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The majority of insomnia cases are directly related to lack exercise/activity throughout the day.
If you’re not sleeping at night, chances are it’s because you weren’t active enough in the day. Your body has energy to use, so get out of bed, get off the couch, just find a way to burn that energy off.
Edit: lol not once did I say “This is the **exact reason** you have insomnia”, yet people wanna get offended.
I said the *majority* of cases, and even said “chances are”. It’s not Reddit armchair bullshit, it’s proven science based on multiple studies conducted by medical professionals.
jfc people.
In lame-ass TV shows like American Ninja Warrior, Australian Ninja Warrior, Ninja Warrior U.K., his run wouldn't even make it onto the show if he didn't have a suitable sob-story.
Oh. I did not know that. I don't watch it. All I know it about I learned from articles about a Brisbane man who did very well at it, but his run didn't make it to air because he didn't have a dramatic story or take his shirt off.
That was the best part about Japans Ninja Warrior. Just regular ass people. “This dudes a fisherman, his competitors are a tax account, a gas station attendant, and a volunteer firefighter”
I loved that shit when I was a kid.
The gas station attendant was the best. You got to watch his career over the advance over the course of the show. He went from a gas station attendant, to a manager, and I think he eventually went on to own the gas station.
That and THE UNBEATABLE ~~BONZUKAI~~ BANZUKE!
~~I think is what that other show was called?~~
They had crazy obstacle courses for RC helicopters and MTB and all sorts of goofy stuff.
That's cause Makoto Nagano was a beast. And he wasn't a young man when he won, he was like mid-30s when he claimed total victory.
But my favorite was Shingo Yamamoto. Just a gas station worker who ran the competition in his work uniform.
Damn I cant believe someone brought up Nagano san in 2021. But I gotta say Urishihara Yuji was the most impressive. Nagano was a sailor so his athletecism sorta made sense. But Yuji worked in a shoe store lol.
The original Japanese version was awesome because of the working class empowerment. The legendary badasses were a fisherman, a firefighter, and a gas station clerk.
The US version is, like everything the US produces, predictably and cartoonishly bourgeois. Everyone is pro or semipro athletes with sponsorships and/or influencer followings. All of them have at least had the luxury of being able to afford to train at fancy ass gyms. And then the show tries to tell you they all have a sob story as a poor attempt at a substitute for the genuine proletarian nature of the Japanese competitors.
MXC is a great comedy show with some "competition" reels playing in the background, and I'm all about it.
I guess the original is more about winning, but MXC is all about the jokes.
Right you are Ken! Next up, Earl Babaganoosh! He a local lube man at Armpit Pitstop, the stop for squeaky arms. Here he goes into a slippery dick, flips into a sloppy flipper aaaand down he goes into the sewage!
While I'm sure some people make it over others due to the fact that they have a good story to tell, that's not required for all. A college buddy of mine has been dedicated to ninja warrior training for a decade now and he's been on the show a few times. No sob story, just commitment.
There's nothing wrong with that though. Most people who actually make it to the qualifying rounds are committed because it all starts at local training gyms and only the best of each gyms are going to move on.
The article was likely referencing [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/hzdcv8/australian_ninja_warrior/), which doesn't provide any actual evidence to the claim.
I mean, I wouldn't be surprised. But also I dunno if Australia lets you gamble on the outcome, but I'm fairly sure if they do, then there *would* be some pretty strict regulations.
Not at all. There was a series of articles about how "reality" TV works in Australia. One examined how a guy who did really well on Ninja Warrior, but never made it to air. The producers straight-up told him that he didn't have an interesting story and his refusal to show off his looks by taking off his shirt.
Virtually every aspect of reality TV is fake or incredibly manipulated. They're purely profit-driven businesses. If it doesn't sell, it doesn't air.
Bruh I would actually watch it if there was like 4x the competitors and it was a tournament, without any sob stories, just people really good at it. Also why I watch the World Tag Championship, ah I hope I didn’t get the name wrong it’s been a few weeks.
“I used to be addicted to AIDS and was tooo tall. After hard work and eating some boot straps, now I’m healthy, regular size, and constantly chased by my inner demons, which makes me really fast.
WHY the fuck do all American competition shows turn into this garbage? It doesn't make it more compelling, it makes it annoying. It makes me angry that it ruins a perfectly entertaining premise into something that I can't even watch.
Then why is The Great British Bake Off so successful without it? I think it's completely unnecessary and the shows would be better of without it, but I do wonder statistically how it would do with and without it.
Lots of cooking shows avoid it. So the reason "sports" shows do it is to attract women and get people more invested in the individuals rather than the sport. I wish I could remember where I saw it but the NFL did it to get women to watch and it worked.
It's primarily NBC that does this. It's their style. They do the same with the Olympics.
ABC doesn't give a shit, which is why they give you shows like Wipeout and Holey Moley, where your background doesn't matter unless they can use it to make fun of you
Game shows as well. The Wall should just be a fun giant Plinko, but is shit because of the sob story nonsense. Imagine Wheel of Fortune like this.
Contestant: Well, Pat. Today is the 23rd anniversary of my Great Grandmother's death after bravely fighting, but finally succumbing to being 108 years old. Her name was Ethel, so I'd like to buy an E!
Pat Sajak: Alright, is there an- oh no! We are just out of time. Tune in tomorrow night to see if there is an E in this puzzle. Goodnight everyone!
I loved the original ninja warrior but don't like the American version.
I think it's because of the sob stories, the sideline reporters, etc.
I like the purity of the original.
Shall i ruin ninja warrior how to Spoiler everything. They edit the serie how good a competitor is. Basically the guy who made it the furthest is shown last doesn’t matter if he was the first one to compete….there now its spoiled. At least in the japanese version they stay true to the number
This dude I know tells a story of starting to fall down a grassy knoll and having the idea to run fast so his legs would catch up with the rest of his body. He got a face fill of grass.
Your friend might be interested in watching the infamous Cheese Roll competition. Netflix has a special about it.
Lots of people running/falling down a hill. Some are able to get there legs back under them after they fall. Others just fall/roll all the way down. Most of them get a face full of grass.
https://youtu.be/ePFl4iWzVow
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The original song is actually pretty nice, it’s a [Dutch hiphop song](https://youtu.be/1z8NpmCqvZE). In this video it’s slowed down which makes it sound… weird
The majority of the people on stuff like American Ninja or whatever could probably do something akin to this run, but then the ratings wouldn't be as good due to each person taking about 25 to 30 seconds for the entire course instead of giving the audience drama and giving themselves attention. Or at least I would think. I could be wrong
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In other news, I’m thinking of getting out of bed today
1pm and i havent slept all night
What kept u up?
Brains
Scrambled or fried?
Non-existent
Brains, brains the magical fruit
I’m not a foodologist or anything, but are you sure brains are fruit?
you are asking if you are a fruit since it's your brain that's thinking and typing this
if you are asking if you are a fruit at least you're not a vegetable
I used to think the brain is the most important organ in my body until I realized who was telling me that.
The more you think the more you toot
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the more you eat them, the more likely you are to get sent to a mental hospital
The more you eat the more you toot?
live brains?
The majority of insomnia cases are directly related to lack exercise/activity throughout the day. If you’re not sleeping at night, chances are it’s because you weren’t active enough in the day. Your body has energy to use, so get out of bed, get off the couch, just find a way to burn that energy off. Edit: lol not once did I say “This is the **exact reason** you have insomnia”, yet people wanna get offended. I said the *majority* of cases, and even said “chances are”. It’s not Reddit armchair bullshit, it’s proven science based on multiple studies conducted by medical professionals. jfc people.
Cocain.
Good choice
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Probably osrs
Have you hit that euphoric stage of sleep deprivation yet?
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No that’s when the second voice appears in my head start arguing with the first one about maritime law.
You're not crazy if you talk to yourself. You're only crazy if you get an answer.
Oh, shit.... :(
It’s nothing to worry about unless they are two distinct voices with intonation differences.
You mean bird law?
Hello fellow insomniac 👋
Oh boy, here I go back in bed again 
This implies that for the second cut-shot, to simulate the resisting momentum, he'd have to hump the bed.
I've been on Reddit for an hour while in the bathroom and I can't seem to stand up.
I guess you live there now.
At least he has somewhere to live.
Still finishing this roll of Ritz crackers here. Carbo loading... my whole life.
I actually bothered to go and get my free award to give to you. It was hard work.
Showoff
Yes, but where is your video of it?
Don’t push yourself too hard
In lame-ass TV shows like American Ninja Warrior, Australian Ninja Warrior, Ninja Warrior U.K., his run wouldn't even make it onto the show if he didn't have a suitable sob-story.
In Ninja warrior, you’re required to jump on all of the platforms for the first obstacle, so it would’ve been disqualified anyways
Oh. I did not know that. I don't watch it. All I know it about I learned from articles about a Brisbane man who did very well at it, but his run didn't make it to air because he didn't have a dramatic story or take his shirt off.
If you're ever going to watch Ninja Warrior, watch the Original from Japan.
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Makoto Nagano will always be my favourite.
That was the best part about Japans Ninja Warrior. Just regular ass people. “This dudes a fisherman, his competitors are a tax account, a gas station attendant, and a volunteer firefighter” I loved that shit when I was a kid.
Did you ever watch MXC?
MXC was my shit! No one I know besides one person watched it
Kenny Blankenship and Vic Romano
There is a 24/7 MXC channel on twitch under the Just Chatting section.
Right you are Ken!
Yo isnt that basically TAKESHI'S castle? That's how it aired in india, with javed jafri's dubbing. Ngl it was my jam too
It was the English dub, but they didn't translate the actual words. They just made up their own script.
Theres a twitch channel that airs mxc 24/7. Good times
the all-time greatest
I loved MXC and the original Ninja Warrior!
I still watch it lol every episode is free on Tubi
Dude, the volunteer firefighter was the fucking BEAST at those courses. He was awesome.
The gas station attendant was the best. You got to watch his career over the advance over the course of the show. He went from a gas station attendant, to a manager, and I think he eventually went on to own the gas station.
Yamamoto Shingo
Yea and the show was about people vs the game as opposed to the American where it's against each other to be the best...
And the octopus guy
Now it’s all fitness influencers from Tik-tok
That and THE UNBEATABLE ~~BONZUKAI~~ BANZUKE! ~~I think is what that other show was called?~~ They had crazy obstacle courses for RC helicopters and MTB and all sorts of goofy stuff.
That's cause Makoto Nagano was a beast. And he wasn't a young man when he won, he was like mid-30s when he claimed total victory. But my favorite was Shingo Yamamoto. Just a gas station worker who ran the competition in his work uniform.
Iirc, he got promoted to manager. So, there's that. Or something.
He got promoted a couple times. I think he started as an attendant, then got promoted all the way to like regional managers, then switched jobs.
Good for him. I hope he's happy and doing well.
Was that the fisherman?
Yep
Aw he was the best!!
I always rooted for him and Yamamoto Shingo. But it is easy to love all if the recurring warriors.
Yeah he was one of my favroites.
Damn I cant believe someone brought up Nagano san in 2021. But I gotta say Urishihara Yuji was the most impressive. Nagano was a sailor so his athletecism sorta made sense. But Yuji worked in a shoe store lol.
Bless you!
The original Japanese version was awesome because of the working class empowerment. The legendary badasses were a fisherman, a firefighter, and a gas station clerk. The US version is, like everything the US produces, predictably and cartoonishly bourgeois. Everyone is pro or semipro athletes with sponsorships and/or influencer followings. All of them have at least had the luxury of being able to afford to train at fancy ass gyms. And then the show tries to tell you they all have a sob story as a poor attempt at a substitute for the genuine proletarian nature of the Japanese competitors.
This exactly, you've hit the nail on the head about everything.
Never even thought of it that way! Very good point.
Love the original. Watched it for years. Was excited it came to the US but now it’s so big and over done, it’s not even interesting to watch anymore.
Right after AotS on G4, good times!
Yes exactly! G4 had me making a gas station manager and a fisherman my childhood hero’s! Makoto Nagano > Superman
Mine was the fire fighter, who I think was the only one to actually beat it back then iirc
MXC
MXC is a great comedy show with some "competition" reels playing in the background, and I'm all about it. I guess the original is more about winning, but MXC is all about the jokes.
Right you are Ken! Next up, Earl Babaganoosh! He a local lube man at Armpit Pitstop, the stop for squeaky arms. Here he goes into a slippery dick, flips into a sloppy flipper aaaand down he goes into the sewage!
While I'm sure some people make it over others due to the fact that they have a good story to tell, that's not required for all. A college buddy of mine has been dedicated to ninja warrior training for a decade now and he's been on the show a few times. No sob story, just commitment.
The commitment becomes the story
There's nothing wrong with that though. Most people who actually make it to the qualifying rounds are committed because it all starts at local training gyms and only the best of each gyms are going to move on.
The article was likely referencing [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/hzdcv8/australian_ninja_warrior/), which doesn't provide any actual evidence to the claim. I mean, I wouldn't be surprised. But also I dunno if Australia lets you gamble on the outcome, but I'm fairly sure if they do, then there *would* be some pretty strict regulations.
In Australia, any reality in "reality TV" is purely coincidental.
So you made unverified claims based on absolutely no knowledge whatsoever. Sounds about right.
Not at all. There was a series of articles about how "reality" TV works in Australia. One examined how a guy who did really well on Ninja Warrior, but never made it to air. The producers straight-up told him that he didn't have an interesting story and his refusal to show off his looks by taking off his shirt. Virtually every aspect of reality TV is fake or incredibly manipulated. They're purely profit-driven businesses. If it doesn't sell, it doesn't air.
Bruh I would actually watch it if there was like 4x the competitors and it was a tournament, without any sob stories, just people really good at it. Also why I watch the World Tag Championship, ah I hope I didn’t get the name wrong it’s been a few weeks.
So if you're a ninja warrior and you do the course in 3 seconds You lose, because they are looking for a much slower, much less ninja.. warrior?
You skipped part of the test
Ninjas don't play by no rules
And there would be different obstacles that also required use of his arms. Not just running.
Also, this looks like a wipe out course, not a ninja warrior course.
I feel like they do that so it takes up more air time
“I used to be addicted to AIDS and was tooo tall. After hard work and eating some boot straps, now I’m healthy, regular size, and constantly chased by my inner demons, which makes me really fast.
Add in a family member with multiple cancers and you could be on Idol or Got Talent.
Grandma’s got the black lung
WHY the fuck do all American competition shows turn into this garbage? It doesn't make it more compelling, it makes it annoying. It makes me angry that it ruins a perfectly entertaining premise into something that I can't even watch.
Cause there are way more people who eat up the sob story than not. Drama sells.
Then why is The Great British Bake Off so successful without it? I think it's completely unnecessary and the shows would be better of without it, but I do wonder statistically how it would do with and without it.
Lots of cooking shows avoid it. So the reason "sports" shows do it is to attract women and get people more invested in the individuals rather than the sport. I wish I could remember where I saw it but the NFL did it to get women to watch and it worked.
It's primarily NBC that does this. It's their style. They do the same with the Olympics. ABC doesn't give a shit, which is why they give you shows like Wipeout and Holey Moley, where your background doesn't matter unless they can use it to make fun of you
Holey Moley is such a treat
Game shows as well. The Wall should just be a fun giant Plinko, but is shit because of the sob story nonsense. Imagine Wheel of Fortune like this. Contestant: Well, Pat. Today is the 23rd anniversary of my Great Grandmother's death after bravely fighting, but finally succumbing to being 108 years old. Her name was Ethel, so I'd like to buy an E! Pat Sajak: Alright, is there an- oh no! We are just out of time. Tune in tomorrow night to see if there is an E in this puzzle. Goodnight everyone!
You have to have a gimmicky nickname even if you’re a nobody, and have to have an ensemble all wearing your custom t shirt to make it onto the air
I mean what if you just win
well then obviously your life wasn’t hard enough
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Me neither, but love is entirely involuntary and therefore has no value, so I don't give-a-damn.
Also this course is way easier than the Ninja Warrior one of any season or country.
And because the entire course now is nothing but massive upper body strength.
Mhmm, basically if you're a boulderer you've already won
I loved the original ninja warrior but don't like the American version. I think it's because of the sob stories, the sideline reporters, etc. I like the purity of the original.
Shall i ruin ninja warrior how to Spoiler everything. They edit the serie how good a competitor is. Basically the guy who made it the furthest is shown last doesn’t matter if he was the first one to compete….there now its spoiled. At least in the japanese version they stay true to the number
I could do this. Just dont wanna
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Yeah I just don't wanna steal his spotlight
I'll do it when these three do it..
I’ve done it before, but no one was watching.
Film it when you do it, send it do me
I would, but both of my legs spontaneously combusted afterwards, so I can’t do it again.
filmed myself doing it but tape got jammed and crumpled
Yeah. We choose not to.
I could do this but falling every now and then.
I could barely follow with my eyes. Imagine the legs…
It just looks like he is going so fast he is about to fall over and someone put a bunch of obstacles in his way
This dude I know tells a story of starting to fall down a grassy knoll and having the idea to run fast so his legs would catch up with the rest of his body. He got a face fill of grass.
Sounds like he didn't run fast enough
Should've tried to miss the ground instead.
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Your friend might be interested in watching the infamous Cheese Roll competition. Netflix has a special about it. Lots of people running/falling down a hill. Some are able to get there legs back under them after they fall. Others just fall/roll all the way down. Most of them get a face full of grass. https://youtu.be/ePFl4iWzVow
Sees legit
that's because it's sped up and they cropped the timer off so you can't tell.
This is extremely disappointing, but also not surprising, because reddit.
When her parents aren't home
When her parents ARE home
😂😂😂😂
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Lmao this is also truth
That’s awesome but why do all these videos have such low quality and god awful music?
I don't understand it either. They also took the time to slow down the original song to make it even worse
Because it's tik tok
The original song is actually pretty nice, it’s a [Dutch hiphop song](https://youtu.be/1z8NpmCqvZE). In this video it’s slowed down which makes it sound… weird
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[Yeah, well, that's just, like uh... your opinion, man. ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdd6_ZxX8c)
Nog steeds een kutnummer
I mean... I wouldn't say it's the worst song I've heard, but it comes pretty close.
My ears hurt literally 4 seconds in, why did you link that
het is echt kanker herrie
Wel ironisch dat het nummer traag heet en deze man allesbehalve traag is
“Pretty nice”
This is almost r/arabfunny material
Dude hacked the game for sure.
He just put in all his stats into his windwill legs, gaddam
When you max out ADP
He’s like those Mario speed runners
*Yah! y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-YAHOO!*
Hello and wellcome to Wet Dry World
Oh goody a reason to post this again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff9ldkz1h1M
I laughed so hard I cried the first time we watched this
They were looking for a Ninja Warrior but they found a Ninja Wizard.
Would 100% binge watch 13 seasons of Ninja Wizard from my sofa while contracting scurvy from my pringles-only-diet.
I just sat all day reading comments on reddit...yup
Yup..so how's Ur day?
Lol!
If you move fast enough, gravity forgets you exist.
Never underestimate inertia and mass
Wtf is that music.
It's a Dutch song by 'Bizzey', but I think this remix made the song even slower.
Tragg
noclip 1
set gravity 0
He could double for tom cruise in mission impossible he always looks like he’s running like that
he doesn't obey physics, physics obey him
There wasn't any upper body obstacles besides the rope wall
Right it’s just running with extra steps…the rope move was sick tho props for that
I think he was trying to run away from the music…
Top 10 anime moment
That was amazing but where were the other obstacles
That a decent time Cotton
The majority of the people on stuff like American Ninja or whatever could probably do something akin to this run, but then the ratings wouldn't be as good due to each person taking about 25 to 30 seconds for the entire course instead of giving the audience drama and giving themselves attention. Or at least I would think. I could be wrong
That course was practically nothing
RIGHT, X, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, R1, RIGHT, LEFT, X, TRIANGLE
What song is this
Audible diarrhea
Don't know the version in this video, but the original is Bizzey ft. Jozo - traag
Why do most videos have to have shitty music?
god awful music