Dumb Ways to Die
Dumb Ways to Die1 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
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The viral Dumb Ways to Die music video, a cheerful animated song created for a Melbourne rail safety campaign. It lists absurd ways to die and ends with warnings about trains.
HN mentions it mostly as a joke or a pop-culture reference, and as the campaign that titles play on.
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4 comments from Hacker News
> This is why my preferred method for crossing intersections with 4-way stop signs is to go straight through the middle. [VIDEO]
The 'Dumb Ways to Die' video from a few years ago, from Australia, was quite funny and memorable (which I think is the aim for these campaigns): [VIDEO] Be safe around trains.
Dumb Ways to Die, so many dumb ways to die: [VIDEO] I wonder why they didn't start with automobile accidents or driving drunk!
Is this a play on the rail safety videos? [VIDEO] [LINK] [LINK] Edit: Yes. "The Melbourne Metro safety campaign this post is named after closes with “be safe around trains,” which is more actionable than anything I’ve got."