Australian Man Shows Off Impressive Athletic Feat By Racing A Tram To The Next Stop
I've never been to Australia, but I sure would like to check it out someday. It seems like an interesting place full of interesting people.
Sure, the country was weirdly overcautious during COVID, but the rest of the time it seems like the entire nation is engaged in one giant episode of Jackass.
They're messing around with crocodiles, boxing kangaroos, eating Vegemite and liking it. It's wild Down Under.
Maybe that Evel Knievel spirit comes from Australia's history as a penal colony, but whatever the case, it manifests in a lot of interesting ways.
Take, for instance, this guy racing a tram — basically a commuter train — from one stop to the other and making it in time to continue his ride.
Check it out (clip courtesy of Austin Edwards via Storyful):
Australian Man Races From One Tram Stop To The Next
The dude booking it from Stop 14 to Stop 15 in Glenelg East, a suburb of Adelaide, is Austin Edwards, and I knew he had a chance to pull this off the second I saw him hop the fence. He got over that like an athlete, then was on rails just like that tram (I think that's how trams work).
I think my favorite part of the video was the celebration on board the tram when he pulled it off. Aussie's young and old coming together to share high-fives and celebrate an accomplishment that while impressive, is ultimately kind of pointless.
I love that. I love a pointless stunt (which, if you think about it, is most stunts) and then celebrating the accomplishment. The Dude Perfect guys made a career out of celebrating nonsensical feats of pointlessness. Although, I found this infinitely more impressive than anything they've ever done. Anyone can lob basketballs off a skyscraper and into a basketball hoop down on the ground. Sure, it might take 9 hours, but you'll get it eventually.
That's why I like this stunt. This dude had one shot to get from one stop to the next, or he was missing that tram, and all he had to rely on was his speed and endurance, not blind luck.
Impressive stuff. I'm cracking a Foster's (that's Australian for beer, y'know) and ordering a bloomin' onion as a tip of the cap to this sort of daredevilry that comes out of the Land Down Under.