This video clip shows a man practicing the weight throw, an event held at traditional Highland Games gatherings. The ones I've seen usually have a safety net around the throwing point. This video illustrates why that's so important . . .
I do like the dialog! One hopes the photographer wasn't wearing a kilt. If he was, the age-old question about what Scotsmen have under their kilts can now be answered fairly definitively in his case - nothing! (At least, not after that blow . . . )
Peter
7 comments:
Oh...OH... Talk about a high soprano voice...
It hurt me just to watch that.
Oh, the bleeping! It struck that magical nerve that is directly wired to the cussing part of the brain.
What kind of a dumbass stands within range of a guy tossing big rocks?
What is considered "within range" ? Somebody just found out!
Never fails... The idiots with the cameras ALWAYS stand in just the right spot to get clocked.
Tried to warn a camera man at our games about 12 years ago that he was standing right in the drop zone for the sheaf toss. "I'll be fine. I'll just jump out of the way if I need to." Last I saw of him was his feet as they loaded his sad rear in an ambulance after he was knocked cold...
You missed the funniest part, Peter!
From Wikipedia: "The stone (abbreviation st[1]) is a unit of mass from the imperial system of measurement currently taken as being equal to 14 avoirdupois pounds. The stone is in common use in the United Kingdom and Ireland for measuring personal body weight..."
The thrower was heaving a 28 lb weight, which comes to
TWO STONE(S)!!!!!
I don't think the cameraman would enjoy the pun, however...
Antibubba
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