If you’ve heard of the Darwin Awards then you’ll be well aware of the idea that humanity seems intent on cleaning up the gene pool by letting stupid people shuffle themselves off the mortal coil.

While this guy doesn’t die, he does do something idiotic which could have killed him. Thus proving the theory. I wouldn’t be stupid enough to go anywhere near a frozen lake – because I clearly don’t possess the required gene.

What’s amazing about this video clip is not the fact that the fat guy attempts something stupid but that there seem to be plenty of people with him who go along with it. Didn’t one of them suggest that it may not be a good idea to jump in?

You only have to browse YouTube for a while, or read WebTVHub every day, to realize these things are happening everywhere, all the time. I suddenly feel like the most intelligent and sensible person on the planet. After Stephen Hawking.