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Darwin Awards - Tome 4: Les Fossoyeurs de l'Absurde
Paperback
Series: Darwin Awards, Book 4
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 31 2026
Pages: 108
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: French
Il y a ceux qui font progresser le monde... et ceux qui testent ses inventions avec leur propre crâne.
Ce quatrième volume réunit cinquante histoires d'hommes et de femmes qui, par imprudence, arrogance ou confiance excessive dans leur matériel, ont rencontré la sélection naturelle de la manière la plus spectaculaire possible.
De 1944 à 1976, l'atome, les fusées, l'aviation, les automobiles et les machines industrielles progressent à toute vitesse. Le bon sens, lui, peine parfois à suivre. Des laboratoires de Los Alamos aux chutes du Niagara, chaque récit raconte une rencontre souvent définitive entre l'ingéniosité humaine et les lois de la physique.
Cas authentiques, candidatures contestées et légendes trop belles pour être vraies passent sous le regard du professeur Loran Outan. Car même une excellente histoire ne mérite pas un prix Darwin si personne n'a eu la politesse de mourir.
Points forts du tome:
- 50 récits documentés couvrant les années 1944 à 1976
- Cas vérifiés, contestés ou refusés clairement signalés
- Illustrations originales en noir et blanc
- Ton documenté, sarcastique et résolument noir
- Parfait pour les amateurs d'Histoire et de destins incroyablement mal calculés
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