Originally published at: Watch: bicyclist regrets entering a train tunnel | Boing Boing
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Did that person running still have his bike at the end? 
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These geniuses are strong contenders for the Darwin Awards, during a year with an unusually large number of competitors.
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“Mistakes were made.”
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Except when it is:
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TRAIN!!
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They forgot not to do that.
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One time I had to walk across a disused train trestle while hunting. Half way through I had the thought about “What if there was a train on this track?”
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Yeah; bad idea…
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I remember hearing from a freight hopper that tunnels can be brutal, if you’re in an open car the smoke from the engine can overwhelm you.
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“no clearance” are words to make you pause.
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OH, I also hate heights and could see the river/creek below through the slats.
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That light at the end of the tunnel IS the oncoming train!
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Would they survive if they pressed their bodies flush against the wall? Is side clearance less than 9 inches? (Mr. Google doesnt seem to be much help.)
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Yes there’s enough room to stand but the hook that picks up the mail bags will take your spleen out.
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If you’re going to do dumb shit like this, at least get the right equipment. (Which is NOT what is shown in the first frame of the video below.)
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There might be, but i wouldn’t want to risk it. Making the tunnel bigger is EXPENSIVE so they often aren’t designed to have enough room for people. There is some clearance because otherwise the train would have to push all the air in the tunnel out ahead of it. But that also means that there is considerable air pressure and turbulence within the tiny clearance that is left. It would be easy to lose your balance and hit one of the grab rails on a car (BE wagon) and that would be BAD. Your best chance is probably to lie down next to the track. I would be curious to see whether the bike that he threw down there survived.
Sometimes there really isn’t any room.
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Share the track!
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