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To: Joe Copia who wrote (24515)	5/2/2002 7:46:48 AM
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JET TAXI Darwin Award: Confirmed (Brazil) Airport taxi drivers frequently hear the announcement, "The white zone is for loading and unloading of passengers only." But Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro may need to add a new phrase: "The runway is for take-off and landing of airplanes only." "The signs that tell you to stop when the plane is on the runway are practically invisible," said the director of the local taxi cooperative. Apparently a Boeing 737 preparing for takeoff was equally invisible to one 64-year-old taxi driver, who sped onto the runway after dropping off his fare. He was right behind the jet when it revved its engines in preparation for a 140-mph takeoff. Local aviation experts say the force of the 737's jets is comparable to a hurricane, but, we assume, much hotter. The taxi was spun 25 meters through the air, hit the rocks at Guanabara Bay, and ejected its driver. The man's tip for the trip was a broken skull and thorax. Airport authorities cited driver error as the cause of the accident. --------------------------------------------+---+-+---+-+-+-+-+ CONVINCE THE JURY Historic Darwin Award Clement Vallandigham was a well-known Northern Democrat who campaigned for states' rights during the Civil War. In 1863 Vallandigham was convicted of treason for his speeches attacking the administration of President Lincoln. He was banished to the South, where he continued to voice his extreme political views. After the war, Vallandingham became a lawyer. In his last appearance in the courtroom, he represented a client on trial for murder. The accused man's defense was that the victim had drawn his own gun in a fashion that caused it to fire, killing himself. To prove the defense argument, Vallandigham demonstrated the victim's method of drawing a gun, using the loaded evidence gun as his prop. The firearm went off, and he lost his life--but proved his case. COPPER CLOD Personal Account (Australia) "I work for the Canberra Fire Brigade. One of the more interesting jobs I've attended was an explosion called in at 1:30AM one morning. We found an abandoned pub that had collapsed into wreckage. On the 3rd day of removing debris, we located a Darwin Awards contender beneath the rubble, and worked out what had happened. "The man was a licensed plumber who wanted to save money on supplies. He was inside the old pub, cutting sections of copper pipe, when he inadvertently sliced through the gas main and sparked a huge explosion which sent glass and roof tiles hurtling as far as 500 meters away. "Shouldn't a plumber know the difference between a water pipe and a gas main? Saving a few bucks cost him his life!" --------------------------------------------+---+-+---+-+-+-+-+ MORE STORIES ON THE WEBSITE! New submissions every day! FATAL CUE darwinawards.com SNEAKERS darwinawards.com BAKED ALASKA darwinawards.com ANCHOR MAN darwinawards.com