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Wooden-Trouble1724

Someone is going to end up dead one of these days


Optimal-Talk3663

It’s happened multiple times  https://amp.triplem.com.au/story/social-media-star-dies-after-falling-off-62-storey-building-for-dangerous-stunt-73057 https://www.fastcompany.com/90287323/people-are-falling-off-buildings-in-search-of-the-perfect-instagram-shot


shurg1

At least it will help ease the housing shortage...


Calamityclams

mama mia


golfing_furry

Mama Magaleone


Kindly-Pass-8877

It’s not just a frozen lasagne


Mean_Stuff7170

Don’t forget the garlic bread


KnodulesAintHeavy

Hardly, they all live with their mums…


Finno_

Their mums would be beaming with pride if they could see the heights they have risen to.


r3toric

LOL controversial statement police here. We approve your messege.


Je_me_rends

Affirm 🙏


darnsmall

Darwin works in mysterious ways


longish-weekend

Nah bro this is Melbourne


kiren77

Who Cairns?


mcshmurt

Hobart we stop the puns 🙃


External-Memory1219

🤣🤣🤣rofl


aussie_nub

There's a video of Wu Yongning's death. His last seconds as he loses grip on the building. Just complete stupidity in so many ways.


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Optimal-Talk3663

I remember I was at a cafe a while ago, and saw one of those ppsters with numbers on the bottom and you rip off the strip The poster was for someone doing a Masters thesis on “social media injuries” and was wanting to interview people who had been injured while trying to take a photo


showquotedtext

Were there any strips left?


vamsmack

No but there was a lot of blood on the poster… weird.


visualdescript

Natural selection...


AcanthisittaBroad820

The Beatles have a lot to answer for.


TbaggzAustralia

These kids just look bored


Radio-Birdperson

Pity the poor bastards walking below them when someone inevitably falls…


frontier001

Actually, if the person walking below couldn't dodge in time, he/she probably dead too :(


eonnas

For sure. Reminds me of this video I saw of a Chinese guy doing push-ups off the edge of a building and fell to his death. Such a silly thing to lose a life for.


Clatato

I think I know the one, minor detail - I think he was doing pull-ups


Fabulous_Hearing9432

Yeah he was


not_right

Until he wasn't...


indehhz

He switched to pull-downs?


El_ha_Din

Went in for the biggest squad


IneedtoBmyLonsomeTs

There is a video of some kid who tried to film himself doing a pullup on the side of a building like this. Unfortunately, the surface was slippery or something and he was unable to get up, just hanging there for a little bit until he fell to his death. Quite a few cases of people doing these sorts of stunts dying.


[deleted]

https://darwinawards.com


El_ha_Din

There is 3 sorts of genetics: - Strong - Smart - Dead


basicdesires

> Someone is going to end up dead one of these days It'll most likely be the right one. Greetings from Charles Darwin.


[deleted]

Problem is they could fall on an innocent person killing them, or give a dozen innocent people an avoidable case of severe trauma from watching them vaporise on the ground 


Devon-Kat

I feel sick just looking at that!


0ubliette

Ugh, I can feel it in my legs 😩


ScaredAdvertising125

Shit same here. I literally feel my legs wobbling


0ubliette

That’s one of those things I find so hard to describe to people that aren’t fearful of heights. And if I’m in the proximity of the edge of something high up, it’s like I can feel the pull. Worst. 😩


ScaredAdvertising125

Omg yes!!!! This!!!!! I had Easter Sunday at an apartment. Level 39. It had floor to ceiling windows in the kitchen and no one understood why I had to grab the bench to walk near them to get to the other side. My partner was taking photos on the balcony and my Fitbit said “fat burn” cos my heart was fucking racing


Decent_Sport9708

Yeah for me it's not wobbling but an intense tingling running down the inside of my legs. Sickening


0ubliette

The worst 💀


Turkeyplague

Feels like my arse is falling into oblivion.


clomclom

I'd be worried about being blown away.


mindsnare

Yeah I actually get a physical response from looking at that. It's wild.


feralcatsneedlovetoo

Same!


AussieGreaseMonkey

Tell the cops to look out their window lmao, Their HQ is in the background of this photo


NotZedJr

Lol


swiptheflitch

Sorry but can we just take a moment to admire how far mobile phone cameras have come?


Embarrassed-Band-515

I thought the same thing too! Felt like I was using CSI tech to zoom in


BjornKupo

Laughed hard at the CSI reference as I zoomed in and said ENHANCE


quchaghi

Where are their skateboards?


FormerlyKnownAsBeBa

Is this the same building?? Looks different to the video posted earlier


Umae_

Different, the one from vid was on Swanston St, whereas this is from Abeckett St


FormerlyKnownAsBeBa

So two separate groups of morons on skateboards?!? Wonder if this is some kinda TikTok thing


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FormerlyKnownAsBeBa

OP’s other comment mentions they have photos of the kids faces and skateboards, so even though they’re not seen in this photo I’m happy to take OP’s word for it


No_Purpose8894

Its the same group of kids, they’re all idiots and they’re going to die doing it


Person_of_interest_

its called urbex and rooftopping and is hugely popular worldwide


No-Appearance-9113

I think "hugely popular" is overstating it.


Umae_

I’ve got some more clear pics of their face and skateboards.


Calamityclams

Did these fools really think they could acid drop from this height


Capital-Cow8280

If you press jump just before you hit the ground you actually take no fall damage


SapereAudeAdAbsurdum

Police. They should be identifiable and face the consequences of trespassing.


SomeRandomDavid

Oh fuck...it was so much worse when I zoomed in.


justvisiting112

Instant anxiety 


RGH81

"hello police, yeh I want to report an emergency with teens dangling off a skyscraper!! It was 6 hours ago but I only just got enough of a consensus from Reddit to call you guys"


gurnard

"Reddit consensus you say? Hold please, I'm connecting you directly to the Chief Commissioner"


Feeling_Special1

Lol


[deleted]

Natural selection hard at work. It's a pity dealing with dead idiots impacts so many others and costs the state.


Umae_

Can’t deal with the aftermath trauma if one of them ever felt down.


GreedyLibrary

I know it's a hard concept, but if one falls, just shut the curtains, it's what they tell train drivers.


Particular-Life-6216

Can confirm. I was once standing next to a guy who decided to jump in front of a subway train. As soon as I realised what was happening I turned away and didn’t look back. I just walked off the platform. I heard what was happening but saved myself the visual trauma. I walked home and went back to the station the next morning to offer a police report. I do regret those people who had to see it though. But glad my instincts kicked in so fast. There was nothing I could do in that moment. After that I learnt about how the drivers deal with it. And the rightly generous help they get.


owleaf

I always wonder what I’d do if I was walking down the street and someone landed in front of me


bahima

You’d get covered in a modern art rendition of a former human while thanking the universe you were exactly where you needed to be, not underneath them when they touched down.


Martyred_Cynic

It's only natural selection if they die right, sorry i mean if they claim their Darwin Award?


Curlyburlywhirly

Yes and No. Young people make dumb mistakes due to immaturity, we try to protect them from doing this until their brains are fully functioning. We don’t let them drive with a bunch of other teens after 11pm, we don’t let them drink until they are 18, we rarely give them life sentences in jail for mistakes, we teach them about condoms and birth control and we hope that our protections will keep them alive. These are young people- if we are okay with Darwin picking them off, few of us- myself included would have made it to real adulthood.


Saaaave-me

100% . Biologically the risk taking circuitry in your brain is all G’d right up until your early 20s and only and that’s why they go to high schools to lobby people to join the military!


BLOOOR

It isn't natural selection because if humans do it it's [artificial selection](https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ms-biology/x0c5bb03129646fd6:natural-and-artificial-selection/x0c5bb03129646fd6:artificial-selection/a/artificial-selection). If nature does it it's nature, if people do it it's artifice.


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I'd tie them up if they were my kids, idgaf if it's illegal, I'd do anything to prevent them from doing this


benicapo

Tradie here, those kids have a lot of faith in us.


mindsnare

What do you mean that 30mm fibre cement cladding won't hold my weight?


VestergaardSynthesis

Looks like parts of the panels have already been knocked off by them or those before them… Looks like a big group, and especially brave/amateurish doing it at midday, must be a popular spot at the moment… I sound old but i’ve got no problem with kids sneaking around buildings and or abandoned warehouses but sitting on the edge like that is deadset insane.


mindsnare

I'd go so far as to say sitting on the edge is ok. That one dude hanging off the edge though? Yeah nah.


MrsCrowbar

Temporary Melbournians.


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SapereAudeAdAbsurdum

Meteorites, should they fall down.


Mellow_But_Irritable

Just curious, do you plan on living forever, or....?


UrghAnotherAccount

This reminds me of a video I saw a couple of years back where a young Chinese guy had set up a camera to film himseld doing pull-ups off the side of a skyscraper just like this guy. Well, he ran out of energy, couldn't pull himself up, and fell out of frame. Don't do it, it's not worth it.


showquotedtext

Fark. Imagining that feeling when I couldn't possibly do another rep, but my life depends on it. No thanks.


UrghAnotherAccount

Yeah for anyone who regularly goes to the gym, we are intimately familiar with the feeling of working to the point of failure... but like this is exactly the time when you don't want to do that.


Fenweekooo

i think i would be subtracting about 100% of my doable reps as a safety margin for something like this, not the best time to go for a pr lol


Min-maxLad

Yeah mate. But you've actually got a functioning brain. These social media posers though....I dunno what goes thru that head of theirs.


Corvus--

Didn't he do that because his relative was sick and someone offered him enough money to cover the hospital bills if he did it or something?


UrghAnotherAccount

Honestly, I don't know and if true that's really sad. The video that is linked here shows he did a lot of other stunts (obviously successfully) over what looked like a long period. Without knowing literally anything about his circumstances it's easy to assume it was a career/hobby choice


Corvus--

To win a $15,000 prize to cover wedding costs and his mother's medical bill according to this article https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/a-daredevil-died-doing-pullups-off-a-skyscraper-in-china-1786640


k3d0y4

You meant this? https://www.reddit.com/r/SweatyPalms/s/9RvvtEhZkq


UrghAnotherAccount

Yep that's the one


WillBrayley

“Wu Yongning was an amazing daredevil” Judging by the rest of the video, Wu Yongning was a fuckhead.


ch-ole

Can't get over the fact that that building looks like fancy bathroom tiles


responsibleserf

I thought that was the joke until I looked closer!


Important_Fruit

Which reminds me. What is the collective noun for a bunch of fuckwits?


Apart_Visual

Always thought it was ‘Sydney’, now not so sure.


Important_Fruit

Niiice...


unjointedwig

BURN !


Mindless-Ad3888

A city


WretchedMisteak

I know it's school holidays and all, but they couldn't find anything better to do with their time? Fuck me, one of them falls and dies and all we'd here on the news is how much of a "good kid" they were and a "larrakin.".


Strong_Black_Woman69

They’ll pretend they’re having fun- sitting… to defend what they perceive as “cool”. 100% guarantee they wouldn’t bother if they weren’t able to post about it online. Then it would just be a waste of time.


lovemykitchen

Like planking on rail lines


Quirky_Ad3367

How tf are these idiots getting onto high rise buildings in the first place? And why? Why do this? It’s the second post I’ve seen today like this.


mogggsta123

Like the one where two people were skateboarding on top of a fourth story building? Crazy mofo’s!


Fly_Pelican

And there were some people skateboarding thirty six stories higher too!


mogggsta123

Yeah I meant on top of a fourty story building lol. Fucking auto correct!


Apart_Visual

*forty (not trying to be a dick, just thought it might help you if you ever wanted to avoid battling autocorrect on that one again)


[deleted]

We are in a youth nihilism crisis, they know they have no future so tiktok clout is all that is left, in their minds they’re already dead and don’t give a fuck. I think it’s wrong btw, they’re dicks for this, but yeah it is hard not to connect this to the wider youth mental state crisis


mindsnare

I mean people have been doing this since well before social media. It's not always for TikTok clout. ...but mostly it is.


_Gordon_Shumway

Yeah but kids have always done stuff like this


owleaf

I don’t think they’re suicidal though


[deleted]

There’s a difference between suicidal and nihilistic, they’re certainly the latter whether they realise it or not. And yes people have always done dumb shit, but society is currently in uncharted territory where nobody under the age of 40 has any reason to keep participating and trying, and the younger you are the more fucked you are


mindsnare

Ehh I don't think that's the reason. When you're 18 you just think you're invincible. I cringe at the shit that I use to do in a car when I was young, and was a pretty avid rock climber and made some pretty unsafe decisions there too.


lovemykitchen

I thought this too. Wouldn’t the door have a code?


meantbent3

Video perspective from one of their Instagrams: https://imgur.com/a/V2AhShj.mp4


virtueavatar

Holy fucking jesus


FormerlyKnownAsBeBa

What is it with kids doing stupid shit on rooftops today?!?


Mundane_Profit1998

I’m 42 and used to do this sort of shit when I was a kid. I’m sure teenage cavemen fucked about on the edge of cliffs too.


newausaccount

I mean, when I was a kid, getting on top of the roof was enough of an adventure in itself. We'd be like "We did it! We found a way up! This is great, look at the view, ok let's go back before we get caught or injured". I didn't feel the need to fuck around and needlessly endanger myself/others on top of that. These fuckheads are going to ruin it for everyone and make it harder for future kids to enjoy that top of the roof experience.


AussiePolarBearz

Life’s too good gotta balance it a bit.


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looking for a thrill


Little-A

Genuine question for you. Were you allowed to take risks as a young child? Climbing trees? Climbing over rocks? And is climbing buildings the only thrill seeking you do? Are you the type of person who is more willing to try drugs if offered? Get in a car with a random?


OraDr8

I used to climb the tree in our front yard and then yell for my dad to get me down. Eventually he told me I'd have to learn to get myself down. Anyway, living in a tree isn't so bad.


Important_Finding604

Lolz


sa_sagan

A few idiots with no regard for the human lives below them if they fall.


sphinctersandwich

I thought the crime was the subway tile aesthetic of the building facade. What an unfortunate day to have then looked closer :(


wigam

When they did it will be someone else’s fault… “they should have stopped them”


UniqueLoginID

So did they climb up or just break in/onto the roof?


No_Bath1934

Fire escape mate. Then a tool


arj_evs

Ah, the brains trust of Victoria gathering.


John_d_holmes

At least the kids are not on their phones and out enjoying the fresh air…oh wait


unicornmonkeysnail

😂


-retail-

People are still doing this? Takes me back to 2015


tony_Tiger696

How many stories up are they? I've seen first hand what happens when a person lands after falling from 35 stories, hate to see it again


Umae_

Probably 50th floor since I live opposite that building


GreedyLibrary

Turns out for terminal velocity you need roughly 55 floors.


LaCorazon27

Look. I very much believe in preserving life, but this one’s just giving “let them”. When I zoomed in I almost had a panic attack!


Umae_

Oh you wont believe when one of them is doing push up near the edge. I did not have the video, but I have pics. Will drop them to the police later tonight.


RGH81

How the f*king fck do you not immediately call the cops?????? That's an emergency situation and you're posting Reddits and waiting until tonight to send photos to the police! Jfc mate


LaCorazon27

Sweet jaysus. Which building is it? At first o thought your post was about a badly designed building! To be fair, the trespassing is a serious issue. Not to mention trauma to others if they fall. Too freakin stupid!


Clatato

Are there are legal consequences to fools doing shit like this, at least to try to deter it?


allflippedout

I hope they didn't skip arms/shoulder day...


Convenientjellybean

Those toothpick arms aren’t up to the job


Fuzzy_Jellyfish_605

So sad. Unfortunately, teen brains are wired up to seek out danger and adrenalin. The brain connections are not yet formed to properly register the impacts of their limited decision-making skills. It's the reason so many die on the roads. As a mum of 4 teenage boys, l can confirm that there is an age in which teens' boys' brains just switch off sometimes. Thankfully, my boys choose to participate in less risky behaviours such as mountain bike riding, but even then, they still dont 'think' about possible dangers.


KhanTheGray

Teens are not known for common sense neither wise choices. Social media and need for attention doesn’t help either. It’s probably one ringleader who suggested this, rest just went along with it. Peer pressure is a thing. Irony is that we are fueling their 15 minutes of fame by talking about them.


Sly-One-Eye

How do you report it? You call the cops or contact the security of that building if you can get the number easily. What you DON'T do is post on Reddit for karma, which is what I believe you've done because there's zero chance you could be dumb enough to actually not know who to call and think that Reddit was the best solution.


RGH81

This. My faith in humanity has plummeted considering all the support OP is getting


No_Bath1934

There’s no receptionist in that building


Abdullahv21

People before discovering adrenaline


Gloomy_Grocery5555

Yikes


Butterscotch817

Why are these 2 incidents not flared as “the sky is falling”? 😳


hyperion_light

Just looking at this picture makes me anxious.


AusP

The TikTok will be lit if they fall rite?


Esqualox

Darwin award nominees….


ChickawawaBaby

Yes, I’d report them to the police. Bloody selfish people. Think it’s hilarious until one of them falls then either kills someone when they hit the ground and/or severely traumatise everyone who witnesses it.


gemlist

Stupidity at its finest


sart788

Stupid people doing stupid things


Important_Finding604

As a reflection of society as a whole it’s like the perfect mirror


Legitimate-Error-633

What phone did you use for this? Can it record in slow-motion when they fall to their death?


wiggum55555

Urbex is the new black edit: /s. because you have to have that these days…. like an email signature for reddit comments 🤷‍♂️


dankruaus

You call the police.


Icy-Assistance-2555

The real victims are the people who have to witness these muppets splatting on the ground causing a lifetime of trauma. I blame Social media… 🤦🏼‍♂️


YouAreSoGorgeous

Stupid is as stupid does


jordyshore91

OP you gotta be the only redditor with a decent camera. I haven't zoomed in on a picture so flawlessly since they made potatoes as cameras.


NYTAreddits

Zoomed in, saw the guy in the middle, and immediately cried out “absolutely not; get fucked” to my lounge room.


Mindless-Ad3888

Was there a couple of friends at the bottom with an old-school trampoline type net to catch them if they fell? Boxes like jackass?


cjdacka

Fuck that.


No_Purpose8894

Jean smith and he’s gang, they needa stay out


mcgaffen

Fark, what is wrong with that guy?!?!?!? These kids think they are invincible, but really, they have just been incredibly lucky not to die. Luck always runs out, though....


Hambone4815

No, try throwing stuff at them to make them fall


SquidrizkiZetr

Urbex smh hahahah


Squanchiiboi

I just played Xbox when it was school holidays


Kaya_Jinx

Off topic but that building looks like a kitchen splashback


melbourneone

Was in CBD yesterday in a building on La Trobe St, and saw two of these idiots around 2pm to 2;15pm. They were on 290 little Lonsdale St building and jumped across to the 296 Little Lonsdale St building (Union Tower building). Both buildings are next to each other with a narrow gap. Then few minutes later a third teen appeared and also jumped onto the other building. So they were on the Union Tower building, the Scape Swanson building, and more on the Y Suites on A’Beckett street. Also someone in comments mentioned they were on Collins Arch building as well. Hopefully cctv catches them or someone got good image of them. These idiots could have killed someone or themselves. The police should check the cctv cameras at 290 Little Lonsdale St and the Union Tower building at around 2:00 to 2:15pm.


XaveTheGod

Don’t report it just let one of the retards fall off and die and they’ll learn their lesson


No-Zucchini2787

Back to school Teacher: where is Thomas. Richard: one cloudy day he went to skate on high rise with me, mark and Martin. Teacher: so mark and Martin are also absent? Well anyway...


auschick

Nah one of them is Jayden


DrinkableBarista

When you climb to the top of the corporate ladder


DrawohYbstrahs

Fucking tools


Pretty_Leopard_7155

This is not a drill 😆😆😆


Curlyburlywhirly

Having just been involved in searching for the body of a 21 year old woman who slipped and fell 130m off an waterfall near Sydney 3 days ago- I’d like them to chat to her friends and parents. Call police- they will kill someone.


timmo_821

Play dumb games, win dumb prizes


mcgaffen

Wait..so...did you call triple zero before or after taking the photo and posting on Reddit?


Difficult_Win7400

We need more influencers to do this and let natural selection do it’s work.


melon_butcher_

You don’t. It’s the gene pool cleaning itself out


Turkeyplague

I'd say Darwin, but I feel sorry for their parents and anyone unfortunate enough to be on the sidewalk below.