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submitted by Sang on 02.25.2006 in Jokes

There are a group of comedians who trawl the news wires in search of ridiculous deaths to consider for the annual Darwin Award, so named after Charles of that ilk to reflect the fact that no matter how refined evolution becomes, the innate stupidity of the human being remains unsurpassed.

One night in August Kerry Bingham, from Tacoma, had been drinking with several friends when one of them said they knew a person who had bungee-jumped from the Tacoma Narrows 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 they discovered that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, though, pointed out a coil of cable lying nearby. One end of the cable was secured around Bingham’s leg and the other end was tied to the bridge. His fall lasted 40 feet before the cable tightened and tore his foot off at the ankle. He miraculously survived and was rescued by two passing fishermen. His foot was never located.

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