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[WATCH] Future Darwin Award Winner Falls HARD After Attempting to Jump Subway Platforms

2020-09-23T12:00:00-04:00

This Future Darwin Award Winner recently decided to try and jump between subway platforms at the 149th Street - Grand Concourse station in The Bronx. It did NOT end well.

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Watch This Future Darwin Award Winner Ride on the OUTSIDE of a NYC Subway Car

2018-07-10T10:30:00-04:00

Instagrammer @mattbeary recently captured this Future Darwin Award Winner riding the New York City subway on the outside of the train. Pro tip: don't try this at home.

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Watch This Future Darwin Award Winner Barely Dodge a Subway Train While Saving a Skateboard

2018-06-21T11:30:00-04:00

This unknown future darwin award winner was skateboarding on a New York City subway platform when a missed trick caused the board to shoot onto the tracks. Without thinking, the skater runs after the board and jumps onto the track, retrieving the board and jumping back to safety with only a second to spare. If you value your life more than your skateboard, please don't do this.

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Vintage Photograph Shows NYC Daredevil Balancing on a Stack of Chairs 20 Stories Up Circa 1920

2017-09-29T14:30:00-04:00

This great vintage photograph from around 1920 shows a young well-dressed daredevil balancing precariously on top of a stack of chairs 20 stories up on the rooftop of a New York City skyscraper.

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Watch This Future Darwin Award Winner Ride on the Outside of a New York City Subway Car

2017-09-26T10:30:00-04:00

This not-so-bright Future Darwiin Award Winner was recently spotted riding on the outside of a New York City subway car, holding on for deal life in the recessed part of the door. We're not sure if this is a stunt, or if he was just late and really couldn't miss the train, but either way, this is not an advised way to ride the New York City subway if you value your life.

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Watch This Future Darwin Award Winner Surf a Departing NYC Subway Train

2017-07-06T10:30:00-04:00

The New York City subway is a nasty place. Dirt, rats, trash, urine and feces are throughout the entire system. Why would you risk your life doing something stupid like this, only to live your final moments in a disgusting underground cesspool of filth? Watch this fedora-wearing future darwin award winner surf the side of a subway car, never to be seen again… OK, we don't actually know what happened to him, but he's probably dead amongst the rats now.

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Construction Worker Sits on Edge of Under-Construction 432 Park In Google Earth Screengrab

2017-04-19T13:30:00-04:00

432 Park Avenue is the second tallest building in New York City, and the third tallest building in the United States. In this photo captured presumably by satellite for Google Earth, see this worker—surely a future darwin award winner—on a high-level floor of the under-construction building with his/her feet dangling over the edge.

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[VIDEO] Why Subway Surfers Risk Death to Ride on Top of New York City Trains

2017-02-04T15:00:00-05:00

Subway surfers in the City are constantly popping up in the news as they fall off trains, injure themselves and/or equipment, and even get killed trying to get that thrill. In this video from Mass Appeal, hear why this subway surfer risks death to ride on the top of the New York City subway.

“I have an addiction with riding on top of the trains, whether I like it or not,” says Carlos (not his real name), a 20-something subway surfer who regularly puts his life in danger. For him, it’s therapeutic. “It helps with mild depression,” he explains. “I like making those videos.” (The native New Yorker agreed to be interviewed on the condition of anonymity.)

Check out the accompanying article for more about "Carlos" and his subway surfing.

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Watch This Future Darwin Award Winner Subway Surf Over the Williamsburg Bridge

2017-02-01T13:00:00-05:00

In this 9-minute video from Raves, a YouTuber and Future Darwin Award Winner, watch as he subway surfs on a J-train headed from Marcy Ave to Essex over the Williamsburg bridge.

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[VIDEO] Watch This Future Darwin Award Winner Subway Surf the New York City Subway

2017-01-16T08:30:00-05:00

Future Darwin Award Winner and aptly-named YouTuber DyingLlama recently filmed himself surfing on top of a New York Subway train during an above-ground section.

Seriously though don't try any of this stuff. Don't want anybody getting injured or worse :(

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