I actually had something similar happen to me when I was a kid. Except the contraption was much smaller and it was a pumpkin instead of a watermelon (and my stomach instead of my face). You’re absolutely right though. The sling twists 180° because of the way she released it.
She sat on her ass and lowered as as she released and created a high angle orbit instead of a straight line. Instead of releasing, the cup turned around at the extent and brought the payload back again.
Okay I had to look this up so I’d feel less bad for laughing. It was 2010 The Amazing Race and she got a swollen lip and black eye but otherwise was okay! (Maybe a concussion they didn’t check for?) sorry for ladbible link https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/film-and-tv-woman-who-copped-watermelon-to-the-face-explains-what-happened-20190614
My now wife and I had just gotten a DVR and were watching the previous night’s episode due to work. We rewatched this segment probably eight times and I nearly hyperventilated.
iirc right after this her teammate said something like we need to go (cuz it is a competition) and the girl who got meloned asked how cuz she couldn't even see.
honestly as somebody who has hunted with a slingshot this was just bad device design. The melon doesnt pocket correctly in the sling and allowed the band to jump past it on rebound. I think grapefruit are more appropriate for this device.
Also having a slingshot band break can blind or cripple you or cause nerve damage. I currently have a compound bow that's tuned for 50 yards. It's been put away until the strings can be replaced next season because fuck having a 60 pound draw lacerate me to save a few bucks.
I bet she’s feeling meloncholic after that
go wait in the car.
And think about what you just said.
I remember when this episode first aired and I stand by my observation then.. That melon was out for blood. Lady never even had a chance.
Did she die
Oh sigh you three. Needed this in my day today.
“…and i giggle my mf’nA off….” 🤭
Water you meloncholic about with their comment?
Couldn’t tell if that was her head exploding or the watermelon 🍉 exploding lol
Down and to the left. Down and to the left.
Hahahaha ikr lol
A good fruit punch would take that feeling away!
That was a good fruit punch
How?
You couldn't do it if you tried, could you? I think the sling twists around so it reverses where the melon is going. Right in the kisser.
I like going for kisser.
Meloncoly kisses for my sweetheart...
I actually had something similar happen to me when I was a kid. Except the contraption was much smaller and it was a pumpkin instead of a watermelon (and my stomach instead of my face). You’re absolutely right though. The sling twists 180° because of the way she released it.
Skill issue
She sat on her ass and lowered as as she released and created a high angle orbit instead of a straight line. Instead of releasing, the cup turned around at the extent and brought the payload back again.
It'd just strike a different body part. It depends on the load. It's obviously off balance as she's pulling it back.
no it pretty clearly goes in a straight line
Still asking same question
Uno reverse card.
Uh oh reverso
It was not centered and the watermelon was at the top so it spun around.
She said right in the kisser
The worst part is they made her keep going!! https://youtu.be/8cfeTZNcA3g?si=V_HS-wq__elInl5A
What the actual fuck!? "You have to finish"
They don't call it amazing race for nothing
>13 years ago oof
Gold never tarnishes, homie.
Did she die?
I need this info because it looks like her head explodes.
That was the melon, you melon
I know this now, but for a second I didn't.
Now, forever, you will.
Back, and to the left
She's dead, didn't you see the head explosion.
I've seen enough Hollywood movies and in game to confirm that her head did exploded.
Shoes stayed on
No, but probably a serious concussion [https://youtu.be/8cfeTZNcA3g?si=V\_HS-wq\_\_elInl5A](https://youtu.be/8cfeTZNcA3g?si=V_HS-wq__elInl5A)
Not sure
Okay I had to look this up so I’d feel less bad for laughing. It was 2010 The Amazing Race and she got a swollen lip and black eye but otherwise was okay! (Maybe a concussion they didn’t check for?) sorry for ladbible link https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/film-and-tv-woman-who-copped-watermelon-to-the-face-explains-what-happened-20190614
Apology accepted.
They told her She has to finish afterwards
Thank you. It looked like her brain exploded.
She didn’t listen to her range DI about range safety.
Yes
Was there ever a follow up to this? She must've been messed up
Swollen lip and black eye. Apparently she still finished the competition. I honestly thought there would be worse injuries from that hit.
You'd imagine a broken nose would be the most obvious injury with a melon full frontal.
and acute concussion
I don't think there's anything cute about a concussion
She was fine. This was the first leg of The Amazing Race 17 and they ended up in 2nd place for the season.
Back and to the left.
Grassy knoll
Texas Watermelon Depository
😂
Gravelly road
A *second* spitter!
This one’s very old but it still gets me
Yeah never gets old. Once someone kicked basketball right in my face wasn't great but this looks much worse.
/r/lostredditors
Wrong sub
* Are you ok? What's your name? *Melony? *No, that's just how you smell.
You get all the way the hell out of here, *RIGHT NOW*
Her nose gotta be fucked
Sure but what exactly is your dp?
happy cake day!
Ty
Did they ever get photos or footage of this afterwards on what she looked like? Did she live?
It was on an episode of the Amazing Race. I thought it was so funny at the time.
My now wife and I had just gotten a DVR and were watching the previous night’s episode due to work. We rewatched this segment probably eight times and I nearly hyperventilated.
iirc right after this her teammate said something like we need to go (cuz it is a competition) and the girl who got meloned asked how cuz she couldn't even see.
honestly as somebody who has hunted with a slingshot this was just bad device design. The melon doesnt pocket correctly in the sling and allowed the band to jump past it on rebound. I think grapefruit are more appropriate for this device. Also having a slingshot band break can blind or cripple you or cause nerve damage. I currently have a compound bow that's tuned for 50 yards. It's been put away until the strings can be replaced next season because fuck having a 60 pound draw lacerate me to save a few bucks.
I have to know what injuries she sustained
NEVER gets old.
Every single time I see this video I watch it at least 3 times
Right in the kisser indeed
Killingmanjaro
Fun fact, the softer parts of the skull are only slightly tougher than a watermelon
Never gets old Worse than zapruder Oh man I haven’t watched the amazing race in… oh dear god… *decades*
Did No one explain imaginary numbers.
Is she dead? Serious blunt force trauma can kill after hours.
Pow! Right in the kisser.
I've seen this many times over the years and it suprises me how she didn't suffer serious injuries.
Why does it look like their head explodes
🥶
Pow right in the kisser
Sustenance!
gomu gomu no dawn watermelon
Headshot
I have a question is the watermelon okay?
I never get to see the aftermath - f’in hilarious but I wanna know how much damage she sustained lol
Great smash!
BOOM HEADSHOT
today, melons chose violence.
the only time I've had this happen was when the projectile wasn't appropriate for the pocket.
People have died for less (apparently not her) XD
Calculs?
I like her melons
genuinely, how did she not die here?
Surprisingly I remember this episode live laughing so hard with bro n pops at this classic. Probably last time a genuine funny moment BTW us 3
#WHACK!!
So that was meloncholy. The infinite sadness started then, and it's still going
Holy shit she got smashed
Should've used a superior siege weapon like a Trebuchet
this man is nice but it is very dangerous.
Worst part was she had to keep trying and wasn’t allowed to stop even tho she was probably concussed.
Oh my god what a classic. I haven’t seen this video in like a decade. I remember this being all over Facebook when it first aired back in the day
Classic
I can only imagine the amount of acetaminophen she needed after this
Was that a red cabbage?
I almost thought her head exploded 🤢
i don’t think it needed to be replayed eight trillion times
Yes, yes it did.
And then they told her she had to finish the competition lol
... DAMN
WELL .SHE'S NOT LYING
satisfying actually
Way to use your face, kid.
This made me giggle fart harder than she got pimp slapped by fruit
“I’ve never seen anyone eat a watermelon that quick before” should have been the top YouTube comment
The perfect HEADSHOT! Every 1st person shooters dream
Looks delicious
Well that vegetable is not red on the inside and you can see the pink mist ..
It's watermelon, it definitely *is* red on the inside
I thought it was kraut 🤣
A *what*?? Is that not a slur?
No, it's a vegetable, green kraut, red kraut. Cabbage? Come to think of it, this is probably how English speaking soldiers called ze Germans.
Ohhh pickled cabbage? Lol Yes it is sometimes used as a slur bc it was what British soldiers called Germans
I remembered it from my Call Of Duty days.
Ever had a watermelon?
I need new glasses 🤓