Pele's Revenge ... maybe?

"Lava lamp left on hot stovetop explodes, killing man"

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/30/lava.lamp.death.ap/index.html

OK kiddies ... don't try this one at home. It definately falls into the "Unusual ways of shuffling off the mortal coil" column, but I'm still undecided as to whether or not it meets the criteria for "Natural Selection at Work".

About a 2 for good thinking but a 10 for originality. I'll bet it looked REALLY cool just before it exploded, huh?

Cheers!

But Ma, the tinee lawt bulb taeks soh long to heat them thar wax. Im gonna just help it along with some extree heet.

What a sad way to die. And in such an unexpected way.

Many are called, but not all are chosen?

Incredible, but already covered:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=12068&forum=6&5

I was expecting this to be about "volcanic" diarrhea from drinking the water downstream from the wild pigs...