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[–]Hyperclearic 53 points54 points ago

this was actually an ad campaign. If you go to the video and read the description its talks about a company brand

[–]Oideron 82 points83 points ago

Thank god, if that was real the little one would have died of a case of TV to the head combined with a case of wall cabinet to the EVERYTHING ELSE

[–]ademu5 31 points32 points ago

Science has spoken.

[–]Numb3r_6 5 points6 points ago

It's an acute illness.

[–]Xemeriba 1 point2 points ago

You've probably never heard of it.

[–]hammeranvil 1 point2 points ago

Hipster disease...

[–]Journalisto 17 points18 points ago

My brother-in-law actually watched a girl die this way in elementary school. It still gives him nightmares.

[–]Oideron 2 points3 points ago

I can't imagine how horrific that must have been... and so young =(

[–]vodkamartini 3 points4 points ago

Once when I was a kid I climbed up a TV stand similar to this so I could reach behind it and adjust this thing that always caused the picture to come in terribly. It started falling backwards, and I remember landing on the floor and watching the TV come toward my face.

The tv ended up being wedged between a chair and the stand about a foot from my face. My mom asked what all the noise was, I got everything back in order before she ever found out. She was none the wiser.

[–]bluestickystuff 4 points5 points ago

You almost died and all you were worried about was fixing the mess before your mom found out ?

[–]vodkamartini 12 points13 points ago

I had my priorities in order!

[–]Oideron 9 points10 points ago

That's how being a kid works. I almost died loads of times but as long as my parents didn't know they couldn't get mad.

[–]xkwr27 1 point2 points ago

too right

[–]monacle_man 3 points4 points ago

were you ever a kid?!

[–]topgunsarg 11 points12 points ago

To be honest, could anyone imagine being bumped slightly into a cabinet and that leading to the cabinet falling over? That must have been the most unstable cabinet...

[–]thesomedude777 2 points3 points ago

im actually happy and relieved to be watching an ad....

[–]Teppichopfer 1 point2 points ago

I never really understood this.

When the video came out it was a viral for a campaign against violence in internet videos. There was a whole webpage with information and other videos. One of the videos was a documentation about the victims in those "fail-clips".

It started as a somehow real documentation but got silly quite fast by showing someone who lost his arms while juggling with chainsaws. The documentation was obviously a hoax.

So the video with the kids was a viral for a campaign which was a viral for something else I never really found out because I lost interest

[–]Grays42 1 point2 points ago

Where the hell is the link for the lazy? /taptaptap

[–]EdmEnthusiast 0 points1 point ago

ya you can see him start to flinch before hand

[–]OppositeImage 5 points6 points ago

Before hand do what?

[–]Herpmahderp 0 points1 point ago

Came here to say that, meh.

[–]Nikopolja 37 points38 points ago

Bad Luck Bryan

[–]sydneygamer 2 points3 points ago

Bad Luck Brian

FTFY

[–]mysheettz890 2 points3 points ago

As a Brian, I can confirm that this is the correct spelling

[–]Cry_Havok 101 points102 points ago*

so uuuhm...did he died? EDIT: you guys have given me 109 upvotes. that is the most i have ever had on anything. i guess i suck at reddit.

[–]Offensive_Statement 65 points66 points ago

He's fucking dead and we all laughed. Today you are all on my level. Don't worry, that dirty feeling fades after a while. It never really goes away though.

[–]boobaloo2011 18 points19 points ago

Oh it does go away. I can vouch for that.

[–]Sandmanifest 15 points16 points ago

Don't even remember what it felt like

[–]LittlePieceOfMe 1 point2 points ago

Is that...Ted?

[–]mrwynd 2 points3 points ago

Lester Burnham doesn't care about you

[–]LittlePieceOfMe 1 point2 points ago

I'm not sure we're still talking about the same thing.

[–]mrwynd 0 points1 point ago

Probably not, I didn't get the reference so I went with my own, any explanation would be appreciated (Explaining mine - Lester is the character from American Beauty)

[–]LittlePieceOfMe 0 points1 point ago

I thought the guy looked like Ted from Queer as Folk.

[–]seiryuu24 3 points4 points ago

Damn straight it does.

[–]thisisnotthought 5 points6 points ago

Shame is temporary, WTF is forever.

[–]LORDJEW_VAN_CUNTFUCK 4 points5 points ago

Even if it wasn't fake, the chances of that actually killing him seem pretty low.

[–]RioTequila 2 points3 points ago

Im siding with you this time, Lord Jew Van Cuntfuck.

[–]Jalh 29 points30 points ago

It is fake. You could easily see the other kid kind of reversing and dropping into a safe zone.

[–]TheFluxIsThis 48 points49 points ago

Top comment

OmG am i the only one hoo is worried about the kid under the dresser?

...Seriously? HOO?

[–]Streakiest 17 points18 points ago

That makes me so sad.

[–]Noobleton 13 points14 points ago

It's ok, they're an owl on a keyboard.

[–]accioalexandra 10 points11 points ago

But the TV falls on him..

[–]overtoke 2 points3 points ago

cardboard tv

[–]muddzm 3 points4 points ago

I don't think the TV (or anything else that falls) is the real heavy stuff.

[–]Son_of_the_Morning 14 points15 points ago

Have you ever tried to pick up a tv from the 90's?

[–]muddzm 8 points9 points ago

Yeah I have, and I think you've misunderstood me, I'm telling the TV in the video is fake.

Fake like cardboard fake.

[–]Son_of_the_Morning -5 points-4 points ago

I agree, he's lucky it wasn't real though.

Fuck that.

[–]pinchhazard 8 points9 points ago

He's lucky that the TV in a pre-planned stunt scene was fake? What is the point of even saying that?

[–]Son_of_the_Morning 0 points1 point ago

I didn't know it was fake until I read where it came from, and that was after I thought it was a real tv and posted the comment.

Ninja edit:

[–]lasergumball 1 point2 points ago

Your username isn't by chance named after a song is it?

[–]Son_of_the_Morning 1 point2 points ago

It is. And if you're thinking Oh, Sleeper, you're right.

[–]lasergumball 1 point2 points ago

One of my favorite bands. But nothing they do will ever beat that album. However I would have been more likely to use The_Finisher ;)

[–]therealflinchy -1 points0 points ago

i've watched it a few times, it's got glass on it, and is fairly deep?

[–]Zanedude -4 points-3 points ago

I think you've misunderstood the joke.

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[–]LeftyGunNut 2 points3 points ago

No. Fuck that. There was no joke, and you've been correct (and misunderstood by all the others) all along.

Bro fist.

[–]LeftyGunNut 2 points3 points ago

There was no joke, and what is everyone on about? muddzm was clearly implying in his first comment that the stuff was fake. Son_of_the_Morning misunderstood. And now you've misunderstood his comment to be a joke.

I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING CRAZY PILLS!

[–]Hammerfist_Pucconi 0 points1 point ago

Actually, it's a composite video. The first frame is the kid hitting the dresser, the second frame is the dresser falling. Check out the pen on the table in the foreground. It jumps between the two shots.

[–]Transflail 0 points1 point ago

The TV is not fake as others have suggested.

The trick is where the little boy lands, notice that he keeps falling? Trap door.

[–]buster2Xk 1 point2 points ago

The camera is sitting on a table and he falls behind the table. You can see he stops where a little of him is still visible above the edge of the table and the dresser clearly lands on him.

[–]accioalexandra 0 points1 point ago

ohhhhhhh I'm gonna go look

[–]accioalexandra 0 points1 point ago

I actually don't think so, you can see him laying on the ground

[–]therealflinchy 1 point2 points ago

no matter how you see it, that tv landed on top of him...

[–]Itsthex 0 points1 point ago

You can also see that the blonde kid accelerates more after being hit which goes against physics entirely haha!

Unless, of course, this is DBZ.

[–]capecodcarl 2 points3 points ago

He still didn't hit the entertainment center with enough force to cause it to fall like that. Someone off-camera pushed it from behind. Watch it again and you'll see it doesn't even tilt back so it must've been fairly flush against the wall or well balanced. A little 70 pound kid like that isn't going to cause much force to cause it to fall if that is the case.

[–]buster2Xk 2 points3 points ago

I think you're right. The kid sort of bounces and then the dresser throws itself at him a split second after.

[–]Neo905 2 points3 points ago

Yeah because the kid was anticipating the balls getting hit. Because that is what little kids do. Make fart noises and hit each other in the balls.

[–]jormugandr 0 points1 point ago

Make fart noises and hit each other in the balls.

That does sound familiar... I posit that you have experience either being a little kid or have spent time around them.

[–]buster2Xk 0 points1 point ago

Probably spent lots of time around them. He's clearly an adult and hence has never been a kid.

[–]boejangles 0 points1 point ago

No, the kid got whacked in the nuts by an elbow and was stunned/falling into the fetal position. That "safe zone" was the tv and regardless I doubt he fit into the cubby perfectly.

[–]Guitarable 0 points1 point ago

That and he doesn't even hit the right portin of the entertainment unit, yet it falls down first.

[–]POTATO_LIBERATOR 1 point2 points ago

No, it's fake. Notice how the blond kid positions himself to be "hit" by the other kid's elbow.

[–]gamerwithnoname 1 point2 points ago

I'm afraid.... Heat is die.

[–]helloo25 1 point2 points ago

he ded.

[–]WeedRambo 0 points1 point ago

I think he did died.

[–]vaginalenterprises 23 points24 points ago

First couple of times I saw this, I didn't notice it was a nutshot.

[–]eenneeerrr 5 points6 points ago*

The way the kid fell back and bounced off the bookcase reminds me of the GTAIV physics.

[–]Comrde 5 points6 points ago

Can we get a back story to this? On the plus side, the older kid did keep all of the plates and cups on the table after pulling the cloth.

[–]poorlittlemonkey 14 points15 points ago

Why does that kid look like he got knocked out by getting hit in the stomach?

[–]HankSpank 33 points34 points ago

Because its a fake.

[–]Ryusko -2 points-1 points ago

Because it's a dummy.

[–]An_Emo_Dinosaur 0 points1 point ago

A dummy that talks and then walks around?

[–]crackkittycrumble 4 points5 points ago

Well...the kid did pull that table cloth off without moving those plates. So good on him.

[–]kunoburesu 16 points17 points ago

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo6snp053m1qzy4n9.gif

[–]SimilarImage 42 points43 points ago

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[–]nocentsofhumour 12 points13 points ago

http://imgur.com/DSWxJ

[–]gburnaman 3 points4 points ago

New law of robotics:

  1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

  2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

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4. A robot may not whine about reposts.

[–]SimilarImage 2 points3 points ago

What he said.

[–]An_Emo_Dinosaur 0 points1 point ago

please read the faq

[–]apoutwest 4 points5 points ago

I get why people post these, but you do realize that not everyone saw it the first time (or the second or third). Things that have now faded into obscurity may be funny to those who haven't seen them yet.

[–]TheMcG 27 points28 points ago

its a bot...

and just to say i haven't seen it either.

[–]tuckertucker 7 points8 points ago

I've seen it six times. I'll upvote the next 12 or so.

[–]texascience 1 point2 points ago

I'm going to post it 13 more times. Mmmmm Karma....

[–]karmic_retribution 6 points7 points ago

Read the FAQ

[–]Black_Ash_Heir 3 points4 points ago

The purpose of this bot is not to call out reposts. It is to provide links to other comment threads for further discussion.

[–]apoutwest 1 point2 points ago

Ahh, well then I stand corrected.

[–]TinyConqueror 2 points3 points ago

Fake indeed, look at the pencil on the table, it magickly moves.

[–]brenny4562 5 points6 points ago

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEPvSo8bE2I

it is a repost, but its much more humorous with sound

[–]YouSunkMyBattleboat 1 point2 points ago

so it's fake? will someone tell me already!

[–]holycheddar 6 points7 points ago

It is fake. If you find the original post that it is from someone explained it. It is an ad campaign.

[–]FighterOfFoo 1 point2 points ago

Totally. There's no reason for the kid to be standing behind the other kid who's pulling the tablecloth, other than to deliberately get knocked backwards into the wall unit, that is.

[–]underwaterlove 1 point2 points ago

It's an ad campaign. This is their website. It pretends to be a campaign by a concerned mother who wants to stop all variety shows, purportedly after her sons got inspired by a show to try some tricks at home and got injured in the process. It's supposed to go viral and ultimately forward people to this variety show.

Also, it's a student project by media production students at this university, realized in collaboration with this webdesign company.

[–]EpicFishFingers 0 points1 point ago

So the vid we all saw was their third attempt?

Gotta say, they picked it up pretty quick

[–]Miltage 1 point2 points ago

Of course it's fake. Watch how the kid prepares to be hit, grabs his arm (what?) and then deliberately runs backward into the cupboard.

Also, that's a terrible place to stand if you are viewing the trick.

[–]dacouchpatato 1 point2 points ago

What happened to the kid?

[–]Suniikaa 23 points24 points ago

He got aids.

[–]darkhorseguns 6 points7 points ago

I had a friend who got AIDS that way too.

[–]_Jake93 1 point2 points ago

give it up for young Indiana Jones escaping the bookshelf of doom.

[–]i_love_younicorns 1 point2 points ago

I'm pretty sure I just watched a child die.

[–]broof99 1 point2 points ago

This remains my favorite gif on the internet. I don't even care if it's fake.

[–]CowsGoMeow1 1 point2 points ago

That's amazing. He pull the cloth out and nothing on the table shifted. Teach me kid.

[–]ma582 1 point2 points ago

Great. I clicked on a link from Reddit and saw another person die

[–]drunken_magician 1 point2 points ago

Oh god, that's how my version of that trick ends...every time. :(

[–]jerrrrryyyyy 1 point2 points ago

I wasn't expecting him to pull off the trick either...

[–]HunterTC 1 point2 points ago

I hope the tv is okay

[–]ConfusingUsername 1 point2 points ago

I remember this, it's a sketch group that did this. Made the video for it a long long time ago

[–]Mucak 1 point2 points ago

.jpeg ... what sorcery is this?

[–]shcwvmusic 0 points1 point ago

Fake

[–]anonimyus 0 points1 point ago

That kid has powers he has yet to understand.

[–]TheClayroo 0 points1 point ago

Super Awesome Older Brother!

[–]Cheetah123go 0 points1 point ago

He still got the whole tablecloth out like a boss

[–]TommyHollywood 0 points1 point ago

CAN I GET SAUCE?

[–]Buttered_Penis 2 points3 points ago

It's from a commercial. I tracked it down for you.

Sauce.

Protip, use karmadecay.com to find other posts like this from Reddit, it's bound to be in the comment section for one of them.

[–]TommyHollywood 1 point2 points ago

Thanks!

[–]rcktsquirrel07 0 points1 point ago

that kid is FUCKING DEAD. christ.

[–]budg13 0 points1 point ago

hope the tv is okay

[–]VanceDiezel 0 points1 point ago

He did it! Then killed his little brother.

[–]LegendairyMooo 0 points1 point ago

Has been my favorite youtube video for over a year now. Sadly, it's fake. Watch the pen on the table and see for yourself.

[–]Salvius 0 points1 point ago

All I want to know is... were the fish OK?

[–]Swedish_chocolate 0 points1 point ago

I may be wrong, but I seem to recall seeing this before on AFV or something along those lines. I think they interviewed him and I don't think the kid was seriously hurt. But I could be wrong

[–]kaze919 0 points1 point ago

just realized that was a fish tank on the top left... had to rewatch it a few times

[–]SenorSqueeze 0 points1 point ago

Most people don't know that blondie was sleeping with table cloth kid's wife. This was just a well thought out murder. It was the perfect crime...

[–]SexyRosaParks 0 points1 point ago

NOOOO MICHELE!

[–]travisgigantor 0 points1 point ago

eff all you " its fake oohh its fake!" so what. it still made me laugh for 20 min.

[–]fisheric 0 points1 point ago

Not real but still pretty funny

[–]CakeBagel 0 points1 point ago

Is that pedo bear outside the window? seriously

[–]mflourishes 0 points1 point ago

RIP Sven <3

[–]ejsam 0 points1 point ago

This is the real one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4oNROcwGeI

[–]Angrathar 0 points1 point ago

WHAT A DICK. Hits his brother in the balls, and then leaves him to be crushed to death.

This would be cringe-worthy if I wasn't laughing so hard.

[–]the_RG 0 points1 point ago

That escalated quickly

[–]halfpastbored 0 points1 point ago

Tadaa~

[–]kylearm 0 points1 point ago

Very well done, but fake (thankfully!).

[–]vVvMaze 0 points1 point ago

You can immediately tell its fake because the kid did not hit the cabinet with enough of a force to cause that to happen.

[–]TwistedIntents 0 points1 point ago

lol you can tell it's fake because the TV stand doesn't even jiggle before it falls on him. still made me cringe the first time.

[–]orddot 0 points1 point ago

fake

[–]thepseudonym12344 0 points1 point ago

Look very closely and you see him drop through the fake floor, thankfully

[–]SuperBananners 0 points1 point ago

fake as shit

[–]dhoas 0 points1 point ago

Greatest GIF I have ever seen

[–]worzrgk 0 points1 point ago

Ok, apparently a German Vaudeville-style show of some kind? From the website, translated from German:

"Do you believe everything that you see on the net? After attending the GOP vaudeville shows no mental or physical harm of our guests have become known. Michel & Sven enjoying perfect health! And Mrs. Boeckel - Mother of the campaign - is an enthusiastic GOP supporter."

I'm guessing GOP means something else to Germans.

[–]hawkeyesfan88 0 points1 point ago

They had a whole segment on vh1 or something showing how this video was made

[–]JackSkelingtionIII 0 points1 point ago

Older kid ran like a boss.

[–]hawkeyesfan88 0 points1 point ago

It's two separate videos that are combined to give the illusion that the cabinet falls on the boy when in reality he is standing behind the camera watching the cabinet fall over as well.

[–]sydneygamer 0 points1 point ago

Well, he's dead.

[–]groverwood 0 points1 point ago

at least the talented one survived.

[–]NumbersMakeMeHorny 0 points1 point ago

Death ensued

[–]Balls2theW4ll 0 points1 point ago

That act really brought the house down

[–]buttguy 0 points1 point ago

"That kid gets fucking obliterated!"

-chinesandtwines

[–]Fyrefly7 0 points1 point ago

This would've been completely believable for me if the smaller kid had just started off a couple feet closer to the cabinet. That way he wouldn't have to float/fly back several feet so unrealistically.

[–]lordsushi 0 points1 point ago

it is the kid that gets bumped into the stand that ruins it. he seems very fake.

[–]griffith12 0 points1 point ago

damn that little kid got fucked up I bet.

[–]Muskafan2 0 points1 point ago

Who cares if it's fake. That kid got fucked up!

[–]cjmantica32 0 points1 point ago

Lol. Cannot stop watching the kid who got knocked under the whole thing.

[–]CanIGetaHellYeah 8 points9 points ago

PSst - its fake.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

HELL YEAH

[–]pottyanimal 0 points1 point ago

It's a fake- I saw how they made it on some TV thing about viral videos

[–]tensivenewt -1 points0 points ago

Holy shit!

[–]drunken1 -1 points0 points ago

Nuts!

[–]BobSlaysPants -1 points0 points ago

So fucking fake, but I give them credit to even attempt the Fake Out!

[–]thetoecutter10 -1 points0 points ago

fake and repost and die in a fire

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