INCREDIBLY STUPID.

HORRIBLY TRAGIC.

AMAZINGLY FUNNY. If the stories weren't true, you would never believe that these 1001 people managed to die in such utterly absurd ways--but they did. The ultimate cautionary guide on what not to do, Death by Stupidity offers snappy tellings of surprisingly hilarious incidents. ♣ The woman who drank herself to death with water in a contest that required her to hold her pee longer than the other contestants ♣ The mechanic who blew himself up trying to open a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer ♣ A woman felled by flying lettuce ♣ An octogenarian who bought the farm while riding a shopping cart ♣ The convicted killer who turned his toiled into a homemade electric chair by sitting on it and repairing a television at the same time Includes Top Ten ways people have died involving alcohol, sex, pets, crime, wild animals, DIY projects and more...