Who was that Skatboarder troll on FG

[wreddock]

Challenge leads to teen's deadly brain injury

A teenager who challenged a schoolmate to hit him in the head with a skateboard died Wednesday after being removed from life-support.

Michael was attending a carnival Saturday at a church when he hit himself on the forehead at least twice with his skateboard, then bragged that he could take hard blows to the head, investigators said.

http://wcco.com/national/BRF--SkateboardDeath-aa/resources_news_html
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[kurohinge1]

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Check out The Darwin Awards site !

An honourable mention from the land of the rising sun:

(28 January 2001, Japan) A man attempting to commit suicide brought a tank of propane into his apartment, opened its stopcock, and waited to die. Instead he merely lost consciousness. Four hours later he revived and, forgetting the suicide attempt, lit a cigarette. The explosion blew out an apartment wall, and burned the face of the suicidal smoker.

But, sadly (because it sounds like a few FG's have perpetrated acts at least similar to this one in thier earlier years, including me!), these ladsdid qualify:

(24 June 2000, Shizuoka, Japan) 50cc scooters are a common site on Japan's busy streets. They are meant for one rider and one rider alone. There is a law against riding double and violators of this law are subject to a fine. Whether it was an attempt to avoid the law, save transportation costs, or just a show of bravado, three fifteen year old boys decided to ride triple -- yes, triple -- on a scooter. Their ability to accomplish this feat on a small scooter proves that what they lacked in intelligence they more than made up for in dexterity and adventurous spirit. Not one of them possessed a license to drive any vehicle whatsoever, nor did any have the sense to wear a helmet, gloves or any form of protective riding gear.
A fifty-two year old driver quickly ended the boys' adventure with the front end of his car. A moment later the boys were airborne at roughly the same speed they were traveling on the scooter, which can reach speeds in excess of 50km per hour. Two of the boys flew into oncoming traffic and were run over by not one but two consecutive cars. All three suffered severe trauma and were pronounced 'Darwin eligible candidates' at the scene of the accident ...