Polish me pt2
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- Drno
"my personal new hero"
A POLISH schoolboy who turned a city's tram network into a giant toy by manoeuvring rolling stock using a TV-style remote control has been arrested after he caused chaos on the public transport system.
Adam Dabrowski, 14, described by teachers as a model pupil and an electronics genius, hacked into the public transport network in Lodz to change the track points derailing at least four trams and leaving dozens injured.
- Studiospooky0
Ha. Genius. I know its old hat and unoriginal but I love it no less when I see it... there's this old guy in Brighton who walks round behind seagulls with a huge old remote control unit. When they take off he shouts LOOK OUT!... top quality entertainment.
- rafalski0
Well it is funny until you realize the kind of injures there can be in a tram collision. When you think of it you might just as well take one of the London bombers as your hero.
Łódź, not only it's unpronounceable and funny to write (it means "boat" btw). It is such a hellhole David Lynch filmed Inland Empire there not so long ago.
- Agreed. Looking down all the time is definitely an option, but its more jolly to look up once in a while.Studiospooky
- seed0
The level of intelligence needed to figure that our is impressive. It is a shame that he injured all those people though. Maybe he is isn't that smart after all. Or as the Stooges would say he's an intelligent imbecile.
- rafalski0
Huh, I agree intelligent imbecile sounds more accurate here than evil genius you could call someone whose level of intelligence allows them to launch bombs with mobile phones..
But who knows if this kid was only mindless or really fucked up. What kick he must've gotten from the control he had :)
- rafalski0
Two pics
Note the policeman's mustache.One man has a broken leg, the other people only bruises, so as bad as it is, it's not as tragic as I sounded first.
The kid used an infrared device to switch rails. He also had tram and control panel keys and used to wander around the tram garages freely.
There is lots of talk about the tram system security and who is responsible now. Since Poland is a proper catholic country, there will be no rest until a scapegoat is found.- doesn't look like a "schoolboy" playing with railroads to me; a ruffian scoring on youtube more likely.Corvo
- radar0
crazy bastard, probaly a big fan of Fight Club
- rafalski0
The very same city of Łódź has just relaunched their official and costly site:
http://www.lodz.pl
Not only there's pope JP2 as a honorary citizen on the homepage. It's better: The whole homepage is a JPG!- you say "Clotz", "Slotds"? what that does Ł and ź represent?Corvo
- "Ł" is read like English "W". "Ź" alone is.. o boy, you don't wanna try that. "DŹ" combined is a softer version of..rafalski
- .."DŻ", which sounds like "J". Surprisingly an accent added to "O" makes it sound like an "U".rafalski
- wódz upski dude?Corvo
- wudzje?Corvo
- http://say.expressiv…
pretty accuraterafalski - http://say.expressiv…Corvo
- Just don't check the word for "whore" in Polish, often used as a curse like "fuck" in English..rafalski
- ok i won't :)Corvo
- Drno0
guys the kid is 14,
wait untill he turns 15, then the real fun will start :)
- Samush0
I reckon they should hire the kid, he could probably teach them a thing or two! Headline: "14 year old boy is eastern europe's youngest transport security consultant" Would be pretty funny, but very unlikely.
- rafalski0
I just read a quite insightful article on this kid. He supposedly suffers from Asperger Syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asp…
The article is in Polish, no use linking it. The kid had family problems, zero positive feedback from toxic parents. Transportation systems are said to be classic examples of the kind of order that attracts kids who lack any in their life.
Apparently he's going to get some guidance from local transportation lovers' association (read: tram freaks) apart from a regular counselor.
- chossy0
Fantastical story :D people got injured sure it's a shame but I'm sure they will heal, but my fuck what a wicked story.
- rafalski0
Now the tram loonies will teach him how to do real splosions!
- rafalski0
Just read a fresh story of a burglar who choked on a pickle when he saw the police entering the basement he broke into. That allowed them to catch him easily. No shortage of talents there, huh?
Couldn't look it up in English either, but will keep checking.