History YMMV / DumbWaysToDie

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Beautifully animated in UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash in 2.5D (i.e., outline-free designs made to look 3D by skewing the perspective).
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Arguably the reason it went viral. The song is INSANELY catchy with lovely use of piano and acoustic guitar.
* EnsembleDarkhorse:

* NightmareRetardant: {{Public Service Announcement}}s have notoriety for being [[NightmareFuel/PublicServiceAnnouncement scary beyond belief.]] Your usual PSA on train safety would go with haunting shots of children playing on a train track, creepy voiceovers, ominous music and our good old friend, the ScareChord when the children invariably get hit by the said train, complete with {{Gorn}}. You know, the kind of PSA that would give you a lifelong fear of trains? This little ditty sugar coats the gore with cute little characters but still gets across the point to not mess around near trains quite nicely. This is proof that you don't have to terrify people into never leaving their house to get them to be safe.

* {{Squick}}: When Lax [[VomitIndiscretionShot throws up on the screen]], and any scene with blood in it.
** Lax's incident is even worse in the first app game--one of the mini-games is to wipe the puke off of the screen. Fail, and he walks away and slips on his own puke.

* HilariousInHindsight: Quite a number of the deaths here (set fire to hair, poke a bear with a stick, dress like a moose, privates as piranha bait, disturb hornet's nest) are similar to a number of those in ''Series/OneThousandWaysToDie'', and thus make those certain ones funnier.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The [=iOS=] video game is a very solid ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}'' clone that captures the video's sense of humor very well.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The [=iOS=] video game is a very solid ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}'' clone that captures the video's sense of humor very well. That being said, the ads get pretty irritating.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Beautifully animated in UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash in 2.5D (ie, outline-free designs made to look 3D by skewing the perspective).

* MemeticMutation: This song was so popular, it got ''lots'' of parodies, and even a video game.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The IOS video game is a very solid ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}'' clone that captures the video's sense of humor very well. That being said, the ads get pretty irritating.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The song abandons all subtlety (and rhyme) once it starts talking about trains, and refers to the listed deaths as "the dumbest ways to die."

* ScrappyMechanic: The tilt mechanics in such levels as "Take your helmet off in outer space" and "Eat a tube of super glue". Thankfully, they can be turned off (depending on the game versions).

* UnfortunateImplications: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_Ways_to_Die#Effectiveness_and_unwanted_repercussions Some critics]] feared that reinforcing the association between railroads and death might make more people inclined to [[DrivenToSuicide use trains as a suicide method]], as unfortunately already happens too commonly.

* TheWoobie: Dummkopf. He just looks so sad when his flesh is reduced to a pile of ash on the floor. All he wanted was his toast...

* NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The IOS video game is a very solid ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}'' clone that captures the video's sense of humor very well. That being said, the ads get pretty irritating.

** Calamity, [[FanNickname dubbed Mr. Potate]] before she was revealed to be female, also has a following. [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSthHXuJJxI3Nxzr6qZ1cCQ0dViEDf0Nn Lonniedos's playthough]] of the iPhone game is probably to thank for this.

** It's even worse in the first app game--one of the mini-games is to wipe the puke off of the screen. Fail, and he walks away and slips on his own puke.

** If Website/{{Tumblr}} gifsets are anything to go by, the most popular character is the kidney guy, thanks to his memetic butt-shaking dance.
** The one who ate glue, [[FanNickname dubbed Mr. Potate]], also has a following. [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSthHXuJJxI3Nxzr6qZ1cCQ0dViEDf0Nn Lonniedos's playthough]] of the iPhone game is probably to thank for this.

* {{Squick}}: When the character who eats the two-week-old, unrefrigerated pie [[VomitIndiscretionShot throws up on the screen]], and any scene with blood in it.
** The pie eater moment is even worse in the first app game--one of the mini-games is to wipe the puke off of the screen. Fail, and he walks away and slips on his own puke.

* TheWoobie: The Fork Guy. He just looks so sad when his flesh is reduced to a pile of ash on the floor. All he wanted was his toast...

* WhatAnIdiot: ... Every character that appears onscreen (except the Psycho Killer) has a moment that results in their death.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: All the fun and games and catchy song serve to reinforce the necessary message that stupid actions really can have lethal consequences. Be safe around trains (and everything else)!

** If Website/{{Tumblr}} gifsets are anything to go by, the most popular character is the kidney guy, thanks to his memetic maraca-shaking dance.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: All the fun and games and catchy song serve to reinforce the necessary message that stupid actions really can have lethal consequences. Be safe around trains!

* BannedInChina: The video was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_Ways_to_Die#Censorship_in_Russia restricted in Russia]] on the grounds that showing cute cartoon characters offing themselves did not set the best example for kids.

** If Website/{{Tumblr}} gifsets are anything to go by, the most popular character is the kidney guy, thanks to his memetic butt-shaking dance.

* ScrappyMechanic: The tilt mechanics in such levels as "Take your helmet off in outer space" and "Eat a tube of super glue".

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Stupid actions really can have lethal consequences. Be safe around trains!

* MemeticMutation: This song was so popular, it has ''lots'' of parodies, and even a video game.

* WhatAnIdiot: ... Every character that appears onscreen (except The Psycho Killer) has a moment that results in their death.