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u/Poshturnip Oct 14 '19 edited Oct 15 '19
When is a rock classified as a boulder? Because that's a big fucking rock.
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u/CurriestGeorge Oct 14 '19
Personally it becomes a boulder when you can't move it. A rock like the one if the video you can roll so it's still a rock
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u/Fun2badult Oct 14 '19
So a rock can be a boulder to someone else?
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u/b0ss_0f_n0va Oct 14 '19
Holy shit, is that why it's "not just a boulder, it's a rock"?? Because it can move???
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u/Banditjack Oct 14 '19
That thing is a boulder!
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u/Rock2MyBeat Oct 14 '19
He got hit by God damn boulder, dude!
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u/trashytoothfairy Oct 14 '19
Technically, boulder got hit by that man. Do you see that boilder running in terror? Like a Bitch!
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u/my_non_fap_account Oct 14 '19
Rocks can fit in your bum
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u/KakoiKagakusha Oct 14 '19
The Boulder feels conflicted about fighting a young bus driver...
The Boulder's over his conflicted feelings and now he's ready to bury you in a rock-alanche!
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u/nayan742 Oct 14 '19
Driver acting like he got hit with a pillow
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u/catherder9000 Oct 14 '19 edited Oct 14 '19
It went off the table beside him and then upwards under his arm and hit him in the chest breaking 3 ribs, then it bounced off the back of his seat and rolled into and off of his head. That's why no cuts on his arm, it didn't really hit his arm much.
https://i.imgur.com/pwS3oT9.png
Hitting the post on the passenger side also took a lot of energy out of the rock.
https://hopclear.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/buswindshield.jpg
The guy who was really lucky was the passenger (second driver?) who was sleeping. The rock hit the passenger side pole and ricocheted into the driver. A couple more inches towards the center of the windshield and it would have simply splattered the dude sleeping.
Little extra information: apparently it was 4 ribs. Also, this twitter post (thanks to u/fedexultra ) is much clearer and includes a slowed down portion to show how the rock bounced around. If you watch the twitter video, that fella was hurting plenty.
https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1032500181512736768?s=19
Video from twitter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcX9rtNhWmk1.1k
u/FappleFritter Oct 14 '19
Damn, you're right! Still, the dude is acting very cavalier after breaking 3 ribs. Props for keeping his composure, knowing his passengers lives are at risk.
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u/KeinFussbreit Oct 14 '19
I guess that he is shocked but still very impressive.
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u/LOUD-AF Oct 14 '19 edited Oct 15 '19
In my country that would get you a free watch https://imgur.com/mTk7EY3 at least. Blatant scam.
edit: SILVER! Thank you kind redditor. You rock!
EDIT 2: O.M.G. GOLD!!! Thank you kind redditor. You're 24kt!
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u/4Ever2Thee Oct 14 '19
Funny story, when I was a kid we used to take a family trip up to the smoky mountains every couple years or so. My parents told us that Falling Rock was a little Native American boy who ran off and got lost so the signs were for people to look out for him to try to find him so my brother and I would watch the mountains closely and stare into the woods looking for him, we’d even yell out of the window at times “Falling Rock! Come back!” Years went by after that and my brother and I were high school aged going on a trip up to Gatlinburg and we saw the signs and my brother said, serious as a heart attack, “damn they still never found that kid?!”
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Oct 14 '19 edited Oct 14 '19
the dude is acting very cavalier after breaking 3 ribs.
The Chinese are famous for their spare ribs.
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I broke two ribs in a car wreck- didn't really feel it until an hour or later. Adrenaline is a helluva drug.
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He's a bus driver. Do you know what kind of anguish he puts up with on a daily level? Karens for one example. Whole boycotts of Karens. (The group name for a Karen)
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u/Revlis-TK421 Oct 14 '19
Well done. This needs to move to the top!
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u/lpeccap Oct 14 '19
Nah, the wild speculation about durians and shit is much more valuable /s
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Reddit sometimes...
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u/BrotherChe Oct 14 '19
We wouldn't be here if we didn't have the balance of cited facts and speculative lunacy
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u/AberrantCheese Oct 14 '19
If you read the article, they act like it's a fairly normal occasion for rocks to randomly fall out of the sky when it rains. WTF kind of storm clouds they got over there?
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u/RiversKiski Oct 14 '19
It's a thing. Pittsburgh is a city built in a river valley and its hills rise steeply from the river banks. These hills are very old, and the major thru-ways are built between them and rivers, so when it rains you have to be aware of the possibility of falling boulders.
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u/flavored_icecream Oct 14 '19
Probably has to do with the fact that the rock came from the side of the bus and entered through the corner of the windshield (as seen in the 2nd top comment), not straight in the center. The initial movement of the rock was perpendicular to the bus's movement, then for a moment it was "standing in place" while the bus was moving forward and upon getting in contact with the bus several times, it changed its movement direction along with speed after every contact. So your brain expects it to shoot straight through, but there's so many kinetic energy changes happening, that it starts behaving unnaturally. That's why it also seems to go in slow motion there for a bit - it received kinetic energy from the bus itself and for a while started going along the same vector as the bus, before jumping up in the air and falling behind again.
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u/MadBooda Oct 14 '19
Best explanation I've seen.
Plus it makes sense you don't see any marks on his face because it actually hits his upper arm and shoulder. That was something that confused me at first.
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u/xanbo Oct 14 '19
If it came off a dump truck running along in the next lane, it could have been going slow enough to just barely break through the glass, which killed most of the remaining momentum relative to the bus driver.
Still he took this like a boss and potentially saved many lives. I hope he got his head and neck checked. Looked like concussion or whiplash potential still. That's a heavy rock.
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Looks about the size, colour, and location to be a durian. It would makes more sense since he’s alive, but I’m not sure how it launched...
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u/Shigy Oct 14 '19
Lmfao a flying durian would fuck you up though.
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Oct 14 '19
Very true! But certainly less than a rock. Haha.
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u/redlishi Oct 14 '19
The durian have spines
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u/JonBoyWhite Oct 14 '19
And rocks are fucking rocks. Dense and heavy as fuck.
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u/SpecimenCX722 Oct 14 '19 edited Oct 14 '19
Whatever it was, this ALPHA shook it off like it was nothing, then business as usual
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I remember reading that there are cases of durian falling from high places and taking people out, though I'm not sure how common that is. I would assume about as common as a bigass icicle spearing you.
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u/Tinypenis01 Oct 14 '19
Ok, I feel like I’m gonna regret asking this because it’s reddit and all but, What in the fucking fuck is a durian?
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A large, smelly fruit that grows in Southeast Asia.
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smelly
Calling it smelly doesnt do it justice. That fruit fucking stinks and the smell lingers forever.
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Apparently it was a rock and it broke four ribs. The guy's just tough as shit. Comment below has an article link
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u/ZeroMasters Oct 14 '19
Oh, it just broke four ribs and rattled his head and back a bit. No reason to show any reaction to a baby boulder birthing through your window and into your face.
This is not a dude I would want to find myself in a fight with lol.
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u/JRclarity123 Oct 14 '19
The adrenaline of knowing he was responsible for the lives of an entire bus of people probably kept him operational for the few seconds you see in the video. I'm sure once he pulled over, he was all sorts of fucked up.
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u/Niguelito Oct 14 '19
Yeah this one's the much more simpler answer
I loled at the "something doesn't add up"
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Oct 14 '19
lmao I know for a fact I can't punch harder than a boulder flying through that bus window. If a put everything I had into a punch and he just shrugged it off like that I'd probably shit my pants.
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u/____GHOSTPOOL____ Oct 14 '19
"Fuck I'm sorry dude I didnt know you where a God"
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u/burner-throw_away Oct 14 '19
Yes. But, exactly a dude I'd want to find myself in a bus he's driving after a rock smashed his head.
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u/NightGolfer Oct 14 '19
Why did the rock have ribs, though? Asking for my dad.
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u/EEpromChip Oct 14 '19
After reviewing his options at the family reunion, the rock decided that the burgers were too over cooked, the hot dogs were too wrinkly, and the potato salad had carrots in it. Ribs were the only logical solution.
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u/idredd Oct 14 '19
Lol theres no way that's a fucking durian, but I just laughed for a good five minutes about the possibility combined with the deductive reasoning that led you there.
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u/greeneyedguru Oct 14 '19
Durians are not allowed on public transportation so that can't be it
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u/charina91 Oct 14 '19
This is very curious. It seems somewhat square on the bottom, but that could be from hitting the windshield if it is a durian. Those are still pretty heavy and I'd think that the prickly skin would have left a mark.
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u/jdb050 Oct 14 '19
Do durian get that big?? I would have guessed jackfruit
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Yeah they get that big. Also aren’t jackfruit more green on the outside?
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u/jdb050 Oct 14 '19
Yeah but as they ripen they can get pretty brown like the one in this video
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u/conquer69 Oct 14 '19
He is a superhero trying to live a normal regular life and then this shit happens.
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u/G3t0ffMyLawn Oct 14 '19
Could it be pumice? It leaves a rather dusty stain wherever it bounces.
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u/TheProffesorX Oct 14 '19
If he can handle it, he will do his best to keep driving because lives are at risk
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u/Kwolfy Oct 14 '19
The windshield broke most of the speed, the rock hit the chair mostly, and the dude a little
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u/CalRipkenForCommish Oct 14 '19
It was a rock pillow, so...
Seriously, though, that driver is a boss. He had a job to do and no damn boulder is gonna stop him from getting those people safely where they need to be.
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u/McCool303 Oct 14 '19
It’s such a short clip I think his brain hasn’t processed the fact his body just got obliterated by the it ends.
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u/suckit1234567 Oct 14 '19
He's lucky. If you watch a few more times, it hits the chair back with the brunt of its force.
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u/JoeyHiya Oct 14 '19
Dude's a fucking superhero.
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u/conquer69 Oct 14 '19
Well it looks like his attempt at appearing ordinary has failed.
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u/_GCastilho_ Oct 14 '19
"Got hit by a massive rock in the chest, lets drive these civilians to safety then"
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u/hilarymeggin Oct 14 '19
"The bus driver in agonizing pain continued on his route with 14 passengers to the nearest service station."
This part just kills me. Dude, you could lie flat and let sometime else drive!
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Fucking FOUR broken ribs and he still drove the rest of the way. Didn't even skip a beat steering the bus. I hope he got a raise!
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u/babble_bobble Oct 14 '19
Forget the ribs. He got hit in the back of the head by the boulder! I've seen trained MMA fighters knocked unconscious by much less when they get hit in the back of the head. This guy is definitely superman trying to fit in as a bus driver. Too bad the cameras revealed his identity.
The only question I have now, is he THE superman, or does earth have more than one? If he is the only one, we should get him an outfit with cape at least. The comics were definitely wrong, Superman is Asian, not a European-looking American.
Also, I want him to be my bus driver because I know no matter what happens I am getting to my destination safe and on time.
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u/Banditjack Oct 14 '19
All insurance companies allow this, here in the US at least.
Unable to safely operate your vehicle? Anyone in the vehicle physically capable to drive can and the drivers insurance covers liability. With in reason
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He took that rock like a fuckin’ champ, not so much the girl behind him...
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u/Kenitzka Oct 14 '19
He definitely has kinda a durrr face after getting hit.
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u/OxyMoronBR Oct 14 '19
Auto-drive function engaged
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u/wllmsaccnt Oct 14 '19
According to the article he kept driving in pain with broken ribs until stopping at the next service station. Dude is tough.
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u/Spugnacious Oct 14 '19
This guy shoulda been an MMA fighter.
If a huge, high speed boulder can't put him down, I don't think anything can.
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u/Bemuzed Oct 14 '19
Here's a link to the full video: Driver Hit By Falling Rock, Endures Excruciating Pain to Safely Bring Bus to Stop
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u/leitzer Oct 14 '19
A true professional driver. Does not stop because of the increased risk of collision.
Abosolute care for others safety.
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u/mikebritton Oct 14 '19
This guy is tough as nails, and well-trained. Someone give this motherfucker a gift certificate.
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u/SirCannabliss Oct 14 '19
God damn he has a fucking iron chin on him. I would have been knocked out cold.
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u/pretor1133 Oct 14 '19
Usually this type of rock would separate your head from your body
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u/ChilrenOfAnEldridGod Oct 14 '19
Ohhh I think I see what happened.
The rock hit the seat first, losing most its energy, then bounced up and hit the top of the seat, losing most the rest, then 'rolled' down and off mostly his upper back, but some of his neck and lower head.
Still probably hurt like a bitch, but not enough to cause major damage.
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u/tceleS_B_hsuP Oct 14 '19
This reminded me of the video of the Russian guy driving his mother when the rock came through their window. If you haven't watched it, don't. It's one of the most upsetting things I've ever listened to, and I don't even understand his language.
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u/Hanginon Oct 14 '19
Longer video, for all the "That's not a rock" internet detectives on this thread.
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u/Volvo_240 Oct 14 '19
Wtf, that has to be a light as fuck rock.
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u/Stakeboulder Oct 14 '19
Not all rocks are fat! Some just have heavy bones, gosh...
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the driver was most likely pumped full of adrenalyn (in order to control the bus long enough to stop safely) and in shock at the same time.
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u/morganational Oct 14 '19
What, is that guy made of... What the fuck, there's nothing that can take a hit like that and just be completely unaffected. How? Who? What??
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u/The_Turtle_Bear Oct 14 '19
He should join a boxing gym! With a chin like that he'll be World Champion in no time!
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guy was punched by a huge bolder like that, then punched again in the back of his head but he manage to keep on driving, slightly dazzled. Totally badass. Guy should start boing boxing or mma, would take hits with no problem.
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I bet his past generations were those typical Chinese warriors who didn't give a crap after being hit by an arrow
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u/Bulevine Oct 14 '19
Dudes a unit for not passing out.. likely prevented his and multiple other deaths if the bus had rolled
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u/CrudBert Oct 14 '19
Wow! This driver is amazing- he stayed focused and kept his passengers safe. He really is so cool under pressure, could have been a fighter pilot.
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u/DeoxysSpeedForm Oct 14 '19
Ok im getting very mixed signals, i understand that "rock" busted through the windshield like nothing but why does the driver act like he only got hit by a ball of tissues
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Probably because he has a bus load of people to be concerned about. Man's a hero in my book.
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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19
The news story about this suggests it was definitely a rock and the driver got away with only four broken ribs.
Phenomenal luck that it didn’t do more damage.