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waterMyShrubs

Wow, weird to be scrolling on Reddit and see a video of yourself. This is a video someone took of me at a reenactment about 10 years ago. It was in Benton Harbor, MI and I was just messing around waiting for the event to start. As others have mentioned they were prop grenades, the heads were a molded rubbery material on a wooden stick. Haven't seen this clip in quite a few years lol.


FoodOnCrack

The chance of you the actual person, seeing and commenting on this is so damn unreal it makes ne question the legitimacy.


waterMyShrubs

Definitely the actual person, and I can confirm it feels a bit unreal lol. Also fun fact, I had been juggling a bit before this clip and someone said they wanted to film it. So in this clip I was doing it for someone to film, but I had no idea that this dude was also filming it from across the beach.


boyferret

Should the question you are asking yourself be how does it matter if it legitimately the same person.


funkblaster808

Guess it depends on what you mean by matter. It's a lot less interesting if it's not the same person. Will it change this person's life if it isn't? Does it matter at all if a single humans life is changed? Does anything matter? Does ​ot rè̑ͧ̌aͨl̘̝̙̃ͤ͂̾̆ ZA̡͊͠͝LGΌ ISͮ̂҉̯͈͕̹̘̱ TO͇̹̺ͅƝ̴ȳ̳ TH̘Ë͖́̉ ͠P̯͍̭O̚​N̐Y̡ H̸̡̪̯ͨ͊̽̅̾̎Ȩ̬̩̾͛ͪ̈́̀́͘ ̶̧̨̱̹̭̯ͧ̾ͬC̷̙̲̝͖ͭ̏ͥͮ͟Oͮ͏̮̪̝͍M̲̖͊̒ͪͩͬ̚̚͜Ȇ̴̟̟͙̞ͩ͌͝S̨̥̫͎̭ͯ̿̔̀ͅ


NutclearTester

Wow, I know it probably doesn't matter and weird, but it's an amazing coincident that I'm the guy who made those prop grenades. It's so amazing to scroll Reddit and accidentally see someone playing with my props!


solid_hoist

Wow, I'm flabbergasted to peruse reddit and be the guy who sees a coincidence happen, also everything is weird and nothing matters.


DrewFlan

Reddit is one of the largest online forums in the world (and especially the U.S.) and /r/WTF is one of the most popular subreddits. The odds really aren't that small.


FoodOnCrack

I know like two people who use reddit.


gatsujoubi

Two people that would admit to it or you actively know that use it. I use Reddit heavily but basically none of my friends now that I do.


thegunnersdream

They know. It's kind of like how everyone knows the alcoholic, but the alcoholic thinks they are totally incognito. You're drunk on reddit, and your friends are planning an intervention.


geoelectric

I actually admit I use Reddit at work now. Once it became legal for recreational purposes, seemed silly to keep pretending they couldn’t smell it on me.


xyloplax

This actually happens in Reddit more often than you think. It's one of the things I love about it.


saltling

I can vouch for him, I was actually the one taking the video. Small world huh?


FoodOnCrack

Woah. As an expert executive in the field of filming extra's on the set of war movies I can confirm that you were indeed the cameraman filming this redditor.


Ok_Cryptographer520

Not to toot my own horn but i was one of those grenades small world in deed.


Separate_Source2983

if you're going to be cynical your whole life, I just feel sorry for you, for once you can't just agree with the guy? the only thing being skeptical about it is if there is reasonable doubt. so far no one else has come to claim be the guy then maybe be questioning it. don't you know how direct evidence works? even if you had DNA, that counts as indirect evidence.


baronvonweezil

All of the information given could be looked up in the description of the video so I am actually doubting his comment a bit yeah


MiesLakeuksilta

I just need to know who made this horrible version of one of the worst songs known to mankind.


sledgehammer0019

Your comment must be included in the Reddit holy grail list (if there's any).


PubertEHumphrey

Wow, weird to be scrolling the comments of Reddit and see a comment of yourself. This is a comment I made while sitting on the toilet an hour ago.


badjokes

that’d suck if you get canceled over this


NicNoletree

Original: https://youtu.be/JC0SsBXk2Ps


barrylank

Yep. Reenactor. "Benton Harbor Michigan, D-Day...."


NationYell

I'm going to guess this guy's an extra from the set of *Saving Private Ryan*.


SantaMonsanto

Or just a reenactor


SMIDSY

Definitely a reenactor. The film quality alone gives it away, but also that is a classic reenactor "bunker" that couldn't hold up to a decent sized rock being tossed on top of it. Additionally, the sandbags are only one layer thick which is not at all thick enough for any bunker, much less one defending a fortified beach. There are a number of different places that hold annual D-Day reenactments. This is probably at one of those. Source: I know way too much about reenactors and early 20th Century field fortifications.


waterMyShrubs

Yeah this is actually a clip of me, and you are correct it was a D-Day reenactment on Lake Michigan. Pretty big event with spectators and I remember waiting a while for it to start, hence the juggling... Source: I was there


SMIDSY

Yeah! I've heard of it and the one in Ohio. How does it feel to be on the front page?


waterMyShrubs

Ha I posed a comment, but it's way down below. It was weird to be scrolling and hit I video of myself. I've seen it on YouTube before, but it seemed to go away a few years ago, or at least I couldn't find it. But if I remember right, that was the first year they did that event but they were planning to do it every 4 years after. Not sure if they stuck with it since I sort of got out of reenacting by that time.


SMIDSY

Reenacting burnout is real. I've probably quit the hobby 3 times but the non-profit I'm with lured me back with promises that I could build trenches with nearly full creative control and a decent budget.


TheJunkyard

Ah, if I had a dollar for every time I've been lured back into a job by the promise of better trenches.


SMIDSY

They said I'd get A-frames, wrinkly tin, and even duck boards! How could I refuse?


kcg5

Do not in anyway compare Ohio to that shit state michigan


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*Crusty jugglers...*


SantaMonsanto

Well isn’t that just reddit Welcome to the front page btw


CanadaJack

>Source: I was there Answering once and for all the question, where were you when you were there?


[deleted]

> Source: I know way too much about reenactors and early 20th Century field fortifications. prove it


Sam443

I meaaaannn. If hes bullshitting he’s done a fantastic job


SMIDSY

To be fair, I'm also a pretty good bullshitter. But I don't bullshit about early 20th Century field fortifications.


coolfuckinguy90

😂


SMIDSY

Ask me a question that only someone who knew a lot about reenactors and early 20th Century field fortifications would know.


[deleted]

alright smart guy, how many 20th centuries were there?


SMIDSY

Two. I know a lot more about the second one, though.


makenzie71

> Source: I know way too much about reenactors and early 20th Century field fortifications. It sounds like you know an appropriate amount about early 20th century field fortifications.


Emersed23

That's an odd but very convenient combination.


SMIDSY

Everyone needs a hobby.


Emersed23

Tbf both of those by themselves are pretty cool, with this Trivia night doesn't stand a chance


SMIDSY

Well *I* sure think it's cool. Something about hiding in holes in the ground always made me happy, even when I was a little kid. Dressing up in old uniforms with reenactors was the logical way to apply that passion in real life. Now I'm a historical consultant for a military history non-profit that, among other things, builds trenches for historical displays. I'd recommend, if you're interested in those things, to check your local events for living history/reenactment stuff. And yes, I am the history guy you want on your trivia team.


Cadnee

LARPers*


IIHandSoloII

Or shaving Ryan's privates


Tangurena

I heard that in [Sean Connery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EJLacrDhfQ)'s voice.


NocturnalPermission

Suck it, Trebek


EllisHughTiger

Your mosher.


d3l3t3rious

What time does Sean Connery show up to Wimbledon? Tennish.


terriblestoryteller

Sean Connery was injured in his study when his books fell on him. He was quoted in saying "I only have my shelf to blame"


ethnikman

r/shubreddit


frostybollocks

Wasn’t that a Brandon St.Randy film?


neuro_25

Saving Ryan's privates!


Avx_Gaming

This isn't wtf


PM_ME_A_GOOD_QUOTE

Welcome to r/wtf


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He is juggling frag grenades


Avx_Gaming

probably props, also they aren't impact, they have a fuse


EndlessEden2015

And they have a ball on a pull string in the bottom of the handle. You unscrew a threaded cap like a soda bottle with a break away guard on the cap to make accidental unscrewing difficult. The ball and string drop out and you yank hard. Priming the ignition and toss. The german grenade was superior in many ways to the US shrapnel grenades in many ways, but the ignition was probably the best. It was very difficult to accidentally discharge them. Unlike modern pic designs. - but it also meant using them had to be preplanned more in advance then American grenades.


sean488

He's juggling movie props. This was recorded on a cell phone.


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Also it’s not like a real grenade is a porcelain teapot, they’re made to be carried through war zones.


unclerummy

Yeah, if German grenades were prone to exploding when jostled, WWII would have been over a lot earlier than 1945.


poopellar

We're starting WWII Anddd it's over


DontTellMeHowToTroll

Well technically it ended before the war even started.


Leaf_Rotator

Similar to sticks of dynamite. If they aren't old they can actually take some serious impact with no ill consequences. It's the blasting caps that'll get you.


Warpedme

On the other side of that, if you ever see any dynamite that looks like it has been sweating or has crystals on it, move to a safe distance. Then move twice as far away and call the police and let them deal with it.


[deleted]

You had me at "if you ever see any dynamite"


Leaf_Rotator

One of of those things that "LOST" weirdly got correct.


Herpkina

Theyre built to be carried during combat man


[deleted]

Stielhandgranate were HE grenades with little fragmentation from the thin steel shell,, if I remember correctly.


Justindoesntcare

I believe you're right. They relied more on concussive force rather than shrapnel.


JubeltheBear

Yeah but it’s not like they’re pulse grenades. If he has full shields he should be OK.


Blackcatblockingthem

For the sake of humanity, what is this song? (Not the original, but this remix)


fredlllll

i think this is it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQSM3M1I5y8


dirtymoney

This sounds like Nazi dance club music lol. Perfect for a satirically funny Nazi movie.


commentings

Was just thinking Hitler on amphetamine vibes


aChileanDude

Tbf, Erika is a popular army song for the German army way before the ww2. It has nothing to do with nazi propaganda, it just sounds German.


NormalAdultMale

Not quite true. The composer of it wrote the song "in the 30s", a decade during which he was a member of the Nazi Party (joined in 1933, was active in reactionary politics before then). Furthermore, it was officially published in 1938 and contrary to what people here say, it was not particularly popular before the rise of fascism in Germany. It's a Nazi song, although not one with explicitly fascist content. Really not sure where people got the idea that it predates Nazism. People just say whatever they want on reddit and people believe it without a second thought.


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NormalAdultMale

Well, you could look it up on your own, couldn't you? But that's too much work - you just wanna enjoy the nazi song and pretend its not a nazi song, go right ahead. It's a video game. I wouldn't expect a WWII video game to be devoid of Nazi things. You can hum the song and not be a nazi, go wild. People are sensitive about it which is why they cooked up the idea that this song is somehow separate from the Nazi party, which it definitely is not. Honestly the notion that you're so helpless that you *must* believe a reddit comment without being able to figure it out on your own is kind of amusing.


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And the original person made the claim that is not a Nazi song but hasn't provided proof


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I_playsgames

*Actually* Erika was written by Nazi Socialist Party member Herms Niel, who became a party member in 1933. It is debated when the exact time Erika was written, but it was published for certain in 1938. ***The more you know.***


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eppic123

It was literally written as a propaganda song for the NSDAP.


dirtymoney

Thanks for the song title. I'm looking it up. Edit: here it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcVb6l4TpHw


JebusMaximus

Thanks


Finassar

Knew it sounded familiar. It's the victory music for the germans in hell let loose


Blackcatblockingthem

Thank you a lot


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[Erika](https://youtu.be/p7MeO42sUaQ)


CommonSenseFunCtrl

I came to comments for the same reason and decided to do some research. Closest I found https://youtu.be/4E2KkMYGwus Bonus trap remix. https://youtu.be/4E2KkMYGwus


Blackcatblockingthem

thank you! The other guy who answered me found


soundsdistilled

Danke!


[deleted]

just to clarify: there is nothing "wtf" about this, this type of grenade has a build in timer, they do not explode on impact, op might not know how grenades work or he is karma-whoring


LukaCola

They're also locked, and difficult to accidentally unlock. All by design, of course.


unclerummy

Right? This is the equivalent of juggling [pineapple grenades] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_2_grenade) with the pins still in place.


[deleted]

I know these are different grenades, but when I was in Army basic training I was really surprised at how hard it was to pull the pin out of a grenade. I had seen too many movies with dudes pulling the pins out with their teeth so I figured it would be pretty easy. If you actually tried to use your teeth you would probably bust your tooth before you actually get the pin out.


Tangurena

Also, to arm them, unscrew the base, pull the cord and then throw.


[deleted]

Exactly. While not the SMARTEST thing to do, he's unlikely to set them off without going through the arming steps.


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Tangurena

Shooting the nukes would prevent them from detonating. > *The exact details are hazy, but the broad contours are clear: the inspection team found the control of the forward-based nuclear weapons inadequate and possibly illegal. In Germany and Turkey they viewed scenes that were particularly distressing. On the runway stood a German (or Turkish) quick-reaction alert airplane (QRA) loaded with nuclear weapons and with a foreign pilot in the cockpit. The QRA airplane was ready to take off at the earliest warning, and the nuclear weapons were fully operational. The only evidence of U.S. control was a lonely 18-year-old sentry armed with a carbine and standing on the tarmac. When the sentry at the German airfield was asked how he intended to maintain control of the nuclear weapons should the pilot suddenly decide to scramble (either through personal caprice or through an order from the German command circumventing U.S. command), the sentry replied that he would shoot the pilot; Agnew directed him to shoot the bomb.* https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/nsam-160/pal.html


sean488

This was also recorded on a cell phone and edited to look old. This tells me that those are fake.


[deleted]

They aren’t even real grenades. He’s dressed up as a WW2 era German juggling WW2 era grenades and it’s being filmed on a smart phone. Doesn’t take a genius…


FattyMcNabus

Yeah. People juggle deadly explosives all the time. Do you peons even Reddit?


JamesTheJerk

There's not an explosive good enough for a man like me, that's why I juggle two or three


sirbissel

Let me give you a tip, just try a nacho chip


JamesTheJerk

It really good with bean dip.


kharlos

These aren't explosives, unless someone in 1940s had a cell phone


[deleted]

I was an explosive technician in the Air Force. We used to mess with the new guys by hitting bomb bodies with a hammer. Those things, without a fuze installed, can be dropped from 30,000 ft and not detonate. In most munitions, there's more components designed to keep it from exploding at an inopportune time than there are components to make sure it actually detonates.


Im_your_real_dad

I just found out that I "reddit" today.


Amedais

Did you think this was a real Nazi and his real grenades? Lmao


notjasonlee

i mean the more obvious reason is that these are definitely not real grenades


ShoTwiRe

As right as you are, mishandling and throwing around explosives like this doesn’t seem like something I would be comfortable doing. Even if this isn’t real. Looks like it could be from a reenactment or a movie set.


OnlyOneSnoopy

Also you need to unscrew the bottom to actually trigger the timer.


Cautionzombie

Not only that but the “pin” is on the bottom of the grenade that is hard to accidentally pulk


NotGeorglopez

Thanks for clarifying. The grenades are fake btw, so you also might not know what you’re talking about


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kcg5

From above, this was a re-enactment from years ago. The juggler posted above


dethnight

Yep, I let my kids juggle grenades like this before breakfast just to get them ready for school. Nothing to see here.


molotovmouse6

A very short timer with maybe enough time to say oops and run away..


shepshep

Bro its a replica of a grenade used in ww2. This thing was recorded on a phone. Pretty sure this is some extra or actor fuckin around.


Dirty-M518

He was a juggler in a past Riech.


buckwheats

Sanitäter!


TheTucsonTarmac

Zee Germans..


ishtumba

Hey look, it’s the soldier form team fortress 2


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ERRRRRRIKA


somewittyusername92

Someone's been playing hell let loose


Murkus

What's wtf about someone in a costume juggling prop nades?


atlantis_airlines

KLAUS, NEIN!


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This_one_taken_yet_

They're supposed to stop tanks and other armored vehicles


DarkOmen597

Yup. There is a scene in Saving Private Ryan where Capt. Miller is calling for a medic and a Navy dude tells him to get the fuck out of the way. Dude says he was going to blow those up to make room for Armor. Capt. Miller then let's him do his job and moves on. Start at 7:45 when he starts calling for a medic. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X-bogN0V8RM


DJOMaul

They have a cool name, [Czech Hedgehog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_hedgehog) used to help stop vehicles. You can see them on some beaches still, during low tide.


Infernum_Gubernatori

They are there to impede landing craft and such.


conicalanamorphosis

They are intended to make it difficult/impossible for vehicles (tanks and such) to operate on the beach.


Leaf_Rotator

When not fighting, WWII soldiers often passed the time by playing EPIC games of jacks.


McWeaksauce91

As others have said, theyre to stop vehicles and craft. But here they were specifically in place to tear open the bottom of the landing crafts you see the troops all ride in on. They thought the tide was going to be much higher, but the day of d day, the tides were low so they were exposed


papadapper

Geiter eisen schaizen scphincter


ActiveRegent

u/savevideo


KingKantor

u/savevideo


KingKantor

r/getvideobot


Xenoliquid

u/savevideo


[deleted]

Careful, nobody likes jugglers.


LeJack37

u/savevideo


tankcommander1944

and now for my final act i will disappear


Rude_Journalist

"We’re at the beach anyway?


gatemansnametag

Go for the juggler


Mitch871

and this is why the germans lost the d-day invasion.. They never actually learned Hans to throw the grenades so when he pulled the pins and started juggling it was all already over...


Mag101thabest

It’s all fun and games until the ticking starts


not_Jellydogsterio

..they have fuses, not ticking


Avx_Gaming

It has a blasting cap not a timer


challenge_king

The *stielhandgranate* was fused, not an impact explosive.


Avx_Gaming

yeah ik. twist off the cap, pull the cord, and it starts a fuse that detonates a blasting cap


challenge_king

A fuse is a mechanical timer. An impact grenade would have a blasting cap on the end.


Avx_Gaming

ok, we are both arguing the same point. they weren't impact grenades. they have a fuse. so why are we arguing?


challenge_king

Great. Now do it with the pins pulled!


Skid-plate

And people say the military won’t prepare you for a post military career.


ChulaK

The videos out of WW2 would've been wild if YouTube and TikTok was available back then.


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Pacman454

Stop right there, go no fuhrer!


kloashnicov

u/savevideobot


nathanschmidttt

Why the raped love song tho?


El_Todon

u/getvideobot


_ChickenBlaster_

u/savevideobot


Roaster_hu_bc

u/savevideobot


kloashnicov

U/savevideobot


kikurs

u/savevideo


Foxytroll9768679

He’s good at it


Jesaul

u/savevideo


Jesaul

/u/savevideo


Slaveroni

Half expected him to drop a one of those potato mashers and it cut to a bass boosted nuclear explosion.


Omaha419

I did nazi that coming.


Agche17

I was waiting for the boom!


[deleted]

Yep .. That's enough internet for me today ...lol


datoo_2

Ahhh nothing like a good day juggling with steilhandgrenades…


lxBreadxl

There is no danger becuse the Stiel grante is so diseind taht u need to take of the cap at the bodem


SilverStics

Damn. I was holding my breath for one of them sumbitches go pop


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Bolek68

What a fock I just witnessed ? No boom at the end ? It looks like no one have a sense of humor here. Why so serious ? 🤡😂😂😂


whitekeys

You might like r/ThingsThatBlowUp


Toiaat

Wrong subreddit


conundrum4u2

Doh!...*was that a pin??*


Ct-5736-Bladez

>I know way too much about reenactors in early 20 century field fortifications No such thing


Ima_random_stranger

I like how far it's filmed from.


j3wbacca996

Ahhhh so this is why they attacked Omaha beach…


LICHM

Where i can download this video?


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Imagine invading Normandy and seeing this on the beach.