We'd all like to be remembered for something great.

But surprisingly often incredibly dumb folks leave this world with a parting tale they'd probably prefer to be forgotten.

That said, some of these spectacularly dim-witted accidental exit strategies are irresistibly entertaining to hear about.

So without further ado, let's check out some of the most embarrassingly dumb ways people died.

You're listening. You're listening to be amazed.

Labels? What labels? Whenever blow torches fall into the hands of the less than brightest members of our species,

it's always best to take a few steps back, by which I mean moved to the next country over.

If this piece of common sense wasn't already obvious, a man from Topeka, Kansas certainly made it clear in June 2019.

When he stumbled upon what appeared to be an empty metal drum, the inquisitive fellow

thought best to cut the thing open with a blow torch. What he was hoping to use the divided

drum for is anyone's guess, as it exploded violently before the fellow got the chance to finish

his task. Apparently, he'd ignored the bold warnings that the drum contained methanol,

a highly volatile compound.

For people like this, instructions to keep away from naked flame must sound like a challenge.

The only reward, of course, is a Darwin award for removing yourself from the gene pool.

Whether he read the labels or not, this guy's over-eager blow-torchrigger finger cost him his life.

Disney's other Dumbo.

In Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Gaston is an incredibly arrogant character with an endless

supply of misplaced self-confidence.

So perhaps the man who played the role of Gaston at Disney World Orlando was still in character

when he brought about his own explosive demise in 2015.

It would seem so because he clearly placed too much confidence in the strength about his own explosive device in 2015. It would seem so because he

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