Darwin Awards - Wheelchair Access

Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.


Here's one of the most recent stories:


Wheelchair Access 
25 August 2010, Daejon, South Korea 


A handicapped man, annoyed that an elevator closed and departed without him, thinks it over before ramming his wheelchair into the doors not once, not twice, but three times in all -- only to plunge down the now-empty elevator shaft to his death. 
Simultaneous success and failure combine to earn the 40-year-old lasting immortality as a Darwin Award winner.


The tragic downfall of this rashly rushing rammer provides a heartening example of how brilliant you are -- compared to some! 
However, natural selection just got a little harder. 
The authorities traced the "problem" to elevator doors that cannot withstand a large impact. 
Safety regulations were strengthened three years after the elevator was installed, to prevent accidents "such as might happen to children and drunks."


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