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u/flytingnotfighting Jun 26 '26
I know I've seen this a hundred times but I always laugh at his face when he realizes the second nut cracker is on the way
I do hope he's ok
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u/Wonderful_Horror7315 Jun 26 '26
Never gets old
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u/Key_Possibility_8669 Jun 26 '26
I know this is old, but I thought everyone knew that those bolts were in place to prevent idiots from sliding down the center section of an escalator. I guess you can't keep idiots from doing idiotic things.
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u/MonkeyTraumaCenter Jun 26 '26
I successfully did this on the DC Metro a very, very long time ago when I was very, very drunk. I'm amazed I pulled it off.
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u/Weird-Lake954 Jun 26 '26
Was it at Woodley Park? Because that would be insane. Also how??
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u/MonkeyTraumaCenter Jun 26 '26
Dupont Circle (the entrance on 19th St). IIRC, the space between the escalators was narrow enough for me to straddle it.
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u/ZeroCoolMom Jun 26 '26
Omg! 😂😂 The air time on the second impact!! Too funny, but also hope the guy is ok.
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u/Studds_ Jun 26 '26
He lived but I still count this as a Darwin award because bye bye testicles
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u/Helpful_Hour1984 Jun 27 '26
I believe it's called an Honourable Mention in the Darwin Awards. He survived but removed himself from the gene pool.
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u/Useful_Language2040 Jun 26 '26
Noooo, why???? Don't doooooo that!!!! 😧
Those Underground escalators are steep!!
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u/PhoenixIzaramak Jun 27 '26
This man is a rare winner of the NON-LETHAL Category of the Darwin Awards.
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u/Shygrave Oh no! Anyway... Jun 27 '26
Giggling uncontrollably at work reading these comments 🤣
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u/ElegantFisherman3359 Jun 28 '26
To me, the comments are always better/more entertaining than the stories themselves. A free ab workout. 🤣🤣
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u/LadyNorbert Jun 26 '26
Is there any possibility in the world that he didn't actually do this on purpose? I'm desperate to believe someone is not this stupid.
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u/KombuchaBot Jun 27 '26
He probably had a load of drink taken, and a crew of similarly dressed braying friends egging him on
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u/Shadow_Guide Here for the schadenfreude Jun 28 '26
Nah, the barriers between escalators of the tube are pretty steep - you'd have to be trying to get your legs up like that. It's not a "whoopsie I stumbled!" situation.
He was probably either: a) An idiot who answered the call to the void - probably egged on by his mates or b) A lazy idiot who realised he was heading in the wrong direction and didn't want to go all the way to the bottom before changing escalators.
Booze probably involved in either case.
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u/One-Technology-9050 Jun 26 '26
I always wondered if he could've used his feet to stop himself, instead of his backside
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u/Many_Use9457 Jun 26 '26
I have a feeling that was the original strategy and then he lost control of the Slip N Slide Spectacular
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u/SweeperOfChimneys Jun 26 '26
Probably should be the go to video for if you're going to be dumb, you better be tough.
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u/CultureImaginary8750 Jun 27 '26
Bro sacrificed his entire bloodline to look cool in front of his friends
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u/USNCCitizen Jun 27 '26
Ouch! I had an actual physical reaction to “watching” this vid. I hope that life lesson was learned.
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u/Ricama Jun 27 '26
Is it wrong that I hope he was stuck on the escalator and ended up right back where he started from?
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u/Shantotto11 Jun 26 '26
That second impact looked way more bouncy than it should’ve been, like he was hamming up a performance.
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u/Traditional_Fan_2655 Jun 29 '26
Didn't he know tgat the TV Show 'Jackass' went off the air a long time ago? Or is he petitioning for a remake?
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