I was reading though thinking that only a few of these were dumb.

I wondered if it was a reference to Dumb Ways to Die, but thought that was a bit obscure for a reference. Turns out, apparantly not.

I think if I had have gone to all that work to write this list I would have given each one a dumbness score to communicate that circumstances are not equal.

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ZeWaka 6 hours ago | parent [-]

> a bit obscure for a reference

one of the most viral videos from 2012 is obscure?

	▲	Lerc 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Time passes. Do you know what its like talking to a group of game developers, and finding out none of them knew what an Amiga was. I try to rage against the dying of the light, with limited success. When my daughter went into a classroom (middle school I believe is the US term) that was not her own, a surprised teacher asked "Who are you?" She immediately responded with "I'm the new number two, you are number six" The teacher did not get the reference, but I won parenting that day.
	▲	tom_ 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Whatever age range you have to be in to remember the most viral videos from 2012, some measurable percentage of HN's readership probably aren't in it.