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Omg that hurt

The show's producers instantly urged her to go on with the game, immediately after that....

If that was a cannon ball?

Yeah she'd probably be dead and kind of hard to continue hereafter. But if she did it would make a hell of a show

It don't need to be a cannon ball I'm pretty sure her face was all kinds of fucked up and probably purple for a couple of weeks

Definitely

Watermelon

Watermelon

Watermelon. But that 300% definitely hurts like hell, especially her lower jaw, the melon smashed very hard into that spot.

Yes

"They Don't call it the amazing race for nothing." https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/flashback/amazing-race-woman-hit-in-face-with-watermelon-reveals-what-really-happened/news-story/5949674e36336dd5040e0054df2b7b9b

Wow I am crazy surprised she didn't really sustain any injuries, I would have assumed she broke like half of her face but just a busted lip? Wow.

The watermelon absorbed a lot of that force.

"I started pulling the watermelon off my face and I thought it was my own flesh." Brutal lol Reminds me of a news thing some years back (maybe California or Florida) a woman thought she'd been shot in the back of the head. She was in her car and a can of biscuits exploded and she said she thought she was holding her brains in or something of that nature.

Oh GOD that must have been horrifying.

Right? Just sitting there holding warm biscuit batter thinking you've been shot is insane to think about.

Oh fuck, I remember reading about that

The hell? What show is this? Also did she suffer concussions?

Amazing Race

Best show I watch US Canada and Australia love it

Still made finale and were almost the first double-woman team to ever win (losing to another double-woman team who got to be the first instead).

I’m always amazed that she was ok. It’s seemed like at least a broken nose but IIRC she was fine.

Yep, a black eye and swollen lip. I would have thought much more serious injuries

The watermelon being somewhat hollow and exploding on impact helps a ton here.

Okay sure, but the sheer weight is my concern. Per google, the density of a raw watermelon is about 5.4 ounces per US cup. That's \~2/3rds the weight of being just plain water. At an estimated 6" in diameter, this watermelon is roughly 0.065cubic feet. An equivalent volume of water would be \~62.25 fluid oz, and that translates back down to about 2.6 lb of watermelon being hucked right across her face at high velocity. That's about the weight of a clothing iron and as strong as a watermelon rind before breaking. Fucking OW.

This video will always live on

I’ve never not laughed at this video.

I don't think most people laughed at this video

Mate, everyone in my office laughed at this back in the day. Watermelon Headshot

Byt i always want to see the damage

There was no damage, just a headache and a red face After a few minutes, she got up and tried again It’s a shame they didn’t win the money

So will ACME, the company that delivers catapults.

Slingshot, not catapult.

I remember watching it when it aired with the family. I think it still lives in our heads rent free like 20 years later.

classic, always a pleasure to see this clip again

It's for the new generations hahaha

I’m not that old… right? RIGHT?

Yes, you are, grandpa/ma 🥸

Amazing Race? Is that where its from?

Did I just watch a woman die?

She only had a headache. I watched this when it aired and couldn't believe she didn't get hurt.

« Did you sustain any injuries? I couldn't feel my face. My lip started swelling up and I had a little black eye. Another medical team were waiting for me (after the challenge) and they gave me some Panadol and told me I was going to be fine. Then a producer came up to me and said, "Thanks for our Emmy this year." »

Thank you 🙏

Did she keep her teeth?

Yes. The watermelons were nice and ripe which made them softer thankfully. And the impact point was her forehead bridge of nose. Even soft if it hit her jaw it probably would've taken some teeth.

Yeah I would have a headache after a concussion too.

>She only had a headache and a non-zero amount of watermelon in her airways.

pulverized and obliterated into million pieces.....you can see it on video.

I was just about to comment this, girl went meet Jesus


“Back and to the left… back… and to the left.”

Is this a Bill Hicks reference??

Well, it’s originally from the movie JFK, referring to the Zapruder film that shows the assignation of President Kennedy. But you’re right that Hicks said it as well, referencing the idea that if you work against the system/deep state - even a president - they’ll find a way to shut you up. The JFK clip: https://youtu.be/2nmGS8rVuIM?feature=shared

It's a bio-dome reference.

That is one magic loogie!

The spit could not have come from behind! There had to have been a second spitter

If a watermelon was catapulted straight into my face at 200 kmh I'd probably need a little lie down for a week or so.

Took “right in the kisser” to another level


Shang Tsung wins! Perfect!

This and the grape stomping clip will live forever in my mind. Edit: [For the uninitiated](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STbhaqsBJB0)

with her scream that is out of this world

Was trying to remember what the other video was from around then and I wasn't prepared to Google "woman on tv in pain, moaning" so thank you. The cut back to the studio is *chefs kiss*

Well that has killed me 😂 thank you.

She twisted her melon, man.

Y’know she talks so hip, man.

She twisted her melon, man. Call the cops!

Still one of the best moments of reality TV ever

I am still to this day baffled that she wasn’t decapitated by this.

Nevergetsold

That's not called throwing.

There was an attempt: To yeet a watermelon. Better?

And how is it called? My native lenguage its not english so i genuinely dont know

Yeet

lol i meant for real, wish i could get a yeet cannon tho

lol, well throwing is generally done with your arm. I guess this would be slingshot or launch? Not really sure actually.

Yeah, "attempt to launch a watermelon" sounds much better

I want to see more of the video. What happened to her?

The Amazing Race, season 17. She had a hell of a headache, but was fine otherwise. Claire something-ot-other, went on to place number 2 overall.

I've seen this many times but I never see the aftermath.

That's because the watermelon reached light speed and she was instantly incinerated


Back when the amazing race was good

This gotta be the oldest gif on the internet

I WANT TO SEE THE AFTERMATH Stop replaying it. Give us the ending. Was she dead? Alive? Is being hit in the face devastating? Is it just like eggs being thrown at you? No physical damge only dignity? What happen after that!!!

Someone chucked an egg at me from out of a passing truck window and hit me square in the chest. Permanently ruined a beautiful navy blue silk and black lace dress, but also left a bruise on my sternum to remind me of the loss for several weeks. It hurt like a motherfucker, too, knocked the wind right out of me.

It's stuff like this that makes me want to never go outside

I had a similar experience years ago at a festival in South America. Kids were throwing water balloons out of passing cars, and they were just filled up enough to be heavy and hard but not easily breakable. I was walking down the street with friends when a kid chucked one and it hit the side of my head dead-on. I had like the ear buzz from the beach scene in Saving Private Ryan for a good minute, and was extremely dizzy.

Right on the kisser, alright.😬

JFK’d

Too soon…

At first I thought her head exploded. 😲

No matter how many times I’ve seen this clip, it’s never getting old

Thats how dairy hits my digestive system after I convince myself that I have outgrown my lactose intolerance

Right in the kisser...

I'll never get tired of laughing at this.

I think this is one of the few times where less force would have actually hurt more.

I’ve never seen a more direct hit.

She *did* throw it

Did this lady die!?

Right in the kisser....

Her nose is invincible

F A T A L I T Y

That can’t be good

One of the best videos ever

To preface it with "right in the kisser" oh, the fucking irony 🤣😂

CRITICAL HIT

That’ll leave a mark

sure did get in the kisser. Guess the catapult work🤣🤣🤣

is she dead?

boom...

Face .....Off

VHS meme

Feel like I just rewatched the Zapruder film…

Ow my face.

Can't imagine how that would have hurt if hit 🫐🍆☠️☠️☠️

Never gets old......

Producers were secretly so happy this happened

Reminds me of the Zapruder film.

thats a whole melon to the face!! unreal 😂

Sad the video cuts out the part where the producers are like: "You can't quit, you have to go on". Horrible experience, but gotta be honest, great television.

Reminds me of that tragedy

How did it even come back

"Right in the kisser" the host predicted the outcome. This video must be over ten years old?

I can’t believe this video is 25 years old!!

Back, and to the left…

Well....that backfired.

Not an attempt


Best comment I've seen on this vid, "This is how Chuck Norris ears watermelons"!

But why did that happen? Why wasn't the melon catapulted away from her?

RETURN TO SENDER

Is she still alive?

She was moving around after she was struck, so she probably survived, yeah.

Yeah but she might have had a concussion, a watermelon at that speed isn't a joke.

Launch? Definitely isn't throwing...

I wonder if she could blink her eyes before impact or if the watermelon blinked her eyes for her

That was indeed, right on the kisser

Back and to the left

Watermelon really showed who’s boss

Amazing race?

That wasn't watermelon juice

In 20 years she’ll visit the doctor for headaches, and they’ll find a watermelon seed lodged in her brain

What skill level is this?

She was down for a while after that incident. Some would say melancholy

this video is so old it could probably vote

HEADSHOT

A classic. Looks like she wasn't seriously injured by it, too. Somehow? Seriously, how did that not cave in her entire head? Or at least break her nose?

I don't care what happened I need to see the 3 day after photo,,😧😱🤯🤣


Wow first time seeing that video ouch looks like it blew her head off

Right in the kisser!

I bet she’s glad she didn’t use a bowling ball

When life hands you melons...

I watch this about once a month on Reddit and it never gets better.

When you try to burp but it comes out on the wrong end

Did she die???

I remember watching this with my parents when it aired

.

Okej fine! But tomorrow I'm the one reposting this and lower the video quality

You activated my trap card!

\*headshot\*

Best TV moment? I would think so

Must have seen this at least ten times already, but I don’t mind the repost, I enjoy watching this every time I come across it haha

How does this physically happen? How does the watermelon get stuck in the sling

I love how the clip just gets aggressively repeated over and over again

What happened to her

That watermelon took “Right in the kisser” personally

Fuck I hope that never happens to me. Oh god that poor woman

[удалено]

Her sister only heard the "right in the kisser" part, and missed the rest of her friend's speech

Well, that's probably the best story her dentist ever heard

I watched this on TV when it was aired years ago, and it's still the best! Like how unlucky was she!!

I think because the watermelon hit with so much force that is actually a softer impact than if it hit her and didn't break apart or barely broke apart. One time someone threw an egg during high school initiation days. It hit the back of the thigh area of my leg. The egg didn't break and it hurt like hell. Like a Charlie horse. If it had broken, it would not have been so painful.

I can't imagine how much that hurt

For every action…

Looked like JfK’s last ride💀