Self-combustion, drowning in the kitchen sink, and shooting yourself are just 3 ways that can get you into the dumbest deaths hall of fame. These special individuals have contributed to human evolution, by dying in the stupidest ways possible and removing themselves from the gene pool.
It’s part of the thrill, doing something difficult and/or dangerous and coming away unscathed. And anyway, if you have a reasonable amount of common sense, you can keep the risks to a minimum.
10Window of death
In 1993 a lawyer was boasting to his students about his office windows´ unbreakable glass. Instead of bouncing off it, he smashed right through and feels 24 stories to his death.
09Bungee
A man died jumping off a bridge rope. Miscalculating the rope length – also 22 meters – he crashed into the pavement below.
08Breatharianism
A breatharianist starved herself to death trying to exist on nothing but sunlight. She was attempting a 21-day fast to recharge her “spiritual energy” when she died from dehydration.
07Shooting yourself
In a firearms safety demonstration a man shot himself in the head. After getting drunk he decided to show his girlfriend that guns weren’t dangerous and pulled the trigger on himself.
06Copper Kite
An electrician went to fly a kite with his nice but the string was too short. Using copper wire to lighten it, he was electrocuted when it flew into some pylons.
05Roof sex
In 2007 police were confused on finding two naked bodies lying on a city street. A couple had been fornicating on a slanted roof above when they fell off and died.
04Hurricane party
In 1969 a group of friends held a “hurricane party” for a deadly storm heading towards Mississippi. 20 guests died after a 7-metter wave crashed into their apartment building.
03Elevator rage
A man in a wheelchair was shopping when he just missed a descending elevator. Furious, he repeatedly crashed his wheelchair into the doors and flew down the elevator shaft.
02Drowning in the sink
A man drowned in a sink, climbing through his kitchen window. He got stuck over the faucet, accidentally turned the water on, and instead of turning it off, he drowned.
01Petrol beer
A man burst into flames after drinking petrol and then smoking a cigarette. He was at his friend´s house when he mistook a jar of gasoline for beer before lighting up.
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