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    Dumb Ways to Die

    Dumb Ways to Die

    1 HN recommender · recommended in 4 months, 2018–2026

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    3:02 · 362M views · Nov 15, 2012

    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

    1. @mytailorisrichAug 2023· in “Straightforward Thai Railway Safety Posters”

      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): this video Be safe around trains.

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    2. @chasilMay 2026· in “Dumb Ways for an Open Source Project to Die”

      Is this a play on the rail safety videos? this 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."

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    3. @majewskyApr 2018· in “How much time cutting corners actually saves (math)”

      > This is why my preferred method for crossing intersections with 4-way stop signs is to go straight through the middle. this video

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    4. @thelastgallonOct 2025· in “What Americans die from vs. what the news reports on”

      Dumb Ways to Die, so many dumb ways to die: this video I wonder why they didn't start with automobile accidents or driving drunk!

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