Amtrak Creating Human-Engulfing Avalanche Is Most Beautiful Disaster Of 2017 So Far

March 17, 2017

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Who knew the only two ingredients you need now to gain viral fame is some fresh powder and a choo choo?

With an astounding five million views in less than two days comes this slow-mo — er, excuse me, snow-mo — vid of an Amtrak colliding with snow, creating one of the most beautiful disasters of 2017.

All of this below is one of the side-effects of winter storm Stella, which brought nearly two feet of snow to the northeast earlier this week. This train ‘wreck’ was recorded in Rhinecliff, New York.

It’s also a reminder that you should look up from your phone, ya know, every once in awhile!

GET OUT OF THE WAY!

Amtrak Creating Human-Engulfing Avalanche Is Most Beautiful Disaster Of 2017 So Far

Something tells me that that conductor was pretty damn proud of himself for doing that, and he was probably laughing the rest of the day. Hell, I would have.

And then there’s this girl here: Girl Tries To Jump Over Subway Tracks, Ends Exactly Like You Thought It Would

Josh Helmuth is a contributor for Mandatory and editor of Crave Sports.

Josh is originally from the small berg of Arthur, Ill, proudly the Amish capital of the state. It also has one hell of a pumpkin patch.

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