man shoveling snow falls for nine seconds

[Liberal_in_LA]

Am I bad for laughing?

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One unfortunate man’s epic struggle to keep his balance while shoveling snow has captured America’s attention, as it sums up pretty well our collective agony this winter.

The nine-second video begins relatively innocently, as the man seems to be clearing a path on a sidewalk.

And then all hell breaks loose as he starts flailing desperately after slipping on ice. In an instant, he loses his balance and tries to save himself by using the shovel for support.

The man’s valiant attempt to regain his balance seems to almost succeed, but the plastic shovel eventually slips and slides right off of the ice.


Read more at http://www.viralspell.com/this-guys-epic-nine-second-fall-perfectly-sums-up-our-winter-agony/#3JTAAQklLL1UxhUf.99

[valerief]

1. I didn't see it at that link, but I found it here.

And, yes, it's hilarious, but he doesn't "actually" fall. He stumbles for nine seconds. Their headline was wrong.

BTW, I slipped on ice outside my house and it took me at least two minutes to stand back up and I wasn't even hurt.

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. thanks

[FSogol]

4. He meant to do that.

[winter is coming]

5. He doesn't look like a cat to me. n/t

[valerief]

7. Possibly but it's still funny. If you'd seen me try to get up after a fall on ice, you might say

I was acting, too, but I wasn't. I sincerely looked totally ridiculous.

[HappyMe]

8. LOL!

That's hilarious!





I did something similiar recently, but in the end I did fall down. I sat there and laughed because I know it had to look funny.

[FSogol]

2. Your link is messed up. n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. fixed.thx

[FSogol]

11. np n/t

[MohRokTah]

6. Man shoveling snow falls down for nine full seconds, but never makes it.

FIFY

[notadmblnd]

10. Only if you're laughing from some place warm.

[Dont call me Shirley]

12. He landed on his feet, righted himself quite well.

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. yes he did

[bigwillq]

13. I love falling videos.

[Liberal_in_LA]

15. lol. u r bad

[bigwillq]

17. I fell once while shoveling snow

I forgot something inside, and my dumb ass started to run back into the house. I lost my balance and started to fall forward, but it was a slow fall forward; my arms were flapping in the wind!

I knew I was going down, so I tried to brace myself. Eventually I fell head first, barely missing the front step. Fell into the grass, onto a pile of snow.

I wish someone had filmed it because it would have been so funny to watch.

[pipi_k]

46. My nemesis isn't ice...

it's mud.

You would have loved to see the video our yard cams got of me the day I went out back to fill the deer feeder and fell in a nasty mixture of mud and deer shit.

[CreekDog]

14. Actually, he didn't fall

Bravo!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. Laughing is great ...

... since nobody got hurt.

"Slip and fall" can have other outcomes.

But this one is a hoot!

[AngryAmish]

19. Looks like that cat is not used to ice.

[11 Bravo]

20. Hell, the guy stayed on his feet!

I call it a good save.

[Baitball Blogger]

21. Hey. Don't mock success!

[jberryhill]

22. Force of sheer will

I'd have given up after three or four, and just gone down.

[lumberjack_jeff]

23. Interpretive dance. I call this one "fuck this fucking weather"

[VanillaRhapsody]

31. Yall have me cracking up.....as I too have taken several spills causing

pain and loss of skin and one pair of pants....this last couple of months due to the weather so.....its good to laugh at someone elses successful unfall!

[panader0]

24. Charlie Chaplin?

[C Moon]

25. He did not want to let go of that shovel. :D

[olddots]

26. Its the new dance craze

The Snow Shovel Shuffle .

[ladjf]

27. The man is a pratfall artist but funny anyway. nt

[irisblue]

28. geez i hope he is really young

all of his arm & leg muscles, and his back are gonna be soooo sore the next day. poor bastard.

[VanillaRhapsody]

32. that was also my first thought....when you get older....you can still do stuff.....you just pay more

dearly for it.....

You just don't recover nearly as quickly!

[unionthug777]

29. i personally...

bounce, not unlike a bumble. I am in shape.....round is a shape. right?

[matt819]

30. That's mesn

But I'm still laughing. And that could be me over the weekend.

[Historic NY]

33. Yo you making fun...

wishing you 10 ft of snow & ice....

then again you need the fluids.

[Liberal_in_LA]

36. lol

[Brickbat]

34. He should go into stage acting.

[Gormy Cuss]

35. I've done that dance too many times.

Shoveling snow isn't something I miss.

[spanone]

37. reminds me of the three stooges.....bowery boys....

comedy of my youth...

[jwirr]

38. There is ice under that snow. It is more dangerous than snow and the cause of most falls. When

I walk out in the winter I try to walk in the snow not on the cleared sidewalk.

[ballabosh]

39. I did that this year,

Just not as gracefully. Went out in the morning to see if I had to scrape ice off my wife's windshield. No ice on the windshield. Plenty on the sidewalk.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

40. I admit I laughed, but seriously a lot of people in poor health do die from shoveling snow. nt

[Catherine Vincent]

41. Instead of the moonwalk, it was the snowwalk. nt

[calimary]

42. Holy Cow!

MAN, how he was able to stay more or less on his feet - SHEESH!!! Could become an Winter Olympics event!

[liberalhistorian]

44. After this winter, I'm sure there are many

poor souls in MA and New England who could more than qualify for that!

[calimary]

45. Yeah, no kidding, liberalhistorian!

I'll bet there are all kinds of near-misses going on out there. That icy surface underfoot is NOT to be trifled with!!! My boys are not out touring at the moment. I'm relieved! They've unfortunately had quite a taste of some of that misery on the road in past years. They were touring through the Northeast with another band during Storm Nemo. SHEESH!!!! There've been shows they actually could not get to because their little Sprinter was no match for the rough weather. They haven't yet reached the level of touring in one of those big tour buses with the licensed professional drivers onboard. One local promoter asked what they were driving when I called ahead to ascertain what they might be facing. He advised us to skip it altogether. I'll never forget what he said - "they MIGHT be able to get here. MAYBE. But even if they do, they WON'T be able to get back out."

[BrotherIvan]

43. YOLO!

[Drunken Irishman]

47. Reminds me of the guy who filmed kids slipping on ice outside school.

[Liberal_in_LA]

48. he should have warned the kids about the icy spot

[Drunken Irishman]

49. But then they wouldn't have fallen and we wouldn't be able to laugh at 'em.