Men can be idiotic at times, but here's some hard facts that really prove we're a bunch of idiots who are inclined to do stupid things. Maybe this is our get-out-of-jail card for when we do something we'll regret the next time round.

The new study was published in the Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal.

The researchers studied the winners of the Darwin Awards - which are given to people who managed to die in stupid ways.

They wanted to see if there was a difference in the number of men and women who got themselves killed because they were idiots.

And the result: Of the 318 the verified Darwin Award winners. 282 were men.

The findings are consistent with male idiot theory, and support that men are generally idiots. And idiots do stupid things.

Men are more likely to take part in risky activities, and as a result, may end up being injured more often.

Of course, more research is needed, since this data set is kinda small. But it's a good way to get out of a jam when you do something idiotic, we suppose.

It's er..science, baby!