LOL! I THK I HRD HIS ELBOW SHATTER! TOOFNNY 111!!!11

I waited until it had thirty votes before I downvoted. This sort of prank makes me think violet thoughts about it's perpetrator. I guess I lack humor.

AS for me, I think green thoughts when I see something funny like this...

Look how close that glass came to getting smashed into his face when he fell.

When I was a 13 my classmates and I were walking back from church to school one day. (I went to a Catholic school, and we went to church once a week during school hours.) The church was less than a block away from school, but it was winter and the sidewalks were icy. One kid came sliding up behind me and deliberately pushed me. Not having any idea what was happening, when he pushed me I slipped and fell face forward, landing square on my front teeth. My top incisors both broke at the roots, so my front teeth were basically hanging by the nerves. I was scheduled to get braces in a few months, but that had to be pushed up on an emergency basis. I had to see a dentist first, who basically just jammed my top incisors back into my gums with his bare hands (which was excruciatingly painful), then jammed a huge wad of cotton in my mouth, then told me to bite down and not release, and then sent me to the orthodontist to wire up my front teeth so that my incisors wouldn't fall out of my face. Thankfully neither of my incisors were lost. Did I mention that while all this was happening I wasn't laughing, not once?

That's also what could have happened to this guy. All things considered it could have been a lot worse. If a "friend" played this prank on me he would no longer be my friend afterward, ESPECIALLY after he posted a video of the incident on the internet.

Well now I just feel horrible for laughing my ass off. I'd hope the prankster didn't realize just how badly this could've ended.

I agree with KP. I had a kid run up behind me in sixth grade and pull both my legs from underneath me. I instinctively tried to stop my fall with my arms, causing my left wrist to be sprained. Being left-handed, that really fucking sucked. And I never spoke to that kid again. So I didn't really laugh at this prank. which is odd, because I usually can laugh at things that aren't supposed to be funny. This just touched a nerve.

Did I miss the memo where faceplants were decided not to be funny anymore ?

^Yes, it had the title "human decency". They sent it out about a thousand years ago, I think. It's an interesting point you raise though Harry. For example I cringed when I saw this video, but I didn't when I saw this one...

http://www.videosift.com/video/Ginger-kid-fails-at-halfpipe

I think the major difference being intent. I think that "prank" borders on criminal, and I don't want to see a video like this at the top of the Sift for fear of creating emulators.

And the third thing is the "clunk" of the first one versus the "splat" of the second one, on a clearly unyielding tile and concrete floor. There's a reason they tell you not to run around pools, but skate parks are okay.

The secondary difference is the age of the individuals. The kid no doubt was hurt, but he's a kid. Don't know how old the flip-flop guy is, but he could be feeling that for the rest of his life.

[e:] see, I can't even spell 'violent'.

I upvoted without giving it any thought, but now I rather wish I'd novoted. The commenters here are right: not OK.

I stand by my upvote.

Watching people do something silly and getting nothing more than a scrape can be funny. In fact, when the worst wound is to their pride, it can be downright hilarious! But when the impact could possibly shatter bones, it is not funny. (Not even when they do it on purpose, it's just pathetic.)

schwamy, that video of the ginger kid was really sad. He could easily be walking away with a bloody face holding a broken nose and shattered teeth. How could any human being possibly find that humorous? That takes a really cold heart.

>> ^MaxWilder:
...How could any human being possibly find that humorous? That takes a really cold heart...


Never said I laughed, didn't vote for it. As far as I can tell it was voluntary, if misguided. I did plenty of face-plants as a kid doing things even sillier and riskier than that, and still have some gravel deep in my flesh. Kids weigh less, are closer to the ground, and are more resilient. Nobody was "pranking" him. That's just plain ol' life experience.

Yeah, sometimes you're thankful they don't show you the aftermath of some of those funniest home videos.

G, quelle bague..
Terrible use of intended immobilisation of objects

snuff

Yeah, well, the glass if not a plastic cup, would go a long way towards a maxillofacial grounds for a take-all-the-girl's-money-of-yours-she-thought-was-hers kinna divorce...."Sshlee ya in hell cratshhy bitclhh!!!"