Dude wheres my car
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Dude wheres my car
From the Darwin Award site... one of the possible 2004 nominees.
This story is still developing, as it happened just yesterday. So this might become a Darwin award in the near future. For now it's just an honourable mention, although we can be pretty sure he won't be passing many genes around for the first few years.
Driving can be a boring thing. Our hero, a 19 year old male from the Dutch town of Blerick, had the perfect solution to fight boredom while driving. While driving the A67 highway during the night after eastersunday, he decided to impress his two passengers by putting the car on cruise-control at 20 Mph, get out of the car and run alongside it. Afterwards he would get in and drive on. While the entertainment value of this stunt is easy to see, our friend underestimated the speed of a car driving at 20 Mph. The moment he got out of the car, he fell over and slammed headfirst into the asphalt.
He now is in hospital with severe braindamage, and his condition is critical. One might wonder how braindamage could occur here, as it seems he didn't have much of a brain to begin with. Even if he lives, he deserves a place in these pages.
The original article (in Dutch), as found on: nu.nl (Dutch newssite): http://www.nu.nl/news.jsp?n=306311&c=14
Telegraaf (Dutch newspaper): http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/article9591551.ece
Zwaargewonde na stunt met auto
Uitgegeven: 12 april 2004 11:24
EINDHOVEN - Een 19-jarige man uit het Limburgse Blerick is in de nacht van zondag op maandag zwaargewond geraakt op de snelweg A67 (Eindhoven - Venlo). De man wilde in de buurt van Deurne een stunt uithalen met zijn auto. Dat heeft de politie maandag gezegd.
Volgens getuigen wilde hij zijn twee vrienden, die ook in de auto zaten, laten zien wat hij allemaal kon. Hij zette de cruise-control van de auto op 35 kilometer per uur en stapte uit de auto om met het voertuig mee te lopen. Hierbij kwam hij ten val. De man is met ernstig hersenletsel opgenomen in een ziekenhuis in Eindhoven. Zijn toestand is zorgwekkend, aldus een zegsman van de politie.
Translation:
Severely wounded after stunt with car. \ Published: April 12, 2004 11:24 am
EINDHOVEN - A 19 year old male from Blerick, Limburg got severely wounded during the night of sunday to monday on the highway A67 (Eindhoven to Venlo). The man wanted to pull a stunt with his car near Deurne. This was confirmed by the police on monday.
According to witnesses he wanted to show his two friends, who were in the car with him, what he could do. He set the cruise-control of the car to 35 kilometers per hour en got out of the car to run along side the vehicle. He fell while doing thos. The man has been submitted to the Eindhoven hospital with severe brain-injuries. His condition is alarming, according to a police spokesman.
This story is still developing, as it happened just yesterday. So this might become a Darwin award in the near future. For now it's just an honourable mention, although we can be pretty sure he won't be passing many genes around for the first few years.
Driving can be a boring thing. Our hero, a 19 year old male from the Dutch town of Blerick, had the perfect solution to fight boredom while driving. While driving the A67 highway during the night after eastersunday, he decided to impress his two passengers by putting the car on cruise-control at 20 Mph, get out of the car and run alongside it. Afterwards he would get in and drive on. While the entertainment value of this stunt is easy to see, our friend underestimated the speed of a car driving at 20 Mph. The moment he got out of the car, he fell over and slammed headfirst into the asphalt.
He now is in hospital with severe braindamage, and his condition is critical. One might wonder how braindamage could occur here, as it seems he didn't have much of a brain to begin with. Even if he lives, he deserves a place in these pages.
The original article (in Dutch), as found on: nu.nl (Dutch newssite): http://www.nu.nl/news.jsp?n=306311&c=14
Telegraaf (Dutch newspaper): http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/article9591551.ece
Zwaargewonde na stunt met auto
Uitgegeven: 12 april 2004 11:24
EINDHOVEN - Een 19-jarige man uit het Limburgse Blerick is in de nacht van zondag op maandag zwaargewond geraakt op de snelweg A67 (Eindhoven - Venlo). De man wilde in de buurt van Deurne een stunt uithalen met zijn auto. Dat heeft de politie maandag gezegd.
Volgens getuigen wilde hij zijn twee vrienden, die ook in de auto zaten, laten zien wat hij allemaal kon. Hij zette de cruise-control van de auto op 35 kilometer per uur en stapte uit de auto om met het voertuig mee te lopen. Hierbij kwam hij ten val. De man is met ernstig hersenletsel opgenomen in een ziekenhuis in Eindhoven. Zijn toestand is zorgwekkend, aldus een zegsman van de politie.
Translation:
Severely wounded after stunt with car. \ Published: April 12, 2004 11:24 am
EINDHOVEN - A 19 year old male from Blerick, Limburg got severely wounded during the night of sunday to monday on the highway A67 (Eindhoven to Venlo). The man wanted to pull a stunt with his car near Deurne. This was confirmed by the police on monday.
According to witnesses he wanted to show his two friends, who were in the car with him, what he could do. He set the cruise-control of the car to 35 kilometers per hour en got out of the car to run along side the vehicle. He fell while doing thos. The man has been submitted to the Eindhoven hospital with severe brain-injuries. His condition is alarming, according to a police spokesman.
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Originally Posted by AcuraFanatic
Current Time: 12:24AM Eastern
Level of Patience: Minimal to None
Required Action: Cliff Notes
Level of Patience: Minimal to None
Required Action: Cliff Notes
Sets car to cruise control at 20 mph
Decides to run along side car
Jumps out only to land head first on road
Ends up in the hospital with brain damage
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Originally Posted by axemansean
Guy decides to impress friends
Sets car to cruise control at 20 mph
Decides to run along side car
Jumps out only to land head first on road
Ends up in the hospital with brain damage
Sets car to cruise control at 20 mph
Decides to run along side car
Jumps out only to land head first on road
Ends up in the hospital with brain damage
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Budget hangliding
KATU 2 News - Portland, Oregon www.katu.com
Man dies from 36-foot fall off fire escape
March 29, 2004
CORVALLIS - Corvallis police say a 43-year-old man died after jumping from a fire escape on a downtown building.
Police say Michael Gurwell intentionally jumped from the fifth floor fire escape Saturday night while holding a neon kite with an 8-foot wingspan.
He was wearing protective knee pads and a bicycle helmet. Gurwell fell 36 feet to land on the roof of the second floor.
He was taken to Good Samaritan hospital, where he died about 40 minutes later.
Most definately a candidate for this year.
KATU 2 News - Portland, Oregon www.katu.com
Man dies from 36-foot fall off fire escape
March 29, 2004
CORVALLIS - Corvallis police say a 43-year-old man died after jumping from a fire escape on a downtown building.
Police say Michael Gurwell intentionally jumped from the fifth floor fire escape Saturday night while holding a neon kite with an 8-foot wingspan.
He was wearing protective knee pads and a bicycle helmet. Gurwell fell 36 feet to land on the roof of the second floor.
He was taken to Good Samaritan hospital, where he died about 40 minutes later.
Most definately a candidate for this year.
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Oh.. my.. god.
Seriously, where do people get these ideas? It's so sad, but I still can't help but laugh. If you're that stupid, I'm not sure you deserve to live. :dunno:
Seriously, where do people get these ideas? It's so sad, but I still can't help but laugh. If you're that stupid, I'm not sure you deserve to live. :dunno: