if you were trying to fix that AC unit.
even a (fairly well by the looks of things) lashed together ladder is better than climbing a pipe that could be held on with anything.- CartoonAl, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Agreed. The pipe is already bent away from the wall, probably because someone else already tried to climb it.
- Skanadian, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2There seems to be around 1000 people that Digg every story that has [PICS] in it.
- vladin, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1God I love humans sometimes. What cant they do..
- HyperDav, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2This should just be titled: People doing dumb things with ladders.
- bouche, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I can't believe there are mirrors of that page to even post. I also can't believe that people forgot that photoshop has been around longer than those "photos".
- cazoo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1dude, sounds like you have never traveled. there's a whole world out there that doesn't have the same living standards as some of the wealthier nations. or you could blame photoshop.
- emmetm1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1soooooo old!
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