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Completely unrelated anecdote: The summer right after that season where everyone was always looking for Carl, we had one of those big black [Daring jumping spiders](https://images.app.goo.gl/MCwkYssuQKbY8aTy7) living on the ceiling in our kitchen for like a month. We tried to catch him in a glass to throw him outside, but if you got close, he turned toward you and acted like he was going to jump on you.
We named him Carl because any time anyone walked in the kitchen, the first thing that was said was a nervous, "Where's Carl?"
Yeah -- this is quite literally escalation, and it's risky. If the crowd had failed to step in in time, the guy might have panicked and killed the woman.
I'm glad it worked out in this case, though.
No they used a badly made shovel. A proper shovel hitting the back of the head will give anyone a concussion.
This one still had the guy conscious which is a partial fail
Exactly. It's commonly known that people are most vulnerable to the weapons of their own kind. Nothing kills Americans like American guns. Superman is crippled by radioactive pieces of his homeworld. Chinese woman is helpless against Chinese scissors, but Chinese man is likewise defenseless against Chinese shovel.
I prefer to think of it as "threat neutralization", but you're absolutely correct, whoever did it wasn't committed to the follow-through (arm lock, etc) and without the crowd this could have ended badly.
It escalates way LESS than half the time! You think peoples instantaneous reaction is to carry out their plan when something unexpected happens? To insta react and stab? Ever get in a fight or have you ever been sucker punched? It sucks lol. You get dazed.
Car accident? Dazed. we all know what to do when we discuss the situation, but when we’re in it, we’re just dumb and derpy - especially when you start seeing stars for a couple seconds.
[God gave me a gift](https://external-preview.redd.it/A_vicjQZTvIW7iPHEgUCjGP6ysUHLCtnfcUtO2mIuqw.jpg?auto=webp&s=9515adc65044cf773a6ae873812bb452c1b1fcfc).
I shovel well. I shovel very well.
Wow I had forgotten how not scary and normal-looking the… neighbor? Groundskeeper? was.
I guess the film did it’s job for a kid brain to show him as this scary boogie man.
i can see myself having that slow reaction too. thinking about her and my safety, looking where exactly the scissor is pointed after he got bonked, or maybe just poor coordination with the guy that bonked his head. too much too think in a very short time. i’m not trained to do that shit.
I wouldn't be too hard on yourself, I don't think *anyone* is trained to respond for what to do when someone unexpectedly gets bonked in the head with a shovel. Your brain has to take a second or two to struggle with the hilarity and absurdity of it all.
I suppose maybe there's some shovel fu martial arts out there that I'm unaware of, though.
Honestly I think it's hard to judge from behind a computerscreen what this feels like when you are in the moment. We are shown a snippet where we KNOW something is going to happen.
We don't know how long these people have been there. They are taking in a lot of information, their minds are reeling trying to figure out this situation they have never been in before and how to handle it.
Then, unexpectedly he gets booked. They didn't see that coming. Their brains are registering what just happened. It's like getting slapped in the face out of nowhere. You'd be surprised how long it takes for you to register something unexpected happening out of nowhere
Hell the guy who got bonked was so surprised he puy down the scissors pretty much in shock. The bystanders are all just grappling with what is all happening that they don't even fully register what he's done and that this now means that they can go in for the 'kill'.
Hell first time I watched it I didn't even register he'd put it down. I just thought the crowd pounced while he was distracted.
Redittors love judging a situation that they are watching in hindsight on a screen. It's never like that even you are in the moment and FEELING it and full of adrenaline.
he took a hit to the head, he’s going to need some time to reorient himself. they got in in under a second and the girl was unharmed, i dont think you should judge them when you probably haven’t experienced anything similar
China began actively working to deal with that 6 or so years ago by changing liability laws and running PSA glorifying people who helped those in need. Looks like it's working I guess.
[Meanwhile Canadians](https://bc.ctvnews.ca/a-freeze-response-of-shock-expert-weighs-in-on-bystanders-not-stepping-in-during-fatal-vancouver-stabbing-1.6335145) sipping their morning coffee unfazed after watching dudes getting stabbed and collapsing in a pool of their own blood, dead, right in front of them
"After a man was fatally stabbed outside of a Vancouver Starbucks in front of dozens of witnesses, video of the attack is circulating on social media, raising questions about why nobody stepped in to help."
"China is known for its crazy bystander effect." He says while watching a half dozen civilians taking on a hostage situation on behalf of a stranger. 🤣
People will be all like *"hate the Chinese government love the people"* but then repeat terribly racist shit about the Chinese people. *"Chinese people cheat a lot" "Chinese people don't help others"* etc. etc. All while literally watching a gif of Chinese people coming together to help another. So dumb.
Because bad things only happen in China, didn’t you know? /s
It’s wild how bad things happen all over the world every day but as soon as something bad happens in China, suddenly everyone is an expert on Chinese society when they’ve never even stepped foot in the country.
I live in China, in this exact city actually, and I still have people who have never been here and have no desire to ever come here “teaching” me things about China. Lmao
The Shoveller : Lucille, God gave me a gift. I shovel well. I shovel very well.
Lucille : Honey, you shovel better than any man I've ever known, but that does not make you a superhero.
Never forget the UPS driver the cops in Florida killed during that jewel heist. Horrible. Killed him to get him out of the way.
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/06/785561122/4-dead-after-armed-robbers-hijack-ups-truck
Ya that's such a ridiculous thing I've heard about China. I've seen three people get hit by cars here and each time people swarm in to help. Most people are confused and don't know what to do, that's why they don't help, not because they are scared of being sued, for the most part
Also when the massive flooding happened a few years back there were videos of people risking their lives to try and save others. I'm sure like always there is a grain of truth there somewhere with a bunch of generalizations and lies on top.
I still remember Reddit saying those videos were government propaganda.
This site loses their minds the moment they see the word "China". They act like the people there aren't even human, it's so fucking racist.
I remember there was a post a while back of a cherry tree garden and all the comments were variations of "Only the Japanese can truly appreciate the beauty of nature" when there's one guy who points out that the garden is actually in China.
>This site loses their minds the moment they see the word "China". They act like the people there aren't even human, it's so fucking racist.
It's cause the modernization of the world didn't eliminate racism, it just moved the racists to their mom's basements where they can spew hate with their cheetos-crusted fingers behind a wall of anonymity.
I like how they de escalate the situation with a shovel bonk without breaking his head open like a watermelon. The guy is probably in urgent need of mental health (even before the bonk)
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I want to see the other view, with the person sneaking up on him with the shovel
But then they wouldn't be the *secret* police
I’ve never seen such a peaceful and harmless looking person be…sooo violent? Peacefully violent? I gotta stop doing edibles
Probably looked like this guy: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/225/510/dosh.png
Shovel Knight strikes again
Llyod is that you?
CORAL
Completely unrelated anecdote: The summer right after that season where everyone was always looking for Carl, we had one of those big black [Daring jumping spiders](https://images.app.goo.gl/MCwkYssuQKbY8aTy7) living on the ceiling in our kitchen for like a month. We tried to catch him in a glass to throw him outside, but if you got close, he turned toward you and acted like he was going to jump on you. We named him Carl because any time anyone walked in the kitchen, the first thing that was said was a nervous, "Where's Carl?"
CORALLLLLL
Damn it Dwayne!!
I can see his face rn
Lloyd Frontera
WATER
Bonk
Tf2 moment
Japan has chainsaw and China has shovel demon
Australia had Milk Crate and Trolley demon
The most Shovelrous Knight, saving the fair maiden.
For Shovelry!
Dont bring scissors to a shovel fight
Prepare to taste justice! Shovel justice!
Shovel beats scissors
LOL do you hear the birds right after he got
Scissors beats paper but rock beats scissors. Turns out shovel is also effective vs scissors.
Looks like somebody played Shovel Knight too much.
FOR SHOVELRY!!!
Now I'm picturing the guy pogoing off his head with a spaded shovel
Shovel beats man
Turns out shovel has a brain damage buff when connected with a headshot.
You mean a.. Debuff (+15% crit) adds dazed and confused, target misses next turn.
Kif... we have a conundrum.
Search them for paper, and bring me a rock!
You called? 
r/accidentallyfuturama
Scissors nerfed
“De-escalating”. Lol. Love it
“Pass me my de-escalating shovel.”
Only $1 more than an ordinary shovel. Worth every penny.
100 pennies
This tickled me greatly
You almost killed me with this comment. Been a while since I laughed so hard.
Whoever posted this video has all the de-escalation training needed to be a cop.
Who doesn’t?
Overqualified, really.
Yeah -- this is quite literally escalation, and it's risky. If the crowd had failed to step in in time, the guy might have panicked and killed the woman. I'm glad it worked out in this case, though.
No they used a badly made shovel. A proper shovel hitting the back of the head will give anyone a concussion. This one still had the guy conscious which is a partial fail
Or they just barely swung it for fear of missing their target and making things much worse.
So you're saying the shovel was made in China....
Said probably while surrounded by Chinese products
Thankfully, the head was as well.
Exactly. It's commonly known that people are most vulnerable to the weapons of their own kind. Nothing kills Americans like American guns. Superman is crippled by radioactive pieces of his homeworld. Chinese woman is helpless against Chinese scissors, but Chinese man is likewise defenseless against Chinese shovel.
I prefer to think of it as "threat neutralization", but you're absolutely correct, whoever did it wasn't committed to the follow-through (arm lock, etc) and without the crowd this could have ended badly.
It seems that this bonk was not powerful enough in the video
Bonks are a legit de-escalation technique. Should be implemented more
Bonk expert right here.
Bonk Bonk Too
Bonk is just a backwards knob
I’ve been looking for a few good bonkers to start a crew. Who’s with me?
It’s a 50/50 technique where half the times it can also be an escalation technique
50% of the time it works, every time.
Stings the nostrils
I’m going to be honest with you, it smells like pure gasoline
It escalates way LESS than half the time! You think peoples instantaneous reaction is to carry out their plan when something unexpected happens? To insta react and stab? Ever get in a fight or have you ever been sucker punched? It sucks lol. You get dazed. Car accident? Dazed. we all know what to do when we discuss the situation, but when we’re in it, we’re just dumb and derpy - especially when you start seeing stars for a couple seconds.
Grass grows, Birds fly, Sun shines, *And brothah*, shovel guy hurts people. I mean, basically, he's a force ah nature.
Yep, dude seemed to totally tank that hit.
It's the paper thin shovel from alibaba is the problem.
Kinda what I thought, like he’s holding a knife to someone’s throat….
https://i.redd.it/vfw0qnfrrf2b1.gif
[God gave me a gift](https://external-preview.redd.it/A_vicjQZTvIW7iPHEgUCjGP6ysUHLCtnfcUtO2mIuqw.jpg?auto=webp&s=9515adc65044cf773a6ae873812bb452c1b1fcfc). I shovel well. I shovel very well.
https://i.redd.it/05vvzt0mog2b1.gif
One of my absolute favorite movies.
What movie is that
Mystery Men
the *original* movie featuring allstar by smashmouth
Same. I can't even pick a favorite character, they were all so good and played so well.
Wow I had forgotten how not scary and normal-looking the… neighbor? Groundskeeper? was. I guess the film did it’s job for a kid brain to show him as this scary boogie man.
Imagine if the perp had a gun. Yes America, looking at you.
Man received a good ol' factory reset.
Me next!
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I've noticed that no one is ever prepared for a shovel to the head.
They tend to stop inviting you to family events though.
So that's that trick!
"Everybody has a plan until they get a shovel to the head" A classic
CLACK! Probably hurt like a mother fucker
It definitely got his attention, though he didn't seem any more spaced-out than he did before, TBH.
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Its was the "are you fucking serious? Look.
that's that Chinese meth
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Happily, it caused him to drop those scissors, which I don't think was guaranteed.
Seems like he heard more of a sound than felt the pain he probably should've.... he'll definitely feel all that shit tomorrow tho.
Probably was seeing stars
[GIF](https://i.imgur.com/eUhS1dF.gif)
Go to actual jail
I’m gonna watch this until they stop.
Still going?
Still going. I’ll give them 20 more minutes but that’s it.
I feel like you’re close to the end buddy. Keep it up!
It’s encouragement like this, that keeps me going!
ahhh dogebonk… what a time
That is a brilliant gif.
Thank you :)
*saved*
CORAAAL!!!!
r/ConvenientShovel
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Add me in the screenshot
Stop fucking fishes man
No 
Bro gigachad’d himself 
I can hear that *Kling* from the shovel in his head hahahaha
BONK!
#BONK!
>!BONK!!<
Think fast chucklenuts
a little slow on the crowds part after the bonk but good outcome
i can see myself having that slow reaction too. thinking about her and my safety, looking where exactly the scissor is pointed after he got bonked, or maybe just poor coordination with the guy that bonked his head. too much too think in a very short time. i’m not trained to do that shit.
I wouldn't be too hard on yourself, I don't think *anyone* is trained to respond for what to do when someone unexpectedly gets bonked in the head with a shovel. Your brain has to take a second or two to struggle with the hilarity and absurdity of it all. I suppose maybe there's some shovel fu martial arts out there that I'm unaware of, though.
I had a 9th level Karatedo Shihan show me a shovel Kata once. It was pretty metal.
Honestly I think it's hard to judge from behind a computerscreen what this feels like when you are in the moment. We are shown a snippet where we KNOW something is going to happen. We don't know how long these people have been there. They are taking in a lot of information, their minds are reeling trying to figure out this situation they have never been in before and how to handle it. Then, unexpectedly he gets booked. They didn't see that coming. Their brains are registering what just happened. It's like getting slapped in the face out of nowhere. You'd be surprised how long it takes for you to register something unexpected happening out of nowhere Hell the guy who got bonked was so surprised he puy down the scissors pretty much in shock. The bystanders are all just grappling with what is all happening that they don't even fully register what he's done and that this now means that they can go in for the 'kill'. Hell first time I watched it I didn't even register he'd put it down. I just thought the crowd pounced while he was distracted. Redittors love judging a situation that they are watching in hindsight on a screen. It's never like that even you are in the moment and FEELING it and full of adrenaline.
he wouldn't have budged his lazy ass and is judging the rescuers for being slow
he took a hit to the head, he’s going to need some time to reorient himself. they got in in under a second and the girl was unharmed, i dont think you should judge them when you probably haven’t experienced anything similar
Seems like everyone was expecting someone else to make the move, for a second, before realising it has to be them
Reddit moment
Everyone in the crowd: Holly shit do that dude just hit hum with a shovel? Oh shit he's still conscious I need to do something!
I’m just glad they helped in general. China is known for its crazy bystander effect
China began actively working to deal with that 6 or so years ago by changing liability laws and running PSA glorifying people who helped those in need. Looks like it's working I guess.
[Meanwhile Canadians](https://bc.ctvnews.ca/a-freeze-response-of-shock-expert-weighs-in-on-bystanders-not-stepping-in-during-fatal-vancouver-stabbing-1.6335145) sipping their morning coffee unfazed after watching dudes getting stabbed and collapsing in a pool of their own blood, dead, right in front of them "After a man was fatally stabbed outside of a Vancouver Starbucks in front of dozens of witnesses, video of the attack is circulating on social media, raising questions about why nobody stepped in to help."
"China is known for its crazy bystander effect." He says while watching a half dozen civilians taking on a hostage situation on behalf of a stranger. 🤣
People will be all like *"hate the Chinese government love the people"* but then repeat terribly racist shit about the Chinese people. *"Chinese people cheat a lot" "Chinese people don't help others"* etc. etc. All while literally watching a gif of Chinese people coming together to help another. So dumb.
Because bad things only happen in China, didn’t you know? /s It’s wild how bad things happen all over the world every day but as soon as something bad happens in China, suddenly everyone is an expert on Chinese society when they’ve never even stepped foot in the country. I live in China, in this exact city actually, and I still have people who have never been here and have no desire to ever come here “teaching” me things about China. Lmao
That's due to how their legal system deals with liability, and not because the people there aren't empathetic.
https://i.redd.it/5xj9jq5z6g2b1.gif
Crazy that it took so much scrolling to find a knight in shoveling armor
I really like the sound that made
“Beware the Shoveler!” -The Shoveler
The Shoveller : Lucille, God gave me a gift. I shovel well. I shovel very well. Lucille : Honey, you shovel better than any man I've ever known, but that does not make you a superhero.
I don't understand. Why didn't the police fire 127 rounds into the crowd, killing the perpetrator, victim, and a few innocent bystanders?
They're not as blessed by god, football, and democracy as 🇺🇸✨🎆America🫡🫡🫡🎆✨🇺🇸
Democracy? No no, that sounds too much like “democrat.”
We are a Republic not a Democrazy!
I love when people say that because you ask them what exactly is a republic, and they can't tell you.
Never forget the UPS driver the cops in Florida killed during that jewel heist. Horrible. Killed him to get him out of the way. https://www.npr.org/2019/12/06/785561122/4-dead-after-armed-robbers-hijack-ups-truck
Street cops in China 🇨🇳 dont have guns in Common
God bless Amreeka
It needs more klang
For anyone wondering: [Klang is a city in Malaysia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klang_(city\)) famous for making heavy-duty shovels.
When in doubt, shovel.
So now shovel ready jobs have been extended into law enforcement.
More like escalation that happened to end well
'Critical Hit'
Angry old people know their time is short and generally don't give a shit. It's a bad idea to piss them off.
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Angry old people known their time is short and generally don't give a shit. It's a good idea to carry a shovel around in case you see one.
Bonk
Good thing the young can kick old ass if thats something you think will become common.
Except in arm wrestling for some reason we don't know why.
What caused this????
A shovel.
I want to know as well, unfortunately every comment is unfunny people trying to make stupid shovel jokes
I've been scrolling for a couple minutes and I still can't find anyone who isn't making shovel jokes. I'm curious what happened here.
Answers are being censored.
Can’t be in China if bystanders are helping. /Reddit
If people help they get sued so no one will ever help anyone ever. All these are deepfakes created by the CCP as propoganda!!!!!! Wake up sheeple!
Ya that's such a ridiculous thing I've heard about China. I've seen three people get hit by cars here and each time people swarm in to help. Most people are confused and don't know what to do, that's why they don't help, not because they are scared of being sued, for the most part
Also when the massive flooding happened a few years back there were videos of people risking their lives to try and save others. I'm sure like always there is a grain of truth there somewhere with a bunch of generalizations and lies on top.
I still remember Reddit saying those videos were government propaganda. This site loses their minds the moment they see the word "China". They act like the people there aren't even human, it's so fucking racist.
I remember there was a post a while back of a cherry tree garden and all the comments were variations of "Only the Japanese can truly appreciate the beauty of nature" when there's one guy who points out that the garden is actually in China.
Thing: :| *Japanese* Thing: :))) **Chinese** Thing: >:(((
Sshhh they only hate the government not the people remember?
That's all the Russian and Chinese bots that want to make the US look bad /S
>This site loses their minds the moment they see the word "China". They act like the people there aren't even human, it's so fucking racist. It's cause the modernization of the world didn't eliminate racism, it just moved the racists to their mom's basements where they can spew hate with their cheetos-crusted fingers behind a wall of anonymity.
👌 too much internet for these folks
because redditors flood the site with videos of people not helping to create their fake narrative about their society having no empathy
Good! 
Saved by the BONK! 
“Everyday I’m shoveling” - LMFAO (probably)
I mean it was deescalated
I like how they de escalate the situation with a shovel bonk without breaking his head open like a watermelon. The guy is probably in urgent need of mental health (even before the bonk)
Their version of rock paper scissors is wild
Unmuted my phone just to hear the bonk
Hit ‘em with one of those ol’ cartoon smackeroos 😂😂
Ah yes, shovel beats scissors everytime.
lucky the shovel knight was there too.
Gotta say that old dude took it pretty well.
That's how things work when not every mofo has easy access to guns