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[NUSound]

A light fell on a kid during his high school wrestling match... thank God he wasn't seriously hurt, but it serves as a reminder to all the DIY'ers out there as to why you shouldn't mess with putting heavy stuff over peoples heads.

Article:

http://tinyurl.com/am4pakg

Youtube:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE_Fu4WpWmg&t=0m56s

I'd be willing to bet money that someone thought it would be absolutely awesome to have this custom spotlight for the matches... couple of ropes, maybe a chain or two, and it'll all work great! /sarcasm

[Mogwix]

yup. cross your t's and dot your i's when it comes to overhead suspension.

lucky the poor kid didn't get a concussion, article says the thing weighed 50-60lbs.

[Mutha Goose]

Yeah, if that kid was standing up when that light fell, there's a very good chance that would have had a completely different outcome.

[RoadRanger]

Hey, it was good training for pro-wrestling, eh?

LOL

[agedhorse]

Whoever is responsible for this is a dumb-ass. End of story.

[Bobby1Note]

Somewhere tonight, there's a lawyer with an evil grin, rubbing his hands together, ..

[Mogwix]

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Bobby1Note wrote:

Somewhere tonight, there's a lawyer with an evil grin, rubbing his hands together, ..

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[Pro Sound Guy]

Indeed the vultures are circling.......................

[RoadRanger]

The way it fell down "flat" implies that it had a single rope/chain/cable holding it. It's particularly interesting that it continued to be powered after it fell - they couldn't have planned it better as a "stunt" if they tried. Does anyone know if that place is Union? I would guess so but can't inagine a Union rigger being that lax.

[Miko Man]

Given that the venue was a local middle school, hosting a high school wrestling tournament, I would assume it was not an IATSE job. Mark C.

[RoadRanger]

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Miko Man wrote:
Given that the venue was a local middle school, hosting a high school wrestling tournament, I would assume it was not an IATSE job. Mark C.

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The title of the video is:

"Madison Square Garden Epic Fail! light falls on wrestler"

but I see another copy that says it's "Madison High School".

[StratGuy22]

Looks like typical Home Depot halogen floodlights inside. Probably someone's big idea, and whipped it up in shop.

The timing could have been better, or worse.

[StratGuy22]

Couldn't.


Where is the goddamn edit button