Chris Skinner's blog

Shaping the future of finance

The 2009 Darwin Award goes to …

Chris Skinner Author Avatar
by

I don't know if you keep up with the Darwin Awards.

These are presented to the person(s) who provide the most inventive or silliest way of removing themselves from the human gene pool.

And this year's winner is ... a bank robber.  Or rather two of them.

Dinant (Belgium), September 26th 2009.

Two bankrobbers die during attempted bank robbery.


This morning, two bankrobbers died when they attempted to rob a cash
dispenser at a bank in Dinant. The two had attempted to crack the
dispenser using dynamite. Apparently they overestimated the quantity of
dynamite needed: when it was set off, the charge demolished the
building the bank was housed in.

The police was warned about the incident around 3.20.  When
they arrived at the scene, they found one of the bankrobbers, severely
injured. He was rushed to hospital but died shortly after arrival due
to massive head injury.

Initially investigators assumed his accomplice had managed to
get away; it was only some 12 hours after the explosion occured they
finally found the second bankrobber's body underneath the debris.

Nobody else was in the building, in which only the bank was
housed, at the time of the attack. Due to the severe damage caused by
the blast, it will have to be demolished.

Sources:
De Standaard Online: Twee overvallers komen om bij opblazen
bankautomaat
-

Of course, it does beg the question: what happened to the money?

HumourCategories
Chris Skinner Author Avatar

Chris M Skinner

Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...

Intelligent Money - Chris Skinner Keynote @ Pay 360 conference 2024

What is the future?

Learn more

Learn more about Chris

About Chris Skinner

The Past, Present And Future Of Banking, Finance And Technology

Fintech expert Chris Skinner: countries need digital transformation to remain competitive

Join me on Linkedin

Follow Me on X!

Hire Chris Skinner for dinners, workshops and more

Learn directly from from one of the most influential people in technology, gain insights from the world's most innovative companies, and build a global network.

Chris’s latest book

Chris Skinner’s ‘Digital For Good’ Book Launch Event – CFTE

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on FinTech 2023

Chris Skinner
Commentator, CEO of The Finanser and best-selling author at The Finanser

Thinkers360 Thought Leader

Contact Me

Global Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

Global 100 - 2024 Winner

Chris Skinner - Financial Markets Advisor of the Year - The Finanser - UK 2023

Best Financial Markets Advisor of the Year 2023

30 Best Regtech Blogs and Websites 2023

Kids creating the future bank | TEDxAthens

Captain Cake and the Candy Crew

Captain Cake Winner of a Golden Mom’s Choice Award

TWO-TIME WINNER OF A MOM’S CHOICE GOLD AWARD!

Alex at the Financial Services

Gaping Void's Hugh MacLeod worked with the Finanser