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petronius

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9. Bad place to stand for a selfie, but it doesn't look like a good career move for

Reply to siligut (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 06:03 PM

Apr 2014

the train operator either - I can't imagine that kicking people in the head is an approved method of suggesting a safety zone...

Pretty good for the rest of us, though!

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Note to self: Never take a selfie with a train. [View all] siligut Apr 2014 OP

Stupid as heck... but I don't really know what youngins nowaday think. Xyzse Apr 2014 #1

Looks to me like Jared Michael's desire for cheap attention exceeded his risk-threshold siligut Apr 2014 #3

Well, thing is, the risk nowadays tend to be dumb Xyzse Apr 2014 #4

Dumb-risk seems to get the most attention, which in turn probably promote more of it. siligut Apr 2014 #5

honestly, they don't think that much differently than they always have Skittles Apr 2014 #7

Yes, I voted in my own poll siligut Apr 2014 #2

Stupid Jared is stupid. Brigid Apr 2014 #6

LOL, yes siligut Apr 2014 #8

Bad place to stand for a selfie, but it doesn't look like a good career move for petronius Apr 2014 #9

From the gif it doesn't look like the kick was intentional. Hard to tell though. n/t nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #10

In the still above Islandurp Apr 2014 #11

Yes, the conductor yelled first and may have hurt his leg on that bar siligut Apr 2014 #12

I don't think so - the conductor is reaching out past the edge of the train to make the kick petronius Apr 2014 #14

Thank you for finding a picture of the train siligut Apr 2014 #15

A Darwinian event was prevented by the conductor's boot. chrisa Apr 2014 #13