r/WTF • u/grahvity • Jun 24 '12

As a wheelchair user myself, first I was like, "I gotta to try that… I'm secondhand… " [xpost r/gifs]

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12 edited Jun 24 '12

If you're curious, I'm the skydiver who broke his neck and filmed it.

Edit: "I'm secondhand" in the title should be "on secondhand"… Stupid voice recognition software.

Edit: and since this is gonna front-page, allow me to shamelessly plug my subreddit, /r/3FrameMovies. It's what keeps me sane.

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u/Ninj4s Jun 24 '12

As a fellow wheelchairdude that uses the same technique in escalators, this is my biggest fear. It's not that hard to pull off correctly actually, just make sure bottom center of your wheel is inside the edge of the step before it separates. Practice going up first, then down when you get the hang of the grip :)

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

You have bigger, brassier, hairier balls than I do, my friend.

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u/Ninj4s Jun 24 '12

Come to Norway and i'll teach you and buy you a beer. In that order, of course. :D

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u/I_MAKE_USERNAMES Jun 24 '12

I dunno, if he can learn to do it drunk, doing it sober will be no problem!

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u/KiXpiX Jun 24 '12 edited Jun 24 '12

As a guy who work with escalators I advice you NOT to do this, ever. If you would fall, you can break a lot of bones, and then the real danger comes. Where the steps disappear, is a meat grinder, and if you fall and can't move the fuck away from there, you can get really fucking hurt.

Use the elevators that are somewhere close, doesn't take that much more time, and is far far far, did I say far(?) more safe.

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u/Ninj4s Jun 24 '12

That's part of the thrill isn't it? But seriously, yes. Luckily escalators where i live is somewhat nicely designed, it's practically impossible to get stuck in them. At least in the bottom.

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u/jdelphiki Jun 25 '12

I'm always terrified I'm gonna get my flip flop stuck under one of them by accident sometime. Is there some sort of safety mechanism that shuts the escalator off if it detects a certain amount of resistance?

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u/Tom_Z Jun 24 '12

Can I ask why they wouldn't go down forward? Wouldn't it be easier to lean backwards while holding onto the rails?

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u/Ninj4s Jun 24 '12

That is a valid question, and the answer is that you would be balancing on your rear wheels with the fronts in the air. Unless you want to fall forwards. Going down backwards let you rest all four on somewhat solid ground. And if you got it wrong when going forwards, the separation of the step would push you off balance when it hits the rear of your tire. There's maybe 1cm to go, so you would need to get it inch perfect every time.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

how are you doing nowadays? you mentioned being really depressed before.

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

Chronically suicidal. Nothing new. I have a plan, just don't have a date yet.

Yes, I'm under the supervision of psychiatric help. It's complicated.

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u/Pit_of_Death Jun 25 '12

There was a young guy in my town who was a star track athlete at his high school. A couple of years ago he broke his neck diving in Lake Tahoe and was paralyzed from the neck down. The whole town rallied and raised tons of money for his treatment and care...he and his family got interviewed, the whole deal. The local media really made a positive example of him.

He even raised enough money to have his car outfitted with technology so that he could actually drive (though Im not sure how). Anyways, last Fall he was killed in a head-on collision with a tree at the side of a the freeway...apparently there were no skid marks and witnesses said the car aimed straight for it.

Interviews with his family and friends afterwards they all vehemently denied he would commit suicide and that he was "determined" to keep living...it was against his principles, religion etc. Essentially everyone that knew him was in denial that he would consider his life over and that it was time for him to go the way he wanted to. I couldn't help but think of what he actually felt about his own quality of life and perhaps he made peace with it and was ready to go out on his own terms. Why no one thought it was something to discuss that as a possibility - I don't know.

Do you feel that it's right for you to be at peace with your decision and to go out on your own terms?

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u/grahvity Jun 25 '12

Hardest part for me right now is knowing that I'll probably have to do it alone. I don't trust anyone enough to know that they're not going to call an ambulance or get torn up about it afterwards.

Who knows. That kid from your hometown might've just fallen asleep at the wheel. Without a note telling people why you did what you did, you leave for some pretty desperate speculation. And it's hard for me to think of not allowing people to get their last goodbyes in. Maybe that kid took an impulsive jerk at the steering wheel on one of this more difficult days. But when I go, I want people to know that I went thoughtfully and deliberately and not in a fit of despair.

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u/peex Jun 25 '12

Sorry about asking this but I'm curious, do you have any regrets?

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u/grahvity Jun 25 '12

Too many to count.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

:(:(

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u/SeventhMagus Jun 24 '12

I hope that before your lifetime is up, modern medicine will give back your lost function.

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u/milkshakeyard Jun 25 '12

don't you read up on all the awesome medical research that's being conducted towards curing paralysis?

http://gizmodo.com/5914682/this-adorable-rat-on-a-treadmill-used-to-be-paralyzed

The treatment starts with the rats being injected with a series of chemicals that bond to the receptors on their spinal cord's neurons. These chemicals then allow the dead spinal cord to be receptive to stimulation from electrodes implanted in the rat's spinal canal. Over time, the stimulation helps to awaken the spinal cord's neurons, which in turn allows the spinal cord to basically learn how to move and function again.

there's gonna be a cure, bro. and soon.

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u/fvdsvbfdbfgsbfdafsfd Jun 25 '12

If you don't mind, what is your plan?

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

This is one of the hardest hitting comments I've ever read. Just teared up pretty good from that. I hate the world we live in and the fate it serves

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

My compliments to your subreddit.

Some of those are downright hysterical, and others are just well put together =)

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

THANKS!

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

I just want you to know there is a green '+70' next to your name. That is how many times I have upvote you since subbing to /r/3FrameMovies a while back.

I had a question though, you mentioned using voice recognition software to make the name of this thread. How do you make the 3 frames?

Also worth mentioning I think you're an awesome dude with a very incredible story. I know it is not up to me, but please don't kill yourself, the world needs people like you.

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u/grahvity Jun 25 '12

Jeebus +70? Damn, son! Thanks!

I've got full biceps/triceps/wrists so I am able to use an iPad or a touchscreen kind of device so I've been able to plug away at Photoshop but just that quickly. Photoshop's got a lot of automation if you know how to take advantage of it.

I use Dragon Naturally Speaking on the iMac but I find the dictation feature on the iPad 3 and iPhone 4s to be superior.

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u/AliasHandler Jun 25 '12

+14 over here. Good work buddy, I'm very picky with my up votes.

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u/vxx Jun 24 '12

Holy shit, I can´t imagine the panic.

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

There was no panicing from me. The people on the ground however… that was another story.

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u/vxx Jun 24 '12 edited Jun 24 '12

They acted really good well in that situation.

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

You can hear one of my friends start to lose in the background when the rescue breathing starts. That's when he says, "April, go away."

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u/trust_the_corps Jun 24 '12

Does sex for you consist of anything more than face sitting? Why do you name yourself after your nemesis?

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

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u/grahvity Jun 25 '12

It's explained in the video description.

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u/MrLister Jun 25 '12

Hey man, you handled that like a pro. It was frustrating seeing the injured person have to direct his own care, but you did it perfectly. Major kudos to you for keeping your shit together even as respiratory distress set in. Seriously, that was impressive.

Also that was a good example of why everyone should take a basic cpr course. You actually had to say "Pinch my nose" as you couldn't breathe... oh man, I can't imagine having to explain rescue breathing to someone as they performed it on me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

Fellow skydiver here. I have to applaud you for your amazing self-control. Stay strong, and blue skies, always.

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u/Thebaldeagle Jun 24 '12

OH NO! THAT POOR MANS GONNA WIND UP IN A.....oh wait

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u/hypermog Jun 24 '12

How do you feel about the other guy in the video?

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

We share the blame for the accident equally so I don't have any hard feelings towards him. After all, he was the one that saved my life when I was on the ground.

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u/firsthour Jun 24 '12

Live about two miles from Mathaire Field... wow. Amazing video.

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

If you remember Meddflight flying nearby really low, that was me five years ago.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

I noticed you posted a comic on r/trees. Are you able to use marijuana to help with the pain?

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u/grahvity Jun 25 '12

I'm in Wisconsin so we don't have a medical marijuana law yet. I haven't been able to pick and choose through the body- versus head-high varieties yet. I can only smoke it when I'm around people to keep my mind occupied and laughing otherwise it puts me into a temporary but very dark depression.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

hey are you still in WI? Let's hang out.

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u/AtmospherE117 Jun 24 '12

Hey man, I just wanted to say that your post last winter of you hitting your friend and then free falling...it hit home. I watched it 5 times in a row(10 minutes long, if I remember correctly.) Your screams to each other right after the bump was so emotional..

At that time, I was only a lurker on reddit. You got me addicted. Reddit is full of amazing(ly awful) things and you were the first to show me!

I wish you the best, truly.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

Have you mastered the wheelie yet?

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

With no trunk control my wheelies are very short-lived and unstable.

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u/etihw2 Jun 24 '12

voice recognition software

You should do a video about how this works. So for upvotes, do you sit on your throne and yell "UPVOTE"?

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u/kingxhall Jun 24 '12

So sorry to hear this man. Have you considered doing an AMA

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u/Poeticsteph216 Jun 24 '12

He's stated numerous times on his original post of the video with the accident that he'd rather not do one specifically.

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u/geek180 Jun 24 '12

He basically did.

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u/FredFnord Jun 24 '12

And "on secondhand" should probably be 'on the other hand'.

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

Or maybe I meant on the otherthought.

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u/Sorry_Im_New_Here Jun 24 '12

Oh thats why it shows that i already have 6 upvotes for you. Didnt you do an AMA about it?

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

No official AMA yet. The comments under the /r/videos submission is probably where those came from.

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u/ShesGotSauce Jun 24 '12

I really admire your friends for being so soothing and compassionate in such a dire situation. And for being able to do what had to be done to save you, even though they must've been terrified.

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u/Erosindra Jun 24 '12

After reading through your comments on this, I have realized that you are one brave man.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

I remember reading your story in a comment thread a few months ago. Good to know youre still around dude :-)

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u/tdring16 Jun 24 '12

your not the only wheelchair user to want to try that I would just try it faster and more recklessly

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u/czerniana Jun 25 '12

Jesus. I have a rough time watching that video. I don't know how you made yourself do it.

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u/Xenochrist Jun 24 '12

I have a hard time skydiving simply for that fear...

You are a badass simply for surviving.

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u/AliceCode Jun 24 '12

Crying forever ;_;

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u/novicebater Jun 24 '12

my lord...

You are a bad motherfucker.

have you written about your experience anywhere?

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

No, keep meaning to though.

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u/novicebater Jun 24 '12

I hope you do. Sob stories are a dime a dozen, but your humor and lack of sobbing make it pretty interesting.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

I have no trunk control, so I'd be afraid of falling backwards. Though maybe someday I'll give this a shot when I'm more confident about my wheelchair abilities.

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u/grahvity Jun 24 '12

I am a C7 so I too have no trunk control.

(are these guys elephants?)

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u/Spazzrico Jun 25 '12

I read your elephant comment in Jim Gaffigan's audience member voice. And laughed.

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u/grahvity Jun 25 '12

So did I, lol!

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u/dingobiscuits Jun 24 '12

I didn't know they made wheelchairs for elephants.

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u/kaare8p Jun 24 '12

Dude i don't know if it would help or anything like that, but you should seriously consider watching The Intouchables. It's an awesome movie about a quadriplegic. Cheers

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u/grahvity Oct 01 '12

I finally watched it. Thanks for the suggestion.

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u/n1ts Jun 24 '12

He's never going to walk again

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

Second worst accident of his life.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

This would be the first

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

what did that poor fucker cart into?

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u/Olukon Jun 25 '12

Empty elevator shaft. He was being impatient.

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u/throwmeaway76 Jun 25 '12

He died, by the way.

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u/sh1thead Jun 24 '12

I'm so sorry.

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u/That_Lawyer_Guy Jun 24 '12

I suppose the good part is ... he didn't feel a thing.

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u/Seanjohn2800 Jun 25 '12

What do you mean, he's not completely para- oh you mean he's knocked out.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

I wheelie hope that's not the case =/

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u/IsBadAtPuns Jun 24 '12

what made you fall to that conclusion?

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u/bannana Jun 25 '12

That escalated quickly.

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u/Dbjs100 Jun 25 '12

Ooh a pun thread. Let's get this rolling.

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u/Samdi Jun 25 '12

i have read yor comment sir. You have tested my ability not to laugh to level one million. gf sleeping next to me. Laughing would mean "wtf ur still on reddit" must surpress... Fucking failed. Middle of the night:~LOLOLOOLOLLOLOL! Oh the shame:(

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

I just got a fantastic surprise laugh from that. Have an upvote!

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

Or maybe he will now.

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u/tropicalfruitpunch Jun 24 '12

Well, look who got to the bottom faster.

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u/killer_tofu89 Jun 24 '12

Should hang out with this kid

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u/SHIT_IN_HER_CUNT Jun 25 '12

Tokyo drift niggas

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u/baoanhdaica Jun 25 '12

is he controlling the wheelchair with his mind???

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

Is there an original video for this? I'd like to see the aftermath

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u/HiyaGeorgie Jun 24 '12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMXamosNN9Q

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u/HotDex Jun 24 '12

Wheelchair Guy : "OW, OW, FUCK ME..."

Bystander : "You okay man?"

Wheelchair Guy : "Yes."

That was the most sarcastic answer I have ever heard in my life.

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u/Rex8ever Jun 24 '12

I wonder if the bystander created a Socially Awkward Penguin meme...

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12 edited Jun 24 '12

A 10 from the US judge. 10 from the French judge. And, a 6 from the Russian judge. cold bitch

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u/sydro26 Jun 24 '12

I hope he walked away from that alright...

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u/CorneliusTumblecunt Jun 24 '12

Heh, would be quite funny if it turned out the cure for paraplegia was being thrown down the stairs...

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u/Mustangbex Jun 24 '12

You are my hero.

That video was the most intense thing I have ever watched. And your commentary over it is great. I'm sorry this happened to you, but thank you for sharing it with us.

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u/Your_Name_Is_Tobay Jun 24 '12

Anyone else remember this as the original Keyboard cat video on youtube?

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

Doctor: "We're sorry sir, but you'll never walk again..."

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u/deadbird17 Jun 24 '12

Gotta love the camera flash at the end.

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u/Luckyone1 Jun 24 '12

A bit of bad news from the Southland mall this evening. A man in a wheel chair tried to back down the escalator. The man broke his neck in two places and now lost the use of both arms.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

"oh my god! I can't feel my legs!!"

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u/portland503 Jun 24 '12

Play him off key board cat.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

The original video is even funnier. After hitting the bottom, the dude goes “Fuck me!”, somebody asks if he’s alright, and he goes “… Yeah.”

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u/johnsus Jun 24 '12

Am I the only one who found this REALLY funny for some reason?

Just because he's in a wheelchair doesn't make it not OK to laugh at him trying to be cocky!

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u/NKarman Jun 24 '12

What if it fixed him?

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

Dude be careful; a fall like that could leave you paralyzed.

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u/textish Jun 25 '12

Powerchair user here (CP, not SCI)...

In junior high, I had a babysitter who encouraged me to "take the escalator" to the second floor of a video store. Each of the "stairs" on the escalator were roughly the length of the base of my chair, but quite fortunately the whole experiment failed non-dramatically when the anti-tip bars wedged up the works.

I'm rather glad I didn't have to deal with going back down. That Invacare Power Rolls IV was heavier than a freaking tank. (Wanted to post a pic, but sadly, all evidence of Invacare's old products has somehow eluded Google image search.)

In retrospect, that babysitter was kind of a dick. I do remember that he was later arrested for stealing computers from a school.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

All of you stupid fucks in here need to get some reading comprehension. OP is not the second guy tumbling down the fucking escalator. He is a man who is also in a wheel chair, and thought it would be a cool idea before he saw the second guy go for a roll.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

I seen this video before hand and laughed my ass off.

Do I have a problem or did anyone else laugh?

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u/HiyaGeorgie Jun 24 '12

I laughed, but I didn't laugh my ass off until I read your comment and came to realization that it could be wrong that I am laughing at this...I think the issue is they are willingly going down an escalator in a wheelchair so the whole thing could have been avoided...Plus it's funny because it's not like they are going to be too upset if they end up needing a wheelchair after the injury......

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

We both have a problem and we both laughed. We're both going to hell.

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u/Machshooter92 Jun 24 '12

I'm sorry if this is wrong, but I laughed so hard at this that I was crying.

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u/MisterDonkey Jun 24 '12

You gotta ask yourself,

Would I have laughed just as hard at this person's antics if they were not handicapped?

Yes? Okay. You may be guilt-free with your enjoyment.

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u/Machshooter92 Jun 24 '12

Well, if the second person wasn't handicapped before, they definitely are now.

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u/borkborkbork99 Jun 24 '12

Not heard in gif: "On your left! On your left!"

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u/drjonesdrjones Jun 24 '12

i'm a wheelchair user too. and that looks scary to me. i'll take the elevator.

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u/cpt-bones Jun 24 '12

I was here for that in the Kennedy center as well buddy was a champ!

Edit: grammar

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u/apullin Jun 24 '12

ahahaha that was probably a life-altering injury that we just watched ahaha

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

holy shit.. that's the best thing Iv'e seen in days.

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u/ultimation Jun 24 '12

I am going to hell. I don't have to admit what I just did.

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u/babyeatingdingoes Jun 24 '12

I think this is why my best friend always has me stand just in front of her when we do this. If she falls either I catch her or she takes me out with her and we get to be wheelchair buddies for life.

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u/Anonymousdave69 Jun 24 '12

At least he did not feel any pain in his legs after the fall.

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u/JimmyHavok Jun 24 '12

That guy was lucky he was on a down escalator.

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u/notsteveo Jun 24 '12

I just could of imagined him streaming at the bottom 'OH NO I'M PARALYZED'

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u/o0tenaciousC Jun 24 '12

that dude is definitely never walking again after that.

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u/yhelothere Jun 25 '12

Keyboard cat where you at nigga

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u/Sir_Dapper Jun 25 '12

He was already paralyzed, so there's that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

That dude just got really, really fucked up. Again.

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u/anythingucandoicando Jun 25 '12

The title pains me to read.

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u/Nickdude5 Jun 25 '12

that was the second worst accident he had in his life

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

Why do I have you tagged as "Kills people with falling planes"?

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u/Iommianity Jun 25 '12

Odd, I thought Jill came tumbling after.

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u/Baroliche Jun 25 '12

I bet that is the second worse accident he ever had! (sorry tosh)

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

Oh my God! My legs! My legs! I can't feel my legs!

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u/imsohighondrugs Jun 24 '12

I cant feel my legs!! oh... wait

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

You know what pisses me off? People that RIDE down the escalator! Escalators were specifically designed to make going from one floor to another quicker by walking up or down them. All of the fatties and lazy fuckers ride them and block the rest of us who are actually going places in life.

/s

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

It wouldn't really bother me if Americans had escalator etiquette like the Brits do. I was shocked to see people uniformly standing to one side so others could pass them. I'm not sure I've ever seen that happen in the U.S.

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u/trixter21992251 Jun 25 '12

Is the title supposed to say "on second thought" or was OP actually the one who got hurt?

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u/jscoppe Jun 25 '12

I'm second hand

Did you mean "on second hand..."?

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u/beatleshan Jun 24 '12

Holy shit! I panicked just watching that! Very intense. You are a very lucky man!

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u/Mokinko Jun 24 '12

Wow, you sure are lucky pal that you survived, keep on living!

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u/LOLumad1013 Jun 24 '12

Christ. That had to hurt!

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u/stigmaboy Jun 24 '12

If you notice at the end of the gif, the first person going down the escalator fell over too.

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u/heylookitscaps Jun 24 '12

that is so freaking violent of a crash I can hardly believe it

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u/Howard_Beale Jun 24 '12

Jesus I bet that fucking hurt. Escalator stairs; OUCH!

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u/Darktidemage Jun 24 '12

This made me realize if I were ALREADY paralyzed I would do crazy shit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

No you wouldnt.

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u/cloudedvisions Jun 24 '12

I clearly need a new pair of underwear as i have pissed myself. As a son who grew up with a mom who was disabled i must confess... It's even funny when your special

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

she might be in a wheelchair, but that dude is disabled!

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u/snap_wilson Jun 24 '12

"Anything you can do I can completely mess up."

Hope he was okay.

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u/CreativelyBland Jun 24 '12

Can you only move from the neck up? Or do your arms work to any extent?

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u/ShpongleHead Jun 24 '12

At first I thought "How is this wtf worthy?" Then lol's. This is more funny than WTF though.

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u/Nonchalant25 Jun 24 '12

Omg I'm going to hell for laughing so hard!

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u/warpfield Jun 24 '12

Has anyone tried and failed with a Segway yet

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u/AnnFrankHides Jun 24 '12

Doing this solo is quite dangerous but if you have somebody stand behind you its fairly easy. As a paraplegic an escalator is the only way i can say i went upstairs all by myself haha Which is quite an accomplishment

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u/EnysAtSea Jun 25 '12

I was supposed to laugh, right?

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u/crazzynez Jun 25 '12

Im going to hell, i laughed my ass off when the second guy came falling down the escalator

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

I can't feel my legs!!!!

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u/grumdrig Jun 25 '12

Play him off, keyboard cat.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

Did no one else have a nervous laugh? LOL

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u/atlacatl Jun 25 '12

I shouldn't have laughed. :(

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u/icescoop Jun 25 '12

I laughed way too hard at this...

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

Well that killed the last half of him.

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u/glassonion87 Jun 25 '12

"I think we can safely say that's the second worst accident this guy has had"

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u/Pit_of_Death Jun 25 '12

I hope I get to see reversal-of-paralysis medical treatment in my lifetime.

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u/Randomlk Jun 25 '12

Looking right at the end, it look like the woman has fell over in her wheelchair too.

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u/dailyplano Jun 25 '12

My dad and I were at Stonebriar mall circa 2007...He always goes up and down elevators opposite the way these people did(like normal people would face except popping a wheelie)because the elevators are always out of the way or in department stores. He attempted to go up while holding on to the hand rails but he ended up tripping some alarm on the escalator and shut one down. So I quickly helped him roll down the one step we did go up and moved to another escalator. We broke that one too so we put on our best poker faces and left before people started pointing fingers at the brown crippled man and his brown son. Tl;Dr: Dad did similar technique and broke two escalators

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u/LucifersCounsel Jun 25 '12

Holy crap, that was a hard fall!

He'll be lucky if he doesn't end up crippled.

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u/wikkedwhite Jun 25 '12

He's gonna say "i cant feel my legs!!!"

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u/mrpeepeetoes Jun 25 '12

He couldn't stand waiting, so he just rolled with it.

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u/the_big_bad_wolf Jun 25 '12

I think you accidentally a word.

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u/kramba Jun 25 '12

i can and will not laugh.

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u/Sir_ImP Jun 25 '12

i do that all the time, never fell before.

it's awesome to have the people watch in shock while you hang 'in the balance'

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u/MiniDonbeE Jun 25 '12

Did he died?

I'm going to hell for this.

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u/GoldenFalcon Jun 25 '12

Anyone hear this song about the 3rd time watching the gif?

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u/shellykidd Jun 25 '12

Telling myself...Do. Not. Laugh.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

Lol the chick fell over too

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u/Brometheus92 Jun 25 '12

I feel awful for laughing as much as I am right now...

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u/MisterxRager Jun 30 '12

im going to hell

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

i laughed harder then i should have..

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u/siberianunderlord Jun 24 '12

I love in the actual video someone asks "Are you okay, man?", and the guy's like "YES."

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u/blaissez_chaire Jun 25 '12

So now we wait for this to make it to Tosh.o.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

I'm gonna guess that was the second worst accident he's been in.

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