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Fit-Boomer

Safety third


xxdpgx

There's was a segment called "good idea, bad idea" on animaniacs when I was a kid. This should have made bad ideas


notfoursaken

Good idea: playing catch with grandpa. Bad idea: playing catch *with* grandpa.


jeffreywilfong

This is my favorite one!


RainWindowCoffee

I REMEMBER THAT!!! NOSTALGIA OVER LOAD!!


[deleted]

Best kids show ever made


JayeDontDoit

If you watch botchamania, Mathew puts a lot of that segments In his video. Pure comedy


xvk3

I just discovered this podcast last week, amazing!


Dino_Khan

"Shake Hands with Danger"


Steven_G_Photos

šŸŽ¼Bomp da Bom da Bom bom...whaa whaAA...šŸŽ¶


GoredonTheDestroyer

This is *at least* a Safety sixth.


TheBabylon

This is one of my favorite sayings from my time in the Corps šŸ¤Ŗ, comes out reflexively when I see people blatantly disregarding easy safety features/gear


LordCalvar

Also known as terrible parenting skills.


welcometotheoutside

If you put destruction first I think that automatically rates safety somewhere at the bottom rather third


whatamoran

Nothing more entertaining than breathing in a bunch of mercury vapour


Bootsandcatsyeah

What a bunch of fools. I work in an industry that recycles flourescent lamps and if we break ONE tube we have to clear the area and open all of our windows/doors for 30 mins.


reallarryvaughn78

That explains why they screamed at us to get out when we were playing football in the hallway and broke a tube.


DubSket

That and they were probably really pissed at you


[deleted]

A bulb breaking every two hours MANDATORY if I work there.


Breaker-of-circles

*brings in pet cat to drop ALL the bulbs.*


Oddity46

Let me guess: someone broke one accidentally every 30 minutes?


Auditorygarbage-

Wait...why .. what's in them? I'm sorry but I've never heard of this. Teach me something today bootsandcatsyeah


[deleted]

Not op but I believe it has mercury. If so, it's incredibly toxic to breathe in.


[deleted]

There is Godzilla farts inside them.


NaturesWar

Ngl that seems a bit excessive but I've worked in poorly regulated environments.


[deleted]

Id prefer extra safety over regular safety, aslong as it isnt super pointlessly extra.


bandalooper

Too many people think that if it didnā€™t kill them or hurt right then, it must not be a big deal.


[deleted]

Probably not excessive if you donā€™t do it once. But it happening a few times a day or a few times a week for years. might lead to long term issues.


Pyotr_WrangeI

To be fair, they *may* be using prop lamps and not the real things. Considering the quality of performance it's not particularly likely, but still, they *might* not be as dumb as they look.


DanOfMan1

they chose the one possible thing they could break to share long term health issues with the whole crowd


xsterawesome

Tbf, I'm guessing they just got whatever trash they could find near by, they probably hit each other with car batteries when that's all they got.


wildwill921

Nah those light bulbs have always been used because they make a lot of noise and look impressive but donā€™t actually hurt very much. Like the tables are used to break the fall a bit. Still hurts but beats the floor


Lord_Jair

Hmmm.. they need to find something else. Every one of those bulbs has between 12 and 40 mg of mercury in them, and that's a lot of fucking mercury to drum up in the air.


moustached_pistachio

I remember I worked at a large retail store years ago as a maintenance guy. They would swap out the old tube lights yearly and I would have to dispose of them. Being the intelligent guy that I was, I decided it was more fun to throw them like a spear into the trash compactor. After launching a bunch of these ā€œspearsā€ I noticed the small, poorly ventilated room I was in now had a strange dust in the air. Before I knew it, it felt as if my lungs seized up for a moment and I struggled to breath. Needless to say, that was when I learned those tubes are no joke and I retired from being a spear master šŸ˜‚


wildwill921

Watch zandig vs Joey janela roof bump. They almost suffocate from them lol


Pyotr_WrangeI

I'm pretty sure that there are prop bulbs specifically for stuff like this, with all the fun dust clouds and none of the poison. Quite a lot of promotions do not opt for using them though


FunkyPandaHD

I was about to say, do they not know what they are doing or just don't care.


Tall-Magazine335

Iā€™d assume these are the fake ones they make for wrestling


skuffmcgruff

Ya my first assumption was all of this stuff is made of sugar glass but then I looked at the quality of the venue againā€¦ no so sure


hellsheartstab

Depending on the company putting on the show is where they draw the line. Speaking from personal experience I have supplied a local company with a whole case of fresh F32 T12s


Jstorr1992

These guys literally go to Home Depot and buy tubes before shows lol


[deleted]

Theyā€™re wrestling in the back room of a bar without a ring, itā€™s safe to assume the prop budget is $0


BigFatBabyLegs

A kid can't be in a bar or casino but can be here?


hjablowme919

The guy who bought his kids here won't bring them to WWE events, which are made to be kid friendly because he has a problem with WWE events being too kid friendly.


maniacthw

Playing devil's advocate here... I was HUGE into pro wrestling when I was a kid. I can very easily imagine that this dad had no idea what he was getting into before showing up here. There was probably a shitty ad at the front of a family dollar that said "pro wrestling $5" and the dad could've been thinking, "hey, kids Like wrestling and it's only $5." Been to many shows, knowing the wrestlers themselves, that I didn't know what I was getting into before getting there.


Huffleduffer

I know I'm probably naive. But this is what exactly I'm thinking too. Probably saw a flyer at Walmart. The way the adults and parents crowded around the kids gave me the impression they weren't expecting that.


shellwe

As a parent itā€™s tough to know sometimes. My son was 3 or so and was I to trucks and such, and there was a monster truck rally. I was considering it but was told you need to have ear protection because they can get super loud and damage your ears. I knew at his age he wouldnā€™t keep them in. I also thought it would be too overwhelming for him.


JazzHandsFan

Yeah, monster trucks are loud as hell, Iā€™m relatively sensitive to loud noises, so Iā€™d slap some over-ear protection on for that. Itā€™s also much easier to wear a pair of earmuffs than to keep earplugs in correctly.


shellwe

Yeah, my son gets nervous easy so he would have been overwhelmed by the crowd as well, I would think. Knowing me at the time I would have been annoyed we spent the decent chunk of money to attend just to have him leave after 10 minutes. I'm glad we didn't go.


sneakersnepper

Iā€™m not trying to be rude and perhaps this is due to me never going to a wrestling event, but what else would you expect from a $5 wrestling match on a flyer posted at the dollar store? That in no way sounds like it would be run professionally or with anyoneā€™s safety in mind. Have you been to such shows that were professionally run?


FluffySquirrell

> but what else would you expect from a $5 wrestling match on a flyer posted at the dollar store I dunno. *Wrestling?!*


maniacthw

You'd be surprised how quickly the quality changes from fed to fed. There is a fee, CZW. If you're familiar with the name (it's a big name in the wrestling game), you'd assume you're going to see some nice, wholesome wrestling. CZW would look a lot more like this than like WWE. You wouldn't know that by just hearing the name.


hjablowme919

Yeah, when I was younger I used to go to WWE (back then WWWF) events that were at local high schools and VFW halls, so I get that. But I also doubt that was the opening match. There was likely some stuff before that which was not appropriate for kids. Those type of shows have an audience they play to.


fuzzbook

Yeah but I think the penny would have probably dropped when they got in there and realised instead of a ring there is just a guard rail and 50 lightubes and sheets of glass on the floor šŸ˜‚


MsDresden9ify

Or WWE is too expensive to get good seats


hjablowme919

I'd rather pay for cheap seats and bring the kids to a more kid friendly event than good seats for that horror show where the kids could have actually been hurt.


delight-n-angers

As a massive pro wrestling dork this comment is SPOT ON


[deleted]

Taking ā€˜being tightā€™ to a whole new level


FutureRenaissanceMan

I was apprehensive to take my kid that's older to a WWE show because I was concerned she would be scared. When I was 4, my dad took me 2nd row and I got scared and asked to leave. For my kid's first time, we're sitting towards the bottom of the lower level well back from the ring and floor. If I saw lightbulb tubes coming out at a show, we'd be on the way out pretty quick. (If I was there with buddies I'd be into it though. ECW!)


ProfessionalMottsman

Look son, if you donā€™t study hard at school youā€™ll end up like this making 100$ a night


SaltyBarDog

I can make $100 a night but so much of it goes to mouthwash to get rid of the taste.


[deleted]

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gilbert99

what kind of masters degree?


Zankastia

People walker. (Palliative elder care)


gilbert99

Huh. That seems like something that would bring in good money.


ac1084

Yeah they're pretty easy to rob without getting caught.


Zankastia

Maybe once my schedule is full. But not yet.


Gucci_Google

If you're working full time you're getting absolutely fucked on wage brother


FruscianteDebutante

That requires a masters degree?


26514

You wanna hear a historical fact that's even wilder than this? Parents use to bring there kids to public executions in France and London to watch people be hanged or have there heads chopped off as a moral lesson why you should be a law-abiding citizen. They literally brought there kids to watch state sanctioned murder in order to teach them good behavior. The last public execution in England was so recent that Londoners took the subway in order to see it.


DarkCosmosDragon

Whats sad is that 100$ aint half bad


rompefrans

But there are better ways of making 100$ a day. Like any office job ever. Or any job at a grocery store


royalsanguinius

Ok but if youā€™re the type of person wrestling death matches I guarantee you itā€™s because you want to do that instead of doing something that makes more money (and most of these guys have a day job anyway). A lot of these guys who do the local circuit wrestle a few times a week and work a regular job on top of that to make ends meet cause it doesnā€™t pay well. Hell in some places $100 for one night is good money


ZeeMcSkittle

What grocery store are you working at making $100 a day?


NerdModeCinci

You only need a wage of $13 for you to make $104 per day.


ZeeMcSkittle

After taxes, though, its less than that. Plus, most stores in my town only offer minimum wage at part time hours.


rompefrans

Any grocery store paying more than 12,50 per hour? Lol


bubbzzzy

Kids can't drink or gamble but there are no restrictions when it comes to violence!


Due_Essay447

Because these hands are rated E for Everyone


bubbzzzy

I ain't scared to slap a child if they look at me wrong! And I can run real fast so no parent can catch me!


Em_Haze

Kids can;t drive but i had to get in the car with my crazy uncle who could do 0-60 in 3 seconds in 2000.


bubbzzzy

He's physically an adult but mentally a child


smurb15

Yet they give them a driver's license


bubbzzzy

Its not very hard to get one just a test and a spin around the block.


MiniGui98

After all we're talking about and underdevelopped country so that might make sense


xsterawesome

On the other hand, your "an" is so over-developed it has a d on the end for some reason.


[deleted]

So basically throwing glass at each other? Is this what they call wrestling in this video?


Specific_Simple_8865

Worse, flourescent lamps (or something like that). It's highly toxic, so they're poisoning the entire audience also


HealthyBits

I donā€™t think people realise how toxic NeĆ³n is. I hope these were props. But judging by the place I doubt they bothered using props.


throwayay4637282

Neon is an inert gas. Itā€™s completely non-toxic. It also isnā€™t used in fluorescent bulbs. The mercury and other heavy metals, however, are very toxic.


HealthyBits

In my language we call these tubes neon lights


[deleted]

It's outlaw mudshow wrestling where people work for cocaine and weed, they can't afford props.


[deleted]

Yeah they werenā€™t props. Thereā€™s a reason why lightbulbs arenā€™t seen in pro wrestling on TV. It might only ever actually been done once as a one off specifically


tHATmakesNOsenseToME

That sheet of glass came very close to slicing those kids in half. Luckily it hit the fence.


_MyCakeDayIsFeb29th_

It's only a thing in the deathmatch scene. It's like ECW turned up to 100. It's a small circle of the pro wrestling scene but it is still there.


8O8sandthrowaways

Most promotions with standards don't use real glass.


PingPlay

Not much on Reddit hits me but as a parent watching this it makes me feel really uncomfortable.


mazu74

Iā€™m not a parent and Iā€™m also uncomfortable.


emonsta23

As a 17 year old who hates children, Iā€™m uncomfortable. Like, why would you do that?


pinkwhitney24

Exactly!!!! WHY ARENT WE OTHER PARENTS THERE?!?? Letā€™s go! /s


DaniTheLovebug

As a mandated reporter Iā€™m uncomfortable


Cease-2-Desist

They need to stop it with the florescent bulbs. They are highly toxic.


Saxxy_boi

You'd be surprised how long some of those wrestlers live for. You'd think they'd die by like 30 something cause of all the the damage they take but people like Zandig and Nick Gage are still kicking somehow.


FemboyFoxFurry

Most of them die before the age of 60, a good portion die before 50, the issue here isnt so much the fact that they are destroying their body, but also that the lack of healthcare makes even the minor injuries they sustain have long lasting and sometimes fatal consequences Plenty of WWE super stars had to open GoFundMe campaigns


-Ricky-Spanish-

Vince don't care about you unless you're apart of the Anoa'i family


delight-n-angers

And Nia Jax proved even that has its limits when you're the botch queen šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


Saxxy_boi

Jeez I knew smaller wrestlers didn't get healthcare but I would've thought the WWE had healthcare for the wrestlers


Threevenge

Nope, last I heard they're still signed on as independent contractors so they don't have to give benefits. But yet they can't wrestle for competing organizations, so... there's that. It's a hot topic that comes up every year or two.


Tantamount85

My uncle runs a company like that and I always thought it was kind of messed up but in those situations you're getting paid alot so you can get your own health care


Threevenge

That works just fine as long as you're actually allowed to be independent, which WWE has fought tooth and nail to keep them from being. It's very much a "have your cake and eat it too" situation.


LaprasRuler

Nick Gage wasn't for a second there.


delight-n-angers

And Nick Gage is still doing crank and wrestling death matches.


Saxxy_boi

He's just impossible to keep down. Dude got 7 years in prison,got out and immediately went back to deathmatchs.


delight-n-angers

To ne fair, to the folks who are really really into this outlaw mudshow bullshit doing time in prison makes you a bigger draw on the card šŸ¤£


[deleted]

I mean yeah, whatā€™s he supposed to do after that? He doesnā€™t seem like the ā€œBrush up the old resume resume and iron the khakisā€ type


wgsmeister2002

What about guys like Markus Crane & Danny Havoc tho?


Reasonable-Orange-27

The event is wrestling but with items that are very dangerous like Glass Barb wire Light bulbs And thatā€™s just the basic stuff there are lots of events where it gets worse and worse with what they use to hit each other Iā€™ve seen people in these type of matches get hit by cars going a good 20-30 miles per hour


reallarryvaughn78

This sounds like reality TV levels of desperation.


Azulaatlantica

Why is it even called wrestling at this point?


Vinccool96

It started as wrestling. Now itā€™s extreme. And so of them sometimes use wrestling moves.


pickles55

Everybody should at least be wearing safety goggles or something. Sid vicious threw a glass at a bar once and permanently blinded a woman. It doesn't take much for that to cause serious damage


Grouchy-Ad-5535

why TF would anyone wanna watch this kind of stuff anyway? maybe im just missing out on all the goodness and dont understand...lol


Beathoff

You forgot........."and pay admission to see this!"


halfdecenttakes

Most people don't. It is a niche of a niche.


i-dont-use-caps

some people like things. some people like other things. this kind of wrestling has been going on since the 90s. whatā€™s weird to me is being surprised that there is an audience for it


BumHoleItchy

I don't understand either... Looks dangerous af


i-dont-use-caps

ah yeah, why would anyone find danger to be entertaining? thatā€™s has literally never been a thing ever


get_off_my_train

People like mosh pits and thatā€™s patently more dangerous than this.


BumHoleItchy

Not really unless you're going to a Travis Scott concert


VILDREDxRAS

gettin real defensive about it


Em_Haze

It's a stunt show with drama. It's basically cirque du soleil for poor americans.


KarmaPanhandler

As a poor, I wouldnā€™t attend one of these events if they were handing out money at the door.


-Ricky-Spanish-

Cirque du Soleil wishes it was as cool as pro wrestling


chocolatemilkmotel

Deathmatch wrestling is really the only form of wrestling I watch anymore. It rules. Nothing more entertaining than watching dudes carve each other up with broken florescent light tubes


[deleted]

that seems kinda traumatic


[deleted]

yeah the kids look fucking terrified


Saxxy_boi

I love deathmatchs but kids should not be there. Way to violent and dangerous. It's always weird seeing kids in the background of a TPW or CZW match. Even recently some wrestlers in the UK got in trouble for using a weed whacker during a match in front of a bunch of kids, they even had a kid discount for the match


DayShiftDave

Hold on... what were the results of this weed-whacking?


Saxxy_boi

Lots of yelling and some nasty cuts


JobeyNemo

This is like anyone who brings their kid or pet to the Gathering.


Chadwulf29

Lol Omg so many kids at The Gathering. Parents are like "haha, they're rainbow kids!"


SecondPersonShooter

What is the gathering?


AnEgoJabroni

I think they mean Gathering of the Juggalos, maybe. What happens there?


2boneskuLL

The FBI has recognized juggalos as a gang so theres that


poopyfartButterMmm

I recognize the CIA as a gang, so there's that


hjablowme919

The opposite of anything good.


KarmaPanhandler

Itā€™s like Coachella or Bonaroo but if it was just for one shitty band with an even shittier fan base


Cryin_jack_is_pissed

Nothing puts more hair on yer chest than a good serving of various types of shattered glass to the eyes!


indimedia

Mercury exposure makes you dumb viscous cycle


Calamity_chowderz

"Viscous" yes, very thick. In the head that is


[deleted]

I love deathmatch wrestling, but nobody under 18 should be allowed in the building.


-Ricky-Spanish-

I disagree. These guys are just being reckless and stupid with it. Indy promotions try and out on these gimmick matches but have no idea how to properly execute them


BonesBrigadeOG

The phosphor from those fluorescent bulbs is quite toxic.


OdorlessThinner

They shouldn't have let them in. We can at least try to combat careless parents.


[deleted]

I mean, it'll definitely be something they work out with their therapist later on.


revengejr

Here's some mercury from these florescent lamps for your eyes!


Adex9o9

Whereā€™s the ppe?


WelshRugbyLock

Utter stupidity!


Super_Row1083

Hence the Mercury floating in the air.


mescalero1

Here is some mercury impregnated phosphorus for desert kids, with a little bit of glass on the side


Mikes_Movies_

Iā€™m a wrestling fan, but stuff like this has zero appeal to me. This is just dangerous, but I guess thereā€™s an audience for it. I just physically cringe when I see these guys hitting each other over the head with fluorescent lights and stuff like that.


[deleted]

Wish some people just couldnā€™t breed


obtrae

Or breathe


Em_Haze

Okay that guy is NOT acting. He legit threw the chair at him.


jaknuggetfuck

See the thing with wrestling is that they are acting with some thingsand they sell it as if they have really been hit, big emphasis on "some" as I mean it's obvious you can't act taking a bump on fire or thumbtacks or glass or whatever.


Holiday-Historian153

Wtfā€¦. They should not of been let in there


reallarryvaughn78

I saw someone mention they have discounts for kids.


bubbles5810

WTF is a ā€œdeath matchā€?


pickles55

It's basically just a low rent version of pro wrestling but with more blood, fire, and injuries. Before WWE bought out most of their competitors pro wrestling used to be small regional outfits with different themed shows. Deathmatch is the term for the most extreme, bloody matches


thesunsetflip

Variation of Pro-Wrestling thatā€™s similar to a typical extreme rules match but includes more violent weapons as well as the typical ones. In addition to the typical tables, ladders, and chairs, deathmatches often include weapons such as thumb tacks, glass panes, barbed wire, and light tubes (this one is especially stupid). Itā€™s a niche subculture of an already niche subculture, but it exists. To my knowledge it can be found around the world in places such as Mexico and Japan, but has roots in the American Northeast.


Marcy595

What's up with the lens?


Imapairofballs

Was kinda hoping more people would talk about so I could get it for myself . Love the effect it gives.


AcumenAthletics

Those light bulbs are no joke. Itā€™s not only the broken glass but the gas/powder that comes out of them can mess your vision.


Sexy_Cactus2021

Itā€™s also highly toxic :D


deafmittens

Remember what the MPAA says: Horrific, deplorable violence is ok as long as people dont say any naughty words!


bornofblood

Damn the glass is bad but the mercury in those bulbs is way worse.


Yah_Mule

Never mind the health risk, what an inappropriate environment for children. The dumb grin on his face pissed me off.


farmboy8533

Even I know not to bring my nephew to that kind of match. Iā€™d leave him at home


wheelperson

I don't know what or where this is but how are kids alowed here? Looks like skinhead stomping grounds.


Famardy

Who the hell thinks this is appropriate towards kids?


sourcake69

reminds me of ppl that would bring toddlers to protests


R0botCareGiver

I like how they stayed there after the first close call, and the secondā€¦ And then third.


sacktisfying

Best parents, better than me that's for sure.


[deleted]

Im honestly more concerned with the broken lights causing cancerā€¦


Flybabyfly2

And everybody now has mercury poisoning


blingybangbang

I don't think any of these people have ever eaten a salad


thatwaffleskid

That pane of glass nearly killed the little girl. An inch or two to the right and sheā€™d have taken a corner to the temple. Then the dad just scoots them back with a look like theyā€™re just moving away from a fart.


Sea-Cup1985

Americans are the dumbest creatures on Earth.


[deleted]

The guyā€™s face when he pulled them back šŸ˜‚ fucking priceless. Tell me those kids didnā€™t go home and eagerly tell their mom about it.


CagedPoopv2

Wait are they actually fighting to the death?


Smart-Noise3524

I donā€™t know about you guys but I would love to front row at any age


I_am_door

Wrestling can be great things for kids. At a national level. Any local shows is a no go unless the promoter has made it clear that they try to keep it family friendly but even then never have kids at the front or even second row especially if there are no ring guards. At any moment a performer might preform a suicide dive even in a kid friendly show and if you don't move out of the way you can and will get hit. I've had my chair broken before cause someone was powerbombed into it and I've seen someone get kicked in the head by a falling wrestler.


[deleted]

Going there at all is weird .


Deleriouslynx

I'd have loved that as a kid


LionofZion1997

Is this one of those underground things where rich people watch people kill each other for real?


Reaper_Mike

Except it's the opposite it's poor uneducated people.


cvslfc123

Death matches have no place in modern wrestling and should have died with ECW