strictures Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/2-injured-after-being-electrocuted-on-cta-tracks-in-oak-park-on-their-way-to-lollapalooza/ar-AA1eQAy2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 4 hours ago, strictures said: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/2-injured-after-being-electrocuted-on-cta-tracks-in-oak-park-on-their-way-to-lollapalooza/ar-AA1eQAy2 The fact that they only got shocked is a miracle. Most people get fried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smolensk Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 They were headed to Lollapalooza at 7:30pm? Looking at the schedule, it shuts down at 10:00pm. By the time they got there, they would be able to see at most one act, although I realize the main point is to get drunk/high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 I saw that story on one of the local outlets' website. I'm surprised that either one of them survived because I really did read the story thinking they'd say one or both idiots would be dead. That was extremely stupid to hop on the tracks just to take a picture. Besides electrocution, they risked being hit by a train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailycommuter62 Posted August 14, 2023 Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 Security cam footage of the incident found its way online and news reports doesn't do justice of how idiotic they we're at what they were doing. Sitting on the track with your back to the third rail. I put a link to the footage, fair warning its graphic. Spoiler https://streamable.com/gyl84n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted August 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 5 hours ago, dailycommuter62 said: Security cam footage of the incident found its way online and news reports doesn't do justice of how idiotic they we're at what they were doing. Sitting on the track with your back to the third rail. I put a link to the footage, fair warning its graphic. Hide contents https://streamable.com/gyl84n Only place like that on the CTA is in Austin or Oak Park on the Lake St L. The power must have been off for them to do that, so I'm betting this was some sort of student film being shot there & the CTA took the cash & allowed them to do it. The tiny video monitors under the "Play", "Fast Forward" & "Rewind" labels appear to indicate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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