It might seem strange that something as simple as a person falling could command an audience of millions, until you consider how falls have always been a constant of mainstream entertainment. Funny home videos are here to stay that's for sure.
19 Year Old Home Depot Employee Catches Falling Baby
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This video footage of one teenager’s heroic act first warmed thousands of hearts online as a viral video and then, picked up national media, warmed the hearts of thousands more. Saving a falling baby made headlines everywhere. Not so much of a fail on this one as a famous save!
Strangers Falling Off Treadmills
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Real and staged video footage of people falling off treadmills in every way imaginable, with all types of props, have gone viral as a genre of amateur online videos. We can only hope the people who truly fell by accident in these videos.
Hit By A Huge Truck But Saved By Its Cargo
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Another falling who victim who probably needed to contact a Meyer's Insurance Ltd. lawyer right away is this bicyclist who was plowed over by a large cargo truck. Nearly unbelievable footage from above shows an amazing twist of fate. The bicyclist is saved by a mattress falling from the truck that hit him.
Amazing Footage From A Falling Camera
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A California woman found a professional video camera lying in her pig’s pen, watched the footage, then uploaded it to YouTube. The footage is remarkable in its extremely unique narrative. The camera records its free fall as its accidentally dropped from an plane, twists and turns all the way down to the ground, and lands in a pig pen. The camera records the curious pigs as they react.
University Students Falls At Graduation
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A graduation is a milestone event and milestone events can easily become a stage for embarrassment when something doesn’t go to plan. A university student had his blunder during his graduation go viral. The student succumbed to the pressure of the moment, or faulty stage settings tripped him up. In any case, he flipped and fell before a packed audience, his professors, peers and millions of online viewers.
Runner Falls Trying To Prove Ice Is No Obstacle
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It’s hard not to think a runner was begging for embarrassment on local Portland TV when her and her partner insisted ice covering the ground made an ideal condition for running. As she ran away on camera with her partner, she lost control on the ice, slipped and fell. Video of the fall was circulated everywhere.
Remember, if you wipe out and embarrass yourself, make sure you have a camera running. Maybe you can become the next bit YouTube sensation.
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