Javelin accident

[Kολοσσός]

Some barbarian auxiliary throws a javelin and nails a dude in the back. I think the victim lived. Great video in terms of showing the proper throwing technique.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/843214/javelin_accident/

[Hooahguy]

shouldnt this be in the OT section?
but still, pretty funny video!

[Spoofa]

rofl, thats great, he should be put with the velite's.

[russia almighty]

No



Gaestae for him . With some drugs he'd throw it double the distance .

[Shadowwalker]

Sorry, but this one isn't funny in my opinion. Only a few cm higher and he could have been dead.
If you find this one funny, did you laugh about Ayrton Senna also as he died in his car during a race?

No offence, just wondering about the the definition of "fun" you have...

[Kολοσσός]

I agree the video isn't funny but I think if you Olympic javelin throwers were coyote pelts the spectators would appreciate it.

[Dayve]

It's only funny because he didn't die. It'd like when old people fall over, it's only funny if they're alright. You laugh, yet you know you shouldn't.

We all do it, don't get so butthurt.

[mrtwisties]

It's probably okay to laugh if you choose to process it as a paratelic (ie funny / playful) thing rather than a real event. All it really says about you is that you find slapstick forms of humour funny, which is a culturally determined thing (where "culture" can be as specific as "culture of a particular group of friends"). You'll almost inevitably find funny what the groups you want to fit into find funny.

The choice (albeit unconsciously and instantly made) to process it as a paratelic thing is a little more ethically problematic. In this case, as Dayve observes, we're told that the guy lived, and we are encouraged to assume (since it's being shared as a joke) that everything's alright. That's probably enough reason to excuse deriving enjoyment by processing it as a funny thing.

You could probably even be excused for processing it as a paratelic thing if you where there when it happened. Depends on the circumstances and on why you're laughing. I imagine that seeing a guy speared in front of you would create a fair bit of tension/anxiety, and laughter is a classic coping mechanism in such circumstances. That'd be an okay reason to give it the paratelic treatment, if only briefly. Laughing when bad things happen can be a really positive way of responding.

On the other hand, if you saw the guy speared, felt no tension and gave it the paratelic treatment purely because you like to laugh - well, it might indicate a disturbing lack of compassion. Treating the whole world as a joke may seem fairly innocuous, but it's an approach to living that shirks the duties that we have as human beings (like compassion).

</ethical analysis>

Poor guy.

[NeoSpartan]

It's only funny because he didn't die. It'd like when old people fall over, it's only funny if they're alright. You laugh, yet you know you shouldn't.

We all do it, don't get so butthurt.

LOL!!! Good Answer!

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

I saw a guy get hit with a javelin in highschool track, but he was just barely hurt. It was a cold day and his coat acted like padded armor. I do believe it made a large hole, though. He was taken to the hospital. Poor guy was the father of someone on a completely different team.

[Wolfman]

I don't find it funny at all and a big part of me not finding it funny has to do with how as a child I "almost" Impaled my self with a metal stick. It hurt like hell. He was lucky to have come out of it all right. In terms of unit placement I must Agree with Russia Almighty the Gaesatae for this guy.

[tapanojum]

Would the Javelin thrower get bonus distance point for lets say... the guy gets hit with the javelin and runs in panic another 50 yards forward?

[Thaatu]

Oh god, this again...

Tero Pitk&#228;m&#228;ki ladies and gentlemen. Sometimes he's a bit too eager, but the range is exceptional. I have to admit, it was pretty funny the first time around, but I don't know if Salim Sdiri has recovered from it. The tip did some damage to his kidney and liver, so that's not good for a jumper. Judge for yourself if it's funny or not.

[J.Alco]

When I watched this video, I remembered something that was said on American Dad!

"You won't like yourself, but you'll laugh"

Exactly what happened here.

In all fairness, though, I hope the guy's OK. Though if you look at his face when he's been speared, he clearly can't believe what just happened to him!

[Hax]

'Maar de eerste berichten uit Rome zeggen dat Sdiri er goed van af te komen'

Which translates to English (I'm Dutch! Yay for me!)

'But the first messages from Rome tell us that he'll [Sdiri] will be okay'


Oh, and I laugh because of the irony of the situation, not because someone got hit.

[Thaatu]

'But the first messages from Rome tell us that he'll [Sdiri] will be okay'

That was before they discovered that the tip had gone in more than 10 cm, not 4 cm as they initially thought. I have no idea of his situation now. I doubt it would be serious for a regular guy, but he's an athlete and it could really destroy his career. I hope not though. Any French out here? Does anyone know if he's competing already?

[CirdanDharix]

No idea. He hasn't appeared in the press since the annoucement the wound was deeper than first thought and had caused damage to the liver and kidney.

[J.Alco]

Anyone here think (IF the wound ruins that athlete's career) that he'll want to forgive the guy who speared him?