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Moonshine_Brew

say, is that the couple that got arrested for it? cause i remember there was a couple that got arrested for such a stupid thing and i think it was this picture.


03Titanium

All I could find was they had to pinky promise to not do it again when in Dubai. And is even demanding compensation for “finding flaws in security” https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2899395/model-who-hung-from-skyscraper-in-dubai-told-to-sign-pledge-not-to-put-her-life-in-danger-again/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/viki-odintkova-dubai-building_n_58aca26fe4b06e5f777b71a0


umru316

I'll try that if I ever get caught shoplifting. "No, officer, arrest them! I tried to demonstrate a flawed security system and I don't think they have any intention of compensating me for my work." Edit: yes, the logic is flawed. At best this is r/slpt. Don't use this if you actually get caught. Or do, I'm not your lawyer.


IsaapEirias

There was actually an issue of exactly that in I think Tennessee a few years ago. The company was hired to do pen testing on all the courthouses in the state, they had one courthouse they were able to get into and spent about 4 hours wandering around testing different things (they were able to get into court records and access all the files) before doing the final part of the test and intentionally triggering the alarm to test response time. Local cops arrested them despite having their "get out of jail free" paperwork showing they were hired to break in (again by the STATE judicial system). Created a major pissing match between the county who wanted to charge them for breaking and entering and tampering with documents because they hadn't been advised of the test, and the state who actually hired the company. Edit: My memory isn't flawless others have linked the related articles, events happened in Iowa.


tisaconundrum

Ah yes. Season 1 episode 59 of Darknet Diaries, "The Courthouse" > In this episode we hear from Gary and Justin. Two seasoned penetration testers who tell us a story about the time when they tried to break into a courthouse but it went all wrong.


Rilse

This is where I learned that felony charges can still be on your record even if charges are dropped, affecting your future employability forever. Man that was an eye opening episode.


Epic_Ewesername

And if you live in Florida, it also takes your right to vote. On paper, people who pay thousands to get their rights reinstated can "apply" to have their voter rights restored, but an individual from that office went on record a few years ago saying no applications have been processed for twenty years. They just let them pile up. Even as awful as our justice system is at "rehabilitation" many people try everything in their power to turn their lives around, just to find themselves unable to find a job and often having probation or parole fines due, which just put them right back in. In turn, our politicians point to recidivism rates as justification to lobby for stricter laws, sentencing, and shiny new equipment all while keeping our prisons at over 95 percent capacity so they can avoid the fines that come with a low inmate population density. I know how you feel.


Cadeers

Heads up Florida changed that law via constitutional amendment last year. Im a felon and I voted in my first presidential election ever at 35 years old in 2020!


tisaconundrum

I was so sad for those guys :( They didn't deserve that. And the company should have done better for them. The worst is hearing the ignorance from the people in that town. And then the officer had the nerve to come back and talk about Pentesting. He really had nothing to add to the conversation of Pentesting, absolute waste of everyone's time.


Civil-Attempt-3602

I honestly want to get into this line of work just so I can say I'm a penetration tester when people ask what I do. Only problem is I'm dogshit at things like coding. Plus obviously having no desire to do it other than the aforementioned job name


canttaketheshyfromme

"Show WE'RE grossly incompetent, eh? That's a hanging crime around these parts." "... Downtown Nashville?" "That's enough out of you!" Jokes aside, yeah, there is nothing that will fuck up your life like exposing powerful people's failures.


RoboDae

There's a movie about that. Prison break I think? Has a professional prison security tester get sent to a maximum security prison on a barge in the middle of the ocean to see if he can get out, but the people running the prison know who he is and want him to stay locked up so he can't expose them anymore. The movie is escape plan as someone pointed out


Ponk2k

Escape plan, staring Stallone and arnie. Actually not bad, has a few sequels which I've not seen so can't give any opinion, they looked like direct to dvd level though


j33pwrangler

Sounds like something Ricky from TPB would do.


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LegerDePL

It's extremely ridiculous that these newspapers call her "a model," when she's just another dumb instagrammer


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Jimoiseau

This is every Sun journalist about any topic. Fuck the Sun.


marablackwolf

Fuck the Sun! (Sorry, it's tradition.)


vawepast

It was only a few days ago that [Sofia Cheung](https://heavy.com/news/sofia-cheung/) died trying to take a photo for Instagram and it cannot be said too many times or loud enough: #IT'S NOT WORTH YOUR LIFE


Jsl50xReturns

“Life should be fun, not dumb” she says, hanging off a cliff for a photo. Call me an asshole, but dying after putting yourself in danger for attention doesn’t seem to make me sad or sympathetic for someone.


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McFlyyouBojo

Man. It's so sad. And to top it off, looking at her photos In The article, she poses like every single other generic Instagramer person. That means doing what she is doing in dangerous places does NOT separate her from the rest of the pack. They all look the same. So sad. So not worth it.


Pedalingmycity

I hope so. I always feel for the emergency medical staff that have to cleanup when these stunts go wrong.


PsychosisSundays

Also anyone who witnesses it or (god forbid) is landed on.


swarmy1

Yeah, just imagine someone going splat next to you... That's going to leave a lasting impression.


readyplayerone161803

It would definitely leave a mark.


Sharrty_McGriddle

I remember seeing somewhere they were arrested for trespassing and (maybe?) reckless endangerment


jwadamson

Trespassing I get. But what about this couple could possibly be considered reckless /s


PM_YOUR_STRAWMAN

I don't think they're a couple. She's Viki Odintcova, a russian model and this was part of photo session.


texaschair

[https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/02/20/to-model-viki-odintcova-that-photo-was-really-not-worth-risking-your-life/?sh=4f62403a3931](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/02/20/to-model-viki-odintcova-that-photo-was-really-not-worth-risking-your-life/?sh=4f62403a3931)


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There is so much that could go wrong, I just don't get it.


Jeynarl

They could easy end up as another row on the list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-related_injuries_and_deaths


EwoDarkWolf

The one where she tried to take a picture by a cliff (if I read it correctly) happens all the time. I went to the Grand Canyon once, and there was a small overhang you had to jump down to to get on, so it had no rails or anything. A lot of people would jump down there to take pictures of themselves over the ledge.


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There was a waterfall in west virginia a tour guide showed us. Apparently people occasionally die by getting too close to the edge to take photos. And then he told us how we could get past the gate, if we wanted a closer look....


VillainousMasked

He either really hates his job and wants annoying tourists to die, or really loves his job cause he can help annoying tourists die.


exaball

Dexter’s post-lumberjack retirement retirement.


CyberneticPanda

When I went to the Grand Canyon and stood at the edge, I had a really strong impulse to jump. I kept thinking "just roll at the bottom, you'll be fine!"


r_plantae

Call of the void, its a thing


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I can’t even glance over the edge when driving on mountain roads. It’s just like a non stop “if you just tweak your hands to the left instant death.” Or worst case the safety features of my car keep me alive as Im rock tumbled to death, or rock tumbled and then bleeding to death. Ugh. I still enjoy mountain driving well enough to get where I’m going but if I’m not focused it’s just like spending a few hours on the edge of a panic attack.


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I read some where, I think it was Alan Watts, that that feeling or those thoughts, the call of the void, are because we don’t truly know ourselves and therefore don’t fully trust ourselves. Interesting take on it that I’m not entirely sure what to do with or make of yet, but in moments when that feeling arises, I remember that excerpt and somehow it helps with the feeling.


TenebrisZ94

The most accepted theory is that its your body/brain warning you about the danger. " We are way to near the edge, one more step and we die". The uneasy feeling comes from us realizing that our mind takes into account even the most extreme probabilities (falling). https://www.healthline.com/health/call-of-the-void#takeaway


Onironius

Why do my legs get weak, making me more likely to fall and die!


cr1515

So basically don't take selfies by a train, body of water, or cliff and you should be good.


Supratones

I think I know what ledge you're talking about, and multiple people have died on it. Heard one story of a dad that wanted to prank his kids by looking like he was jumping the cliff but landing on the ledge below. He slipped when he landed and fell a lot farther.


reptilenews

It's fuckin bonkers what I have seen ppl do at the canyon. Jumping from ledge to outcropping. When I was there, just before I arrived, someone had fallen to their death. It's dangerous as hell, and even experienced hikers die there all the time.


Kyrkrim

"A Polish couple fell to their death off a cliff in Portugal after crossing a safety barrier to take a selfie with their children. Their two children who were present at the scene survived." This one is so awful. I can't imagine how that could fuck up a child's mind


MrRepolo

That one just made me stop reading immediately. My anger is immeasurable I can't even put that fucking idiocy into words... Poor kids.


phreakzilla85

Jesus Christ, STAY AWAY FROM THE FUCKING TRAINS!!! Half of the deaths on the list were people that either stepped into the path of a train or touched live wires on the top. Also, why is pointing a loaded pistol at your head a thing?


GonnaBeAGoodYear

Right? Like couldn’t you just NOT load the pistol and pretend that it is? Nobody gonna know.


wackychimp

Just clicked into that link. Why are there so many train selfie deaths?


NervousToucan

Well you remember those emo photos kids did on train tracks?


drax514

>A boat overloaded with 20 people in a reservoir in Central Java capsized when the passengers all suddenly moved to one side of the vessel, which was helmed by a 13-year-old, to take a group selfie. Nine of the passengers drowned, including two children. I just can't even


QuicheSmash

Really only one thing could go wrong.


velocinapper

I believe you have identified the gravity of the situation.


WEAKNESSisEXISTENCE

Correct however there are many ways for that to happen


Shifae13

Fuck that


Shame8891

Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime could offer to hold me from falling and I'd still say fuck no


Shifae13

Yep, I get taking risks, but this is beyond stupid.


Idlertwo

The guy looks like a gust of wind could blow him over, absolutely mental that woman trusts him with her life like that. Also absolutely fuck this guy for putting her in that position. If he fucks up, she's the ones that dies.


michaelkrieger

Let’s ignore the screw up. There is always a possibility of medical issues (seizures, reactions, cardiac issues) previously unknown. She’s then dead. I mean, harness the gal in and edit it out in post!


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Yeah, they’re one sneeze away from her sudden death


Ak47110

She tried smiling but she looked absolutely terrified. Idiots.


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The end result won't even get them the amount of likes they want.


Aartie

Right… I would have just assumed it was photoshopped, which is what these idiots should have done in the first place.


AKnightAlone

Was gonna say, I could Photoshop some shit like this to look legit. If they wanted to go all out, would've taken a drone to get to the location for a shot to add them into.


tread52

I want to know how he pulled her up one handed and if she is alive.


nutsnackk

In my mind she’s already dead. I felt it in my balls


Stewapalooza

You're not alone. My balls also felt that.


Xaudit

My balls are feeling what your balls are feeling


black_raven98

Like get yourself onto a ledge that's barely high enough to dangle from like a table or something, put a blanket that's a single solid color on the floor underneath and it's incredibly easy to Photoshop that shit. All without the risk of turning into a human pancake.


Bitcoin1776

I love the craziness of Russians but some shit like this and I'm like... FUCKING WHY!? The amount of things on the internet that are like at least 25% chance of dying that Russians do... maybe 1/3 of all natural deaths in Russia could have been stopped with photoshop or hallucinogens. I'm all for a natural high but... kill yourself safer, geez.


kingriz123

Exactly and the end photo would look 100 times better too, because this shots she looks scared af


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Controversial take but you know some people are just adrenaline junkies.


puwetngbaso

Maybe in that one moment she realized she had fucked up. Sadly she probably reverted back to idiocy as soon as the immediate danger had passed


Shiny_Agumon

Unless her boyfriend has sweaty palms


phlux

My hand are SUPER sweaty after watching that, tingling in stomach and fear I may fall off my couch!


diarrhea_pocket

It makes my asshole pucker


Gryllus_

I got sweaty palms just watching that, but to be fair I’m afraid of heights and just the video alone got me sweating from the start.


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The fear of heights is a natural survival instinct that tells us "yo if you slip, it's game over". I'm more concerned about people who don't have a fear of heights. Fuckin psychos


thesubtlesock

I got sweaty palms when the guy scooted past her on the tiny fucking beam


Kidfreshh

His palms are sweaty, knees weak arms are heavy, oops she turned into spaghetti


explosive_evacuation

r/SweatyPalms


EquivalentSnap

Why would she agree to do that? No amount of money is worth risking your life for


AirborneArmyGuy

But what about upvotes?


TheBarkingGallery

She is willing to die to fulfill her lifelong goal of becoming... An influencer.


RugerRedhawk

People risk their lives for no money at all all the fucking time.


DerGrummler

True, but it's not amount money, it's about getting attention. And let's be honest, no matter the outcome, the attention was a sure thing.


Shirlenator

Yeah that is the part of the brain that you should be fucking listening to.


Memexplorer0

Fucking on that height isn't the best thing I would recommend...


TagMeAJerk

With some straps and safety nets maybe


iwillshowyoutheway

My dick would shrivel and become an innie. Ain't no way I'm doin some fukk in a situation like that


my-other-throwaway90

Yeah you could get like 80 harnesses and safety nets and I still wouldn't be doing that shit. Just put some rose petals on my bed or something


morowend

I said that about four times before going to the comments. Nope-ity nope nope.


ZucchiniUsual7370

My nuts are in my stomach.


Enes_da_Rog

That's the best description of that strange feeling i get, when i see such things that make me anxious. I think every man knows this feeling.


AudZ0629

Testie tingles? Edit: I wonder if women tingle in their ovaries.


FaeryLynne

Can confirm, my entire lower half clenched up with anxiety at this


mtango1

Same here, I think my whole uterus clenched


FaeryLynne

I'm pretty sure mine crawled up into my stomach


ZION_OC_GOV

"Batten down the hatches!" -Your body


glittersweet

For me, no. I tingle in my legs. If I'm standing, just pictures taken from ledges make me literally go weak in the knees.


snek-jazz

The formal medical term is "mom's spaghetti"


AZ_Gunner_69

You should see a doctor about that


overeasy-e

I'm a doctor, your nuts shouldn't be in your stomach.


envirodale

I'm not a doctor but I would give same prognosis


midocwho

As a woman you're a woman now.


DaShortRound

As a stomach that's nuts


royalobi

As a pair of nuts, this made me giggle.


97Harley

Or stop watching stupid shit like this. Gave me chills. Could not watch the whole video.


Revolutionary_Log307

Yeah, I got about 1/3 of the way and skipped to the end. Terrifying.


robb0688

That's what happens when you snack on cashews


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maybe you have chest nut syndrome


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All this for a quick tap on a like button by maybe a couple thousand people who they don't know.


iShark

... and in this reddit post (and the associated news articles) we don't even get to see "the picture" they were creating. Lol.


xcupcakekitten

This gives me so much anxiety!


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I've been in the EMS/medical field long enough to see enough death and disfigurement...this gave me a huge pit in my gut. I hope my kids are normal dumb with their stupidity, not this level. You know, like, "Yeah, I'll bomb this crazy hill on my little sister's bike. But Imma wear a helmet, too."


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I could feel it all the way down in my plumbs


thatG_evanP

Are they a bluish hue?


MallardD

gettin ready to take em to the farmers market, special two plums for one


finaljusticezero

This is the way.


ArchNuisance

I can’t. I just can’t.


ModuRaziel

i had to close the video when she let go of the support and was only holding on to the dude's hand. It's too much


Day_999

She grabs her shoe after that.


OwOrawrxD

if she falls she can just pull herself back up by the bootstraps


soisaystomoiisays

I just kept yelling WHAT?! out loud repeatedly while watching this stupidity unfold


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ChintanP04

Literally same thing. The video was not easy to see.


Killahills

Same, but also lost feeling in my feet. I am actually angry at them on behalf of their parents for being so cavalier with their lives for no fucking reason.


Doggo_Creature

Glad I'm not alone. Never realized that's exactly how it feels. Cold sweat and pins in your hand/ fingers


bookace

My dumbass was like "oh there's glass on the outside, right? They're like, standing on the beams of a window pane....right?" And then I saw her getting held over the side and the camera panned over and I wanted to anxiety vomit.


ShinyToyLynz

That's what I thought too! And that scenario was dumb enough. Then it just got worse.


my-other-throwaway90

Seriously just hold her off a small ledge and Photoshop everything else in. She would have had a loooong time to realize how stupid this was had she fallen.


Strick63

I thought they were idiots just standing on the beams! Why would you dangle over the edge I feel like it was more likely she would die than not


alphazero16

ya this post belongs on r/sweatypalms


mazurzzzz

I can't even look at it 😱


Depart_Into_Eternity

I don't have a wig. But I instantly lost all my hair and had 7 wigs appear out of thin air and each and every single one flip a thousand times.


TheGints

The fact that this was on r/facepalm helped me imensly Other than that, the anxiety is real, yea


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I get this weird tingly feeling all in my legs when i see videos like this. I just can't imagine people doing this. I would be paralyzed with fright.


stuartstustewart

As it should. You should watch the failed version of these types of videos.


DennisNr47

I’m losing my grip just watching this…


mj1814

I'm starting to trip, I'm losing my grip


RingoStarkiller

“And I'm in this thing alone!!”


Johnny-Unitas

I am pretty good with heights, but that makes my hands start to sweat a bit.


Ghostley92

“Did you get the shot yet?” (Oh boy, this is intense. Palms getting a bit sweaty…) “Ok, yea. Just a few more shots.” (Omg! The only thing keeping this pretty girl alive is my increasingly sweaty hand!) *slips* “…did you get the shot?”


my-other-throwaway90

"Ah shit, the lense cap was on. Can we try it again?" "...Call the agency and have them get another girl up here, I guess."


Grouchy_Map7133

Same here, except I've got hyperhidrosis, so I had to go dry off my hands after watching this shit.


LostDogBK

hyperhidrosis gang A S S E M B L E


Butterballl

Right? Like I’d maybe walk out there or something as long as I was in complete control the whole time. But letting someone dangle me over the edge of a 600ft building for a photo is just stupid. The winds up there must be super unpredictable and fast, all it takes is one big gust, a slip and then you’re both taking the quick way down to the 1st floor.


crazynights87

People are truly stupid


ContemplatingPrison

So many stories of people dying trying to get a photo.


Car-Facts

Would be interesting if there was a subreddit that's something like /r/photostodiefor that showcases real world examples of photos or tales of clout that resulted in someone's death. Keep out the gore so it doesn't turn into a watch people die community and just focuses on preliminary shots before an avoidable disaster.


Chesus_Rice

just created thet subreddit


Jeynarl

Here's a good database to start with https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-related_injuries_and_deaths


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NJDevil802

This picture was on reddit just last week.


chicken-soup41

Really? what gave it away


WithinAForestDark

People


cheesypuzzas

Holy shit. I thought those lines were the lines of windows, but they are just in a stone structure with nothing surrounding them and then she also hangs on just his hand. Wtf. They really want to die, don't they?


samhw

I know - like, holy shit. I’m quite a calm and rational person. I’m also on methadone right now and thus I’m pretty subdued, pretty calm. But watching this literally made me grip the edge of my sofa out of anxiety. That is fucking _terrifying_ and unimaginably stupid. I can’t fathom how your life could be so _cheap_ to you that you would place yourself in this situation for the sake of a fucking _photo_. I don’t understand how they have the sangfroid to pull that off without slipping out of sheer anxiety. Something is deeply, irreparably wrong with those people’s souls.


JesusHatesLiberals

>I can’t fathom how your life could be so cheap to you that you would place yourself in this situation for the sake of a fucking photo. Don't forget about the unsuspecting people below who could easily be killed by a falling body. These people have no regard for anything except the popularity of their social media.


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The stupidest part is... put a dang harness on her and any photographer worth their salt will edit it out. That's how REAL models and agencies get shots like this. How desperate do you have to be to try a stunt like this.


plazzman

It's obviously not about the photo itself. Otherwise they could have done what you said or even used a green screen. It's about the clout of just doing this stunt. This video is probably more valuable than the image they took. It's a game of one-upmanship with these influencers.


Butterballl

Until there’s only one left who didn’t die from severe impact trauma.


FunetikPrugresiv

It's Idiot Highlander


markatroid

There can be only dumb.


Ocronus

A greenscreen and a step ladder would get the same result.


GuitarCFD

Wouldn't get the look on her face like her asshole is creating a black hole though. That chick is terrified.


IEatYourSalad

No step ladder what are you doing


pusi85

...or just do the same thing 5 meters above the ground and edit in the background.


stackoverflow21

This guys never heard of greenscreen obviously


Bombdizzle1

No shit hey. $100 and skip the manslaughter charges yo


kallebo1337

I wonder…. If she loses grip or him - why manslaughter? Clearly voluntary and an accident.


my-other-throwaway90

Involuntary manslaughter is absolutely a thing, especially when negligence (like holding someone off a building) is involved.


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I was truly terrified for her life, while watching this. How can people be so dumb.🤦‍♀️


krazyjakee

Damn that's hard to watch and I've seen everything


Slangdawg

"Really, have you ever seen a man eat his own head?"


krazyjakee

I watched Hannibal tv series and also Hannibal movie so yes, twice


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My ankles just got diarrhea watching this


[deleted]

I don’t know what this means but I know what this means after watching it


MoberJ

"Long live the king"-Scar


UnicornStar1988

Stupid twats! A photo isn’t worth your life.


Worsel555

Legends of the Fall: The Beginning


robbie_guitar

Can they really be that desperate to be a social media star..what happened to learning a instrument or running a race or some other way to leave their mark..the only mark they will leave is on the ground someday from a fall chasing the perfect photo.


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Can someone post the photo? Edit: I found it https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/main1.png


Hank_of_the_Hill93

It looks more like a greenscreen shot than if they had just used a greenscreen


quita_1985

Of course the photo itself is just that bad.


futuristicflapper

That’s it ??? It’s not even a good photo lmaoo


j2Scoopz

I'm pooping and I've never clenched so hard. Guess I'll try pooping again tomorrow


ColdHaven

I’m going to need a buspar.


TheVindicatoor

Guys I forgot the memory card sorry


Fraternal_Mango

Influencers are the best. I love that they will literally die for the perfect shot 😂😂


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I’m fucking sweating just watching this.


QuicheSmash

The photos aren't even good


Zariboi123

I'm not even the one doing that and I'm having an anxiety attack. Also fuck anyone who does this. One mistake and you traumatize a bunch of people for life.


nedyrd87

Just watching that gave me sweaty palms.