It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time....

[Marblez]

I couldn't helpp but laugh histerically at this page on Neatorama.com

The Keys to Success

Challenge: A tourist at Montana’s Glacier National Park wanted to take a picture of a squirrel that had scurried away to its rocky den.

Bad Idea: Trying to coax the animal out of its lair, the man dangled his only set of car keys in front of the opening.

Outcome: The squirrel darted out, snatched the keys right out of the man’s hand, and disappeared back into the ground. Rangers tried to assist the frantic tourist, but the squirrel (and the keys) were nowhere to be found. The man had to call a locksmith out to the park and pay a hefty sum to get his car back on the road.

Light One Candle

Challenge: A 29-year-old St. Paul, Minnesota, man, identified only as Robert wanted to clean the grit out of his bathtub.

Bad Idea: He used gasoline to clean the tub, which left the bathroom smelling really bad. To mask the odor, Robert lit aromatic candles.

Outcome: Robert blew up his apartment. He sustained severe burns, but survived. (The apartment did not.)

Drove My Chevy to the Levee

Challenge: In 1993, 24-year-old James Scott lived on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. His wife worked on the Missouri side. All Scott wanted to do was “party,” but his wife wouldn’t let him.

Bad Idea: Scott removed some sandbags from a nearby levee, hoping the river would wash out the road that his wife used to take home.

Outcome: Not only did Scott wash out the road … he also flooded 14,000 acres, destroying crops as well as dozens of homes and businesses, and causing a local bridge to be closed for more than three months. After bragging about his “success” to his friends, Scott was arrested and sentenced to life in prison (the maximum penalty for “causing a catastrophe”).

Shell Shock

Challenge: A 19-year-old man from Spokane, Washington, wanted to make a necklace out of bullets. The only way to string the necklace together was to punch holes in the live ammunition.

Bad Idea: He punched a hole in the live ammunition.

Outcome: He survived the explosion, but will never play piano again.

[Onyx]

Yikes. I *almost* feel guilty for laughing at some of those

[n0Mad]

They're like the Darwin awards for people who don't like death.

[phee]

Those are good