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Lined_the_Street t1_jaceco9 wrote

Reply to comment by Gnonthgol in ELI5 How are there graffitis in unbelievable/dangerous spots? by [deleted]

Jeez I never thought about how serious a graffiti artist could get

I just mindlessly always pictured nothing more than a kid in a Hoodia with a spray can

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Gnonthgol t1_jacfga2 wrote

I think you unterestimates the life threatening situations a kid with a spray might be willing to put themselves in to get the ultimate tag. There is an issue with kids breaking into train yards to tag the rail cars and hurting themselves as the cars gets pushed around or by electrocuting themselves on live wires. But most of the larger grafiti higher up on buildings and infrastructure is made by older people in their late 20s or early 30s.

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