And the Winner of this years Darwin Award goes to.......

[zebonaut]

Never try to kill a spider on your gasoline nozzle with a lighter

[MrScorpio]

1. It had to happen here…

Jeez.

[ashling]

2. To get a Darwin Award

wouldn't he actually have to clear the gene pool?

[sarge43]

3. Was the spider armed?

Winning a Darwin involves taking yourself out of the gene pool - death by dumbness or screwing up your reproductive functions.

This is just "You are the luckiest sob on the planet, dude" award.

[Half-Century Man]

4. Darwins are awarded for saving the Gene Pool.

If you you purge yourself via your own stupidity before you reproduce, you can compete.

If you have already reproduced, you get an honorable mention.
If you render yourself sterile, you get an honorable mention.

This is just a dumbass. I do give him a 6 for flair however.

[RoccoR5955]

5. More like a runner-up

The moron didn't actually die, so his genes are still in the gene pool, making the species dumber!

[Enthusiast]

6. I understand the young man's reaction to the spider.

He must not have been carrying a grenade.

[jtuck004]

7. "Do you know gas go boom"? ROFL n/t

[Enrique]

13. i loved that!

[yuiyoshida]

8. Well, after all the spider was huge!

[immoderate]

9. Not only big, but quite the attitude!

They are so rarely that bellicose.

--imm

[yuiyoshida]

10. yup totally

a pugnacious critter.

[W T F]

11. I'm surprised the cops didn't charge him with arson, then again, he's a white guy so maybe not.

[Jim Lane]

12. If the enraged gas station owner kills him, does he then qualify for the Darwin?

I agree with those who've pointed out that, at present, he's still in the gene pool and therefore ineligible.

The issue that would be presented by a shooting is whether the Darwin Awards recognize consequences other than immediate consequences.

[LiberalArkie]

14. Should be Darwin Pre-lim as he will probably compete in finals at some point.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. FEEL THE BERN!!!

[PosterChild]

17. +10 !! (NT)

[NBachers]

16. Was the spider's name Boris?

[jimlup]

18. Personally this year's clear winner is the guy who jumped in to fight a alligator

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/04/us/texas-alligator-attack/

A close 2nd is the guy who set off a fire cracker on his head on July 4th.

Both of these actually qualified as both died.