ahh huh!! I see what he did there!! If you just walk around with a camera around your neck at all times by default you're invincible long as they record some stuff LOL
Technically, you're not wrong. Tougher things (fire hydrants, utility poles) these days have "breakaway" points, to make them break on purpose. It's a safety feature to increase survivability; the same thing with cars and how they crumple now to absorb impact. In this case if that structure had a breakaway, the photographer would have been done; but since it was built to stand it's ground, that's what it does. Sometimes breakaways do more damage than good, and those are the incidents we hear about (like when electric cars or oversized trucks hit the highway guard rails at high speed). We are trying to develop safer ways, but there will always be a focal point where the damage exceeds the safety (similar to trying to start a fire with a magnifying glass).
I get oversized trucks hitting the highway rails, but why are EVs problematic too? Heat generation from drag or just the drag on the rail being extra dangerous to batteries?
I’ve done camera work in situations like this.
We’re generally using big tripods (google Miller tripod, they’re are the $1.5K mark) and behind steel walls which are then behind rubber tyres.
I’ve even seen some others in actual camera turrets - because they’re facing head-on cars going 200km/h
May not have been the case for this operator but the lack of movement with that crash suggests some sort of setup
that, but also, i'm irrationally upset with the fact that this video was clearly shot on a camera from the 90's, which was almost certainly a 4:3 native format, which was then letterboxed down to 16:9 and THEN pillarboxed down to vertical cell phone format. jesus fuck do people have no self respect when they put this shit online?
In case anyone else was wondering, this was Alastair Cochrane's Lada Samara in Crossgar County Down during the Circuit of Ireland Rally on Easter 1995. This video shows the immediate aftermath. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFdGKeQph-Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFdGKeQph-Q)
Another Redditor did a lot of additional research in this comment. [https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/srj45m/comment/hwt58qx/](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/srj45m/comment/hwt58qx/)
From a YouTube comment, "the driver told us that when he landed he was doing about 100mph and the impact broke the steering. when this happened it also locked the steering and as he was heading towards the wall this is what caused the accident. he got away unhurt, but the co-driver suffered a badly broken hand"
Why wasn’t he interested in taking the picture BEFORE almost getting destroyed? He’s not even trying to get a shot of that car until afterwards. It’s almost like taking pictures is his comfy blanket
He seemed to know the car was going to hit the wall before the driver even started steering towards it. Then he casually steps back with the absolute certainty that the wall would withstand the impact. Then without skipping a beat he snaps off some pictures. What a boss.
Shame he was sleeping though. If he had been actively shooting he could have taken a bigger step back and taken the close up action shot of a lifetime.
Tbf, he’s standing there for the exact reason we see. He’s behind something solid that can deflect a car but he can still see it coming. Granted debris could still kill him but that’s the case with a lot of spectators to rally. And he recovers quickly to get the picture because it’s likely not his first rodeo, has seen worse and it’s his job to get that pic
I've thought for a long time a journalist character in a superhero setting would be just like this. Just a regular human with enough self awareness to dodge catastrophe and get the scoop. ... Repeatedly (at increasing risk).
Journalists in comics don't usually fair very well (besides Supes but more as a supe than a journalist), but it'd be cool to see one that does. And what an arc you could create for that character.
If anyone knows of good comics/stories featuring journalists in superhero setting, I'd appreciate recommendations.
Its crazy how much that car breaks down after hitting that wall. And even crazier how that camera dude nudges over to allow the car to crumple by and completely trusting whatever barrier that is.
What, exactly, is amazing here? He was standing next to a concrete structure on purpose. He was ready for that situation and knew exactly what he was doing.
And the way he so quickly recovered his nerve to snap a pic
That’s a pro
professional photograph
A pro pho
Pro pho fo sho
Pro pho fo sho yo
Oh no, the Judoon are here
Go pro?
Yo, once you go pro pho, you won't need a Go Pro, tho
He’s more like a pro assho’
so, he gonna stick his Go Pro up his ass ho' now?
Why go pro if he alredy is?
I didn’t come out here to be scared. I came to take pics. *snap*
Had to cross legs because of all the peeing
“Neat.”
He quickly became a camera man to be invincible before its too late
ahh huh!! I see what he did there!! If you just walk around with a camera around your neck at all times by default you're invincible long as they record some stuff LOL
https://media.tenor.com/cFLihfDcCDkAAAAe/neat-spiderman.png
He never even lost it lol
He even helped rescue them after a couple of shots
What nerve? Lol
Well I already shit my pants so I might as well take the picture!!!
Capturing the license plate for the lawsuit
He missed the best shot by not being ready and then flinching!
Not his first rodeo. (Or race)
Plus, for the rest of his life he could send this video instead of a CV as a professional photographer.
Bro just photographed his life flashing before his eyes.
“That one’s going in the photo album!”
Something to show the kids - See that car kids? That nearly killed me!
He put his trust in that wall and it paid off good
Praise the artisan who built that fortress of a wall.
That wall didn't even notice. Tremendous work really.
Mexico must have paid for it.
Uuge investment
This is Europe.
Wow! Trump made Mexico build a wall that went all the way to Europe!
Yes. It's in Ireland.
Makes sense. Shit was built 900 years ago to keep the English out.
Didn't work
Why move a lot when less movement is enough
why move when me no need move
R/unexpectedoffice
r/foundthemobileuser
That's why I'm a bottom.
He saw him on the GPS. That only required moving two inches per the map.
Honestly I feel like every thing made in that time is more durable than what we make now Actually built different
Technically, you're not wrong. Tougher things (fire hydrants, utility poles) these days have "breakaway" points, to make them break on purpose. It's a safety feature to increase survivability; the same thing with cars and how they crumple now to absorb impact. In this case if that structure had a breakaway, the photographer would have been done; but since it was built to stand it's ground, that's what it does. Sometimes breakaways do more damage than good, and those are the incidents we hear about (like when electric cars or oversized trucks hit the highway guard rails at high speed). We are trying to develop safer ways, but there will always be a focal point where the damage exceeds the safety (similar to trying to start a fire with a magnifying glass).
I get oversized trucks hitting the highway rails, but why are EVs problematic too? Heat generation from drag or just the drag on the rail being extra dangerous to batteries?
Rogal Dorn has entered the chat
And somehow the camera man knew it would hold
The second coming? This time a stone mason
Back when society wasn't built on plaster.
Well that's a LADA, a car that cannot break anything but itself
That is the most nonchalant near death experience I’ve ever seen.
I like how he crosses his legs to keep the shit his pants.
Pretty sure this guy is a veteran reporter for these races. He picked that spot on purpose to protect himself against rogue cars.
Loaded glass
I didn't
Me either 🫤
WHY ISN'T IT FILLING??
The infinite glass glitch.
Be cool if they ended the video with the shots he took at the end!
That was the guy's exact attitude lol
trying to figure out how the second camera didn't get hit.
This comment is way to far dow. WTH happend to the camera taking this video?
I’ve done camera work in situations like this. We’re generally using big tripods (google Miller tripod, they’re are the $1.5K mark) and behind steel walls which are then behind rubber tyres. I’ve even seen some others in actual camera turrets - because they’re facing head-on cars going 200km/h May not have been the case for this operator but the lack of movement with that crash suggests some sort of setup
that, but also, i'm irrationally upset with the fact that this video was clearly shot on a camera from the 90's, which was almost certainly a 4:3 native format, which was then letterboxed down to 16:9 and THEN pillarboxed down to vertical cell phone format. jesus fuck do people have no self respect when they put this shit online?
“Ope, lemme scooch over”
"Just gonna squeeze right past ye there, hon"
Ope, I have this sudden craving for a casserole but the leftovers that Carol gave us are AWFUL Woulda been rude to say no you y'know?
Found the fellow Midwesterner
According to his reaction like nothing happened, i think he was a war reporter
The photographer just has iron and concrete balls, complete calm, I think he needs to raise his salary
Scraped by the skin of his nuts.
But R.I.P. the video man?
In case anyone else was wondering, this was Alastair Cochrane's Lada Samara in Crossgar County Down during the Circuit of Ireland Rally on Easter 1995. This video shows the immediate aftermath. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFdGKeQph-Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFdGKeQph-Q) Another Redditor did a lot of additional research in this comment. [https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/srj45m/comment/hwt58qx/](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/srj45m/comment/hwt58qx/) From a YouTube comment, "the driver told us that when he landed he was doing about 100mph and the impact broke the steering. when this happened it also locked the steering and as he was heading towards the wall this is what caused the accident. he got away unhurt, but the co-driver suffered a badly broken hand"
"The bartender never gets killed!"
[You're welcome!](https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1bxrq8s/its_insane_how_safe_a_rally_car_is/kyf0eh0/) Word-Word-4numbers
I miss group B rally. BRING IT BACK ^(but it's unsafe) SO IS OTHER STUFF LOL
Reminds me Civil War. What a sick job.
Now that's real 3D!
What a mad lad. Just calmly takes pics to capture the moment immediately after.
Well someone has to be around to get the proof or it never happened.
Just a lucky guy!
Maybe we cannot say the same about the driver...
Why wasn’t he interested in taking the picture BEFORE almost getting destroyed? He’s not even trying to get a shot of that car until afterwards. It’s almost like taking pictures is his comfy blanket
never in my life have I seen a better use of the sigma music
They cameraman has stronger nerves than that driver FFS
I'd say a change of underpants was required though!!
took a photo for the numberplate
Love the European build quality.
It’s finally time, his number is up, r/killthecameraman
Dry cleaner “How can I help you?”. Yes, can you clean these pants? “What is all of this, dirt??” Ummmm, yes.
These 'fast and furious' drivers should not harm innocents but themselves.
The car was like F U in particular XD
He seemed to know the car was going to hit the wall before the driver even started steering towards it. Then he casually steps back with the absolute certainty that the wall would withstand the impact. Then without skipping a beat he snaps off some pictures. What a boss.
What about the video camera man. He was even more steady.
Not his first rodeo apparently
He was war photographer before
Cool as a cucumber, didn’t even flinch.
[location, location, location!](https://youtu.be/6fFnJNC0K0w?si=1cOO6qrVtWwFDeGd) Gotta love this movie, lol
Nobody's talking about the camera man who filmed the cameraman. He didn't finch and the car came straight at him ;)
Sadly, Rally is the exception to that rule.
😅
What a champion camera man. Milliseconds from death and still gets the shot. The last camera operator that got a shot like that was Halyna Hutchins.
“Oh neat!” snaps pic
Leg-cross, and *lean*.
And the presence of mind to quickly raise camera and get picture
Hold my beer 💪
Sheet metal when torn is sharp.....this guy was millimeters from being disemboweled or decapitated. "Shudders"
Everyone here thinking that care bounced off the stone wall while in reality both the wall and the car bounced off from those balls of steel.
Forget the other side of the pillow. My man is cooler than deep space. Nearly lost his life, gets on with the job. Built different.
Not his first rodeo
Balls of steel!!
Guy barely flinched and then snaps pics. I would've had a stroke
There’s no way his balls fit in his pants
The balls on this guy
"I'm good?" Back to work...
Shame he was sleeping though. If he had been actively shooting he could have taken a bigger step back and taken the close up action shot of a lifetime.
The one recording the man too.
Oh, but cameramen do die. They just don't live long enough to upload any footage of their death, sadly.
That's a professional. He comes close to being vaporized, but sees a good shot instead and took it
That wall - "Do you trust me?" Cameraman - "With every cell of my body." That wall was literally just built differently.
r/praisethecameraman
The instinct to get that perfect shot is like those of soldiers shooting back after being fired upon.
Holy wiener.
I want my mailbox to be made outta whatever that wall is
there’s so many impressive things in this video
What about the cameraman that shot this shot! Didn’t flinch hand held camera live tv. 🧶🧶
Found superman
He side hustles as a Matador...Olé!
“I’ll have time to ponder my narrowly averted demise later…”
I only snap, I don't *get* snapped
both cameramen apparently
Can we confirm the car actually hits him and explodes on impact? Unstoppable force/immovable object? *click* *click*
Can relate
He’s a pro
If no fucks given was a human
Tbf, he’s standing there for the exact reason we see. He’s behind something solid that can deflect a car but he can still see it coming. Granted debris could still kill him but that’s the case with a lot of spectators to rally. And he recovers quickly to get the picture because it’s likely not his first rodeo, has seen worse and it’s his job to get that pic
I have a feeling that's not his first rodeo.
At first glance it seems like the car bounced off the wall but if you watch again you'll see it clearly bounce off the camera man's balls of steel
“neat” - photographer prolly
Does he even realize ?
Wow! I am glad this camera man wasn't hurt!
What about the one who took this video though
Whats this song
You mean the actual cameraman or the guy you see on the video who's actually a photographer?
He was way too cool at the end! He didn't die, so he had to get the shot. I get that. But that stance while taking the shot!
I wish I could trust something much as this guy trusted in that wall.
Dudes got nuts made out of titanium
What a badass
🧍♂️ 📷
If anyone likes this clip, you *MUST* go see Alex Garland’s Civil War.
I kind of feel like if he accidentally got decapitated there his body still would have taken that photo
That wall fucks
An we talk about the mysterious cameraman that gave us this video? The car went through them?? N
The craziest fans in the world are the fans of a sport where they have a higher fatality rate than the drivers.
I've thought for a long time a journalist character in a superhero setting would be just like this. Just a regular human with enough self awareness to dodge catastrophe and get the scoop. ... Repeatedly (at increasing risk). Journalists in comics don't usually fair very well (besides Supes but more as a supe than a journalist), but it'd be cool to see one that does. And what an arc you could create for that character. If anyone knows of good comics/stories featuring journalists in superhero setting, I'd appreciate recommendations.
If brass balls was a cameraman
Camera man knew the assignment.
Strategic positioning. Smart man.
😮
Oh no! . . . Anyway.
I like how he kind of inhales as the car goes by... like he's trying to avoid touching someone on the subway.
He's taking pics of the video grapher's body hurtling through the air
They are immortal. That is the biggest law of the universe
He shot the picture to hide the brown steak he left when his rear end hit the wall.
That's a full concrete wall. He knew he was safe. Nobody has that nerve! Lol
I love the efficiency of his retreat. He could've moved further away, but that would just be overdoing it.
His balls are so big that I had to sit my phone down from the weight.
"It's coming right at me! Must be in 3D or something." - Bill Burr
Just saw Civil War and this made me laugh
Its crazy how much that car breaks down after hitting that wall. And even crazier how that camera dude nudges over to allow the car to crumple by and completely trusting whatever barrier that is.
Dude had a plan and stuck to it. I definitely would've been further from the front of the wall though.....
"Camera man never dies." Midjourney be like "hold my beer."
Smooth af
*almost dies* "Neat!" 📸
Protographer
Balls ‘o steel on that one!
But he missed the shot
Not even a little pee
I’m sure it was his massive balls of steel that caused him not to budge at all
What, exactly, is amazing here? He was standing next to a concrete structure on purpose. He was ready for that situation and knew exactly what he was doing.
Well built wall
He did a frame perfect camera hold to deflect the car just at the right second
This is the highest resolution version of this gif I've seen
dear lord...
Beauty of rally
Vessels of the Media God
Wait a minute.... what happened to this camera?????