You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off![Official Darwin Awards - 2009]

The Telegraph [UK] ^ | 02 Jan 2010 | Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent

[Slings and Arrows]

Two Belgian bankrobbers have been named the Darwin Award winners of the year after killing themselves while trying to crack open a cash machine.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Africa, South America, whatever. The way I heard it, it seemed like Africa, however. Congo, obviously. But, who cares if I’m wrong?

[Telepathic Intruder]

It could have been Crocs, actually, which would make it Australia or something.

[paulycy]

“Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?”

That's the one.

[centurion316]

I heard of this one Darwin Award winner once. He was exploring Africa and was attacked by tsetse flies. So he jumped into a river and was eaten by piranha instead.

Very doubtful. Piranha are found in the waters of the Amazon basin, on the continent of South America.

[Slings and Arrows]

To qualify, Nelson would have to render himself unable to reproduce. Unless he’s allergic to Viagra, he’s still in the game.

[Figment]

Wow, pics of the bank. This may be the first Darwin award I’ve seen that is actually true. Most have been urban legends

[Telepathic Intruder]

I heard that particular story on the Mark and Brian show, not sure if you’ve heard of that. I just recounted it as best I could.

[patton]

This is not the darwin award you are looking for.

[I still care]

Years ago I saw a video on tv, with a very drunk guy asking a deputy, “Wanna see something neat?” He then bent over and ran head first into a wall.

I nearly split a gut. After the deputy went over and picked him up, he said, “Wanna see it again?”

If anyone has a link to it I’d like to take another look at it.

[NicknamedBob]

Wrong Saturday.

The rule for dynamiting ATMs is different than the rule for transporting nitroglycerin.

It’s like the rule for winning the manliest man contest; “Only enough to win, my dear!”

[Salem]

Wile E. Coyote sez you can never have too much dynamite.

[Slings and Arrows]

My hero!

[glock rocks]

It could have been Crocs, actually, which would make it Australia or something.

Or it could have been a giant industrial shredder, which would make it Iraq, or sumthin...

Um, tubebender, you're just going to have to learn to read backwards. You know, shredder to croc to piranha. How bout the guy that tied balloons to his lawn chair. Don't try this a home kids.

[glock rocks]

It’s like the rule for winning the manliest man contest; “Only enough to win, my dear!”

Must have got it confused with the motorhead horsepower motto... if more is better, then too much is just right.

[Robert A Cook PE]

OK. Thanks for the info. 8<)

[tubebender]

I should get a runner-up award for the abuse I take from my favorite FReepers...

[Telepathic Intruder]

It might have been velociraptors, which would make it somewhere around the Cretaceous Period or something.

[metmom]

Must be a slow day in the science world to have this written by a somewhat illiterate science writer and posted in the Science section of the paper.

[RichInOC]

“...’ang on a moment, lads, I’ve got a great idea....”

[Slings and Arrows]

My pleasure.