Man Nearly Electrocuted Trying To Steal Utility Pole Copper (Texas)

dfw.cbslocal ^ | March 11, 2013 4:32 PM

[Joe 6-pack]

Not to fret. I myself have a limited capacity for electric humor...

[Fresh Wind]

“I know in other cities there have been people that were trying to steal wire that have been electrocuted. Usually the result of that is death, so he is very fortunate to be alive.”

Yes, as a matter of fact, the result of electrocution is ALWAYS death.

[dennisw]

DARWIN AWARD WINNER OF THE CENTURY! Angry Wheelchair Man, the rashly rushing rammer who epitomizes the downfall of the human race.

(25 August 2010, Daejon, South Korea) An angry handicapped man, annoyed that an elevator departed without him, thinks it over before ramming his wheelchair into the doors (bam!) once, twice, three times in all. Success and failure combined as he gained access to the elevator, and plunged down the rabbit hole to his death. This 40-year-old man earns immortality as an irritated Darwin Award winner. [Video below is PG]

*****check out the video http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2010-08.html