<p><br /> The Darwin Awards commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives:<br /><br /> by kill themselves in really stupid ways, and in doing so, significantly improve the gene pool by eliminating themselves from the human race.<br /><br /> ...<br /><br /> Wednesday was a fateful day for Michael. He was shooting the breeze with a group of buddies, watching a friend clean his fish tank, when the friend complained that one specimen in particular had become a fishy menace.