Darwin Loves...

...eggs. We may have a 2012 Darwin Award of the Year in this one:

A man in Tunisia lost a bet and his life after consuming 28 raw eggs in a single sitting for the entertainment of his friends.

It didn't seem to make much sense when I first read it. Raw eggs are not inherently unhealthy. Many athletes eat several per day for the high concentration of protein. I used to do so myself when I was lifting weights, (back when most of my bodyweight was above my ribcage, rather than below it). And while 28 is a lot, it's certainly not a large enough quantity to be life-threatening for an average size adult. So why is this a frontrunner for the first place Darwin Award of 2012?

After raw egg number 28, however, Fatnassi began experiencing "strong stomach pains," and was rushed to the hospital. [wherein he got dead].

It remains unclear how the eggs were ingested, but at least one news source appears to suggest they were swallowed whole.

Whole. With the shells on them. Yeah, that'd do it. Uncle Chuck has a special slot on his Wall of Shame for people that stupid.


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