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Attempt at Escalator Spinning Fails Miserably
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 8:10 AM on June 27, 2008
It was bound to happen: moron A tries to emulate the blonde girl's magical spinning--flat on an escalator's handrails--while moron B films. Moron A fails miserably, moron B posts video on the web. A sad epic failure, but perhaps not as epic as the marines's failed disembarking or as sad as the hot brunette's failed striptease.
No, it's not a joke.
I'm sorry. I know that must hurt, but I couldn't help to laugh. [Break, fail videos from Fail Blog]
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robbywil
Posted 9:37 AM 27/6/08
I was hoping the first would turn into a good ol' fashioned draw and quartering...
robbywil
JBreakwell
Posted 9:30 AM 27/6/08
Im sorry to break this to you, but they are US MARINES, and there is no flag at 0:57 seconds
JBreakwell
Repton
Posted 9:24 AM 27/6/08
Looks like that guy needs to work on his core strength before he tries that again..
Repton
TBM-Fan
Posted 9:22 AM 27/6/08
it was a funny way to start my day :)
good selection Gizmodo
TBM-Fan
Captain Bringdown
Posted 9:22 AM 27/6/08
@jkh13: Yep, given what appears to be a flag on one of the marines @ 0:57 seconds they are Austrian.
Captain Bringdown
AJ_Syrinx
Posted 9:20 AM 27/6/08
@onlooker: Idiot Anderson Cooper
AJ_Syrinx
SpudBe
Posted 9:16 AM 27/6/08
Hey, that's Lakeline Mall in Austin, TX!
SpudBe
jmprado
Posted 9:13 AM 27/6/08
lol
:D
jmprado
jkh13
Posted 8:59 AM 27/6/08
@girraffesack: Who said they were American?
jkh13
dry-roasted-peanuts
Posted 8:55 AM 27/6/08
Of course the escalator guys blew it; they couldn't even figure out how to put their hats on right!
dry-roasted-peanuts
Z4N5H1N
Posted 8:53 AM 27/6/08
I'm so trying this at the mall today.
Z4N5H1N
onlooker
Posted 8:45 AM 27/6/08
The worst part is that CNN even has a video up today with there own staff attempting this.
[www.cnn.com]
onlooker
girraffesack
Posted 8:43 AM 27/6/08
Those guys are NOT U.S. Marines.
girraffesack
stonefry
Posted 8:39 AM 27/6/08
@bandit: "If the original Blonde video is becoming viral, I expect injuries if not deaths..."
It's called natural selection.
stonefry
stonefry
Posted 8:36 AM 27/6/08
Bwaaaahahaha!
stonefry
bandit
Posted 8:35 AM 27/6/08
He did not fail because of the rise in the rails going up. He fell into the gap.
bandit
bandit
Posted 8:34 AM 27/6/08
@ChiefoftheChiss: Yes. You need an escalator with a long stretch of flat landing area, like in the original Blonde video. But it's still dangerous to do this at the top. As you can see, he wasn't able to control where he landed. And if you land backwards on the stairs, you are going to tumble down 20 feet and break your neck. If the original Blonde video is becoming viral, I expect injuries if not deaths, just like with those "exploding soda bottle" videos. Save this trick for the airport, where the only place you might land is on a flat rubberized belt.
bandit
Simpsons-Movie-ruled
Posted 8:33 AM 27/6/08
@theOriginalDrew(draws2): That sounds more like Ze Germans.
Simpsons-Movie-ruled
Simpsons-Movie-ruled
Posted 8:33 AM 27/6/08
I cant believe I have never seen the Marines video until now, That was really funny.
Simpsons-Movie-ruled
theOriginalDrew(draws2)
Posted 8:31 AM 27/6/08
Is that the French Marines?
Very sorry, we were trying to get to ze front, but we were stuck in ze mud! Vraiment!
theOriginalDrew(draws2)
Rick36
Posted 8:28 AM 27/6/08
That is why escalators have warning signs about not letting children play on them!
Rick36
ChiefoftheChiss
Posted 8:25 AM 27/6/08
@bandit:
It would seem to me that it would be harder to do it at the bottom what with having to shift your legs around constantly to avoid the rails going up.
ChiefoftheChiss
Jrsy
Posted 8:23 AM 27/6/08
Well it's obvious that blondie's round butt, wider hips and healthy rack, acting as a counter-balance gave her the edge that moron A is lacking...
Jrsy
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 8:23 AM 27/6/08
@Totorototoro: It still made me put my hand over my mouth and gasp like a little old person.
92BuickLeSabre
Totorototoro
Posted 8:19 AM 27/6/08
I'm pretty sure the dancing one IS a staged joke.
Totorototoro
bandit
Posted 8:18 AM 27/6/08
He is smart to have tried this at the BOTTOM of the escalator. Stupid girl was on the top and took a huge risk. Best approach: flat airport moving walkways.
bandit
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
Posted 8:15 AM 27/6/08
A for Douchewaffleness
F for execution.
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
peteH
Posted 8:14 AM 27/6/08
Fail.
peteH
BigCity
Posted 9:47 AM 27/6/08
@JBreakwell:[tinyurl.com]
BigCity
bandit
Posted 9:44 AM 27/6/08
Sorry, didn't see that the CNN attempt was already posted by another commenter.
bandit
bandit
Posted 9:43 AM 27/6/08
CNN just tried this on Anderson Cooper and also failed.
[www.cnn.com]
bandit
youbastid
Posted 10:43 AM 27/6/08
I love how at the end the guy taping it bails on his buddy because a rent a cop is on his way. Double fail.
youbastid
Toshie
Posted 10:43 AM 27/6/08
BTW, I'm pretty sure the marines in the vid were British (this made the rounds a couple of years ago).
Toshie
Toshie
Posted 10:40 AM 27/6/08
@myotheralt: Captain Bringdown mentioned AUSTRIAN, not AUSTRalIAN.
Toshie
morbo
Posted 10:38 AM 27/6/08
backwards ballcap mouth breather. he failed before he got near it.
morbo
myotheralt
Posted 10:23 AM 27/6/08
@JBreakwell: Mkay, They might be US Marines, but US Marines have never had that uniform as a standard issue for any unit. The desert uniform before the new desert MARPAT was the "chocolate chips" of the Gulf war. And the greens started out as olive drab, then tiger stripe, then the woodland blotch, and now the woodland MARPAT.
myotheralt
myotheralt
Posted 10:10 AM 27/6/08
@Captain Bringdown: Australia doesnt have Marines, only Navy, Army and Air force. But the Australian Army is bad ass.
myotheralt
strider_mt2k
Posted 11:15 AM 27/6/08
Most unfortunate.
(snicker)
strider_mt2k
Go Team Venture
Posted 10:55 AM 27/6/08
no words can express the laughter i feel in my self.
Go Team Venture
doobiebros22
Posted 11:58 AM 27/6/08
Wish that haircut would have got caught in the escalator and...well...you know...
doobiebros22
wizzledizzle
Posted 11:52 AM 27/6/08
strip tease was funny but should have put "owned!"
wizzledizzle
BiZarRroBALlmeR
Posted 11:43 AM 27/6/08
I think his left testicle on the top floor.
BiZarRroBALlmeR
therealSTIG
Posted 12:00 PM 27/6/08
Schadenfreude!
Happiness at the misfortune of others ...
therealSTIG
Syroch
Posted 1:07 PM 27/6/08
@92BuickLeSabre: It's funny, because that's the exact same response I had. The hand over the mouth, the gasp, then nothing...Nothing at all.
Syroch
chrstphr
Posted 12:53 PM 27/6/08
LOL at moron A. Thank you, I enjoyed that.
chrstphr
HawkSkater0
Posted 1:39 PM 27/6/08
good, now i dont have to go to the mall and make a fool of myself as i planned.
HawkSkater0
girraffesack
Posted 1:38 PM 27/6/08
@JBreakwell:
Not US Marines. Look at the camo pattern, type of helmet and L85 rifles.
@jkh13:
Good point. Guess I'm on the hyper defensive chair today.
girraffesack
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 2:50 PM 27/6/08
C'mom people, I wanna see more videos like these.
Earth is kinda overpopulated anyways.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Trowble (XBL/PSN)
Posted 4:26 PM 27/6/08
That stunt wasn't even funny or cool like the original, it was just stupid.
Trowble (XBL/PSN)
bookmark
Posted 7:16 PM 27/6/08
maybe you need the big as* so you won't fall into the gap..?
bookmark
Hedley_Lamarr
Posted 9:41 PM 27/6/08
They are UK Royal Marines. Even us Brits are fuckwits sometimes.
Hedley_Lamarr
ANoel
Posted 12:22 AM 28/6/08
Get off the escalator.
Get out of the mud.
Get back in the closet.
Academic...
+ Watch video
ANoel
Barion
Posted 9:49 PM 28/6/08
That'll teach 'em to attempt an amphibious landing at the infamous Quicksand Beach.
Barion
FiveLiters
Posted 1:21 AM 29/6/08
Escalator video-this is what happens when you don't have boobies to counteract and balance the gravitational forces of spinning.
Marine video-wasn't quite what I thought it would be.
Stripper video-this is what happens when you have Too Much Boobies and your gravitational force is thrown waaay off-kilter!
FiveLiters
aeroworks
Posted 6:04 AM 29/6/08
@JBreakwell: LOL, google search Austrian flag then look at :57 second mark again genius. Here, Austrian Flags
aeroworks
Arcticfox400
Posted 3:15 PM 29/6/08
Actually videos made by marines are the best seeing as congress won't give us any money for new weapons or training... and thats why we US marines are the best.
Arcticfox400
001
Posted 10:57 AM 30/6/08
kudos for the videos!
good stuff.
001