This week's Darwin Award goes to....

[Joe Fields]

One of my co-workers, whose name shall remain anonymous.

I found out today that one of my co-workers, a 21 year old was taken to the hospital last night. The reason? He had been partying with some "friends" of his and, on a dare decided to hook up a car battery to his testicles. Needless to say, he fried them.

When I heard about it today, I laughed so hard I had tears running down my cheeks. His new nickname? Roast Beef!

[Initech]

1. OMG! He definitely removed himself from the gene pool. alright!

[two gun sid]

2. Bwahahahaha.

[Joe Fields]

5. I've been around a long time, and have done some questionable things,

but never have I considered, and I would go so far as to say that anyone I have known has never thought of such a stupid stunt. It isn't exactly like touching your tongue to a transistor radio battery.

[two gun sid]

6. What did he hook 'em up with? Jumper cables?

[Joe Fields]

8. I don't know. I will find out more later this week.

I can't imagine what he must feel like, knowing that everyone at work knows about this.

[two gun sid]

9. I saw a guy let another guy crank a 500V megger....

while he held the leads to his right and left temple when I was in the Navy. He couldn't pull the leads away fast enough. LOL.

[sarge43]

12. He's already getting a preview of coming attractions.

Hospital staff, including the janitors, are sticking their heads around the door and staring at him. "Yup, that's the one -- roasted his nuts."

[noamnety]

3. I think it's safe

to call them "former friends."

[TroglodyteScholar]

4. A dare?

Wow...I think at 21 I was a bit beyond acting on dares.

And if my recollection isn't accurate, I do know I was using my testicles for other things besides completing a circuit.

[Joe Fields]

7. I can only hope that he sterilized himself.

Needless to say he did not show up to work today.

[cabbage08]

10. Kick

[ashling]

11. His "friends" conversation just before the dare

"Hey guys, let's do an Abu Ghraib on Mikey ... he'll try anything."

[LeftyMom]

13. Was he making Rocky Mountain Oysters?