First you failed to show them how to use a piece of equipment prior to using it with them. Not everyone should be expected to intrinsically know how a foldable ladder works and how to set it up while a loved one is dangling above them.
He should have shown her how to use it. Also, a retaining tab may have broken and not allowed it to lock back in place.
Lots of ladders are built with a mechanism to fold in half that locks in for full length. This appears to be one of them, but she's not aware of how to use it.
Looks like it was locked, ladder slid out from bottom, then when ladder hit floor, seems like it engaged the mechanism to unlock.
Not properly secured on floor -
There's something about multiple panicking people that always makes the outcome worse than just one panicking person. There should be a name for that phenomenon, but I haven't heard one yet.
In the bystander effect, everyone assumes someone else is taking action, resulting in no one doing so. Basically there aren't enough cooks in the kitchen.
Accordingly, in the reverse bystander effect, everyone is frantically trying to do something, but with no collective planning or coordination, resulting in pure chaos. Too many cooks.
At first, it’s easy to assume the girls aren’t very smart. But watching the video a second time, I noticed they were actually trying to raise the ladder. When the man let his legs drop, both girls panicked and became completely different people.
You would've instantly known you need to help yourself instead of waiting for help that tries something, thinks it's a bad idea and stops it, tries and stops again, tries the 2nd idea again and stops, tries a 3rd idea and stops, tries the 2nd again then the 3rd and so on
The guy is the dumbest one of them all. He had all the time in the world (with zero panic or pressure on him) to set the ladder up and he chose to do it like that and then climb up on it.
At his age and weight that is a far drop and I’m only 35 and at a decent weight but with my knees and back there’s no way in hell I’d want to let go either
What does that make the guy that chose to set the ladder up in an unstable position like that and then climb up on it, despite having tons of time to make that decision and no pressure or panic influencing him?
What does that make the guy that chose to set the ladder up in an unstable position like that
Look again.
I don't think it was meant to be left unstable like that, I think the chick in red was supposed to mind the ladder aka stand at the bottom of it so it can't slide away like it did. She just... didn't do that.
The ladder doesn’t require two people in any setup. For one, he has the ladder in a position that created this situation. Two, he also clearly didn’t have it locked in correctly, as those shanks are spring closed and it falling would not allow the shank to come out of place, less some unregulated Temu ladder. Finally, the ladder in its folded/triangle position is the safest and most useable position for what hes trying to accomplish. -25 year hvac contractor with osha’s shfc certification
I was in a similar situation once, hanging from my garage rafter. The ladder was on the ground under me and on top of chair cushions so it was almost impossible to calculate how I would land. "You're going to break your leg!" kept flashing though my mind.
I called my 3 year old in from the next room and had them move the ladder and I was able to land softly on the cushions. I was a proud papa that day!
I think this is why generative ai needs a watermark. Just go back and watch the ladder falling. Tell me that looks real to you.
It’s clearly fake, yet all the comments are people with genuine opinions on who’s at fault and what should have been done differently.
A low sitting, unstable seat of easily destructable fabric or a sturdy runged device used specifically for climbing up and down. Which one would you use? The former or THE LADDER
They were almost helpful…almost.
That was frustrating to watch. Why not just set the ladder back up?
She tries, but it bends, and that is beyond her comprehension.
If I was amidst these people, I would question what I did wrong in my life to end up with them
I assume the answer is married their mother and fathered them
First you failed to show them how to use a piece of equipment prior to using it with them. Not everyone should be expected to intrinsically know how a foldable ladder works and how to set it up while a loved one is dangling above them.
He should have shown her how to use it. Also, a retaining tab may have broken and not allowed it to lock back in place.
Man responsible? when women RIGHT THERE and no help? Haha me no think so lady, nice try. Oonga boonga
Before or after a quick course on how to handle a stair?
There seems to be a belief at one point toward the middle that "if we make the ladder touch his feet in any way, it will all be ok!".
that ladder would have gotten more injured. it was separated at the joint. some real piece of garbage he bought there
Lots of ladders are built with a mechanism to fold in half that locks in for full length. This appears to be one of them, but she's not aware of how to use it.
As is the guy. He should have locked the folding hinge before setting up thr ladder.
Looks like it was locked, ladder slid out from bottom, then when ladder hit floor, seems like it engaged the mechanism to unlock.
Not properly secured on floor -
It doesn't have any feet for traction
they sure are. but they require latches some sort of mechanisms to release. not just lifting it, thats called broken.
She grabs the ladder by the release to fold it. High level incompetence
It's only incompetence if they should actually know how the ladder works. It's just unlucky that the release is so easy to trigger.
Now the overall reaction to the event was pretty wild. I was waiting for one of them to come back with a box of knives to cushion his landing.
"Here! Land on this broken toilet!"
You can't miss, both of us are pulling your legs down toward it. 🤣😂
That part almost killed me
And him
She flipped it upsidedown. She only needs to turn it the right way and it would be fine.
it's meant to be collapsible and should hold if set up properly. She released it when she picked it up.
Because this is a ragebait video
No they weren’t. They were competing to put dangerous obstacles in his way.
Exactly. They were less than useless, they were actively incompetent
r/activelyincompetent should be a thing
It is a thing, it's called "my diary", but I'm just about smart enough to not put it online.
"Dear Diary. Today I tried rewiring my car."
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They were almost helpful on a number of occasions but fell short each time.
They could at least have gotten some santa claus clothes and draped them on him while he was dangling there anyway.
It looked like they were trying to do the opposite 😂😂
Yeah that was pretty painful. They wanted so desperately to rescue him, but there weren’t enough neurons between them to put together a coherent plan.
There's something about multiple panicking people that always makes the outcome worse than just one panicking person. There should be a name for that phenomenon, but I haven't heard one yet.
I propose the "reverse bystander effect".
In the bystander effect, everyone assumes someone else is taking action, resulting in no one doing so. Basically there aren't enough cooks in the kitchen.
Accordingly, in the reverse bystander effect, everyone is frantically trying to do something, but with no collective planning or coordination, resulting in pure chaos. Too many cooks.
Why are they pulling on his legs ffs!?! 🤣😂
At first, it’s easy to assume the girls aren’t very smart. But watching the video a second time, I noticed they were actually trying to raise the ladder. When the man let his legs drop, both girls panicked and became completely different people.
but never helpful.
Nah. Utterly useless
This is hilarious… the speed of actions doesn’t match the level of panic
All 6 braincells were fully firing that day... all 6!
All 6 at the same time? In the same place?
All 6? At this time of year, at that time of day, in that part of the country, localized entirely within that lobby?
My 92 year old bed-bound grandma would have acted quicker.
Raises a hand. Points and laughs at the dangling man. Goes back to napping with a smile on her face.
That's the reaction I imagine at least.
It would have been more helpful!
You would've instantly known you need to help yourself instead of waiting for help that tries something, thinks it's a bad idea and stops it, tries and stops again, tries the 2nd idea again and stops, tries a 3rd idea and stops, tries the 2nd again then the 3rd and so on
"Ladies its only a 4 foot drop its okay"
Here land on this chair !
Nvm land on this other pair of chairs !
"Please get the fuck out of the way !"
And somebody grab the dog! Almost had a fluffy pancake to add to the day's troubles.
Frustrating to watch.
Jesus wept! I can't even....
Oh, this was painful to watch.
How do people manage to get through life ?
Nepotism and social media
It is not that far of a drop homie
Probably waiting for them to get the shit out of his way
"But we want to help!"
It is when you're jumping on a plastic chair.
He look like a older gentleman. I wouldn’t want to risk it at his age.
Yep, I had a gym teacher who jumped from a little bench and both his Achilles went "POP"
Both?!?! 😳
I fell from about this height and broke three bones in my foot. Don’t underestimate a drop.
You fell, he controlled his drop. If he had fallen instead of having a controlled drop he would've broken something guaranteed.
They left a ladder and 18 chairs under him, he'd risk breaking an ankle landing on that.
Pray for whoever puts any of them as their emergency contacts.
What a bunch of idiots, stupid panicky idiots. The whole lot of them.
The guy is the dumbest one of them all. He had all the time in the world (with zero panic or pressure on him) to set the ladder up and he chose to do it like that and then climb up on it.
It only slipped when she got distracted and moved her foot away from holding the bottom.
Tbf, the setup wasn't that bad. The fact that he didn't tell the woman to hold the fucking ladder was beyond stupid. SHE'S RIGHT THERE.
Tbf, he probably did tell them to hold the ladder.
Yeah, I would bet that she's standing there because he asked her to hold the ladder, but she just didn't do it.
He also had a shit load of time to realize thats not a very far drop and he was fine.
At his age and weight that is a far drop and I’m only 35 and at a decent weight but with my knees and back there’s no way in hell I’d want to let go either
What, onto a ladder?
Becky, Vanessa and Carol are morons
The one actively getting the cat out of the way was the smartest of the bunch.
What does that make the guy that chose to set the ladder up in an unstable position like that and then climb up on it, despite having tons of time to make that decision and no pressure or panic influencing him?
Look again.
I don't think it was meant to be left unstable like that, I think the chick in red was supposed to mind the ladder aka stand at the bottom of it so it can't slide away like it did. She just... didn't do that.
The ladder doesn’t require two people in any setup. For one, he has the ladder in a position that created this situation. Two, he also clearly didn’t have it locked in correctly, as those shanks are spring closed and it falling would not allow the shank to come out of place, less some unregulated Temu ladder. Finally, the ladder in its folded/triangle position is the safest and most useable position for what hes trying to accomplish. -25 year hvac contractor with osha’s shfc certification
She was on wire duty. She can't mind the ladder and help with the lights at the same time. Probably should have brought a third person in.
And in flip flops
Yeah no he’s part of the problem. But Becky wasn’t even touching that ladder for “safety”
The dogs are probably the smartest mammals in this video
Not really. They got a little too close to becoming a furry pancake for my liking.
I like how they start to pull on his legs. That will be a big help.
Reminds me of theatre class in highschool.
I don't get why he didn't just drop off earlier
If anything ever deserved "yakkety sax'...
Reminds me of the group of people I work with. Just a bunch of bumblefucks!
has to be a ragebait copy of this, no? https://www.reddit.com/r/nononono/comments/1kdoujv/grandpa_holding_strong_while_kids_struggle_to/
Helen Keller would have been more helpful in this situation.
This makes me so angry
Breathe
Absolute morons
Some of the dumbest people.
Too bad there wasn't a big potted cactus to put underneath him. /s
That was like watching paint dry.
Extraordinary ineptitude
That was sooo painful to watch-cute puppers though
Dude needs a father figure and friends/neighbors that aren't totally clueless.... dude, just drop its like 3 feet ffs
Just jump down already!
The dude was quite incompetent to begin with. No wonder the women.
A visual interpretation of anxiety
bro js jump down 😭😭
Don't let the guy out of the bashing. The girls were all stupid, but it takes negative braincells to do any kind of work in flip flops.
Jesus fuck, three women there and not one can figure out the ladder.
When you want to get the insurance money hahahaah
How many people does it take to use their brain?
I could just imagine him telling them to move over and over while they were scrambling
“Moe, Larry, Curly, help me, my ladder fell!”
Why wasn’t someone holding the ladder in the first place or he needed to put down a non slip mat? Plus we don’t know if he stuck the landing.
Just jump down 😂
And they wonder why men don't live as long. 🙄🤣
at that point get out of the way and let him fall down
If only they had a qualified ladder operator
I was frustrated on this guys behalf until I saw he’s wearing flip flops for climbing a ladder. Not much competence to be seen in this situation.
I was in a similar situation once, hanging from my garage rafter. The ladder was on the ground under me and on top of chair cushions so it was almost impossible to calculate how I would land. "You're going to break your leg!" kept flashing though my mind.
I called my 3 year old in from the next room and had them move the ladder and I was able to land softly on the cushions. I was a proud papa that day!
how many white girls does it take to prop up a ladder
Coulda make a whole bunch of hilarious sexist jokes a few years ago about this
Oh well
Western civilisation is in good hands
Where’s the audio when you need it the most
these are people I would not want to assist during an emergency.
I can see four idiots in this video
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Everyone involved is a moron...
Everyone in this video is absolutely useless.
Bending ladder? What is this sorcery?
all wouldve been prevented if someone was just holding on to the ladder.
How incapable can someone be?
Just....drop
Beyond useless
This makes me a little mad especially because it looks like he's decorating and not trying to fix something
He was a whole 5 feet off the ground...just let go.
I think this is why generative ai needs a watermark. Just go back and watch the ladder falling. Tell me that looks real to you. It’s clearly fake, yet all the comments are people with genuine opinions on who’s at fault and what should have been done differently.
Tension
And that’s why you just hold the ladder to start with
When helping makes things worse
At least the kid got the dog out of the way... eventually.
These folks are not good in the most minimal of emergencies, I can't imagine what they would do if anyone was ever actually in danger around them.
Also, you have to love the flip flops on the ladder. These people are lucky this is the worst that happened.
Well you know those videos where the gas can starts on fire? These are the folks that keep kicking it to another vehicle spreading the flames :)
These women don't have two active braincells between them.
The child at the end helped the most by moving the chairs away from dudes landing spot 🤣
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I laughed because this is me and my wife for sure.
This is dumb.
It would have taken me about 5 seconds before I would have said, "Just fucking go start the car in case I break an ankle"
my god.
The chair check killed me lmao
I wish we could see the other angle. What was he hanging from?
Why didn't he just tell them to move out the way so he can jump down
Not a single right answer.
Didn't they have any yoga mats to put under him?
Why did they give up on the ladder?
This is exactly the kind of help I expect from my wife if this happens to me
Why did they abandon they ladder?
Zero comprehension of physics or mechanical knowledge. Sheesh
Why do they have to be that much foolish
DO NOT grab someone’s legs like that if they are in this situation
I just........
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I played the Benny Hill theme and got a good laugh. Such ridiculous chairs…soo frustrating
Just lower yourself down? At worst, if he really messed up the landing, he might sprain an ankle?
Pon la escalera coñoooooo!
Even with no sound, I could hear him repeatedly shouting “JUST GET ALL THAT SHIT OUT OF MY WAY”
A low sitting, unstable seat of easily destructable fabric or a sturdy runged device used specifically for climbing up and down. Which one would you use? The former or THE LADDER
☕️🐸
Oh great, the women are here to help..
C'est encore mieux se sortir de ma merde tout seul que de compter sur ces deux connes
Imagine hanging and relying on 3 women to figure out how to help.. sheeeeesh
Clearly his fault..
The guy is like 4ft off the ground??
Useless as shit. That guy needs to get these women out of his life.
I can just hear him despite no audio… “No, MOVE EVERYTHING OUT OF THE WAY or I’ll break my neck… NOOOO, everything!!!!”
I was about to say "stupid c*$nt" but you persuaded me otherwise.
The wife is useless
"Just get out the fucking way.
No, I don't need a chair that will definitely snap under me...
No, I don't need a stack of chairs that will definitely slide out from under me...
Just. Get. Out. The. Fucking. Way...
So I can easily drop down on my own."
Could he not just drop down? Wasn’t that high
Hes just as dumb. Why set up ladder like that, and why not just drop the 3 feet right away and not hang there like a idiot.
This has to be scripted
No. They were setting up a TLC match but couldnt find the table.
The chair underneath and laying the ladder in his way is the wildest part. It was a 4 foot drop so the dramatics were crazy too.
1 m30 du sol et le gars n’ose pas sauter? On frôle la stupidité profonde….🤪
Seen one too many accidents with those bullshit ladders. Don’t fall for them… because you will!
Useless
The most useless people in history
This reminds me of the joke about lightbulbs and how many people it took to screw them in.
Women 🤣