"I wanted to see what it was like to hit something, so I hit at it," he said, http://news.yahoo.com/wyoming-man-accused-stealing-train-dispute-201854592.html
There are some people who just seem to be begging to be asked, "At what point did that sound like a good idea?"
I'm betting any one of us could count the number of healthy brain cells he possesses, using a couple of fingers on one hand. I'm betting there are two, and what happened is they ran into each other, then fell down.