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There’s an Instagram page wholly dedicated to exposing stupid tourists who take their chances with the rules at Yellowstone National Park in the US.

The Instagram page is called Tourons of Yellowstone (@touronsofyellowstone), with ‘touron’ being a combination of ‘tourist’ and ‘moron’. There is clearly an inordinate number of stupid people who put their lives at risk despite the numerous dangers in the park and it’s become a whole phenomenon.

The videos of tourists failing to follow the rules at the national parks are often alarming if not particularly terrifying, with many of the tourists not even aware that they’re in danger or causing harm to the environment. Videos show people walking too close to geysers, taking photos atop historic landmarks, and even bringing their children into proximity with potential death.

One such ‘touron’ includes a father, who very empty-headedly climbed onto a cliff ledge while holding what appears to be a go-pro to get a good angle for his video, all while his poor children watched on.

While his children are also dangerously close to the ledge, one of them asks the heartbreaking question that viewers have too: “What if you fall off, Daddy?”

 

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As The Cool Down notes, falling off at that height would mean instant death, and it would have been right in front of his children.

“That ledge could crack and fall,” said one user in the comments, which is precisely the reason that national parks implore visitors to heed their warnings and read all of their rules and recommendations when it comes to exploring.

Other users were outraged by the tourist’s decision to not only endanger himself but also his children. “I feel sorry for the children,” said one user. “Dude should be arrested for endangering his kids!” said another.

Not only has this man put himself and his kids in danger, or in line for major trauma, but they may just grow up thinking those kinds of mindless acts are cool and doable, and land up in a fatal accident themselves someday.

“Think safely, act safely. Yellowstone is a dangerous place,” the National Park Service reminds readers on their website, hoping that those who visit have substantial matter between their ears to allow them to conceptualise the danger and comply with the rules.

[source:thecooldown]