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Darwin meets PC gold-stripping alchemist, Darwin wins
Death isn't funny, but it's often absurd. A man in Tulsa accidentally poisoned himself while using mercury to "extract gold from computer parts." See, mercury can be used to dissolve gold from discarded PC boards. You then heat the runoff to evaporate the mercury. Guess what though, inhaling mercury is extremely toxic. So much so that the man is now dead and his residence must be gutted before its livable again. Look we know the value of the dollar ain't what it used to be, but you'll need a ton (literally) of old system boards to extract a single ounce of gold. Should you, however, stumble upon the Philosopher's Stone in your quest -- well, immortality solved.[Via Switched]
And the award for the most deserving death goes to...
The Darwin Award has been around since the mid 1990s. It was a chain of e-mails listing nominees that ensured the longevity of the human race by removing themselves from the gene pool through lethal acts of stupidity. Juggling hand grenades, using a lighter to check the flammability of a propane tank, jumping out of a plane without a parachute, you get the idea.Apyllos of the Blackhand server has taken the Darwin Awards and applied them to WoW. He wants to hear the story of what player, including yourself, has died due to their own bad judgment. We're talking players that Purge their own buffs in PvP, fall off cliffs while fleeing enemies and forgetting that you've logged onto a Horde alt while riding into an Alliance town. Ouch.Have you ever seen or done something that would qualify for a WoW Darwin award?
