Trainsurfing

[danmand]

It appears that a new sport has arisen somewhere, trainsurfing, where young people position themselves on the roofs of trains in motion. The first fatality of the sport in Denmark was recorded when a 22 year old hit a viaduct.

http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/article298498.ece

Here is a video the foolish young man on top of a train.

http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/article298498.ece

 

[Papi Chulo]

That would be a blast on the new mag-lev & high speed trains!!

 

[james t kirk]

Until you go under a bridge...

 

[xix]

new???

isn't this normal in India?

 

[LancsLad]

It appears that a new sport has arisen somewhere, trainsurfing, where young people position themselves on the roofs of trains in motion. The first fatality of the sport in Denmark was recorded when a 22 year old hit a viaduct.

http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/article298498.ece

Here is a video the foolish young man on top of a train.

http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/article298498.ece

Natural selection even seems to work in Denmark.

 

[osanowo]

this guy deserves a postmortem Darwin award.

 

[goodtime]

isn't this normal in India?

and suburbs of NY.

 

[MuffDiver]

I wish people who drive and talk on cell phones in Toronto would partake in this hobby

 

[Moraff]

Didn't look to me like he was on top of the train, but rather standing on the coupler. I doubt you'd be able to stay on top of a high-speed passenger train since there's not a whole lot of things to hang onto. I would expect the wind to peel you off pretty quick.

 

[danmand]

Didn't look to me like he was on top of the train, but rather standing on the coupler. I doubt you'd be able to stay on top of a high-speed passenger train since there's not a whole lot of things to hang onto. I would expect the wind to peel you off pretty quick.

He was on top of a regional train when he smashed his head into a viaduct.
Only good news is that the average intelligence went up a tiny bit in Denmark.

 

[MissCroft]

Natural selection even seems to work in Denmark.

Yep...more Darwin award winners! lol I think it's been around for a while - I'm sure I remember hearing about that particular 'sport' when I was a kid.

I've been to a few train stations in Denmark; now that I think about it, I remember a couple of places where it would've been pretty easy to get on top of a train.

 

[danmand]

I've been to a few train stations in Denmark;

You are one classy lady.

 

[truely-appalled]

Anyone ever bumper-shined buses after a fresh snowfall? Another life-questioning pastime. It was popular with Montreal adolescents in the 60's and 70's.