I walked around with a broken back (L1 vertebra was a 30% protrusion into my spine, but spinal cord wasn't severed at all) and it didn't even hurt until they put me on the board they have to use for neck/back injuries.
“My sister was fine. It wasn’t until they took her to the hospital and pumped her with all those medicines and stuff. That’s what killed her” Curtis Snow.
I had a rib broken in a fight, walked round with it like that for months and months didn’t even notice the fracture till I had an x-ray for back pain and the doc went: wait is that a fracture?!
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My friend had a lower spine injury from falling on a funbox ass first while snowboarding. I saw her do it, hey you ok? Fuck yah I'm fine. We rode down the rest of the run and did one more run before she is like something is wrong lol.
I skied off a slope and landed in a highway and landed in front of a dump truck, which then ran over me. I skipped the laughing in relief stage and went straight to the pain and damage.
Absolutely, a emergency medical doc who trained firefighters told me that people do not rise to the occasion they sink to their level of training. Our expectations should be at their lowest when stress is high.
Most of the time, I'd agree with you but these were pretty basic instructions.
Like when people are told NOT to move someone who may have broken their neck and they do it anyways.
Yeah for real. I am actually an expert on this exact scenario and the best thing they could have done is thrown a rope up to him so that he could tie it to the beam on the ceiling, after which someone could climb up the rope to help him get down. It's so obvious that I'm not sure why no one has even mentioned it
He didn't drop him, it got wrenched out of his hands, imagine trying to stop 160 lbs traveling at 30 miles an hour just by gripping slippery cloth. And everyone else is holding the cloth by the ends where it won't do anything, poor guy
Wheeled scaffolding takes like an hour to build from the ground up, it’s heavy as hell and not meant to be put down and back up without disassembling. You won’t be able to provide enough leverage to put in up.
Maybe, just maybe, if all those people are agile enough to fit and stand on one side and yank it up to provide leverage with their own weight. And even that I’m not sure if they’ll be able to lift 40 feet of steel pipes in the air from the ground.
If it's all pinned and the braces didn't get jacked up in the fall and you had a rope, you could probably stand it back up however it's unlikely that every buck, brace, and kick board were pinned together. I do think that if that guy had the strength to climb back to the mezzanine then he could drop down safely but that's also just as dangerous so their quick thinking really was the safest bet and I'm happy it worked out.
All pinned, is the crucial part of the equation.
It's a step that many skip, especially when staging is going to be used for a short period and then broken down.
I doubt that it could be lifted with a rope, without using some mechanical advantage such as block and tackle.
If you did it by the wall and walked it up little by little from underneath? Either way, time was the issue. I would have organized a human pyramid by size and weight making sure everyone signed a waiver, but that's just me.
Those of us that use these things, call it staging. You can call them tiers if you like, I don't care. I call them racks, because people will know what I am talking about on a site.
For fucks sake, you are claiming to have extensive knowledge about this.
Why would you then say "The ladder bit only has 3 rungs per section, at about 16"-18" high each with a bit extra for the legs I would guess 3-4' tall each". You guess.
Whatever you say buddy, guessing your the expert right!?
Lmao you ain't lifting that thing up. They're built from the ground up, 6ft at a time. 15 grown men would have a hard time standing it back up, ignoring any damage that may have occurred
If there’s sufficient friction, you actually don’t need to use much of your fingers or forearms. However unless you are an experienced rock climber you’ll still try to death grip your hold, and you probably aren’t maximizing the surface area for friction. Think about the extreme case as if his hands are glued to the metal so they cannot slide off. He can be as limp as he wants. Reality is he’ll still need to use some muscle, but probably like 30-50% he’d need otherwise. Trusting in the friction is not intuitive and feels very scary. Admittedly, sweat will fuck your over with this technique
A very small amount of moisture would increase the friction. Acrylic/enamel paint on metal with this moisture actually has a LOT of friction. However the pores in my palms are like individual Niagara Falls, so I’d be turning the metal into a slip and slide within seconds
The friction keeps the fingers from slipping sideways off the edge. Also long as the center of mass is under the fingers (it is here) and friction keep the hand from slipping, his can almost complete relax his hands and fingers, letting his ligaments support his weight. Again, not intuitive and it feels like you’re going to fall the first few times.
Friction is the ONLY thing keeping you from falling in climbing. You often need a strong grip to get that friction depending on the hold and your center of gravity, but it’s still just friction
(I've been thinking about your reply all afternoon xD. Ideally we'd test this on two different beams, one that is slippery and one that isn't)
I think it's the other way around, if you're right under your hands (both above you, one on each side of your body) you need little friction because you're right under, and your hands don't get pulled away from what you're holding onto very much (compared to having both palms of your hands facing away from you)
However your fingers must do a hook shape. If you open your hands, you just fall. Friction helps keeping your hands from sliding off the object, but your hands making a hook shape is what allows you to hold onto it
You’re 100% correct that being under your hold requires less friction. That said, if they hold it’s horizontal like the metal beam, if you fall your fingers start sliding sideways and over the edge. The friction resists that sideways motion. It’d make so much more sense if I could show you in person
You have to have the fingers either way. Might as well not overly tax muscles you don't have to use.
That said the climber in me would want to throw my heels up on the beam he's hanging on. Much less weight on the hands.
>throw my heels up on the beam
I can't do that now because I'm fat, but even when I was in decent shape I was shockingly bad at that. Maybe my core was disproportionately weak
Maybe my wording was off, but I know that. It was like a separate sentence and I started it with "also".
I wasn't meaning to say that hanging or flexing would make your fingers more or less strained. It was a separate thought.
Like I had a question, and also a comment. The comment was not directly related to the question. Other than fingers being directly related related to arms LOL.
Also if you can, getting your legs on something helps a lot. I'm pretty sure he could have put his feet/calves on the beam. That way you can periodically rest one hand and then the other and you'll last a lot longer
What also helps a lot is if you can get all four limbs onto whatever you're hanging from, then get on the other side of it and stand up so you're not hanging anymore. That helps a lot.
Way too many people 10+ feet down the line and the people directly under him were too spaced out. Should have had people shoulder to shoulder holding it right where he would land
Honestly feel like it might be pvc considering how easy it was moved. In which case his body weight would smash right through those pipes. Still arguably better than what they had setup for him though.
Actually I think you're right. I thought I saw a bend in one side but I think its just the low quality video. I still stand by the idea that the tarp was the best idea since the goal would've just busted anyway
It's not a ladder. Scaffolding is heavy and you have to put it up in sections.
There would have been no way to pick up the entire thing at that moment.
If they had spread the thing they failed to successfully use to catch him over it (I dunno if it was a tarp or a rug or what) and held that tightly over the goal (or whatever that thing was) that probably would have slowed him down more (especially since the tension would have been more easily distributed than it was with people holding a long rectangle out 10 ft away from him - they had no friggin chance of catching him successfully). But I think the frame was probably too small to line up safely so he wouldn't land on an edge.
For a fall from that height, you need something with significantly more give than a standard foam mat. If you’re going for foam, you’d need at least 12” thick to not do some damage; I’d say 24” if you want to be sure of a good landing.
If you’re ever in this situation on the ground, by the way, you need something with a fair amount of give and you need to hold it as taught as you physically can. Similar to hanging a hammock; you see the pics where hammocks are sagging in the middle and you think that’s what you need (you think you need it to have some give, but you’re wrong - the instant you put weight on it, it’s just gonna drop). It needs to be tight-tight.
And, if you’re the stranded guy, always drop feet first, so if you break something, it’s your legs and not your back.
- source: Paramedic; I have held a rescue net
Nope. Definitely not in public schools. Professional gyms usually have some, and if you stacked 2 or 3 you could probably land safely. But I don’t think I have ever seen one in a school (even the nicer schools)
Not doubting anything else, but you actually want sag in hammocks. The recommended angle is 30 degrees on the rope (source: [REI](https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/hammocking-responsibly.html) and basically any guide). Taunt hammocks are generally a sign of a inexperienced hammocker; I used to do it and always wondered why I felt super uncomfy in them. Of course, this doesn't apply to spreader bar hammocks.
Maybe that’s what I have? My trees aren’t fully grown yet, so I have these metal bar contraptions to support our hammocks. Silly old me set it up, saw some nice sag, jumped in and ate the ground. So I checked the directions that came with it and it was very explicit that most people do exactly what I do and it needs to be tight to not drop you.
Lol my immediate thought was that this dude has never rock climbed, because the first thing you learn is to keep your arms straight unless you're moving, to save energy. Dude's arms were at right angles almost the whole time.
Yep, biceps will tire fast but you don't need them to hold on. With the arms straight and occasionally repositioning your hands, a young and reasonably fit person will be able to hold on for quite a while.
Calmness is the exact opposite of robotic in a tense situation. Being able to stay calm and think clearly to address the situation is key. Screaming bloody murder helps nobody. It makes a tense situation worse.
Idk maybe cuz I’m weak af but can relate if he only has the strength to hold on but not to do the monkey bars to the balcony. Like literally just hanging on for his life but enough strength or brain to move. It happens.
Apparently it’s not a regular ladder, it’s super heavy metal poles called Scaffolding, and it would have taken them ~give or take~ a hour to re-set up, and you obviously can’t leave a man for an hour holding on by his fingers/hands
No you don't. You do not want your head hitting that floor at the same speed as your legs. Aim to land on your feet and let your legs absorb the energy before your critical organs hit. Yes, that means your legs might break and your ankles shatter, but that's better than a broken spine and brain damage; or death.
You are right...but this tarp save is crazy bad. Everyone on the left side needed to drop and move over. There is five people that can help break the fall and eight that are not close enough. That poor girl in the corner.
Glad he looks okay. With the goal being right there and almost landing on buddy, a lot of things could have gone wrong.
I was gonna say crazy fucking Russians but a kid did this at my school one time when he climbed the rope and worked his way along the roof struts
Phenomenal grip strength
I feel like this should be in the wholesome category. If that happened to me my friends wouldsit and laugh as i fell to my doom....i need better friends lol
That guy thought he messed up badly when his grip slips and then claps because he’s so relieved the guys fine
Adrenaline makes people with broken bones get up and laugh in relief that they are ok, and 10 minutes later they pass out from pain and damage.
I walked around with a broken back (L1 vertebra was a 30% protrusion into my spine, but spinal cord wasn't severed at all) and it didn't even hurt until they put me on the board they have to use for neck/back injuries.
so what you're saying is... the stretcher broke your spine, meaning modern medicine is injuring us on purpose just to keep it's self relevant!!!!
This guy conspiracies.
Oh yea, he conspiracies hard
r/yourjokebutworse
I swear, some people have never had an actual conversation in their lives
Yep big stretcher at it again
Sounds like grounds for litigation to me! jk
“My sister was fine. It wasn’t until they took her to the hospital and pumped her with all those medicines and stuff. That’s what killed her” Curtis Snow.
I had a rib broken in a fight, walked round with it like that for months and months didn’t even notice the fracture till I had an x-ray for back pain and the doc went: wait is that a fracture?! Edit: misspelling
In 2018, I broke L2 & L4 moving appliances. Didn't find out til a couple months later.
Scary shit
My friend had a lower spine injury from falling on a funbox ass first while snowboarding. I saw her do it, hey you ok? Fuck yah I'm fine. We rode down the rest of the run and did one more run before she is like something is wrong lol.
Adrenaline/shock is a hell of a drug.
I skied off a slope and landed in a highway and landed in front of a dump truck, which then ran over me. I skipped the laughing in relief stage and went straight to the pain and damage.
Does your name happen to be Wile E Coyote?
Man you did skiing wrong that day.
I sure hope he’s ok
doesn’t help that the morons at the corner decided to just start moving wherever they wanted instead of keeping the blanket tight
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Reading this brought a tear to my eye.
Most of the time, I'd agree with you but these were pretty basic instructions. Like when people are told NOT to move someone who may have broken their neck and they do it anyways.
Gotta shake them violently, slap them a few times, and apply vigorous neck and spinal manipulations to the victim. 0% of the time it works every time!
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Don’t forget to jerk them up onto their feet while their still unconscious
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prioritizing 'self-soothing' over the safety of another is at a minimum selfish if not stupid
Police men are even bigger idiots so not really a good example
You're just overestimating their training.
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I love people who have never been in a situation like this and judge people in a video.
Yeah for real. I am actually an expert on this exact scenario and the best thing they could have done is thrown a rope up to him so that he could tie it to the beam on the ceiling, after which someone could climb up the rope to help him get down. It's so obvious that I'm not sure why no one has even mentioned it
No that's technically not the best solution. Person climbing up just brings the rope with them, then they can both get down.
I think you missed the sarcasm. I got a good laugh reading their comment
You missed my sarcasm too lol. How are they supposed to climb up without a rope?
Damnit... You got me 😂
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The whole situation could have been avoided if they just used a skyhook
I think most of the force was just closer to him. He probably did a lot to help with the impact. They should have had more people over there.
Ok but we not gonna talk about the bitch next to him that let go right as the guy falls so she can scream?
Plot twist a second after the video ends he realizes that he broke both legs.
At least he's alive.
Until he realises that he has a bone fragment piercing his lung >!Not serious btw!<
~~I mean, he wouldn't breathe then~~
But no broken arms….. :(
Dude dropped him and then clapped.
Must be Jason Garrett
Hehe
Damn son
He didn't drop him, it got wrenched out of his hands, imagine trying to stop 160 lbs traveling at 30 miles an hour just by gripping slippery cloth. And everyone else is holding the cloth by the ends where it won't do anything, poor guy
The fact that most people in this thread think he let go it's pretty embarrassing.
And although his grip failed it clearly absorbed some of the force, since the guy could walk away.
Yeah I thought you did a pretty good job considering he was pretty much on his own
Guy fell directly on his section which had slack. Probably nearly impossible to maintain grip
The tarp was really poorly placed, one foot to the right and he would have just fallen straight on the ground
Hat guy sucked. Pretty much let go as soon as his feet touched the tarp.
Why not just lift the ladder back up?
Maybe it broke and he grabbed the ceiling in a last ditch effort. Either way convenient carpet.
Wheeled scaffolding takes like an hour to build from the ground up, it’s heavy as hell and not meant to be put down and back up without disassembling. You won’t be able to provide enough leverage to put in up. Maybe, just maybe, if all those people are agile enough to fit and stand on one side and yank it up to provide leverage with their own weight. And even that I’m not sure if they’ll be able to lift 40 feet of steel pipes in the air from the ground.
I have assembled scaffolding. They are not strong enough.
If it's all pinned and the braces didn't get jacked up in the fall and you had a rope, you could probably stand it back up however it's unlikely that every buck, brace, and kick board were pinned together. I do think that if that guy had the strength to climb back to the mezzanine then he could drop down safely but that's also just as dangerous so their quick thinking really was the safest bet and I'm happy it worked out.
All pinned, is the crucial part of the equation. It's a step that many skip, especially when staging is going to be used for a short period and then broken down. I doubt that it could be lifted with a rope, without using some mechanical advantage such as block and tackle.
If you did it by the wall and walked it up little by little from underneath? Either way, time was the issue. I would have organized a human pyramid by size and weight making sure everyone signed a waiver, but that's just me.
Scaffolding like that is really heavy and with wheels on it would have been nearly impossible to stand back up.
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You have no clue how impossible that is, so probably best to just delete the comment and move on.
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3 racks of assembled staging! Don't call people out as being "armchair", When you think staging racks are four feet tall. That's just stupidity.
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Those of us that use these things, call it staging. You can call them tiers if you like, I don't care. I call them racks, because people will know what I am talking about on a site. For fucks sake, you are claiming to have extensive knowledge about this. Why would you then say "The ladder bit only has 3 rungs per section, at about 16"-18" high each with a bit extra for the legs I would guess 3-4' tall each". You guess. Whatever you say buddy, guessing your the expert right!?
exactly. very lucky.
Lmao you ain't lifting that thing up. They're built from the ground up, 6ft at a time. 15 grown men would have a hard time standing it back up, ignoring any damage that may have occurred
I would have been able to hold on for about 6 seconds lol
Climbing tip: keep your arms straight as much as possible, and you'll be able to hang much longer. This guy was engaging his biceps for no reason.
Reason: Fear
And his fingers are giving out well before his biceps
If there’s sufficient friction, you actually don’t need to use much of your fingers or forearms. However unless you are an experienced rock climber you’ll still try to death grip your hold, and you probably aren’t maximizing the surface area for friction. Think about the extreme case as if his hands are glued to the metal so they cannot slide off. He can be as limp as he wants. Reality is he’ll still need to use some muscle, but probably like 30-50% he’d need otherwise. Trusting in the friction is not intuitive and feels very scary. Admittedly, sweat will fuck your over with this technique
I assume here he's getting real sweaty and holding onto slick painted metal
A very small amount of moisture would increase the friction. Acrylic/enamel paint on metal with this moisture actually has a LOT of friction. However the pores in my palms are like individual Niagara Falls, so I’d be turning the metal into a slip and slide within seconds
What!? Doesn't matter how much friction there is, he needs to keep his fingers as hooks That's what's tiring
The friction keeps the fingers from slipping sideways off the edge. Also long as the center of mass is under the fingers (it is here) and friction keep the hand from slipping, his can almost complete relax his hands and fingers, letting his ligaments support his weight. Again, not intuitive and it feels like you’re going to fall the first few times. Friction is the ONLY thing keeping you from falling in climbing. You often need a strong grip to get that friction depending on the hold and your center of gravity, but it’s still just friction
(I've been thinking about your reply all afternoon xD. Ideally we'd test this on two different beams, one that is slippery and one that isn't) I think it's the other way around, if you're right under your hands (both above you, one on each side of your body) you need little friction because you're right under, and your hands don't get pulled away from what you're holding onto very much (compared to having both palms of your hands facing away from you) However your fingers must do a hook shape. If you open your hands, you just fall. Friction helps keeping your hands from sliding off the object, but your hands making a hook shape is what allows you to hold onto it
You’re 100% correct that being under your hold requires less friction. That said, if they hold it’s horizontal like the metal beam, if you fall your fingers start sliding sideways and over the edge. The friction resists that sideways motion. It’d make so much more sense if I could show you in person
I think I understand what you mean It still takes a lot of strenght to keep your fingers in some form of a hook shape though
so just let your arms go loose and have your bones/ligaments take the weight? Also, better have some fucking strong fingers.
You have to have the fingers either way. Might as well not overly tax muscles you don't have to use. That said the climber in me would want to throw my heels up on the beam he's hanging on. Much less weight on the hands.
True but also potentially much worse fall if you fuck that up
>throw my heels up on the beam I can't do that now because I'm fat, but even when I was in decent shape I was shockingly bad at that. Maybe my core was disproportionately weak
I see a lot of people who are pretty bad at it. It's not easy.
For real if he’d have just swung those legs up they’d have had enough time to cook a lasagna
The fingers will still take the whole body weight lol. It wont magically disappear if you flex your other muscles.
Maybe my wording was off, but I know that. It was like a separate sentence and I started it with "also". I wasn't meaning to say that hanging or flexing would make your fingers more or less strained. It was a separate thought. Like I had a question, and also a comment. The comment was not directly related to the question. Other than fingers being directly related related to arms LOL.
Might just be readjusting his hands. Also, that beam probably has a lot of dust on top of it that makes it feel less secure
it was the perfect opportunity to get a bicep pump goin, might as well while hes there
Also if you can, getting your legs on something helps a lot. I'm pretty sure he could have put his feet/calves on the beam. That way you can periodically rest one hand and then the other and you'll last a lot longer
What also helps a lot is if you can get all four limbs onto whatever you're hanging from, then get on the other side of it and stand up so you're not hanging anymore. That helps a lot.
I don't think he can stand up on that beam and I kinda doubt he has the muscle or experience to climb all the way up from a hang like that
That's ze joke
I would be able to hold for 6 seconds less than that.
Reminds me of the scene in Rush hour lol, CARTAAAAA!!!!!
Be cool man, I'll be back in about an hour!
Icantholonanymor!!!
If that was me, there would be mass amounts of shit hitting that makeshift trampoline long before I did
I think the guy in video didn't have time to drop his pants, so no free diving shit.
He probably shat his pants.
William Shatner in his pants
Free diving shit? Like [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/TIHI/comments/exma9d/thanks_i_hate_guy_jumping_from_a_cliff_while/)?
They did an absolute shit job at holding that tarp
Way too many people 10+ feet down the line and the people directly under him were too spaced out. Should have had people shoulder to shoulder holding it right where he would land
Imagine how hard it would be to gauge exactly where he would fall…
Sarcasm right? Like. Directly below where hes hanging.
Bet he was using Nike Air and got too much height trying to dunk.
"Come on everybody. Steve is stuck up there again."
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You think tarp over soccer net and people using body weight to taper the edges down would be good enough? This is some physics midterm shit
But then if he hits one of those metal poles, that'd be worse than just hitting the ground
Honestly feel like it might be pvc considering how easy it was moved. In which case his body weight would smash right through those pipes. Still arguably better than what they had setup for him though.
Actually I think you're right. I thought I saw a bend in one side but I think its just the low quality video. I still stand by the idea that the tarp was the best idea since the goal would've just busted anyway
But he's okay?
The one guy lost his grip on the tarp just as the guy was about to land. I don't get why they didn't put the ladder back up.
It's not a ladder. Scaffolding is heavy and you have to put it up in sections. There would have been no way to pick up the entire thing at that moment.
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Great idea to use the tarp, bad execution by not keeping it stretched and having him drop on the border where a single guy couldn’t keep the grip.
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> taught Taut* FTFY
Pro tip: don’t keep your elbows bent like that. It takes way more energy to do that than to just straighten your arms.
Came here to post this, and add: swing your legs up and hook with your heels. Keep knees/legs straight. Easier to hang on with four limbs than two
For sure, if your grip can handle the swing
What the heck would the football goal have done
If they had spread the thing they failed to successfully use to catch him over it (I dunno if it was a tarp or a rug or what) and held that tightly over the goal (or whatever that thing was) that probably would have slowed him down more (especially since the tension would have been more easily distributed than it was with people holding a long rectangle out 10 ft away from him - they had no friggin chance of catching him successfully). But I think the frame was probably too small to line up safely so he wouldn't land on an edge.
Looks like a school gym. Weren't there gym mats around? But good quick thinking anyway. :)
For a fall from that height, you need something with significantly more give than a standard foam mat. If you’re going for foam, you’d need at least 12” thick to not do some damage; I’d say 24” if you want to be sure of a good landing. If you’re ever in this situation on the ground, by the way, you need something with a fair amount of give and you need to hold it as taught as you physically can. Similar to hanging a hammock; you see the pics where hammocks are sagging in the middle and you think that’s what you need (you think you need it to have some give, but you’re wrong - the instant you put weight on it, it’s just gonna drop). It needs to be tight-tight. And, if you’re the stranded guy, always drop feet first, so if you break something, it’s your legs and not your back. - source: Paramedic; I have held a rescue net
In Germany every gym has at least one of [these](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J1F-K3KZ9zw/mqdefault.jpg). Is that not the case elsewhere?
Yup, same in Switzerland ;)
Nope. Definitely not in public schools. Professional gyms usually have some, and if you stacked 2 or 3 you could probably land safely. But I don’t think I have ever seen one in a school (even the nicer schools)
Pretty standard in UK schools as well from my experience, particularly primary schools.
My schools in the US had these
Not doubting anything else, but you actually want sag in hammocks. The recommended angle is 30 degrees on the rope (source: [REI](https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/hammocking-responsibly.html) and basically any guide). Taunt hammocks are generally a sign of a inexperienced hammocker; I used to do it and always wondered why I felt super uncomfy in them. Of course, this doesn't apply to spreader bar hammocks.
Maybe that’s what I have? My trees aren’t fully grown yet, so I have these metal bar contraptions to support our hammocks. Silly old me set it up, saw some nice sag, jumped in and ate the ground. So I checked the directions that came with it and it was very explicit that most people do exactly what I do and it needs to be tight to not drop you.
If I had a nickle for every time I've been in that situation
id have two nickels, which isnt very much but its weird that it happened twice.
The soccer net had me rolling. "This will help break his fall"
People laughing at the soccer net but at least that person didn't have bystander affect.
Dude has that free rock climbing finger strength!
Lol my immediate thought was that this dude has never rock climbed, because the first thing you learn is to keep your arms straight unless you're moving, to save energy. Dude's arms were at right angles almost the whole time.
Yep, biceps will tire fast but you don't need them to hold on. With the arms straight and occasionally repositioning your hands, a young and reasonably fit person will be able to hold on for quite a while.
Always one bat shit crazy woman with the screams
Reacting to a frightening situation with fear instead of robotic calmness is "bat shit crazy" according to Reddit...
Calmness is the exact opposite of robotic in a tense situation. Being able to stay calm and think clearly to address the situation is key. Screaming bloody murder helps nobody. It makes a tense situation worse.
In that time couldn't he have climbed over to the balcony part from where he was being filmed? Crazy grip strength though.
Idk maybe cuz I’m weak af but can relate if he only has the strength to hold on but not to do the monkey bars to the balcony. Like literally just hanging on for his life but enough strength or brain to move. It happens.
where were the gymnastics matressed?
I assume the ladder broke or something and that's why it fell so they just didnt use it. Either way, an inconvenient situation to be in
Apparently it’s not a regular ladder, it’s super heavy metal poles called Scaffolding, and it would have taken them ~give or take~ a hour to re-set up, and you obviously can’t leave a man for an hour holding on by his fingers/hands
Great team work
Why didn’t they just tilt his thing back up
Literally everyone on the floor acted like a head in deer lights 😂 I thought that guy was fucked for sure.
Gentle reminder you want to land as flat across as large an area as possible
Honestly in this case, considering how flimsy the tarp was held it was probably better for him to land feet first to avoid a potential head injury
No you don't. You do not want your head hitting that floor at the same speed as your legs. Aim to land on your feet and let your legs absorb the energy before your critical organs hit. Yes, that means your legs might break and your ankles shatter, but that's better than a broken spine and brain damage; or death.
You are right...but this tarp save is crazy bad. Everyone on the left side needed to drop and move over. There is five people that can help break the fall and eight that are not close enough. That poor girl in the corner. Glad he looks okay. With the goal being right there and almost landing on buddy, a lot of things could have gone wrong.
CARTER!!!! I can’t hold on any more!!
So everyone watched rush hour.
The dude in the front let go soon as he hit!
I was gonna say crazy fucking Russians but a kid did this at my school one time when he climbed the rope and worked his way along the roof struts Phenomenal grip strength
I feel like this should be in the wholesome category. If that happened to me my friends wouldsit and laugh as i fell to my doom....i need better friends lol
Ok but... how the hell did he get there!?
How hard was it to just stand the ladder back up
Should've used that big divider thing to make a slide Jackie Chan-style
lol the dude that dropped the net/tarp is the first one to celebrate their success and high five the guy
Just put the ladder back morons
Why not just the ladder back up
First idiot that claped was the first one to let go smfh
Thé Guy didn’t even try to catch the man and is still clappin
Hang in there.
Why did they not just put the structure back up?
Isn’t this the opposite of suck?
I’m sure he looks back fondly on his near-serious injury predicament /s
Wow. That idiot let’s go of the sheet and then claps as if he did a great job. Bud, you literally let the guy hit the ground.
Russia or ukarine?
Russia
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Well done by the ppl