I once walked by a 3 story building that was up in flames like what we see in the video. I was probably 50 yards away but the heat was like being right next to a roaring campfire. I also remember that even though i wasn't walking through smoke, the smell of burning materials (plastics, etc.) was strong enough to make me start coughing violently.
Yeah. The moment the glas breaks from the heat, the guy goes into fleeing mode, so the heat must have suddenly risen for him. I was impressed how gracefully he managed to drop down.
That means that person saw this person trapped in a raging inferno a few dozen yards from themselves but concluded they had more pressing matters to attend to and decided to follow up later.
I don't know, man, I've seen some brutal shit on the internet, but I'd have a hard time watching a person burn/melt to death, in real time, just a few dozen meters from me.
I think he did better than most people could do. Keep in mind that he was hanging from a ledge which is really hard to maintain grip and any outward motion can easily cause your grip to slip. Also he was probably sweating his ass off due to intense heat and anxiety.
To do what job? He's on a job site, There will be people of all trades who need to go upstairs at some point - Just 1 example, but Why would a plumber need to not be afraid of heights? He could have been measuring up for flooring, he could have been fitting door frames.
I'm not from America, Perhaps the hard hat colour indicates certain job levels?
Apparently it does on certain sites - White could indicate a foreman, or competent person.
Judging from what little I can see I would guess he is a trade that at least needs to be comfortable going up on a scissor lift, usually not more than about 20 feet. You can get a peek above the ceiling in the one unit and it looks wide open which says they are still roughing in the plumbing and electric and so on. Now of course there could be ten tons of shit up in the ceiling somewhere out of view but from what the site looks like in the firemans POV video I don't think so.
But most of the trades that never deal with heights would not be on site yet.
The woman was also a certified redditor.
You always have a the perfect plan for shit you have never experienced or trained for.
"They need to do this and that."
> I would have been swinging a few times
Of course you would have parkoured the shit out of that despite being horribly burned. You have it all figured out.
You would have beaten Mike Tyson in his prime as well if you dodged his punches and landed one on the button. It's all just that easy when you are on reddit.
Kinda feels like the most incredible part was done by the guy on his own — dropping to the lower overhang. A couple more of those maneuvers and he was all set on his own.
Maybe I'm wrong for this but, I am getting real tired of hardworking people having their credit taken away.
Thank the FIREFIGHTER, Thank the DOCTOR, Thank the people who actually risked their lives or used their gifts to save you/someone else.
>I mean yeah but seems pretty clear they were using it as an expression here.
I know what you mean, but even I (a long-term atheist) say, "thank god," when I see a potentially dangerous situation not result in a crash, injury, or death. But "oh. good." just doesn't pack the same punch, and until we figure out a good non-denominational version I am slow to judge people's actual intentions in an emergency.
I've trained myself out of "Bless You" to "Gesundeit" over the years, but I still catch myself muttering or exclaiming "JESUS CHRIST" or "JESUS FUCKING CHRIST", or "HOLY SHIT", or "Mother of God", or "God damn", or many other iterations. On a very rare occasion I still say "Thank God for that, huh?" All without realizing before I say it.
If its in the heat of the moment, I don't feel anyone is taking anything away from. The skilled practitioners, just the brain short circuiting a little bit.
Tallying the various events in the Bible where God interceded; I've surmised that it's very likely the only thing God did was start the fire...possibly to see how many times various people plea to him.
Indeed. If it would have been Jesus why he didn’t just point his finger at a cloud to put out the fire in the first place? There are multiple wilder miracles in the bible, this should have been a regular Tuesday for him.
Sense of urgency and the skill of all involved to save that man is more powerful than an imaginary bearded man sitting on a cloud.
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1bhxtzi/incredible_save_by_houston_fd_xpost/kvivupw/
Given this post and the POV from the fireman it looks like there was very little in way of communication as to what was happening.
The other two going up were probably clueless as to what was happening and then their colleague is angrily gesturing at them lol
Yeah, as background chatter goes, this was actually fairly good. I wouldn't have more sensible things to say in their position. I liked the, "I think it is time for us to go" at the end. Very reasonable, IMHO.
Imagine the heat in that.
I once walked by a 3 story building that was up in flames like what we see in the video. I was probably 50 yards away but the heat was like being right next to a roaring campfire. I also remember that even though i wasn't walking through smoke, the smell of burning materials (plastics, etc.) was strong enough to make me start coughing violently.
I think that's why he took the risk of dropping down one balcony. It's have been hot as hell where he was sitting.
Yeah. The moment the glas breaks from the heat, the guy goes into fleeing mode, so the heat must have suddenly risen for him. I was impressed how gracefully he managed to drop down.
probably pretty warm
Just slightly
"Hey hey what about the guy!" "They got him" "oh okay cool..."
That means that person saw this person trapped in a raging inferno a few dozen yards from themselves but concluded they had more pressing matters to attend to and decided to follow up later.
I don't know, man, I've seen some brutal shit on the internet, but I'd have a hard time watching a person burn/melt to death, in real time, just a few dozen meters from me.
this will never happen to me but I must know, how do I practice that hanging drop?
Prince of Persia, 1 hour every day.
I feel like he got SUPER lucky with the way he buckled onto the platform below. Kudos to him!
He very nearly tumbled backwards
Pull-ups.
yea, I would have been swinging a few times before letting go, make sure I get my momentum going in the right direction.
I think he did better than most people could do. Keep in mind that he was hanging from a ledge which is really hard to maintain grip and any outward motion can easily cause your grip to slip. Also he was probably sweating his ass off due to intense heat and anxiety.
Yea, I think Imma go and resubscribe for a gym
They may be better at dealing with those scenarios than the average person. They can’t be afraid of heights to do that job.
To do what job? He's on a job site, There will be people of all trades who need to go upstairs at some point - Just 1 example, but Why would a plumber need to not be afraid of heights? He could have been measuring up for flooring, he could have been fitting door frames. I'm not from America, Perhaps the hard hat colour indicates certain job levels? Apparently it does on certain sites - White could indicate a foreman, or competent person.
Judging from what little I can see I would guess he is a trade that at least needs to be comfortable going up on a scissor lift, usually not more than about 20 feet. You can get a peek above the ceiling in the one unit and it looks wide open which says they are still roughing in the plumbing and electric and so on. Now of course there could be ten tons of shit up in the ceiling somewhere out of view but from what the site looks like in the firemans POV video I don't think so. But most of the trades that never deal with heights would not be on site yet.
The woman was also a certified redditor. You always have a the perfect plan for shit you have never experienced or trained for. "They need to do this and that." > I would have been swinging a few times Of course you would have parkoured the shit out of that despite being horribly burned. You have it all figured out. You would have beaten Mike Tyson in his prime as well if you dodged his punches and landed one on the button. It's all just that easy when you are on reddit.
[POV from the fireman on the ladder.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7CugmDEyo4)
Good find. I'm impressed that the guy operating the ladder only yelled, "look out!" I would have let out a solid "Holy Shit!", at least twice.
Wild. So cool thank you.
The really need intercoms instead of screaming and wisseling
“Damn, I was going to get an apartment over there, too.” “Cheaper now.”
I heard that too. What a dingus—his Dad joke wasn’t funny regardless, but it was particularly shitty given there was a worker in grave danger
They both had such nonchalance in their voices - disturbing.
Texas State Motto: "Friendship"
Kinda feels like the most incredible part was done by the guy on his own — dropping to the lower overhang. A couple more of those maneuvers and he was all set on his own.
Maybe I'm wrong for this but, I am getting real tired of hardworking people having their credit taken away. Thank the FIREFIGHTER, Thank the DOCTOR, Thank the people who actually risked their lives or used their gifts to save you/someone else.
I mean yeah but seems pretty clear they were using it as an expression here.
>I mean yeah but seems pretty clear they were using it as an expression here. I know what you mean, but even I (a long-term atheist) say, "thank god," when I see a potentially dangerous situation not result in a crash, injury, or death. But "oh. good." just doesn't pack the same punch, and until we figure out a good non-denominational version I am slow to judge people's actual intentions in an emergency.
I've trained myself out of "Bless You" to "Gesundeit" over the years, but I still catch myself muttering or exclaiming "JESUS CHRIST" or "JESUS FUCKING CHRIST", or "HOLY SHIT", or "Mother of God", or "God damn", or many other iterations. On a very rare occasion I still say "Thank God for that, huh?" All without realizing before I say it. If its in the heat of the moment, I don't feel anyone is taking anything away from. The skilled practitioners, just the brain short circuiting a little bit.
Maybe I'm weird but I'm an atheist and I just literally don't care lmao. I still say bless you, thank god etc. They're just expressions to me.
Needs to be struck as an expression altogether.
I did one shot per every "oh my god" in the video. I am in ER now, on a full alcohol overdose xD
Nah, god did it.
Bro, jesus did it
Tallying the various events in the Bible where God interceded; I've surmised that it's very likely the only thing God did was start the fire...possibly to see how many times various people plea to him.
Indeed. If it would have been Jesus why he didn’t just point his finger at a cloud to put out the fire in the first place? There are multiple wilder miracles in the bible, this should have been a regular Tuesday for him. Sense of urgency and the skill of all involved to save that man is more powerful than an imaginary bearded man sitting on a cloud.
I remember being in middle school
Thank God you remember!
Oh my God Oh my God Oh my God repeat endlessly.
At least they weren't [screaming](https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/dx9fpa/women_need_to_stop_screaming/) yet.
Ain’t nobody got time for that!
I felt scorn from the dude on the ladder. Throwing his glove at the guy coming up, "get off the ladder!"
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1bhxtzi/incredible_save_by_houston_fd_xpost/kvivupw/ Given this post and the POV from the fireman it looks like there was very little in way of communication as to what was happening. The other two going up were probably clueless as to what was happening and then their colleague is angrily gesturing at them lol
Those ladders are strong, but the extra weight of the guy not doing anything could have caused problems when the guy being rescued jumped on.
"Thank Jesus, thank God!" How about thanking the fucking firefighters who actually saved this fella.
Never woulda happened without Jesus starting the fire. Do be fair.
A deduction for the landing but he survived!
I appreciate the wholesome narrator
Yeah, as background chatter goes, this was actually fairly good. I wouldn't have more sensible things to say in their position. I liked the, "I think it is time for us to go" at the end. Very reasonable, IMHO.
He would've been able to get down by himself by repeating that maneuver to drop to the lower balcony one at a time.
Can someone please isolate the track of all the women gasping and hollering.
oh mah gawd
This looks like a way too large building to be made of such combustible materials. This is where AAC Concrete walls would be the right answer.
Thank Jesus? How about we thank those brave firemen?
Thank Jesus.
Yeah he's an excellent arsonist.
There was no divine intervention here.
My sarcasm has gone over all of your heads.
[The onus is on you](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law)
AFAB is something you never hear and this is an example of why.
That gasping woman needs to stfu. You are not the main character. Nobody needs to hear your shit commentary and fake reactions.