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A Darwin Award is an honor given to people who supposedly help to improve the human gene pool by "removing themselves from it in a spectacularly stupid manner." The prizes are named in honor of the evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin, are awarded over the World Wide Web, and are frequently distributed via email. There is no monetary or material prize associated with the Darwin Award, only infamous recognition. To take the premise of the award seriously is to suppose the stupidity of the awardees to be genetically determined, arguing that nature affects behavior mo ...

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• Darwin Awards - Rules
• Darwin Awards - Requirements
• Darwin Awards - Not Darwins
• Darwin Awards - Urban legends
• Darwin Awards - History
• Darwin Awards - Books
• Darwin Awards - Movie

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The Chevrolet Impala is an automobile developed and built by the Chevrolet car division of General Motors. Ed Cole, Chevrolet's chief engineer in the late 1950s, defined the Impala as a "prestige car within the reach of the average American citizen." Chevrolet Impala - Pre-1958. The Impala was originally a Corvette-based prototype car in the early to mid-1950s. Many Chevrolet models originated as Corvette-based experiments; examples include the Corvair and Nomad. The Impala originated as a sports coupe, and ...

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• Chevrolet Impala - Pre-1958
• Chevrolet Impala - 1958-1972
• Chevrolet Impala - 1973-1985
• Chevrolet Impala - 1994-1996
• Chevrolet Impala - 2000
• Chevrolet Impala - 2006
• Chevrolet Impala - 2009

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Darwin Awards - Requirements. The five requirements for a Darwin are Inability to reproduce - Nominee must be dead or sterile. A disputed issue, due to age, cloning, donation of reproductive cells, and celibacy. Should the elderly be allowed to win, their death having no impact on the gene pool? The general rule of thumb is that if the candidate no longer has the physical wherewithal to breed with a mate on an otherwise uninhabited island, they are out of the gene pool. However, o ...

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Darwin Awards, Darwin Awards - Rules, Darwin Awards - Requirements, Darwin Awards - Not Darwins, Darwin Awards - Urban legends, Darwin Awards - History, Darwin Awards - Books, Darwin Awards - Movie

Read more here: » Darwin Awards: Encyclopedia II - Darwin Awards - Rules

In 1991, the Chevrolet B-Body, then only available from Chevrolet as the Caprice, was extensively redesigned, though it retained the same shortened 1971 frame design of the 1977 Impala. The 1994 Impala SS was put into production after a nearly identical concept car of the same name received lavish praise of media and auto enthusiasts alike in 1992. In fact, the show car had been so well received that it was put into production almost exactly as the designer of the car had intended, the only noticeable change being the "bowtie" logo on the grill was chrome i ...

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Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Impala - Pre-1958, Chevrolet Impala - 1958-1972, Chevrolet Impala - 1973-1985, Chevrolet Impala - 1994-1996, Chevrolet Impala - 2000, Chevrolet Impala - 2006, Chevrolet Impala - 2009

Read more here: » Chevrolet Impala: Encyclopedia II - Chevrolet Impala - 1994-1996

Darwin Awards - Requirements. According to Wendy Northcutt, the five requirements for a Darwin are Inability to reproduce - Nominee must be dead or sterile. A disputed issue, due to age, cloning, donation of reproductive cells, and celibacy. Should the elderly be allowed to win, their death having no impact on the gene pool? The general rule of thumb is that if the candidate no longer has the physical wherewithal to breed with a mate on an otherwise uninhabited island, they are ou ...

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Darwin Awards, Darwin Awards - Rules, Darwin Awards - Requirements, Darwin Awards - Not Darwins, Darwin Awards - Urban legends, Darwin Awards - History, Darwin Awards - Books, Darwin Awards - Movie

Read more here: » Darwin Awards: Encyclopedia II - Darwin Awards - Rules

The 1994 Impala SS was put into production after a nearly identical concept car of the same name received lavish praise of media and auto enthusiasts alike in 1992. In fact, the show car had been so well received that it was put into production almost exactly as the designer of the car had intended, the only noticeable change being the "bowtie" logo on the grill was chrome in the production cars, vs. red in the concept. The car was, in essence, a high-performance, tuned-up version of the Caprice, and is often regarded as one of the be ...

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Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Impala - Pre-1958, Chevrolet Impala - 1958-1972, Chevrolet Impala - 1973-1985, Chevrolet Impala - 1994-1996, Chevrolet Impala - 2000, Chevrolet Impala - 2006, Chevrolet Impala - 2009

Read more here: » Chevrolet Impala: Encyclopedia II - Chevrolet Impala - 1994-1996

Darwin Awards have circulated for a long time as emails. The Google Usenet archive shows two early mentions of the Darwin Awards, one dated 1985-08-07 Vending Machine Tipover, which wasn't mentioned on Usenet again until it was referenced in the 1990-12-07 version of the JATO Rocket Car. It lists the JATO Rocket Car urban legend that incorporated the second recorded use of the term "Darwin Award" back in 1990 and ...

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Darwin Awards, Darwin Awards - Rules, Darwin Awards - Requirements, Darwin Awards - Not Darwins, Darwin Awards - Urban legends, Darwin Awards - History, Darwin Awards - Books, Darwin Awards - Movie

Read more here: » Darwin Awards: Encyclopedia II - Darwin Awards - History

The 2006 Impala was introduced at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show. The base engine is a 3.5 L V6 producing 211 hp. The most notable news about the model, though, is the SS model's use of the Generation IV small-block V8 in a front wheel drive car for the first time: The new 5.3 L V8 (with Displacement on Demand) will produce 303 hp. The car is 200.4 in (509 cm) long, 58.7 in (149.1 cm) high, and 72.9 in (185.2 cm) wide. Like the Buick LaCrosse, t ...

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Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Impala - Pre-1958, Chevrolet Impala - 1958-1972, Chevrolet Impala - 1973-1985, Chevrolet Impala - 1994-1996, Chevrolet Impala - 2000, Chevrolet Impala - 2006, Chevrolet Impala - 2009

Read more here: » Chevrolet Impala: Encyclopedia II - Chevrolet Impala - 2006

Life Imitates Art: The darwinawards.com site fails to give credit where credit is apparently due concerning the history of the Darwin Awards which originated in two fictional Darwin Awards postings on Usenet, the 1985-08-07 Vending Machine Tipover which wasn't mentioned on usenet again until it was referenced in the 1990-12-07 version of the JATO Rocket Car. It lists the JATO Rocket Car urban legend that incorporated the second recorded use of the term "Darwin Award" back in 1990 and was very widely distributed in 1995-1997 as merely a 1995 ...

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Darwin Awards, Darwin Awards - Rules, Darwin Awards - Requirements, Darwin Awards - Not Darwins, Darwin Awards - Urban legends, Darwin Awards - History, Darwin Awards - Books, Darwin Awards - Movie

Read more here: » Darwin Awards: Encyclopedia II - Darwin Awards - History

The 1970s showed a change in the American view of the automobile. The impact of the 1973 oil embargo on the industry was dramatic. Gasoline prices doubled between 1973 and 1979. Industry car sales plummeted 20 percent between 1973 and 1974, and for the first time in recent history, annual passenger car travel in the U.S. actually went down. This change in the automobile market resulted in Chevrolet redesigning the Impala once again in 1977 to meet changing demands. The new Impalas were shorter in length, taller in stature and narrower. The I ...

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Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Impala - Pre-1958, Chevrolet Impala - 1958-1972, Chevrolet Impala - 1973-1985, Chevrolet Impala - 1994-1996, Chevrolet Impala - 2000, Chevrolet Impala - 2006, Chevrolet Impala - 2009

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The Impala name was resurrected for the 2000 model year as a midsize 4-door sedan to replace the Lumina. It was built in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Unlike the earlier Impalas, this one was front wheel drive and was only available with a V6. This car was based on the GM W platform. A new Impala SS with a supercharged V6 was brought out for the 2004 model year. Unlike the Lumina, the Impala was also used for most police cars. Engines: 2000-2004 3.8 L (231 in³) V6 2000 3.1 3.1 L (191 in³) V6 2000-2002 ...

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Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Impala - Pre-1958, Chevrolet Impala - 1958-1972, Chevrolet Impala - 1973-1985, Chevrolet Impala - 1994-1996, Chevrolet Impala - 2000, Chevrolet Impala - 2006, Chevrolet Impala - 2009

Read more here: » Chevrolet Impala: Encyclopedia II - Chevrolet Impala - 2000

The 2006 Impala was introduced at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show. The base engine is a 3.5 L V6 producing 210 hp. The most notable news about the model, though, is the SS model's use of the Generation IV small-block V8 in a front wheel drive car for the first time: The new 5.3 L V8 (with Displacement on Demand) will produce 303 hp. The car is 200.4 in (509 cm) long, 58.7 in (149.1 cm) high, and 72.9 in (185.2 cm) wide. Like the Buick LaCrosse, t ...

See also:

Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Impala - Pre-1958, Chevrolet Impala - 1958-1972, Chevrolet Impala - 1973-1985, Chevrolet Impala - 1994-1996, Chevrolet Impala - 2000, Chevrolet Impala - 2006, Chevrolet Impala - 2009

Read more here: » Chevrolet Impala: Encyclopedia II - Chevrolet Impala - 2006

The Impala was introduced in 1958 as a new up-level, sporty trim package created for Bel Air coupes and convertibles. Unique to the model were its six taillights, a classic styling cue that became its trademark. It was named for a southern African antelope. The Impala became a separate model in 1959 in both two and four-door versions and became the best selling car in the Chevrolet product line. For 1960, it became the best-selling automobile in the United States and held that position for the next decade. From 1958 until 1996, Impala sales ...

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Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Impala - Pre-1958, Chevrolet Impala - 1958-1972, Chevrolet Impala - 1973-1985, Chevrolet Impala - 1994-1996, Chevrolet Impala - 2000, Chevrolet Impala - 2006, Chevrolet Impala - 2009

Read more here: » Chevrolet Impala: Encyclopedia II - Chevrolet Impala - 1958-1972