I'm only going to speak in animated gifs in this thread. ;)

Houngan · 2011-11-14T07:32:57.000Z

Ha, that has to be staged, it’s too perfect.

Ben_Sones · 2011-11-14T07:44:14.000Z

It’s the opening to the Jetsons!

Hans_Lauring · 2011-11-14T07:45:19.000Z

Yeah, that was my take too. Why would it change directions (but then, what do I know about fitness equipment?)

WarrenM · 2011-11-14T07:49:42.000Z

You can clearly see him hit some sort of control near the back of the unit both times it changes directions. Why that control exists is beyond me … other than to make this video, I guess.

delirium · 2011-11-14T08:10:41.000Z

WarrenM:

You can clearly see him hit some sort of control near the back of the unit both times it changes directions. Why that control exists is beyond me … other than to make this video, I guess.

Not really. When the machine goes forward and he slams his head and falls backwards, it changes direction at the same time he is falling backwards with his hands in the air. I agree this is probably staged, but I don’t see what you’re seeing.

Penny_Dreadful · 2011-11-14T08:16:02.000Z

At the beginning he taps the control on the left side of the machine to make it go forward and then shortly thereafter he taps a control on the floor to make it go backwards (he hits his head on the front when its transitioning from forwards to backwards) and then he taps the control on the left side of the machine at the end for the nut shot.

I guess…

Erik_J · 2011-11-14T08:21:31.000Z

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a treadmill with controls there, but I’ve only used maybe 3 in my life.

Penny_Dreadful · 2011-11-14T08:31:30.000Z

Me neither, but what other possible explanation could there be!

JD · 2011-11-14T08:53:03.000Z

I’m pretty sure the treadmill thing was a commercial. EDIT: Yup.

The ‘hat trick’, on the other hand, happens to be a part of Damien Walters’s latest showreel in case you haven’t seen that one yet.

Cormac · 2011-11-14T09:29:03.000Z

JD:

I’m pretty sure the treadmill thing was a commercial. EDIT: Yup.

Here is the classic treadmill clutz video.

Jibble · 2011-11-14T11:14:05.000Z

Ask yourself this question before considering whether or not that video is staged: How often do you see a treadmill that runs in reverse?

IainC · 2011-11-14T11:15:41.000Z

Jibble:

Ask yourself this question before considering whether or not that video is staged: How often do you see a treadmill that runs in reverse?

You’d need one if you were trying to get an aeroplane to take off inside a helicopter.

MattKeil · 2011-11-14T11:23:16.000Z

IainC:

You’d need one if you were trying to get an aeroplane to take off inside a helicopter.

Bill_Dungsroman · 2011-11-14T11:27:44.000Z

Jibble:

Ask yourself this question before considering whether or not that video is staged: How often do you see a treadmill that runs in reverse?

At the gym I work out at? Quite often.

Jasper_Phillips · 2011-11-14T12:44:13.000Z

JD:

The ‘hat trick’, on the other hand, happens to be a part of Damien Walters’s latest showreel in case you haven’t seen that one yet.

Amazing how easy he makes it all look.

Eric_T_Cheng · 2011-11-14T20:09:35.000Z

hong · 2011-11-15T00:38:46.000Z

JD:

The ‘hat trick’, on the other hand, happens to be a part of Damien Walters’s latest showreel in case you haven’t seen that one yet.

He’s like a human Prince of Persia!

Eric_T_Cheng · 2011-11-15T03:48:01.000Z

peterb · 2011-11-15T09:16:00.000Z

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PS: Aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeee

jeansberg · 2011-11-15T09:48:33.000Z

She’s gonna poke someones eye out with all those sharp edges!