Leopards break into the temple and drink the sacrificial chalices dry. This happens again and again, repeatedly. Finally it can be counted on beforehand and becomes part of the ceremony.

-Franz Kafka, Parables and Paradoxes

^huh?


oh, and that blind guy and his helper were completely useless and oblivious.

>> ^Payback:

^huh?

oh, and that blind guy and his helper were completely useless and oblivious.

Well I don't so much blame the blind guy for not noticing...

Was I the only kid in the world that had a general concern for my state of well-being? I feel like kids are dumber than they should be.

^They probably eat a lot more lead paint nowadays...

>> ^rottenseed:

Was I the only kid in the world that had a general concern for my state of well-being? I feel like kids are dumber than they should be.


I didn't think an escalator was all that fun as a kid. Moving steps? Yippie, let me off this thing. And no you weren't when I'd climb a tree I was generally aware that falling would hurt really badly.

That kid definitely needs to be taught to fear and respect the escalator.

Pfft, Maatc still hasn't learned that.>> ^Sarzy:

That kid definitely needs to be taught to fear and respect the escalator.

Looking around, the guy who catches him appears to be the only adult hanging around the same area so i wonder if he's actually the parent.

Upvote purely for the Mallrats reference

I'm terrified of escalators. Once, as a child, I was trapped on a stuck escalator for several hours.

I don't understand the title of the video. "BACK" on the escalator? It's the same event replayed from three camera vantage points. Unless I'm missing some greater context...

It's a quote from Mallrats. There's a few scenes where one of the main characters (Brody) rants about a certain kid being left unsupervised on an escalator, and how he hopes the kid has a horrible accident to teach the mother a lesson in parenting.
>> ^Sniper007:

I don't understand the title of the video. "BACK" on the escalator? It's the same event replayed from three camera vantage points. Unless I'm missing some greater context...

>> ^Sarzy:

That kid definitely needs to be taught to fear and respect the escalator.


Sometimes I respect and fear Escalators but that's usually because I'm on acid.

"When I was on acid, I'd see things that looked like beams of light... and I'd hear things that sound an awful lot like car horns..."
-Mitch Hedberg (RIP)

>> ^garmachi:

I'm terrified of escalators. Once, as a child, I was trapped on a stuck escalator for several hours.


I know how you feel, stairs scare the shit out of me, too.

>> ^garmachi:

I'm terrified of escalators. Once, as a child, I was trapped on a stuck escalator for several hours.


You mean like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSIkjNaICsg

>> ^flechette:

It's a quote from Mallrats. There's a few scenes where one of the main characters (Brody) rants about a certain kid being left unsupervised on an escalator, and how he hopes the kid has a horrible accident to teach the mother a lesson in parenting.

Exactly as described by flechette.

Something similar happed to me when i was a kid, but in contrast to this kid i used the raw power of my legs and stood up so i could climb over.
O, did i say raw power of my legs, i meant movement of the jelly like noodle substance my legs where then.

This kid reminds me of those people that can fall face first from a two story building into a pile of discarded metal scrap, survive, spend four months in hospital and not learn the lesson that taking a stage dive from the second floor into a pile of pointy hard things is bad.

I somewhat disagree that this is unusually stupid for a kid. I remember plenty of kids getting the bright idea to try jumping out of their 2nd story window or off of the roof of the school, or falling from a tree limb that didn't support their weight. This is just sort of a higher-tech variant of any of those boneheaded moves.

And what happened to those kids? They broke an arm or a leg and learned to use their brains or risk having it happen again.

This kid fell into the arms of an on-the-ball adult, which would certainly be much more forgiving than the hard floor. However, considering that the guy was able to full-on catch the kid rather than just breaking a portion of his fall, I doubt that he was falling fast enough with enough momentum to kill him, rather than just break some bones (not to make light of the severity of that). Kudos to the adult for preventing that question from coming into play though.

>> ^MilkmanDan:

I somewhat disagree that this is unusually stupid for a kid ... I doubt that he was falling fast enough with enough momentum to kill him, rather than just break some bones (not to make light of the severity of that).


A child falling from one story with a head-first landing has a 50% mortality rate according to this medical literature review: www.kmuh.org.tw/www/ed/teaching/Fall%20from%20height.ppt (slide 23)

Ah man, this kid's gonna ruin it for all of us parents who like to drop our kids off at the mall because we can't afford babysitters.

whoa - I gotta try that

>> ^LarsaruS:

^They probably eat a lot more lead paint nowadays...


You mean wall candy?

>> ^Morganth:

>> ^LarsaruS:
^They probably eat a lot more lead paint nowadays...

You mean wall candy?


Ahh, yes... My bad for not keeping up with the new lingo...

>> ^raverman:

Looking around, the guy who catches him appears to be the only adult hanging around the same area so i wonder if he's actually the parent.


Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

Someone explain wtf the title is supposed to mean.

>> ^Unsung_Hero:

>> ^Sarzy:
That kid definitely needs to be taught to fear and respect the escalator.

Sometimes I respect and fear Escalators but that's usually because I'm on acid.
"When I was on acid, I'd see things that looked like beams of light... and I'd hear things that sound an awful lot like car horns..."
-Mitch Hedberg (RIP)


“An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You would never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.” - Mitch Hedberg

Missing apostrophe in title is driving me nuts: Unbelievable ... that kid's back on the escalator!!!!

>> ^Greetard:


“An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You would never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.” - Mitch Hedberg


Yes, I know you quote a comic, but an escalator can break down without becoming stairs. Sometimes they turn into a ski ramp.

>> ^SaNdMaN:

Someone explain wtf the title is supposed to mean.


It's a line from Mallrats.

http://videosift.com/video/The-original-That-kid-is-back-on-the-escalator-again

>> ^Morganth:

>> ^LarsaruS:
^They probably eat a lot more lead paint nowadays...

You mean wall candy?
Window cookies!

My first experience in an escalator as a child I fell backwards about 5 feet, head over heals. Didn't really hurt me but it scared me. Still I got right back on it hehe.

>> ^rottenseed:

Was I the only kid in the world that had a general concern for my state of well-being? I feel like kids are dumber than they should be.


You must be pretty old if you've forgotten what an escalator means to a little kid.

Whoa.

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