History Advertising / DumbWaysToDie

** The "set fire to your hair" guy (Numpty) is referred to as a dad in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhJJws3kgzY April Fools Ways to Die]] advert.

** One update to the first app game changed the description of Calamity's minigame to "Don't let her fall", confirming her as female at least in the app canon--whether or not this carries over to the original video isn't 100% clear, but there's no evidence against it.

* AnyoneCanDie: A very large use, unless the chorus is any indication of the [[NobodyCanDie exact opposite]]-- everybody dies during the song, which exaggerates the trope for the verses, but during the chorus it's averted, or perhaps inverted, as the supposedly-dead characters are dancing.

* AshFace: Ash Entire Body, actually. Dummkopf is electrocuted trying to use a fork to fork out his toast and his body crumbles to ashes, leaving his skeleton behind. Dimwit tries fixing his own electrical work which results in a fire, leaving him charred throughout the rest of the song.

* BatterUp: The unseen drug dealer uses a baseball bat.

* BlackComedy: The characters' deaths are portrayed in a rather comical manner, plus the whole thing is accompanied by a catchy and upbeat song.

* ExtremeOmnivore: Deconstructed. Attempts at eating expired pie, expired medicine, and superglue don't end well.
* EyeScream: "Keep a rattlesnake as a pet": Mishap is bitten in the eye by his pet snake.

*** In the game, if you win the minigame "Bushwhacked!" Clod will give you a bunch of flowers.
* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Played for drama-- Lax eats expired pie, throws up, and dies.

* HaplesslyHiding: One of the ways considered a dumb way to die was hiding in a clothes dryer, presumably because someone could turn it on.

* KarmaHoudini: Clod is the only character in the original video who isn't seen dying, consequently meaning he doesn't get punished for killing his victim. This may include Ninny, presuming that she may have survived the explosion, or the explosion wasn't where she was.
* LighterAndSofter: The video is referenced on the ScareEmStraight page but, compared to [[NightmareFuel most examples of that trope]], ''Dumb Ways To Die'' is a colorful, upbeat and catchy music video that [[BlackComedy still manages to talk about]] [[BreadEggsMilkSquick graphic and violent deaths]].
* LyricalDissonance: It's an upbeat, cheery, almost [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel lullaby-like]] song about, well, dumb ways to die.

* MeaningfulName: The characters' names are often slang terms of "stupid" or "unlucky", which fits. Averted for the psycho killer though, whose name is Clod despite him being the only one not to be dumb. Though his bio says that he's insane and started killing because he was upset people already had doors. Well, it's hard to explain.
* NoTalkingOrPhonesWarning: In "Dumb Ways to Die - Melbourne International Film Festival", Dunce bites Hapless's head off for [[DisruptingTheTheater talking on his phone during a movie]].

* PaperThinDisguise: Apparently "Dressing up as a moose during hunting season" means wearing a hat with antlers on it. It still fools the hunters and gets Botch shot repeatedly.

* RailroadTracksOfDoom: The last three dumb ways to die involve being unsafe and careless around trains and railroad crossings. (Sending this message was of course the reason the [=PSA=] was made in the first place.)

--> Be safe around [topic of PSA]*\\

* SerialKiller: The "psycho killer" kills the victim and, judging by his title, has killed others before.

* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: The train-related deaths don't rhyme, lampshaded on the last verse.
--> "Run across the tracks between the platforms. They may not rhyme, but they're quite possibly..."

* VomitIndiscretionShot: "Eat a two-week old unrefrigerated pie" is illustrated with Lax throwing up onscreen.

--> Be safe around Website/TvTropes*\\

* CordonBleughChef: Who makes a pie with tomatoes and corn in it?

* NoTalkingOrPhonesWarning: In "Dumb Ways to Die - Melbourne International Film Festival", Dunce bites Hapless's head off for [[DisturbingTheTheater talking on his phone during a movie]].

* NoTalkingOrPhonesWarning: In "Dumb Ways to Die - Melbourne International Film Festival", Dunce bites Hapless's head off for talking on his phone during a movie.

''Dumb Ways to Die'' is a PublicServiceAnnouncement by Metro Trains of Melbourne, Australia to promote railway safety. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It clearly shows what some of the dumbest ways to die are.]] After its original upload, it instantly went viral. It can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw here]]. An instrumental version [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QV2HAYKP7E also exists]] for use in parodies. The Valentine's Day themed sequel video, ''Dumb Ways to Valentine'', can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaAgtwbZV_E here]].

The video has been adapted into [[VideoGame/DumbWaysToDie two games]]: ''Dumb Ways to Die'' and ''Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games''.

* TitleDrop: Repeated many times in the chorus. ''Almost'' a TitleOnlyChorus.

* AnAesop: The song has two morals:
** Be safe around trains.
** Don't be TooDumbToLive.

* HaplesslyHiding: one of the ways considered a dumb way to die was hiding in a clothes dryer, presumably because someone could turn it on.

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: It's called "Dumb Ways to Die", which means there will be characters who show multiple ways to die a very dumb death.

-> ''"Dumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die..."''