Selfie teen gets the boot

Say cheese!

April 16, 2014 at 5:03PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Literally. Guy stands too close to train to take a selfie. Conductor warns him with the horn, then gives him a workshoe in the brainpan.

The internet is doing what it naturally does: first, there's the excruciatingly long 9 seconds edited down to its pith in GIF form:

And then the frame grabs for detailed study. Before everything went south, he's preparing for a selfie - a Vine, I'm guessing.

The Boot of Doom enters the frame:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Contact, with some chin-rippling:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

An almost contemplative moment:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Sudden transformation into an aging British rocker:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

And brief stint as an Edward Norton impersonator:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The GIF and the grab are mine, which I mention in case anyone thinks I stole them without credit. Comment#1:

He won't wake up until he's hit by a train. No - wait, that's not right.

SCIENCE! A moon is being born in the rings of Saturn, right before our eyes.

I'm just waiting for BuzzFeed to run the news with the headline "Saturn is having a moon and it is ADORABLE."

Off to figure out a column; see you around.

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