most stupid death

[ypk]

In a non-European country or place people get injured or even die in a manner which is described as ''the most silly or stupid death''.It even causes some smiles.It is part of the traditions of these people.It involves 2 or more persons.It does not involve food or drink,risky or dangerous acts,religion,play,disease.It is not done in the context of work or family.What is this stupid death?

[up4it]

I am not entirely sure I understand your question but if you want silly deaths just search for the "Darwin Awards"

They are given to people who have done a service to the human race by removing themselves from the gene pool by killing themselves in the most stupid way

[up4it]

Here are the 2008 Darwin awards ....

Eighth Place.
In Detroit, a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate to retrieve his car keys.

Seventh Place
A 49-year-old San Francisco stockbroker, who 'totally zoned when he ran', accidentally, jogged off a 100-foot high cliff on his daily run.

Sixth Place
While at the beach, Daniel Jones, 21, dug an 8 foot hole for protection from the wind and had been sitting in a beach chair at the bottom! When it collapsed, burying him beneath 5 feet of sand. People on the beach used their hands and shovels trying to get him out but could not reach him. It took rescue workers using heavy equipment almost an hour to free him. Jones was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Fifth Place
Santiago Alvarado, 24, was killed as he fell through the ceiling of a bicycle shop he was burglarizing. Death was caused when the long flashlight he had placed in his mouth to keep his hands free rammed into the base of his skull as he hit the floor.

[up4it]

Fourth Place
Sylvester Briddell, Jr., 26, was killed as he won a bet with friends who said he would not put a revolver loaded with four bullets into his mouth and pull the trigger.

Third Place
After stepping around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door, a man walked into H&J Leather & Firearms intent on robbing the store. The shop was full of customers and a uniformed officer was standing at the counter. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up! and fired a few wild shots from a target pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, and several customers also drew their guns and fired. The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics. Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified rounds from 7 different weapons. No one else was hurt.

HONORABLE MENTION
Paul Stiller, 47, and his wife Bonnie were bored just driving around at 2 A.M. so they lit a quarter stick of dynamite to toss out the window to see what would happen. Apparently they failed to notice the window was closed.

[up4it]

Runner up
Larry Bingham had been drinking with several friends when one of them said they knew a person who had bungee-jumped from a local bridge in the middle of traffic. The conversation grew more heated and at least 10 men trooped along the walkway of the bridge at 4:30 AM. Upon arrival at the midpoint of the bridge they discovered that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, who had continued drinking, volunteered and pointed out that a coil of lineman's cable, lay near by. They secured one end around Bingham's leg and then tied the other to the bridge. His fall lasted 40 feet before the cable tightened and tore his foot off at the ankle.. He miraculously survived his fall into the icy water and was rescued by two nearby fishermen. Bingham's foot was never located.

AND THE WINNER IS..
Zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt (Paderborn, Germany ) fed his constipated elephant 22 doses of animal laxative and more than a bushel of berries, figs and prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm finally got relief. Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant an olive oil enema when the relieved beast unloaded. The sheer force of the elephant's unexpected defecation knocked Mr.Riesfeldt to the ground where he struck his head on a rock as the elephant continued to evacuate 200 pounds of dung on top of him. It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that proves....'**** happens'

IT ALWAYS SEEMS IMPORTANT TO THANK THESE PEOPLE FOR REMOVING THEMSELVES FROM THE GENE POOL

[ypk]

Hi up4it,
All the examples you give fall outside the framework of the Question.They are isolated,specific deaths, not part of the culture of a particular place or country (other than Europe) or peoples. Most are suicides or accidents,which again seem to be excluded by the Question.
Thanks

[Rosetta]

I prefer up4it's answer. Loved the elephant one lol

[R1Geezer]

Russian Roulette??

[R1Geezer]

Land Diving?

[wildwood]

In some cultures servants offer to, and are executed to join their master/king/leader in the grave to serve them in death as well.
In some primitive districts this still goes on nowadays, and the servants don't always volunteer.

Is this the kind of thing you are looking for?

[ypk]

Hi wildwood,
Thanks for a serious effort.However the question states that many people get injured and some die in the process. Also this type of death causes some smiles.
This question remains unanswered in this radio programme for several weeks,even though dozens of efforts have been made to answer it. I feel that somebody should know something about it.
Thanks again.

[cassa333]

I would have swapped the dynanite and bungee around. The drunk bungee jumper didn't die but (I am assuming) the dynamite pair did.