Darwin Awards 2008: We Have A Winner

Brazil gives up on priest carried off by balloons
(story here)

The Rev. Adelir Antonio de Carli has been missing since Sunday, when he lifted off from the port city of Paranagua strapped to 1,000 balloons and wearing a helmet, an aluminum thermal flight suit, waterproof coveralls and a parachute.

...and nobody got a picture of this?!

UPDATE: This is an alleged photo.

Priceless

Nominated for 2008 Darwinian

I wish i could embed this video. You'll just have to trust me that it's worth seeing.
video here

This Week's Darwin Award Winner

Ky. officer shoots himself while driving

This 10 yr veteran has had extensive firearms training, do not try this at home.
I'm not even going to try to figure out why a Kentucky police officer was in Indiana when he pulled this off.