And some images...
I know that last picture has poor quality but I did a screen shot of the video while it was in commission so that you could see these hysterical peeps in case the video gets taken away. One of the most disturbing parts is him shaking afterwards, so the video really is clutch to see that. I also, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the little people that scamper out to block the dude. In case you can't find the video, all these Chinese men and women run out about 2 seconds after the last picture was taken with these big posterboard looking things and just form a circle around him and the medical personnel that come out so nobody can see. Can you imagine if that was your job!?!? I imagine the conversation like this...-- "So, what do you do?"
-- "I am working now for the Olympics in Beijing!" (if this was your job you'd prob. want to start with a general statement like this to sound cooler.)
-- "Cool! Have you met Michael Phelps???" (that would be one of my questions)
-- "No, I haven't. I'm actually working primarily at the weight lifting venue."
-- "Really? What exactly do you do there?"
-- "Oh well, if someone... you know... drops a giant weight on themselves, passes out, or suffers any sort of severe injury... I help out in those sorts of situations." (sounds good, right?)
-- "Wow. You're a medical technician?"
-- "No, I just run out and stand in front with a little posterboard so nobody can see them in pain."
On this note, has anybody ever realized that Americans LOVE to see people in pain? For us, when someone is suffering, it is entertainment. Shows like Fear Factor, Survivor, Lost, etc. Even shows like "The Biggest Loser" are all about suffering because while those people are working out and not eating and pushing themselves to the limit... they are suffering let me tell you! We LOVE seeing people get hurt. How many of us saught out that video on YouTube of Jake Brown falling over 40 feet? I know A LOT of people did. Even just think about "America's Funniest Home Videos"! Yeah, a lot of that show is little babies or kittens and puppies doing dumb shit but a HUGE portion of it is people running into things, falling off of things, getting hit by things, etc. And THAT is what American's find funny!
So, to conclude, if you are a normal American, I recommend that you watch the video of the guy dislocating his elbow (search on YouTube if its not working here) and if you are not a normal American, watch it anyways because you don't see much since the Chinese block him with Beijing posterboards.
3 comments:
Nice call on YouTube getting rid of the vid (haha that rhymes) because I couldn't watch it. Although to be perfectly honest, I think I would have thrown up based on my reaction to the pictures alone. Still I would have liked to see these little Chinese men blocking him.
Oh, and I love you just for the record. Not like an Olympic record or world record but like a regular write it down that I love you record.
Your fake conversation about being a person-in-pain-blocker made me laugh out loud, seriously, thanks for that!! love you!
dude i effin love jake brown no homo, he is so badass.i remember watching x games last year when he fell and i thought for sure he was dead. i just kinda stood there with my mouth open for like a minute until he got up. also if you havent seen it, check out Danny Way's gnarly crash at this year's X Games, it was nasty. the best part his he refused to sit out of the rest of the competition even when the doctors told him too, and nailed the trick that he crashed on. SICK! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAyiDEwCnwI
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