Watch This Guy Try to Jump Over Subway Tracks

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By Olivia B. Waxman

Video uploaded to YouTube on June 24 appears to show a daredevil in New York City who tries — and fails — to jump across tracks to the opposite platform at the W. 145th street station where the 8th avenue lines stop.

It wouldn’t be the first time that a thrill-seeker tried to pull this stunt at this particular stop. Photos and video appearing to show a man skateboarding over the tracks at 5:00 a.m. made the rounds in 2013 and 2014.

It’s unclear whether the user who uploaded it actually made the above video — sometimes these users post content that they did not make themselves. Also, the onlookers look so unfazed so there’s a possibility a prankster used video editing to add the jumping man into the video. Nevertheless, the clip will make viewers gasp in horror.

Grit, Grime and Graffiti: Christopher Morris on the New York Subway, 1981

The following previously unpublished photos were taken by Christopher Morris in 1981: A woman walks through a heavily graffitied subway car, 1981.
The following previously unpublished photos were taken by Christopher Morris in 1981: A woman walks through a heavily graffitied subway car, 1981.Christopher Morris
Commuters wait for a train at 168th Street station in Manhattan, 1981.
Commuters wait for a train at 168th Street station in Manhattan, 1981.Christopher Morris
A commuter reading, 1981.
A commuter reading, 1981.Christopher Morris
A man sleeps in a subway car, 1981.
A man sleeps in a subway car, 1981.Christopher Morris
A group of teens pose on the 6 train in the South Bronx, 1981.
A group of teens pose on the 6 train in the South Bronx, 1981.Christopher Morris
A young teen tags a D train subway car window in a South Bronx train yard, 1981.
A young teen tags a D train subway car window in a South Bronx train yard, 1981.Christopher Morris
Commuters ascend and descend stairwells during rush hour, 1981.
Commuters ascend and descend stairwells during rush hour, 1981.Christopher Morris
A woman waits to board a train pulling into a station, 1981. Graffiti on the outside of subway cars was usually more elaborate than that inside.
A woman waits to board a train pulling into a station, 1981. Graffiti on the outside of subway cars was usually more elaborate than that inside.Christopher Morris
A commuter walks by a poster for the musical Dreamgirls and a Keith Haring chalk drawing, 1981.
A commuter walks by a poster for the musical Dreamgirls and a Keith Haring chalk drawing, 1981.Christopher Morris
Members of the Guardian Angels volunteer anti-crime patrolers, 1981.
Members of the Guardian Angels volunteer anti-crime patrolers, 1981.Christopher Morris
A man is seen wearing headphones through a subway car window, 1981.
A man is seen wearing headphones through a subway car window, 1981.Christopher Morris
A packed subway car during rush hour, 1981.
A packed subway car during rush hour, 1981.Christopher Morris
A subway conductor exits the conductor's cabin, 1981.
A subway conductor exits the conductor's cabin, 1981.Christopher Morris
A man about to board a subway car, 1981.
A man about to board a subway car, 1981.Christopher Morris
Discarded newspapers and trash on the floor of a subway car, 1981.
Discarded newspapers and trash on the floor of a subway car, 1981.Christopher Morris

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