Remember the movie Jackass? Β Do you also remember the one thing missing from all of those horribly stupid stunts? Β None of them were done by women. Β And that is a key issue according to some social scientists, because of what it means for men and mortality. Β Basically it means men are more likely to die a stupid death.
They came to that conclusion by doing a quick audit of the “Darwin Award” winners over the past 24 years: the tongue-in-cheek recognition of people who “removed themselves from the gene pool” by doing incredibly dumb activities. Β Stuff like trying to take selfies with wild elephants, or getting drunk and trying to slide down elevator shaft cables. Β Out of 318 cases, 282 of them went to men. Β Because men take stupid risks.
But there are some women out there who do stupid things too. Β Let’s face it: the “duckface selfie” is a chick thing. Β So is driving and putting on makeup. Β And sending guys intimate pictures from wildly insecure cell phones: dumb.
But what is it at the core that defines “guy stupid” and “gal stupid”? Β Our Man on the Edge, Robert Wilder, hit the streets to find out…
