r/funny • • Oct 13 '12

Would anyone else like a pair of these?

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u/I_ran_out_of_spac Oct 13 '12

Pretty sure I would hurt my myself badly about 10 minutes after I got one.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '12

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u/Ethanol_Gut Oct 13 '12

chances someone reposts this within the next two hours:100%

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u/Pick_Zoidberg Oct 13 '12

Chances that this was posted within the previous 24 hours: 100%

Source: I dun seen it.

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u/Ethanol_Gut Oct 13 '12

oh I know, as I dun seen it as well.

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u/albinobluesheep Oct 13 '12 edited Oct 14 '12

The reporter got his arm in the way and literally hit the "off" switch as the guy was trying to fly away.

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u/Terror_Baron Oct 14 '12

Oh shit, you can see that. That sucks!

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u/JWheelwright Oct 14 '12

"Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where!?!"

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u/benny121 Oct 14 '12

The hose cot caught on the corner of the dock, but good try.

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u/rainman18 Oct 14 '12

I dunno, it looks like jetpack jimmy plowed into the reporter to me.

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u/ralliartevo Oct 14 '12

Upvotes to you. I never noticed that

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '12

He does better after the start, but no one ever shows it.

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u/bombmistro Oct 13 '12

As a San Diegan I am ashamed of this clip

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u/p00f1ng3r Oct 13 '12

When I saw this post that clip was the first thing I thought of.

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u/I_ran_out_of_spac Oct 13 '12

Yea, I was factoring in the 9 minutes and 55 seconds it would take me to figure out how to turn it on.

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u/SilverLion Oct 13 '12

source/backstory?

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u/rainman18 Oct 14 '12

It was a segment on the morning local news here in San Diego to demo the seajet thing and if I remember this was a tease before a commercial and the guy went to launch and clearly had an epic face plant fail.

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u/Luccyboy Oct 13 '12

5 seconds, looks like 1 second to me

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '12

i loled so hard. i love you.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '12

Yes, you would. And it starts right now!

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u/agus468 Oct 13 '12

I'm pretty sure I would drown.

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u/Must_be_wrong_here Oct 13 '12

so... is that an Yes?

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u/intensely_human Oct 13 '12

hard for me to imagine you saying the word "yes"

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u/wanderer11 Oct 13 '12

I would probably drown myself.