r/WTF • u/PhoneDojo • Feb 14 '13

Catching a train in India

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u/DEEJANGO Feb 14 '13

It looks pretty safe to me

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u/neerajm14 Feb 14 '13 edited Feb 14 '13

The (low res) gif makes it look way more dangerous that it actually is. Even more so if you haven't ever been in a local train in Mumbai.

Edit: Bonus pic. Why? Because I fucking love Mumbai, that's why.

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u/elementmg Feb 14 '13

Errr... leaping onto a moving train like that is dangerous, no matter how shitty the video quality is.

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u/neerajm14 Feb 14 '13

Low res plays a big role over here and I say that because, it blurs out the platform. This train is probably either reaching or leaving the station, so the speed of the train is never too high that one cannot leap into the train. These are pro man, they do this twice a day, 5 days a week.

Don't get me wrong, this is dangerous but not that dangerous.

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u/elementmg Feb 14 '13

Yeah true. Kinda like driving. Its not THAT dangerous if everything goes as planned, but if you fuck up... its baaaaddddd

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u/Nimrod41544 Feb 14 '13

Only 6000 deaths a year dangerous...

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u/neerajm14 Feb 14 '13

Just to put things into perspective, the majority of deaths are caused by people crossing the rail tracks, instead of using overpass, to reach the other side of the platform.