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The Kelly Slater of Train Surfing

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Created by Simondo > 9 months ago, 25 Jan 2012
Simondo
VIC, 8025 posts
25 Jan 2012 9:54PM
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Whilst it's sad someone died, it might be for a good cause... To potentially teach other kids how stupid and idiotic this kind of behavior is. I would think he's eligible for a Darwin award!?

www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/im-the-kelly-slater-of-train-surfing-teens-web-boast-before-city-bound-electrocution-20120125-1qg6g.html

Next thing you know, there will be a roof camera on the trains and a monitor for the driver to watch, to distract the driver from other real potential hazards...

SandS
VIC, 5904 posts
25 Jan 2012 10:07PM
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Good idea, do we still have conductors ? , would give them something to do monitor the roof cam!!!!!!

Kaz1983
306 posts
25 Jan 2012 7:11PM
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But yeah I agree a roof cam would the way to go.

Mark _australia
WA, 23717 posts
25 Jan 2012 7:19PM
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I like the new Indonesian idea of suspending steel balls from chains above the track.
That would sort the d!ckheads out.

Indo's ride on the roof cos they're poor (like above pic) but what excuse do privileged Aussie kids have? None.

slainte
QLD, 2246 posts
25 Jan 2012 9:45PM
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Don,t watch if squeemish

Stuthepirate
SA, 3591 posts
25 Jan 2012 10:22PM
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^^^Looks like Lukes Skywalker's Uncle Owen on Tattooine

Kaz1983
306 posts
25 Jan 2012 9:45PM
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It almost looks like he grabs the wire to balance...

I bet people there were shocked and not because someone is on the roof of active train like they should, no that so many people get on top of roofs of trains without any problems.

japie
NSW, 7146 posts
26 Jan 2012 12:53AM
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Jeez imagine how bad that must have smelled!

Stuthepirate
SA, 3591 posts
26 Jan 2012 1:47AM
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I do a bit of High Voltage (33kV) switching at work. When i was completing my training the instructor, who used to be an Electrical Inspector, described the smell as a lot like bacon . He had to investigate electrocution accidents and the like.

dinsdale
WA, 1227 posts
26 Jan 2012 4:14PM
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japie said...

Jeez imagine how bad that must have smelled!

From experience, if you can turn your mind off what it actually is, it smells fine - like any other BBQ.
No, I'm not trying to gross anyone out - burnt humans really do just smell like any other cooking flesh/meat. Turning ones mind off can be hard though, especially later



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