Posted on August 03, 2010 1:51 PM Tags : Falls | News
A news reporter, doing an interview with an ice sculptor at the Orange County fair, got a little too close to the ice as he knocked over and destroyed the work of art.
While live on television, the reporter decided to touch the ice sculpture, which caused it to fall to the ground and break into pieces. The ice sculptor told the reporter that he spent 8 hours on the piece of ice and that it was his most prized possession. All of it destroyed in seconds.
The sculptor ended the interview, threw his tool in disgust, asked what would happen if he broke the video camera, and walked away. The reporter, obviously embarrassed, tried to apologize to no avail and promised to do something about it.
I like how the reporter says he will talk to management and get it taken care of. Not sure what they will do to help. I am surprised the sculptor did not use his ice picking tools on the reporter. I am sure management would be fine with that.
This video seems to get better after each viewing.
Posted on August 01, 2010 4:17 PM Tags : Baseball | Sports
Chris Coghlan, outfielder for the Florida Marlins, was added to the disabled list last week after he injured his knee during a post game pin in face celebration.
Coghlan celebrated his teams win by planting a shaving cream filled pie to the face of teammate Wes Helms, who hit a game winning single against the Atlanta Braves last Sunday.
It was all fun and games until reigning NL rookie of the year Coghlan twisted his knee awkwardly. An MRI on Monday revealed that the injury was a torn meniscus in the left knee and he could be out of to eight weeks if surgery is needed.
This freak injury comes a couple months after Angels first baseman Kendry Morales broke his leg after leaping onto home plate celebrating his walk off grand slam. Not surprisingly, Marlins' manager Edwin Rodriguez has decided to ban future pie celebrations.
I am an Angels fan and it was so tough and embarrassing to watch Morales break his leg in such a stupid way. Now he is probably out for the whole season. Coghlan is lucky to be out only weeks at most, but his injury was more embarrassing. I am not a fan of the pie in face in celebration. I will be glad to see it go.
And who is that yelling at the end of the interview?
Paris Rosen crashed hard after attempting a front flip during the Moto X Best Trick contest at the X Games 16 in Los Angeles. Before his practice session, Paris Rosen, 29, had problems with the carburettor on his bike and had to stop to fix his bike. Because of this, Rosen was unable to practice and lost confidence in his bike and his ability to land the front flip.
During the attempt, everything seemed to go wrong. The bike only flipped about halfway as Rosen land hard on his back with the bike nearly falling on him. Rosen lied motionless for several minutes in front of thousands of shocked and silent fans. Medical personnel loaded Rosen onto a stretcher where paramedics rushed him to the hospital.
Doctors reported that Rosen was able to move his arms and legs and should fully recover.
When I was young, it took me weeks, if not months to learn how to do a kickflip on a skateboard. Each time I fell, I always thought I was tough and would dust myself off and try again. Only now do I realize what a pansy I was.
Other than Travis Pastrana's double backflip a few years ago, this has to be one of the most insane tricks I have ever seen attempted, successfully or not.
A 15 year old boy is extremely lucky to be alive and not seriously injured after he fell from his 16th floor apartment balcony in New Zealand. The teenager fell about 165 feet from the top floor of an apartment building in Monaco, New Zealand. He then crashed through the roof of a parking garage before landing on concrete. A neighbor on a lower floor contacted police when he saw the teen fall past his window. Other neighbors described the sound of impact as similar to that of a car crash.
When paramedics arrived, they were stunned to find the boy alive and conscious. He only suffered a broken wrist, ribs, and minor internal injuries while avoiding hitting his head. Authorities believe the steel, wire, and mesh parking garage roof cushioned the fall and saved his life.
The building railings were higher than required and structurally sound according to investigators. The circumstances that led to the fall have yet to be announced. The boy is now recovering in a hospital for his injuries and is scheduled to be released soon.
Wow, lucky just plain lucky. If he was trying to end his life, then he failed miserably. Either way, without jumping to conclusions, pun intended, he should have a new perspective on life and how lucky he is to live another day.
