The reason he died is that they accidentally flipped the wrong light switch.
Wrong Light Switch
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Listen up, buttercup. This joke is dark because it's sayin' Stephen Hawking, a smart dude who needed machines to live, kicked the bucket 'cause someone messed with his life support. Like turning off the lights, but way more permanent. You probably think a light switch is for turning on lamps in your mom's basement, but on an intellectual level, it's about simple mistakes with big consequences, you simpleton.