For most of us, the natural instinct to survive is pretty effective at keeping us from serious arm.

But for some people, the impulse to carry out acts of sheer unbelievable stupidity somehow overwhelms the rational mind's urge to survive.

Without further ado, get ready to be baffled by these people who became real-life examples of natural selection and action.

As far as humanity's greatest intellectuals are concerned, it's fair to assume none of them

have been regular participants

in eating contests. But while the whole concept is pretty dumb, one Indian man learned in 2019

that it can also be fatal. After a disagreement took place between the man and his friend in a

marketplace in India's John Poor District, they decided there was only one way to settle it, an egg-eating contest.

With a $30 bet on the table for whoever could eat 50 the fastest, the men began scoffing hard-boiled eggs.

But while devouring his 42nd egg, one of the eaters collapsed and fell unconscious and died soon

afterwards in the hospital. His body just

couldn't deal with the dense load of 42 eggs, which could have weighed as much as six pounds.

Now that's a way to make an exit.

Ha ha! Sorry for that pun, but remember, if you want a really filling breakfast that won't kill you, don't exceed 41 eggs.

Another case of eggs gone wrong occurred back in

2006 in Doncaster, England. A man who had a string of convictions for stealing rare protected bird

eggs was on the hunt for illicit eggs in a local forest. Spotting what he presumed to be a sparrowhocks

nest, the 62-year-old began climbing the branches of a tree in the hope of something

valuable. As he approached the top, however, an avoidable disaster struck. You see, this bird egg

bandit had long-standing issues with high blood pressure, which often led to dizzy spells and fainting.

Why he'd choose a career that involved climbing up precarious tree branches while battling a tendency to randomly

pass out is anybody's guess. But it doesn't take too much guessing to figure out what happened.

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