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youtube.com — Eric Barone, who broke the world speed record for mountain biking in Nov 4, 2001, tried to break it again by riding down Cerro Negro volcano in Nicaragua. Seconds into his descent, Barone's bicycle snapped hurtling the cyclist down the volcano at 107 MPH! "It looked as if there was a rock or something in the path that made the bicycle break i...

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  • DeuceDiggalow, on 08/29/2008, -29/+9Jeez
    • JohanMarcusGuy, on 08/29/2008, -41/+12Jeez is right, having been involved in a motorcyclist club in my youth, I can tell you that the pressure to perform is tremendous. It's unfortunate that people put pressure on these young men to do stunts that aren't even possible.

      To top it all off we record it with a video-camera and laugh at them for making a mistake, entitling it "Ahhhh" or otherwise mocking the pain this man was obviously in.

      I once rode up to Oregon, where my friends pressured me to do a trick just like this, except I did a wheelie going 25mph, needless to say three stitches later, I was lucky to be alive.

      It's not funny when you encourage this behavior, it's not funny when people get hurt. By laughing you're only powering the engine that is seeking to prematurely end this man's life. You're empowering with your laughter the 150ccs of raw physical AND emotional destruction.

      How about we learn to start caring?

      Let's let the spokes of our unconditional sympathy pave the way from this destructive lifestyle by showing people there IS an alternative.

      As a now a successful paralegal, I know that this man can push through and make something of himself.

      Signed,
      Johan Marcus Guy
      • TheUnlearn, on 08/29/2008, -4/+7first of all, this dude wanted to break a world record, no one forced him to do it. second, he didn't make a mistake there was just too much pressure on the bike. IIRC he actually got up after that completely unharmed and did it again and succeeded. Also, cry more.
      • TheUnlearn, on 08/29/2008, -3/+2sorry, he did get hurt but i think he did try it again later.
      • Iwantawii, on 08/29/2008, -2/+18Are you kidding me?

        1) Blatant comment abuse
        2) Boring me-too story
        3) Accuse us all of "powering the engine" that kills people
        4) "How about we learn to start caring?"
      • oaktree, on 08/29/2008, -2/+14You pussy...3 stitches?!?! And you're lucky to be alive?!?! WTF! Grow a pair and get a real job.
      • ferinex, on 08/29/2008, -3/+2Iz dat some BAWWWWWWWWWW I hear?
      • fxu1989, on 08/29/2008, -3/+17Good troll, but too obvious.

        A 34 year-old gentleman from Norwalk, CT (US) who joined Digg on August 29th, 2008
      • NotOptium, on 08/29/2008, -0/+11Looking at this guy's profile is hilarious. Go and read all the comments he's made today.
        The outraged responses are fantastic too.
      • Matt2k, on 08/29/2008, -0/+5> Looking at this guy's profile is hilarious.

        Every now and again we get a real gem like this. Joe lewitts was my favorite. I'm thinking they're the same guy.
      • oli35, on 08/30/2008, -3/+1You're still here?! Go away!
      • lartones, on 08/30/2008, -0/+3this *****' Johan Marcus Guy is all over DIGG now

        signed,
        Johan Marcus Guy
  • rpi22, on 08/29/2008, -6/+481Dress for the slide, not for the ride................
    • marksmayo, on 08/29/2008, -12/+3I don't think you can physically carry enough padding on that bike to protect yourself from a crash like that!
    • ousthouse, on 08/29/2008, -6/+75DUGG for the slide, not for the ride...............
    • scoottie, on 08/29/2008, -3/+8looks like he forgot to secure his helmet
    • ChronicColonic, on 08/29/2008, -2/+38That Huffy you bought from Walmart SHOULD NOT be used to break records.
      • OpenRevolt, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2It was a very expensive/custom made bike that he helped design just for the task of breaking speed records.

        If I remember right, the problem was that after using the bike to break records the frame eventually weakened from the excessive forces (despite the continual maintenance).

        Some sort of screw or linkage may have fell out when the frame weakened too... it's been a while since I've seen the full-story.

    • mattjameson, on 08/29/2008, -17/+3Looks like he was riding Brokeback mountain!
    • Lucas123, on 08/29/2008, -10/+6Gravity can be a cruel sometimes.
      • punkcat, on 08/29/2008, -2/+14momentum
      • Narrwald, on 08/29/2008, -2/+3Everybody loves a good cruel sometimes, so it's all good.
      • Lucas123, on 08/31/2008, -1/+3Are you serious? You said momentum and people dugg you up? It's not momentum, it's gravity pulling him downhill. This is embarassing. Momentum: a property of a moving body that determines the length of time required to bring it to rest when under the action of a constant force or moment. Gravity: the acceleration of a body in free fall under the influence of earth's gravity expressed as the rate of increase of velocity per unit of time.
    • OpenRevolt, on 08/29/2008, -7/+24This is old.

      If you saw the show on TV it stated that it was his specially designed speed suit that actually saved his life since it has a thick rubber-like exterior.

      He broke a few bones, but was otherwise okay.

      The fall is more impressive in slow-motion where you can see rag doll like physics tossing his body around.

      The woman screaming is his gf.
      • blinki, on 08/29/2008, -5/+58ragdoll physics are known as "reality" or "physics" outside of a computer reference.

        If you chose to use physics, you could further specify centripetal force, inertia and gravity.
      • AgentD, on 08/29/2008, -1/+2I saw the show too, but it stated that he didn't even break anything, he was virtually unscathed because of the suit.
      • OpenRevolt, on 08/30/2008, -0/+5blinki: "In computer physics engines, ragdoll physics are a type of procedural animation that is often used as a replacement for traditional static death animations."

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragdoll_physics

        You shouldn't be so quick to run your mouth.

      • OpenRevolt, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2AgentD:"He broke several ribs and his sternum but was lucky to be alive. "

        http://thesaloon.net/blog/_archives/2008/8/29/3860 ...

        If you people are going to try to correct me at least get your ***** straight with some research.
      • TraumaPony, on 08/30/2008, -0/+1OpenRevolt: Which is exactly what he said. Ragdoll physics works by simulating the joints of the body... Just like real life.
    • RMoore08, on 08/29/2008, -5/+5Thats what she said
    • thavi, on 08/29/2008, -0/+5TOTALLY was not expecting that fall
    • Kruez, on 08/30/2008, -0/+14Helmet? Check!

      Chinstrap? Meh.
    • rpi22, on 08/30/2008, -0/+4the helmet was not designed for safety, only speed...
  • apothekari, on 08/29/2008, -32/+15There goes a stupid,stupid man.
    • NoCt1, on 08/29/2008, -5/+7not stupid. a ballsy man. I give all respect to him for trying something i look and and go wow.. not me. So in turn that makes you and I stupid for not attempting something. even if it could hurt.
      • Johnagain, on 08/29/2008, -2/+1You give him respct for trying something... stupid? If he were trying something dangerous that would likely have some sort of benefit to mankind, I would agree. Spending a lot of time and money trying to ride a bike down a volcano really really fast is kind of dumb. Don't get this wrong: I support his right to do it, but I also classify you as dumb for thinking he's "Ballsy" and deserving of your respect. (IMHO)

        I hope he heals quickly.
        I also hope he was wearing the Sprocket Jockey's credo: "Bones heal, and chicks dig scars. Pain is temporary, but glory is forever."
      • LocalDocal, on 08/30/2008, -0/+0"So in turn that makes you and I stupid for not attempting something. even if it could hurt."

        Technically, it would normally make you a coward if you're unwilling to do something that someone else is. Of course, one can also say that it makes you intelligent if you're willing to do something that could easily kill you. I'm just going to take a shot in the dark and say that falling down anywhere at 107MPH has a really good chance of killing you.
    • Akaji, on 08/29/2008, -4/+2*There goes a man who lives his life to the fullest, not allowing himself to be restricted from enjoying life by petty things such as concern for his own life.
    • jdmcadam, on 08/29/2008, -3/+6I will give you credit if and only if you are quoting MST3K The Movie.
      • apothekari, on 08/29/2008, -1/+2I was and apparently it failed utterly.
        There is NO place for humor in JackAssery!
    • RogerStrong, on 08/29/2008, -2/+2Ironicly, the previous topic on the Digg front page is, "5 mistakes that will land you in $15,000 of medical debt "
    • Crucible1001, on 08/30/2008, -0/+0Another Darwin Award for the list.
  • MightyMack, on 08/29/2008, -12/+191He needs a Band-Aid... maybe two.
    • Pizzini3000, on 08/29/2008, -2/+107Don't be a pussy. Walk it off.
      • SouljaBoySTFU, on 08/29/2008, -25/+2***** you. Two of my friends died from assholes like you!
      • quarkie, on 08/29/2008, -5/+4Man your friends died from taunting over the internet?
      • Avaseal, on 08/29/2008, -6/+4Your face slowing you down from 107 - 0 mph in 7.5 seconds: You DON'T walk after that.
      • Hinducow28, on 08/29/2008, -0/+8Rub some dirt into it.
      • 1807, on 08/30/2008, -1/+1Do a barrel roll!
    • KaeLyAsh, on 08/29/2008, -13/+2LMAO! Thats funny!!
    • damonic, on 08/29/2008, -0/+9I was going to say "good thing he had a helmet on..." Guess that didn't help him...
    • oinyo, on 08/29/2008, -8/+1American hospital bill easily 150K to put this humpty dumpty back together again. Lol did you know Nixon was the one that privatised the american medical plan?

      I am not a criminal!!
      • peevegrider, on 08/30/2008, -0/+1It's "I am not a crook" you ***** numbnuts
    • Iwantawii, on 08/29/2008, -8/+3Did you even watch the video? TWO Band-Aids?? I'm pretty sure he's going to need at least...

      ...three times that many.
    • atgmac, on 08/29/2008, -4/+5WTF is a band-aid? You mean a plaster?
    • notanidiot, on 08/29/2008, -1/+10Damn Gravity, you scary!
    • eraser34, on 08/30/2008, -2/+2"You done broke your god damn neck.Take a nap you simple bastard"

      D.L. Hughley
    • thethunderbird, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2♫ I am stuck on band-aid brand cause rocks are stuck in my face ♫
    • SuperWinner, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1hill rash
  • sgtbutterscotch, on 08/29/2008, -30/+10is it just me or does the fact that there is no sound make it look like some vaudevillian act from the era of silent films?; save for the color or course
    • Joab, on 08/29/2008, -1/+46Try turning your speaker on. Should change the effect.
    • AchaIemoipas, on 08/29/2008, -6/+4There's sound.
      • S1lkySm00th, on 08/29/2008, -2/+7Muted video + Benny Hill theme = awesome.
    • sgtbutterscotch, on 08/29/2008, -4/+3***** me. Oh well, it's still looks kind of funny to me the way the video was shot...
  • jakiao, on 08/29/2008, -4/+73Saw this on a History Channel show. He ended up surviving. albeit seriously injured. That man holds the world bike speed records (think of the guy on a snow-covered mountain slope wearing a helmet you'd think belong on a soldier in the Death Star).
    • ReidFleming, on 08/29/2008, -0/+19It was on Discovery last night. He apparently decided, after a 5-year recovery (jinkies!), that he was done setting speed records.

      EDIT: From the show 'Destroyed In Seconds'.
      • MisterEX, on 08/29/2008, -0/+4Hmm, wonder why?
      • loneBoat, on 08/29/2008, -2/+5Never heard of the show "Destroyed in Seconds", but I'd have liked to have been there when it's creator pitched it.

        "Well, why don't you tell us about your idea for a show." :-)

        "It's called 'Destroyed in Seconds'" >:-D

        "... What's it about?" :-|

        "People whose lives were destroyed in a matter of seconds." >:-D

        "..." :-|
        "I like it!" :-D
      • ReidFleming, on 08/29/2008, -0/+3To be fair, the show is about *things* that get destroyed in seconds -- houses, planes, um.... carbon-fiber bicycles.
    • goshdang, on 08/29/2008, -2/+2Saw it on SpikeTV's MAXIMUM EXPOSURE
    • StreetPreacher, on 08/29/2008, -8/+2You'd think someone in the business of setting world speed records on a bike would be just a bit better versed in the whole "how to strap on a helmet" thing. :-/

      Sir? You're shipment of FAIL has arrived.
    • BobSutan, on 08/29/2008, -1/+2Caught 2 episodes of that show last night, including the one with this guy's crash. Personally I think the rocket fuel plant explosion was more impressive, although that was even beat by the underground fuel tank explosion that destroyed the surrounding neighborhood.

      You know it's a bad day when helicopters have to dodge a 300' fireball and mushroom cloud! It was like a front row seat to Hiroshima, minus the radiation.
    • Lemm, on 08/30/2008, -0/+1you know... that guy should also hold the record for the fastest a human being has moved and still survived... i mean, seriously, that h a s to hurt
  • kgrandia, on 08/29/2008, -13/+5Yep - not an advisable long weekend activity.
  • Jeffler, on 08/29/2008, -35/+364Dugg solely for the title.
  • seldon452, on 08/29/2008, -87/+107Buried for the title.
    • LogicBomB, on 08/29/2008, -3/+9It completely ***** up my google rss feed page. Pushed everything down/over.

      I'm thinking a mere 10 A's along with 5 G's, 5 H's and 3 or 4 !'s would have worked marvelously.
      • quarkie, on 08/29/2008, -0/+6I think he should have added some Us in there.
      • Psythik, on 08/29/2008, -12/+8People actually use RSS?
      • cyrix, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2Yes Psythik. A lot of people use it in fact.
      • AdmiralAcbar, on 08/30/2008, -1/+1then you clearly dont have a large enough resolution. 1280x800 and it looked fine...
    • adkenc, on 08/29/2008, -2/+20i thought it was going to be monty python related.


      King Arthur: [about the inscription on the rock] What does it say, Brother Maynard?
      Brother Maynard: It reads, "Here may be found the last words of Joseph of Aramathia. He who is valiant and pure of spirit may find the holy grail in the Castle of Aaauuuggghhh...”
      King Arthur: What?
      Brother Maynard: "The Castle of Aaaauuuggghhhh"
      Sir Bedevere: What is that?
      Brother Maynard: He must have died while carving it.
      • JBmtk, on 08/29/2008, -2/+1[Holding the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch]

        .....Amen!...right

        1..

      • DerFlash, on 08/29/2008, -0/+4maybe he was dictating...?
      • JohnnyMarr, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2Sir Lancelot: Look, my leige!
        King Arthur: Camelot!
        Sir Galahad: Camelot!
        Sir Lancelot: Camelot!
        Patsy: Its only a model.
        King Arthur: Shh!
    • TheWorm, on 08/29/2008, -1/+5Dugg for the title.
  • MasonZombie, on 08/29/2008, -33/+75OLD
    • bearcat8543, on 08/29/2008, -3/+3GAY
    • Korvon, on 08/29/2008, -2/+3You're OLD.
    • decker12, on 08/29/2008, -4/+2You're GAY.
    • SoIcanDigg, on 08/29/2008, -4/+8You're OLD and GAY. :/
    • cynicalcheeto, on 08/29/2008, -2/+4Old? Gay? Like porches?
    • MtheoryX, on 08/30/2008, -3/+5If anyone screencaps this and submits it, I will hunt you down.
    • r3negadeX, on 08/30/2008, -2/+6Why do people always bitch about things on Digg being "old"? If you've already seen this, then good for you. The rest of us don't happen to catch every ***** video, picture, and article on the internet.
      • eyefork2, on 08/30/2008, -3/+1Why do people always bitch about us bitching? That's what the ***** comment system is for: to comment on the article or video in question. In this particular case, my comment would be ***** OLD. Feel free to use the comment system to bitch at me.
      • ahmedb07, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2*bitches at eyefork2*
      • MasonZombie, on 08/30/2008, -0/+1*bitches at ahmedb07 for bitching at eyefork2*
  • matthewaaron, on 08/29/2008, -7/+91HIS FREAKING HELMET CAME OFF! 0_o
    • NoCt1, on 08/29/2008, -7/+3WHERE!?!?
    • bsolidgold, on 08/29/2008, -0/+53The helmet was designed for aerodynamics... not protection.
      • imnojezus, on 08/29/2008, -0/+22bsolidgold is absolutely right. The downhill ski racer's helmet offers very minimal protection even on snow, much less on rock. It's all about air deflection, not ground deflection.
    • MacTyler, on 08/29/2008, -2/+3IT WAS RIGHT THERE AT LIKE 23 SECONDS!
    • seanmc303, on 08/29/2008, -5/+1Did I just see someone die?
      • benjorino, on 08/29/2008, -0/+8No. He just broke a few ribs and his sternum.
      • imnojezus, on 08/29/2008, -0/+2And burger'd up his face a little, but he healed up.
      • Gr1nch, on 08/29/2008, -5/+2RTFA
      • PleaseJustDie, on 08/29/2008, -0/+7I would read the article, but youtube comments are too emo
      • 1807, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2If you want to see someone die, you should watch that famous video of this guy getting his head cut off. I can't remember what the name of the video was, but I'll never forget that image.
    • ninjaberry, on 08/29/2008, -0/+1Screw the helmet, his whole bike collapsed once he hit the rough part of the course. Damn.
      • utahnkid, on 08/30/2008, -1/+1Please tell me you can comprehend the significance and difference between the two.

        He doesn't have the helmet on to protect his hair from the wind or something, it's SPECIFICALLY there for what happened so it's somewhat ironic/extra ***** that it came off.

        Crashing down a mountain in full protective gear (especially a helmet) sucks. Crashing down a mountain with no helmet on is pretty much instant death.

        I honestly wasn't too worried about him when he first fell off, sure he'd be in a full body cast for the next 6 months but he'd still live. My stomach sank when I saw it fly off though, he is SO lucky.
    • mm911, on 08/30/2008, -0/+9At 107mph, you'd wanna get the ***** outta there too if you were his helmet.
    • Slick37c, on 08/30/2008, -1/+1His SHOES popped off!!
  • turion64, on 08/29/2008, -7/+9Thought there was going to be a happy ending for once, and then...
    • crodulfo, on 08/30/2008, -1/+1you really think that with the title of the digg ?

      Refer to Jeffler's comment . . . . ^
  • deaftly, on 08/29/2008, -19/+8http://digg.com/other_sports/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ...

    best digg link ever.
  • gunderoo, on 08/29/2008, -6/+40don't think it's just the record that got broken
    • notanidiot, on 08/29/2008, -1/+10In Soviet Russia, mountain bike speed record breaks you.
      • rowjimmy, on 08/30/2008, -1/+2holy *****, i think that was the first time that it actually made sense to use that meme.
        +2 internets to you.
  • TalksInMaths, on 08/29/2008, -18/+290VERY OLD

    When you've seen it on "World's Extreme Videos" on TV and it pops up on Digg years later, that's sad
    • daxter241, on 08/29/2008, -1/+5i saw this for the....20th time last night on the discovery channel's "destroyed in seconds", yeah....its pretty old and im bit surprised it just now got to the front page......
      • recruz, on 08/29/2008, -1/+2i think it's more so because of the title- i think the title is great
      • WhoDoneIt, on 08/29/2008, -2/+1If you've seen it on Discovery Channel 20 times already and you are complaining that it's old, well I'm just curious as to what gun was pointed at your head last night when you decided to watch again?

      • ACiDGRiM, on 08/29/2008, -1/+2Its funny because I never got to see it, but when I saw it on digg i was like, cool, now i can see it.
    • choobah, on 08/29/2008, -2/+3Now that this is front-paged every three months can we change the tradition to include the good version with the replay?

      http://www.break.com/index/badbikecrash1a.html
    • MOJIRA, on 08/29/2008, -0/+2Hey, it's better than America's Funniest Home Videos.

      Though, I think I've that kind of stuff on digg before also.
    • Bicx, on 08/30/2008, -1/+6Who cares if it's old. Some of us haven't seen this stuff before.
  • NotOptium, on 08/29/2008, -5/+25Poor bike. :/
    • bsolidgold, on 08/29/2008, -6/+6The bike was designed to break world speed records on ice and snow... not volcanic mountain sides. It vibrated itself apart.


      ... that's what she said.
      • juliandunbar11, on 08/29/2008, -1/+2Dugg for making me laugh.
      • PleaseJustDie, on 08/29/2008, -2/+1buried for trying to play the joke on yourself.
      • bsolidgold, on 08/30/2008, -1/+1@PleasJustDie

        Buried for burying me.
      • infection0, on 08/30/2008, -0/+0PleaseJustDie: that's how it started out.
  • sjoeboo, on 08/29/2008, -11/+5Old, and, it "just so happened" to be on the discovery channel show "destroyed in seconds" just last night. I know, i was watching it while waiting for the obama speech. it is, however, way better than that show "shockwave" cause this is just non-stop ***** blowing up/crashing down, no fluff, just boom booms
  • marinebro0306, on 08/29/2008, -9/+5GOOD TRY.
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  • Allmachtige, on 08/29/2008, -11/+2Dead.
  • AngryAngryBrian, on 08/29/2008, -5/+196Do a barrel roll!
  • ghee, on 08/29/2008, -10/+16It's but a mere flesh wound.
  • Marlorn, on 08/29/2008, -13/+23Buried for being incredibly old.
  • mctom987, on 08/29/2008, -2/+54http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OSdbWLwKJE&feature ...
    • Kalior, on 08/30/2008, -0/+4wow, he had broken bones in 11 places after that
      • EricAnderton, on 08/30/2008, -0/+3Yet, the crew shoved a camera into his face and *stood him on his feet*. Meanwhile, he has this look on his face like "I'm still alive?"

        Wow. Epic First Aid Fail right there.
    • tboy, on 08/30/2008, -0/+0numnumhnumnumnh dirt taste goooood
    • nshady, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2Dude, his arm was ***** up.
  • cmasterchoe, on 08/29/2008, -7/+7There's not a lot of good things that result from going downhill at tremendous speeds...
  • 4ZN-1NV4ZN, on 08/29/2008, -5/+17HE SAID THE SECRET WORD AAAAAAAAAAAGGGH
    • IglooBurner, on 08/29/2008, -1/+7...HHHHHHHHHGHUUUUUUUGHHHGGGGHGHHHHGGHGH...
      • ho0ber, on 08/29/2008, -3/+24ZN-1NV4ZN's post made me smile, but IglooBurner's made me lol.
    • RMoore08, on 08/29/2008, -1/+4The castle... Ughhhghhhhhh
  • farcast, on 08/29/2008, -12/+2Did I just watch a death?
    • sluzer, on 08/29/2008, -1/+4No, he lived. He was on TV talking about it in a documentary.
  • JDOG, on 08/29/2008, -10/+5I would like to see this re-attempted with a tricycle...same conditions tho.
    • RichardStump, on 08/30/2008, -0/+0Cmon, why is this guy getting dugg down?!
  • jonnyeuchre, on 08/29/2008, -9/+2
    Natural Selection
  • GregFD3S, on 08/29/2008, -6/+1I saw this on that new show on the Discovery Channel the other day. I guess it took him 3 months to recover from that accident.
    • Forky, on 08/29/2008, -0/+1Years. Then he decided to stop breaking speed-records
  • StanleyKoolPrik, on 08/29/2008, -4/+20"I meant to do that!"
    • windandstorm, on 08/29/2008, -2/+3"i'd like to see you do that again"
  • realestateloop, on 08/29/2008, -9/+1So did he die?
  • Michas, on 08/29/2008, -3/+42BALLS. He has them.
    • shadeOfGrey, on 08/29/2008, -2/+25He used to.
    • SuperWinner, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1Balls: They're not just gonna lick themselves, lady...
  • LeviTheSmith, on 08/29/2008, -6/+1*****
  • Mikey129, on 08/29/2008, -7/+2"Well, good night, Irene!"
  • redlantern64, on 08/29/2008, -6/+4Someone get the bactine.
  • BlackJackJester, on 08/29/2008, -8/+95re: RE: re: fwd: re: re: re: FWD: Re: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • tivaelydoc, on 08/29/2008, -4/+25"It looks like he hit a rock or something."

    Really? On a mountain? Didn't think about checking the mountain for rocks?
  • marksmayo, on 08/29/2008, -9/+4Selected, Right click, Ubiquity, Translate "AAAAAAAAAAAAAA....H!!!!!!" to English. Crashes Ubiquity :)
  • bsolidgold, on 08/29/2008, -7/+1This was on the Discovery Channel last night.
    • bsolidgold, on 08/29/2008, -0/+2I have no idea why this was buried... it really was on the Discovery Channel last night.
  • misilman, on 08/29/2008, -8/+1And the Darwin Award goes to!...
  • ryleyleckie, on 08/29/2008, -8/+3buried for the lack of a slow motion replay
  • bg233, on 08/29/2008, -7/+2BRING WOOD AND OIL!!
  • MattFromSeattle, on 08/29/2008, -8/+3Older than Estelle Getty.
    • drgirlfriend, on 08/29/2008, -1/+1Um yeah, she's dead.
      • MattFromSeattle, on 08/29/2008, -2/+1Thanks for playing, we have some lovely parting gifts for you...
    • BeatPunchbeef, on 08/29/2008, -0/+1and she was the youngest.
  • sockpuppets, on 08/29/2008, -5/+5He crashed right where the terrain changed. Did they plan so poorly as to not anticipate that?
    • flapanthers87, on 08/29/2008, -0/+3If you watch it on tv, they show it in slow motion. His bike basically explodes. I'm sure the terrain had some effect, but the bike just shattered into a million pieces.
      • sockpuppets, on 08/29/2008, -1/+3Anyone that's ever hit a speed bump going too fast can relate to the effect speed and terrain have.
    • atdakore, on 08/30/2008, -0/+1Was that bike built to do 106mph on dirt?
      Were the tires rated to that speed?

      His lack of muscle resistance to the rolling, looks horrible, but probably saved him.
      • gh0st3000, on 08/30/2008, -0/+1That was my first thought, you'd think that they would at least do a little smoothing down of the path he was going to take, but it didn't look like it.
  • Erythroxylum, on 08/29/2008, -10/+7This is why I'm an advocate of soi disant 'Extreme Sports'. I see them as a practical example of Natural Selection. This guy took a nasty spill, and it sounds like he is French, which is an added bonus. Not as good as some skatewank crushing his feeble genitals on a handrail he unsuccessfully tried to 'grind', but good nonetheless.
    • juliandunbar11, on 08/29/2008, -2/+5While I kinda disagree with your opinion about extreme sport entusiasts - but not your opinions of the French - I still gonna have to approve and digg you up for your use of my new favourite word ever, 'skatewank'.
    • pAq6Swad, on 09/16/2008, -3/+1I have no patience for the expression "soi disant" unless its in a math/philosophy paper.
  • Digglet69, on 08/29/2008, -4/+9After that the helmet was wearing him for protection.
    • Arkz, on 08/29/2008, -3/+1that would be funny if.. ya know you put yourself over a helmet not the other way round
      • TheOneTrueGod, on 08/30/2008, -0/+1Wrong. Digglet69 forgot the "In Soviet Russia, ..."
    • zspeed78, on 08/30/2008, -0/+4Go Seinfeld go.
      • Digglet69, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2also whats the deal with airline food....
  • jgaspar, on 08/29/2008, -13/+6what a pussy, Johnny Knoxville would have gotten up and laughed
    • dropbox, on 08/29/2008, -2/+1saying "Welcome to Jackass!"
    • cynicalcheeto, on 08/29/2008, -0/+4I'm not sure Johnny Knoxville has gone 101mph on a mountain bike...
    • aaronmcdonald, on 08/29/2008, -0/+3wow Jackass comedy, im back in 2001 all over again!
  • nametag, on 08/29/2008, -9/+4He definitely broke something.
  • smartsalman, on 08/29/2008, -10/+3like seriously... did u not see that coming? lol gay title tho..
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