Not satisfied with trying to outrun trains, looney kids are now latching onto the side of a MOVING train and playfully dodging things that they pass by. Right when you think they’ll smash into a pole, they manage to stay alive. It’s insane.
I don’t understand the psychotic level of this. Sure, these kids actually have some grace to their moves but ARE YOU KIDDING ME MAN. One second too late and BOOM there goes your arm. Two seconds too late and BADUMBADONKKAPOOSH there goes your head. And your life. Kids. [YouTube via How It Happened via @frucci]
Troy
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 8:03 AMIsn’t people hanging off trains normal in India?
Paul
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 8:03 AMNatural selection at work.
The Joker
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 8:04 AMI’m sure I’ve seen a David Attenborough doco with those same kids swinging in trees.
poltak
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 8:05 AMThey need something better to do. Someone buy them gameboys or something.
Sevrin
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 8:18 AMSomeone should grease the rails they’re holding on to.
Bet that would stop them!
Fools!
JonBOY
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 10:11 AMWhilst this is incredibly dangerous, it’s refreshing to see people being left to do what they what with their own lives and safely.
We live in a nanny state where the law regulates every single behaviour in order to keep societies morons safe.
If someone wants to flirt with death then I say let them. It’s not like the gene pool couldn’t do with some chlorination.
Jeff
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 11:14 AMI agree, People should be able to do whatever they want…
Mike
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 12:50 PMYeah I was about to agree with you, but then you’ve got other stuff to consider. What about suicidal people? They’re literally sick people. If they were healthy of mind they would *probably* not try to kill themselves. So you’re helping them when you stop them.
/philosophical technicalities
Matt L
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 10:20 AMThat guy is the Tony Hawks of train riding!!! No kidding, this is awesome stunt work, it’s quite obvious that this is a route travelled very often by these guys. Good on em, I hope they become recognized for their timing skills and reflexes.
Danny
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 10:40 AMThats awesome!
I remember a kid at my school did something similar but riding the old swing out doors (UK), was great until he shattered his hip and collar bone into dozens of pieces and put himself in a coma – Knob.
Pretty sure the brain damage caused meant he struggles with a sentence longer than “do you want fries with that”.
Mac
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 12:54 PMLooks like fun! And the train’s not even going that fast – he can run next to it.