You may have suspected this for quite some time. In fact, you may be a man yourself and recognised it.
However, science has now conclusively proved what years and years of your mother has been saying. Men are, in fact, dumbasses. Idiots. Eejits. Thick as pigshit.
A medical paper on idiotic risk taking behaviour with sample data pulled from the Darwin Awards over a 20-year period has found that the results are heavily weighted towards men.
In order to satisfy the demands of the study, those selected from the Darwin Awards had to have killed themselves in an idiotic manner and without risk of killing someone else.
While it's well documented that men are more likely to engage in adventure sports, high-risk employment and high-contact environments, there is another factor that sees men more likely to suffer from idiotic reasons than anything else.
The theory known as Male Idiot Theory finds that men are more likely to engage in activity that defies common sense, has a negligible reward and a high risk of injury or fatality.
For the theory to work, they took data that was completely verified - no anecdotes or urban legends - and met criteria such as being of sound judgement and was the cause of their own demise.
The analysis found that of the 332 Darwin Award nominations that met their criteria, 218 were found to be men.
You might think that's a small number, but keep in mind that the Darwin Awards is an internationally-recognised award that takes applicants from all walks of life across the planet.
If you've got a bit of time, have a read of the paper as it discusses why it's men moreso than women.
Via TheBMJ.com
