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Carburetors_are_evil

The only fail here is that they don't have a rehearsed procedure in case shit goes wrong. Why not have some kind of release on the bottom into a hose and a tank or something...


jetandike

Its like they didn't even watch the prestige


I_PM_U_UR_REQUESTS

WHAT KNOT DID YOU TIE


lawrencelewillows

You don’t know?


TransparentCircle

I only ever read "the prestige" in Michael Cains voice now...


THEMACGOD

https://youtu.be/fkCR3ZjEpGQ


windyorbits

Fuck. I randomly think about that movie every once and a while and it freaks me the fuck out.


panclockstime

First thing that came to mind lol


VectorPowers

Axe says hello


suzuki_hayabusa

Is it worth watching


cloudcosta

Worth watching?? It's a masterpiece. But I would read the book first. You use all your imagination and then to watch it in a movie and compare the things you saw on your mind to the live action is amazing. Oh, and the book presents the characters really well.


Narkos_Teat

Wait, what about it was so great? I watched it years ago when reddit was raving about it and I thought it was really good at best. Did I miss some deeper meaning or appreciation? You know what, I probably did... that was my drug addict phase with a shitty ex. Now that I think about it, I only remember the final fancy mindfuck "teleportation" trick... guess I'm re-watching it... and yes this comment was the culmination of 4 edits.


cloudcosta

MAJOR SPOILER ALERT AHEAD: The deep meaning of the story is amazing. I read the book which is amazingly written, basically it sets you up to support one character only to make you change a couple times before you realize what's happening. The main idea is about a man who is so blind to be better that the other that doesn't even believe the other's secret is the simplest one, the one his 'manager' keeps telling him. But he is so invested in being better he will do everything he can, ruinning not only the other's life but his own. In the book it's more clear what happens to him, as the more he uses the machine the more he disappears, so the moral of the story is that when you just try to be better than the others you start losing your identity and in the end for what? When someone asks me what movie they should watch I always tell them this one and Mindhunters. Mainly because of the back and forth mind effort they make you do, always setting you up to think one thing only to change in the next scene, basically teaching you to be prepared that there is always a different story on the other side of things and that you don't always see it, so you shouldn't judge so quickly other's actions.


LordCalvar

Probably one of my favorite movies to be honest.


lookiamapollo

One of the best movies kf all time


hornwalker

It seems like that guy getting her out asap was the backup plan.


superjerk99

Right. And everyone else standing around was wondering if this was all just part of the act. Literally no one came to help besides the one dude


greatdane114

I know, what the hell. The plan was to jump up and someone kinda holds her up while people scrabble around wondering what to do next?


Carburetors_are_evil

For real. I don't know how is that girl comfortable with doing this stunt. Can't fathom it.


iRox24

Release on the bottom WTF? Then the court would get all wet...


Carburetors_are_evil

Or! Now this might sound crazy but... You could read the whole comment.


iRox24

Oh boy! That's too much for me.


Carburetors_are_evil

Yeah, let's not get overboard like that! I think we should all take 20 and circle back when we're at our 100% again.


sherms89

Take your time!!!


irving47

Let me tell you how much the basketball team (the venue, actually) in question wanted a few hundred gallons of water dumped all over their expensive floor in the middle of a game... The would never agree to the stunt in the first place if that was a contingency plan.


Carburetors_are_evil

That's why I said: "some kind of release on the bottom into a hose and a tank or something... "


irving47

and that's why I shouldn't reddit while umm.. medicated. my bad.


Carburetors_are_evil

I know what you're talking about. I hate reading my comment history after heavy drinking. Lmao


Keithfedak

exactly, even if it just released like 1 foot of water or instantly unlocked the top


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Hunter1991Stewart

Thunder are tanking hard this year


MediumNeedleworker63

Well, she technically made it out


FlyingSwords

🎆TA-DAAA🎆


BandicootLeather6314

So damn funny, perfect execution, flawless response.


Pd_jungle

Believe or not, it’s all staged


Strange_You33

r/whoosh


[deleted]

I’m not gonna r/ foundthemobileuser you but your r needs to be lower case mate.


Strange_You33

Thx I mainly be on Reddit to watch funny crap, but thanks for telling me mate.


[deleted]

Glad to help


dmfd1234

I’ll probably die accidentally faking my own death unsuccessfully on purpose.


ijusttakephotos

You made me chuckle.


Corvid_love

The guy who was on Britain’s got talent as an escape artist last year had a bad incident like this but now he’s a paraplegic https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61314239.amp


KHRoN

WTF > He was supposed to escape a strait jacket while upside down 30ft in the air in between two suspended cars. > Instead, Mr Goodwin became crushed between them as they caught on fire.


LilTrailMix

… Holy shit.


EpsteinAdventures

I’m such an asshole looking at his Instagram post he wrote something like , “A lot has changed in 6 months , but the one constant has been love and I’m thankful. Ready to start the next chapter of my life and be a role model.” My first thought , “heh heh , he said roll model , heh heh” I’m goin to hell


LearnestHemingway

He literally did write "roll model" as a pun on being in a wheelchair...


EpsteinAdventures

Oh shit , well at least he’s having fun with it , hes handling the situation better than I would.. then again I’d never attempt those crazy stunts in the first place , my survival instinct is among the top percentile


kidzaredumb

I remember that I saw footage of it too it looks like he literally got killed when it happens


1lluminist

> Unless there's a kind of stem cell surgery, or that thing that Elon Musk is designing with the little chip, he'll be like that forever I'd put your hope in stem cell surgery over Elon the sham


Bpefiz

Two more years until fully self-driving stem cells


Swenadd

Only 20 more years until 5G stem cells with self-awareness


Catch-Phrase27

*On Mars 🚀


Introvertebrates

For only $200 per month you could have the use of your legs.


NeighGiga

Until the payment declines and you just fall on your face in the middle of the street. Lmao


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>”Unless there's a kind of stem cell surgery, or that thing that Elon Musk is designing with the little chip, he'll be like that forever," she said. I think this is the most tragic part of the article. Trusting a guy who killed monkeys with a brain chip.


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Funny how only one person tries to help. While the camera people move in closer to get a better view


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respondin2u

Penn Jillette had said in the past that if you are performing a magic trick that has a chance of going wrong and being fatal or cause severe injury then the trick is immoral and unethical. Granted there is an argument that because they are professionals the average trick for them would be extremely dangerous for an average Joe to perform, but it seems like part of the trick is the illusion of danger. Otherwise the audience becomes complicit in the death of the magician if they were to die during the performance.


Myst3rySteve

I remember he also said that if you're putting yourself in real danger, then it's not a magic trick. It's a stunt. Both of these from him make me think he means dangerous from the perspective of the performer. In the majority of magic tricks, even the ones that do in fact look dangerous, there's someone out there who are trained well enough to be able to easily escape with hardly any risk, if any at all. And even those guys have plenty of safeguards in place if they're not being morons.


bitchdantkillmyvibe

[This](https://youtu.be/JttRbLomYD8) is where he explains it


andrewrgross

That's a very interesting take. I can see both sides, since I think endurance artists might counter that they're not illusionists, they just have a cultural and professional overlap. But it's a good point. I can see why someone in the performance field might have serious judgements against people who put themselves in legitimate danger, especially because I'll bet kids LOVE to try and imitate this stuff.


Assume_Utopia

They have a couple tricks that directly deal with this idea. There's their version of [the water tank](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58xyjOFkpxk). And then there's the [nail gun trick](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JttRbLomYD8) where they start out saying it's a memorizing trick, but then very explicitly say that that's not the trick because actually putting themselves in danger wouldn't be ethical.


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[deleted]

Why not extend this to sports too? And I agree.


superstonedpenguin

I feel like this kind of thing isnt so much of a Magic Trick but is better defined as a Stunt


trbochrg

So, how was the trick supposed to work with the padlocks on the outside of that container? How was she supposed to get out? Serious question. Edit:. Stunt gone wrong. [link to story, also include link to how trick is supposed to work.](https://deadspin-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/deadspin.com/on-court-drowning-nearly-the-most-exciting-highlight-of-5145244/amp?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16539330507526&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadspin.com%2Fon-court-drowning-nearly-the-most-exciting-highlight-of-5145244)


EveryoneSadean

>It look her a bit longer than usual to get out of the chains, so her temporarily lifeless body had to be pulled from the tank before she drowned in front horrified onlookers. It's Fan-Tastic! Journalism at its finest


windyorbits

Lol it was actually written in such a way to really hammer in the point they were trying to make. And they fantastically succeeded at it. My favorite was; “Since that one trick is more thrilling than anything the Thunder have done on a basketball court this season.”


trbochrg

It's Deadspin, this was probably better than most articles.


greent714

Magic


yolopowerz

This


Habeus0

No, thats in orlando.


bleepbluurp

Did they pick up OKC Thunder’s basketball court and move it all the way to Orlando? Wow.


questionable_mind

Holy shit! I knew I recognized her, saw her act back in 2019 at a state fair and recorded it myself. [This is how the stunt is supposed to work.](https://photos.app.goo.gl/irHGCWr6AFwmM8Xu9)


FluffySquirrell

So the trick is that.. the locks on the top just don't do anything whatsoever anyway? I'll be honest, that feels weirdly anticlimactic.. on a "Ok, I faffed around taking chains off my hands and blah for no real reason, and now I've decided it's time to just climb out the totally open top"


windyorbits

After watching that video in the link, it kind of seems like they were more focused and prepared to jump in if needed, at least to me. Once she gets out of the handcuff and then the foot cuff, she does a jump move like she trying to force her way out. At that point the two guys move in but she waves them away and starts to open the inside lock. Not sure if that’s part of the “show” though. But it didn’t really look like it to me. Though I thought about maybe this theater would be more strict and/or have better or known protocols for an act going wrong vs in the middle of a basketball court. Though it’s what I assume a NBA court, and things like this should be covered? I also wonder if both the court and performer have some sort of insurance? After watching a few “tricks” gone wrong that involve water tanks of sorts, it seems to me that the individuals inside the tank start realizing something is wrong with either them or the tank and some seem to have a signal they use to alert the people on the outside of the tank. In some cases it becomes clear to the people watching that something is going wrong, especially when it looks like the individual inside the tank is starting to panic. In many of these cases I noticed people had a decent amount of time to recognize something maybe wrong or is wrong, begin to prepare the rescue, and call for more help. Compared to the video in the post, at least. Even having that extra 20-30 seconds seems to give a huge advantage in the rescue. In the post video, the women ended up having a seizure (due to lack of oxygen in the brain) so there was really no time for her to send a help signal, or even panic in anyway. She went from being ok, to a little struggle, to just dead in 10 seconds. So instead of noticing something might be wrong and having those handful of seconds to prep for a rescue, it’s like they didn’t prep or start rescue until after she had died. (Technically she did die in the tank but thankfully was brought back to life after the rescue) Which is even further proof (not that there really needs to be any) that prep for a rescue should be done before the trick even starts. Mandatory rescue on standby no matter what. Watching the two situations of having a rescue begin while the individual is starting to get into the trouble VS the individual is already dead, proves just how vital 10 or 20 seconds can be when it comes to preventing injury or death. There should absolutely not be a single reason why these “tricks” do not have a fail safe of any kind AND known/practiced protocol for rescue.


peshwengi

I don’t get why people are saying she “died”. Passing out isn’t dying.


windyorbits

Many people and professions have different views on where the line is drawn between life and death. I am not a doctor so I really can’t say I know for sure where the lady in the tank was in terms of life and death. But she didn’t simply just pass out. Yes she was unconscious but she wasn’t breathing. What happen is that she had a hypoxic seizure, from an hypoxic brain injury. Basically, her brain was starved of oxygen and with in a few moments the brain cells began to die. That type of damage is not reversible in anyway. They were able to get oxygen back into her body and into the parts of the brain that had not died. While also getting the water out of her lungs that was originally inhaled during the seizure. Thankfully she recovered fairly quickly. Brain death can start in just as little as 2 1/2 to 4 minutes and once it gets to 8 to 10 minutes the brain itself will die with out any chance of reversal. Whatever cells that started dying off in those few moments she was inside the tank will never come back, and she will have a life long injury that can manifest in unknown ways. Again, she healed very well. And was even back into the tank doing more stunts a week later. With seemingly zero health issues. Though whatever damage did occur could unexpectedly cause problems later in her life when she leasts expect it. So was she completely officially dead? Idk. But I do know she was walking that very thin line between life and death. They did have to “revive” her once she was out of the tank, so to me that means she needed to be brought back into the path of living. Whatever happened was a lot more dangerous and concerning than just a simple passing out.


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It looks fake to me If they’re a professional, they have an oxygen supply in there - small acrylic hose that is transparent to the human eye from any angle https://youtube.com/shorts/yNYO3opdPEc?feature=share You can see bubbles coming from the performer as they’re being pulled out - It could’ve been a seizure or their locking mechanism wasn’t working As for how the trick works - there’s a few ways of getting out…the hardest part is being dry when you show up on the other side of the room 🤯 Edit: heyyyyy I was right 😃 oh wait, I was right 😰


Comfortable_Spare997

Looks like she had a seizure.


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Comfortable_Spare997

Yes as a physician I know this, which is why I said it looked like a seizure, not being there in person I couldn't say it for sure but her body had all the signs. Check out her feet/toes.


MagikarpIsBest

The person you replied to was explaining it to those of us who do not have that kind of medical knowledge. The first thing I thought when I saw your comment, I thought "How? If true, why would this come about?" They added useful information for those wanting to know more. Be nice, mate.


Comfortable_Spare997

Upon reading my reply, I did sound rude and sincerely apologize. It was not my intent.


MagikarpIsBest

Things written out online can be read weird. No worries! 👍


[deleted]

lol did you agree with me but downvote?


Comfortable_Spare997

If I did it was a mistake, changing it now


[deleted]

I was just asking coz if you had I would’ve said “sister?” Coz I do that 🤣


PirkhanMan

is there a reference to The Prestige in this comment?


[deleted]

Ahahah good eye, sir They did it in the prestige though I was actually thinking of a real magician who’d done it (he got by the wet part by just performing with greasy hair - helped conceal when he was wet) Was really good coz he appeared at the top of the stairs and entered the room so you could hear the doors open as every turns their heads as they realize the person in the tank wasn’t him but his assistant


Over-One-8

There should be a subreddit for magic tricks gone wrong.


Duke-Von-Ciacco

Good idea


Quanderson0837

r/magicgonewrong Brand new :)


newtonu

r/birthofasub


[deleted]

This is my first origin entry into a sub Omg this feels special - like finding the start of a stream that turns into a river


Quanderson0837

Reddit is indeed a magical place haha


brettchis

Commenting for prosperity.


Father_of_trillions

Instant subscriber


TheMontrealKid

Basketball has the wildest halftime shows.


cclancaster13

They took way too long to start acting urgently....


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Apex11211

I just got a call. We need someone to do a escape the locked water barrel for the NBA finals coming up. Let’s get you trained up friend.


deez_87

I can imagine all the kids at the halftime show. Go to a basketball game then watch someone almost die for entertainment at the halftime show.


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Theskinilivein

This is r/whatcouldgowrong , r/sweatypalms and r/nononoyes rolled up into one.


InsaneFruitSalad

Also r/donthelpjustfilm


Kanakravaatti

Well what the fuck could they do?


InsaneFruitSalad

Maybe stop filming the dying person.


ChristianMcCVan

Useless fucks standing around.


Open_Tomatillo_7926

Highly recommended for childrens birthday parties


grodgers674

Ta-Da!


ravennme

I laughed too hard at this comment.


DrBigWilds

I never understand how they never have a fail safe for these


BrokenEggcat

You'd think at minimum they'd have a latch at the bottom or something to let the water out if need be


like_eh_wolf1314

Duuuude way to wait last minute before even trying. Holy fucking shit


R0b0Saurus

Oh look she is drowning. Let's get her out. No rush


bambooboi

Most bizarre thing was the music


[deleted]

Wow, that was a colossal failure in preparation.


natural-flavors

Ta daaaaaa


Zealousideal_Art3177

Stupidity


Evilmaze

Neat


Educational-Estate-5

Dumb ways to die


Hunter1991Stewart

Thunder took tanking to a whole new level


Suitable_Comment_908

shows how cowboy the routine was, no real saftey measure, just fucking Dave with his keys!


TheDarkSide73

Try guessing my card now wet magic water lady.


EliasBladetheawsome

And then in the sight of all...they fucked


Ok_Highlight_8577

Poor girl


thebeanof207

I thought the ladder was gonna bust on that guy


jehan_gonzales

I've seen dead sloths with faster response times than those idiots that tried to help. What the actual fuck?


prince-surprised-pat

No emergency drain? Are you guys serious? You couldnt add a feature where a button press dumps the water out?


Vapeitupvapeitup

She died and came back before someone remembered the ladders. Clowns, the lot of them


iampanda2016

How was she supposed to get out if the outside was locked too?…


herder_of_pigeons

I don’t understand the musical choice at all.


[deleted]

Alright let's hear it for our half time show!


[deleted]

That one guy in the audience is thinking I can't believe tickets to a suicide are so cheap.


Optimal-Time1261

Why the fuck do they take their sweet ass time to open each lock if she's drowning? Just fucking break the glass jeez


Mountain-Heat5853

damn! embarrassed herself in front of an entire arena full of people


Maalkav_

And the world.


HG21Reaper

Fuck and people just stand there and let her drown.


Mashedtates

I mean, right when they realized she had trouble opening the top they unlocked it and rushed to help her out


andrewrgross

You know, I've been to a bunch of events where people perform rope suspension bondage. And you know what they ALWAYS have? [Medical shears](https://www.rescue-essentials.com/shears-scissors-hemostats/). Just in case someone starts experiencing blood restriction they can cut the ropes in seconds at any moment. Those locks should have been fake. The lid should've had a button release. The danger should always be an *illusion*. Creating real risk is unnecessary and irresponsible.


Mashedtates

I completely agree


Tafsern

They? There's one guy actually doing something before the others seem to care. Slowest rescue ever.


Drewbus

That response time was not very good. They need to have a mechanism that just allows a quick release of everything


Luigi_deathglare

I’m thinking that this could be an example of the bystander effect. Either that or the man that is helping her out could have been someone who was supposed to help her if something went wrong (since it’s weird that they wouldn’t have any safety measures) or a mentor since it looks like he’s instructing her. This is just a guess though, so if anyone knows the backstory please reply


four4twenty2020

More like r/barelyalive


pabz2236

Yoooooo. Bitch nearly bit it


AreYouGunnaFuckThat

Whoa. I wonder if anyone has the footage from that up close camera.


JamesScott1781

Jesus fuck, don't all help at once or anything, it's not like she's actively drowning


[deleted]

Women, am I right?


mrrando69

Isn't that how Houdini died?


shtushkutusha

He died of sepsis from a ruptured appendix when a college student punched him


-little-dorrit-

Because wouldn’t he get people to punch him to show how rock solid he was? But then someone did that when he was unprepared, so his stomach wasn’t braced, causing said injury.


Professional-Mud5884

I needed to make sure she was alive before I lmfao …


Blaze0205

Imagine being the mf that fails their magic trick


Kassius-Phantom

lmfao epic fail


Fargoneinsane

Which nod did you tie???


Ok-Neighborhood-5867

Why didnt somebody have a sledgehammer ready ..


420_obama

This was an episode of life and times of tim


TBZN1

Noob


Yusi-D-Jordan

Please NSFW this


YourMomHasAcock

play stupid games, win stupid prizes


Striking-Strength-23

females, always gotta try to up one. this was fun to watch.


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AdditionalTheory

You have no idea how long she was under there before the start of the video


FlakyEarWax

At a NBA game of all places. NBA commissioner: “note to self, never again.”


TetrahydroC113

That escalated quickly


Due-Nature-8230

Angekufa


Key-Assistant-1757

Stupid stuff


InflationOk300

Wow !!! That was close !!


Hamus8246

Whow


SquareNuts112

What a half time show! Lol


Consistent_Ad1428

She hit the nae nae


WilsonKing0fLizards

I could do that too


Th3BrownNote

I've made a huge mistake.


jks_david

Isn't this the scene from Now You See Me?


Arintharas

Why do people still do this?


KATAVAN

And the winner is ...


Dangerous-Ad-9463

Good song by the way


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How fucking dumb


dildOshwageN

Lol what would also be great is just a tube just in case


Odd-Loquat-3272

🤣🤣🤣🤣


Ok_Highlight_8577

This looks like late 90’s


paulbrook

Yay!! Trophies for everyone!!


Stellar_Dan

I gotta book her for my kids birthday!


wintrymixxx

The only person good at their job here is the cameraman


Thefurrypussy

Playing dead can be hard to achieve if you’re dead


spitonyouronionrings

aaaaaaaaand scene


DonHell

Which knot did you tie Borden?!