# Kids: Leave the train-hopping to Hollywood.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-leave-the-train-hopping-to-hollywood/595359>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 6, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-leave-the-train-hopping-to-hollywood/595359 "2011-09-06T04:45:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-leave-the-train-hopping-to-hollywood/595359/1 "2011-09-06T04:45:08Z")

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[CSU student’s legs severed by train in Longmont](http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_18830228)

The headline alone gave me that want-to-pee-my-pants-my-stomach-just-lurched feeling.

Further proof that teenagers are prone to stupidity. Ugh.

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**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-leave-the-train-hopping-to-hollywood/595359/2 "2011-09-06T16:12:42Z")

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Sad.

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**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-leave-the-train-hopping-to-hollywood/595359/3 "2011-09-06T21:42:29Z")

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Man, that sucks.

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-leave-the-train-hopping-to-hollywood/595359/4 "2011-09-07T01:22:47Z")

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Jesus fuck yes.

Hey kids: Trains are ungodly heavy and not meant to grab onto. If you fall under one, it will smush you like an ant.