Selfie Pro Tip: Don't Stand Too Close to Trains

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By Dennis Green2014-04-16 15:57:33 UTC

The public transportation workers are not kidding around when they insist you stay behind the yellow line. One young man learned the hard way — or did he?

Jared Michael decided he needed the perfect travel selfie. Michael apparently got a little too close to the train — like really too close. In the video above, a train conductor (presumably) who happened to have his foot out kicks Michael in the head.

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Video: YouTube, Jared Michael

Fortunately, Michael was unharmed and even a little too excited for what just happened.

"Wow, that guy just kicked me in the head — I think I got that on film," exclaimed Michael immediately after the incident.

Maybe the engineer was just trying to save Michael from a much worse fate, or maybe he was trying to teach him a lesson — or maybe Jimmy Kimmel is the conductor and forgot to pull the brakes on viral hoaxes.

Mashable has reached out to Michael for comment. In the meantime, we'll keep our tin foil hats on.

If he was just trying to take a selfie, as he explains in the video's description, why was he filming a video?

Though we have to give him credit for admitting it was foolish.

"I guess I was still too close and got kicked in the head. I messed up," he writes.

Hoax or not, just remember: If you selfie something, make sure you see something first — like maybe a train coming.

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