Boy killed while 'surfing' on roof of moving subway train in Manhattan

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 10.21.03

[ThinkDifferent]

Gavity it is not just a good idea, it is the law.

It's more an example of Newton's Third Law; specifically the equal and opposite forces exerted by the head and the beam on each other.

[Codie]

Why do you post this stuff? What's the point?

[cjshapi]

Ridin' the old Hellivator for evil thoughts, huh? I've done it too many times to count.

[RiflemanSharpe]

Gavity it is not just a good idea, it is the law.
It's more an example of Newton's Third Law; specifically the equal and opposite forces exerted by the head and the beam on each other.


Although steel is somewhat pliable, which is what gives it its strengh. It will flex and bend before it breaks. The human head is different, it will just break.

[Aquinasfan]

My seven-year-old knows that subway car "surfing" is a violation of the commandment, "thou shall not murder." Another government school related death, as far as I'm concerned.

[RightWingAtheist]

Look everyone! I'm Dennis Hopper!

[steve8714]

every damn one of us.

[ffusco]

We all have our war stories. Like the time I raced my buddy on Carmen's Road, LI. I passed him on a blind in the passing lane. I was white as a ghost when I realized what I almost did.

[VeritatisSplendor]

I didn't do the shopping cart ledge races, but we planned the elevator surfing very carefully and took appropriate precautions.

The only time there was any danger was when a Campus Policeman took the elevator up to the top floor and stopped the elevator -- my friends were stuck facing a brick wall (if the elevator is stopped at floor N and you are on top you can get out at floor N+1 if there is a floor N+1). What the CP didn't realize is that there were also people surfing the adjacent elevator, who came up and rescued the miscreants he thought he had trapped. Of course, they had to leave the elevator with the CP in it stuck on the top floor (the "stop" button on the roof of the car overrides the "stop" button inside the car, and had to be set so that there was no danger of the cop making the elevator go down while people were crossing over to the next one).

[robertpaulsen]

From The Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord
Copyright 1996-1997 by Peter Anspach

#81. If I am fighting with the hero atop a moving platform, have disarmed him, and am about to finish him off and he glances behind me and drops flat, I too will drop flat instead of quizzically turning around to find out what he saw.

[Living Free in NH]

Well, after the Marlins win it in 6, that'll be one less disgruntled Yankees fan.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

OK, I double-checked to be sure, and you're correct to the extent that kids under the age of 16 are not allowed full Darwin Award status.

http://www.darwinawards.com/rules/

Maturity

The candidate must be capable of sound judgment.

Humans are generally capable of sound judgment, except those with mental handicaps that render them unable to fully comprehend the ramifications of their actions.

A vociferous majority argues that children also fit into this category, citing the vast gulf between ignorance and stupidity. An equally clamorous minority contends that children are the best candidates for a rusty chromosome award, since they obviously have not reproduced. Some children have stated that restricting children from vying for this laudable award is yet another encroachment on their civil liberties.

I appreciate that parents are responsible for raising their offspring and teaching them to make responsible decisions. Therefore children under sixteen are not eligible to win a Darwin Award. However, a few have been included as nominees, when their actions can be considered foolhardy by even their young peers.

[RightWingAtheist]

Irony of ironies...when I read the same article at AOL news, they ran a "Test Your IQ" ad right next to it.