# What has happened to the Darwin Awards?

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**Created:** [March 3, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-happened-to-the-darwin-awards/1015040 "2025-03-03T00:00:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-happened-to-the-darwin-awards/1015040/11 "2025-03-03T14:04:31Z")

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> [@eburacum45](#):
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> There have been several rocket enthusiasts who have died in the attempt; this one in particular is ironic.

He means this one:

> **[JATO Car Embedded in Cliff?](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carmageddon/)**
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> Did a man who attached a JATO unit to his car end up smashing it into the side of a cliff?

The flat flat-earther has a long thread here.

> [@Flat-Earther builds a rocket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-earther-builds-a-rocket/802427):
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> [Self-taught rocket scientist plans launch to test flat Earth theory](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/22/self-taught-rocket-scientist-plans-launch-to-test-flat-earth-theory) ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes has built a steam-powered rocket so as to eventually prove Earth is flat. He plans to reach an altitude of 1,800 feet. This guy’s no Bob Truax!

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