That’s not how it works. This is just a list of morons.
Most of it is made up BS.
http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/18/local/me-only18
Valley Folklore Society Helps Shoot Down Another Urban Myth
September 18, 2005|Steve Harvey
Awidely circulated Internet list titled “2005 Darwin Awards” caught my eye with this item:
“When his .38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a holdup in Long Beach, Calif., would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time, it worked.”
The item also caught the eye of the San Fernando Valley Folklore Society, debunker of urban myths on its snopes.com website. The society said it was unable to verify the unknown author’s item, or several others on the list, through “the news sources we routinely search.”
(The society also pointed out that the folks at DarwinAwards.com, authors of several books about documented fatal goofs, said they are not responsible for the above list.)
I phoned Long Beach police, who also said they had no record of the looking-down-the-barrel mishap.
There. I trust I’ve saved Long Beach’s honor.
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That’s not how it works. This is just a list of morons.
“In the spirit of Charles Darwin, the Darwin Awards commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives. Darwin Award winners eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving our species’ chances of long-term survival.”
“At-Risk Survivors
The stupidity displayed by the participants
in the following tales stops short of the ultimate
sacrifice, but we salute their spirit and innovation.”
So At-Risk Survivors, = AKA Runners Up