Spectacular Suicides!!

[Tank]

I expect most of you will have heard of The Darwin Awards website. That site celebrates people who exit this mortal coil in spectacular ways by accident. However, the atheists here have the choice of how to leave this mortal coil without fear of mythological retribution. So how would you like to leave and at the same time gain a singular posthumous reputation?

There are however rules to your 'Spectacular Suicide'

1) Only you must die.
2) Bystanders can not be killed or significantly endangered.
3) There must be as many witnesses as possible.
4) There should ideally be an element of humour and/or pathos in your exit.
5) Collateral material damage is allowed, as long as it does not endanger the witnesses.
6) Creativity is desirable.

So how would you make your passing memorable for decades after the event?  

[Asmodean]

I'd get on the roof of a to-be-demolished sky scraper where I'd hang myself. Just as the big red button is pressed, I jump off with the rope and the neck and all the good stuff. The point is to see what would be the first to kill me - the short drop and the sudden stop or the long one.  

Nice, yes?  

[Tank]

I'd get on the roof of a to-be-demolished sky scraper where I'd hang myself. Just as the big red button is pressed, I jump off with the rope and the neck and all the good stuff. The point is to see what would be the first to kill me - the short drop and the sudden stop or the long one.  

Nice, yes?  

Yes that is quite creative, but if the short drop killed you you'd never know if the long drop would have done would you?

[The Magic Pudding]

I harbor an idea of paddling off down some wickedly difficult river when I attain decrepitude, it's not a very practical idea.
I saw documentary of a guy who's plan was to kayak from Tasmania to New Zealand.  This is one of the many bits of water that are the most wicked in all the world, they probably all are on their day.  He filmed himself, five minutes in he was in tears waving to wife and young child, he admitted as I recall his fear he'd never see them again.  He got to within a day of reaching New Zealand, it wasn't spectacular, more a tragic example of an obsessive personality.

[Asmodean]

...if the long drop would have done would you?

That's where Darwin Awards come in... Because if not for that point, that there would make Science Daily  

[Tank]

Now on a completely topical note I think I would hire a helicopter and swan-dive into the Fukushima nuclear plant hopefully landing in one of the reactors. Now I know there would only be a limited 'live' audience but I would hope the plummet would be news worthy, particularly as I would hire a second helicopter to film my spectacular exit!

[Tank]

...if the long drop would have done would you?

That's where Darwin Awards come in... Because if not for that point, that there would make Science Daily  

[Melmoth]

step 1: fake death.

2: hold funeral.

3: half way through reverend's speech, burst out of coffin and declair "I'm alive!"

4: explode, showering audience in blood.

5: funeral continues.

[Tank]

step 1: fake death.

2: hold funeral.

3: half way through reverend's speech, burst out of coffin and declair "I'm alive!"

4: explode, showering audience in blood.

5: funeral continues.

:hail:

[Cecilie]

step 1: fake death.

2: hold funeral.

3: half way through reverend's speech, burst out of coffin and declair "I'm alive!"

4: explode, showering audience in blood.

5: funeral continues.

Would you please elaborate on your first step? How would you fake your death?
[spoiler:1a1seyoe]Elaborate is an acceptable word to use in the sentence above, yes? Still learning English.[/spoiler:1a1seyoe]

[Tank]

step 1: fake death.

2: hold funeral.

3: half way through reverend's speech, burst out of coffin and declair "I'm alive!"

4: explode, showering audience in blood.

5: funeral continues.

Would you please elaborate on your first step? How would you fake your death?
[spoiler:2o030f5d]Elaborate is an acceptable word to use in the sentence above, yes? Still learning English.[/spoiler:2o030f5d]

Perfect use of the word.

[The Magic Pudding]

Perfect use of the word.

Yes it was, but your helicopter plan is overly elaborate.

[Melmoth]

Would you please elaborate on your first step? How would you fake your death?

Well, first I would fake my death

Second, I would hold a funeral

Third, I would have a lookalike of me burst out of the coffin and declair "I'm alive!"

Fourth, the lookalike would explode, showering audience in blood.

Fifth, the funeral would continue.

and so on.

EDIT: also your english is fine.

[Tank]

Perfect use of the word.

Yes it was, but your helicopter plan is overly elaborate.

As I can't fly I'd have to get above the reactors somehow, I think its perfectly ok.

You could always jump into a large field of pigs and be eaten bit by bit  

[Asmodean]

Yes it was, but your helicopter plan is overly elaborate.

Can you elaborate on how death by helicopter can be too elaborate?