Photos : Teen takes selfie close to train and gets kicked in the face by conductor

Teen takes selfie close to train and gets kicked in the face by conductor

 A young man who tried to take a selfie right next to the tracks while a huge locomotive passed by him has learned the hard way why it's a bad idea.

Jared Michael received a well-deserved boot to his head from the train's engineer who yelled at him as he motored past the foolish would-be photographer.

Uploading the video to YouTube, Michael attempted to explain that he 'tried to take a selfie while a train passed a 'safe' distance behind'. But conceded, 'I guess I was still too close and got kicked in the head. I messed up'.

However, despite his admission of a lesson well-learned following the engineer's justified swing, Michael's first reaction as captured in his video is amazement.

Instead of saying 'Ow!', or 'Maybe I was too close to the train', Michael exclaims, 'Wow! I got kicked in the head! I think I got that on film!'

But, before everyone holds this up as another example of the extreme lengths people will now go to for the perfect selfie, some have joked they see the hand at work of America's prankster in chief, Jimmy Kimmel.

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