The stupidity displayed by the participants in the following tales stops short of the ultimate Darwin Awards sacrifice. Nevertheless, we salute the spirit and innovation of their misadventures. Schoolboys with idle time on their hands invented a game of tumble dry in a laundromat on the Welsh seaside town of Tenby. They paid 20 pence each to see who could spin the longest inside the dryers. The dare was a gamble against slim odds, as the gas-powered dryers become dangerously hot within minutes.
Carbon monoxide can also be a hazard.
In an attempt to save the boys from their lack of common sense, the 24-hour laundromat now shuts at 6pm. You enjoy the stories and nuggets of scientific wisdom on my website, and the free Darwin Awards newsletter.