How did Dumb Ways to Die go viral?

Dumb Ways To Die – The PSA The public service announcement campaign was launched by Metro Trains Melbourne to promote rail safety. The safety campaign video went viral through YouTube, quickly being sharing all over social media. Within days of its launch, the song entered the top 10 chart of iTunes.

Who designed Dumb Ways to Die?

Julian Frost: The creator of ‘Dumb Ways to Die’ on making design funny.

How did they make Dumb Ways to Die?

Dumb Ways to Die is an Australian public campaign made by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to promote railway safety. A screenshot from the animated video during the song’s final chorus presenting the characters and their resulting deaths (except Clod).

What are examples of Dumb Ways to Die?

And so they came up with some catchy lyrics about several dumb ways to die – getting your toast out with a fork, doing your own electrical work, keeping a rattlesnake as a pet, selling both your kidneys on the Internet, to name a few.

What are 10 Dumb Ways to Die?

Here are 10 dumb ways to die in the World’s safest country, and how to make sure you avoid them.

  1. Straying From Marked Pathways at Geothermal Areas.
  2. Climbing Over Barriers.
  3. Ignoring Closed Road Signs.
  4. Playing in the Water at Dangerous Icelandic Beaches.
  5. Attempting a Road Trip in a Storm.
  6. Going Glacier Exploring on Your Own.

How much did it cost to make Dumb Ways to Die?

$2.25 million
In October 1 2021, PlaySide Studios acquired Dumb Ways to Die franchise for $2.25 million from Metro. Playside Studios also released an NFT called BEANS on February 3rd, 2022….Video game.

Dumb Ways to Die
Publisher(s) Playside Studios Metro Trains Melbourne (formerly) PopReach
Engine Unity
Platform(s) iOS, Android

How does Dumb Ways to Die make money?

“Dumb Ways to Die” was a model of success on so many levels that it should be in advertising textbooks already. The fact that it’s not for profit – it’s simply a public service announcement campaign by Metro Trains to promote rail safety – just makes it all the more remarkable.

How do you do the skateboard on Dumb Ways to Die?

Dumb Ways to Die (application) Crash only appears in the minigame Deck Disaster (which needs an accumulated score of 12800 to unlock), where he is skating on a platform. The player has to stop the wheels by holding and rotating them.

How many Dumb Ways to Die games are there?

82
You’ve seen the video – now the lives of those charmingly dumb characters are in your hands. Enjoy 82 hilarious mini-games as you attempt to collect all the charmingly dumb characters for your train station, achieve high scores and unlock the famous music video that started it all.