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Anything that makes you apply your hand to your face.

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[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 71 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is definitely in that "only funny given that miraculously nobody appears to have been injured or killed" category of videos. Exactly in that fucking hilarious sweet spot between boring and gore.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

For every one where someone doesn't get hurt that appears on social media, a dozen end in gore that don't.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Damned good job by the driver! He had it there for a minute.

Now if they had just tied the boat properly...

[–] telllos@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I think it all went to shit when they trew the stick under the wheels.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I love that lean forward towards the end to counterbalance the steam roller.

I do wonder what was going on. It seems like there was a plan with that stick.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It was supposed to chock the roller. LOL, little flat for the purpose.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

After watching it another six times, I bet you're right that was the thought.

Safety first.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's like how gamers lean their bodies into the turns to 'turn more' in driving games.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 5 months ago

May work in eSports (controllers have acceleromers and maybe gyroscopes) but not for eScorts

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah... You're not recovering that...

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

"Let's risk an $80,000 heavy machine to save $500 worth of professional transportation costs, and destroy our livelihood in the process."

[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Oops I did it again.