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Whatever You Do, Do Not Watch This Video of a Stomach-Turning Track Injury

Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:24am by Jonathon M. Seidl
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So if you’ve clicked into the story, you have disregarded the warning in the headline. And you are willing to live through watching the video of Georgi Kirilov Georgiev from Bulgaria at the European Championships as he injures his leg. I’ll leave it at that. Watch below (Georgiev is on the far side in the red):

I’ll give you a moment to collect yourself.

However, if you didn’t watch the video, here are some of the pictures:

Reports say that he snapped his leg and dislocated his knee. If you’ve ever torn a ligament in your knee (like I have), you have an idea of how that feels. If you haven’t, now you at least have a visual picture.

(H/T: Deadspin)

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Comments (111)

macpappy
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:09am
Dear TheBlaze Editors, if you really want to be thought of as a serious media for news, you must stop, fire all present writers, and start again. This time might I suggest that you look further than Huffington Post to steal your staff from. The headlines presented to us are always devisive elements to divide the right, or they are tabloid level stories, with bogus headlines.
Pity, you had such potential, and a loyal following. Don’t blow it.
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- FatFreedom
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:43am
  Agree.
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- Conservative2
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:47am
  Living up to you Nickname I see!
  
  The Blaze is a Voluntary web site, you can either click to view it or click on others instead, in other words you can change the channel if you don’t like what your seeing…….If you don‘t like the content then I’d suggest doing just that.
  Some of us enjoy seeing a few articles of human interests.
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- Wool-Free Vision
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:49am
  Dear MACPAPPY,
  
  Do not click on links that don’t interest you.
  
  Problem solved.
  
  P.S. If you do happen to click on a link that disinterests you, please, try to avoid commenting on that particular thread. You come off like a total jerk, and you spread your foul mood to everyone who is unfortunate enough to read about it. E-mail the editors – or, even better, you could register macpappy dotcom and run the whole thing YOUR way. Thanks in advance.
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- abbygirl1994
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:05pm
  If you don’t like the Blaze then please, we welcome you to leave and go to the HuffPo.. I am sure we here at the Blaze won’t miss you in the least. Bye Bye!! Adios and Farewell!
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- FugMan
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:22pm
  I like that they mix it up. Nothing but politics gets old. So stick with your Huff-Po Mcrappy.
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- Madcat35303
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:24pm
  agreed this isnt REAL TV ….this is supposed to be news.
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- skippy6
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:36pm
  Don’t like it!!! change the channel!!!! very simple…..
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- spunkymonkey
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:54pm
  MacPappy, are you their editor in chief?
  
  You have the choice to click on stories that interest you or not.
  
  The idea you took the time to write a response in this very comment section means you’re too tied up about these stories. News outlets always have stories like this. And The Blaze still covers numerous other things.
  So, go to those stories.
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- moderateliberal
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 1:08pm
  The Blaze as “serious media?” Let me put it this way. Blaze editors run stories as well as, well, Georgi. Not only are the articles usually a few days old, but they’re copied pretty much word for word from other sources. I come here when I need a good laugh or another reason to thank my lucky stars that I was educated so I don’t have to spend my life in the dark corners of the world talking to people like those who comment here.
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- The_Inner_Being
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 1:54pm
  yes, I agree as well
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- LameLiberals
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 2:25pm
  No one forces you to read an article.
  
  I enjoy the variety of topics The Blaze offers.
  
  RINOs and liberals = If they don’t like something – they want to censure it.
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- feverpitch
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 2:42pm
  Don’t let the door hit you in the ass, McCrappy.
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- Suzanne D
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 2:55pm
  I agree with you, MacPappy. I think The Blaze needs to make a vital decision: does it seek to be a source of RELEVANT information, or does it seek to be a tabloid? When I began reading The Blaze, it was definitely the first; it is slowly transitioning into a mixture, which I don’t like. If I wanted to read stories of dislocated knees, blog posts about “CLEAVAGE” and the like, I’d be on a different news site.
  
  Come on, Blaze! Make up your mind! These stories only make you look like a less than reputable news source. Just sayin’.
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- Suzanne D
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 3:00pm
  @ HappyKillmore: the problem is that the level of pain is SUBJECTIVE, not OBJECTIVE. So while a woman in labor may rate it as a 10, another woman experiencing the same labor (which isn’t possible, but bear with me) may rate it a 7. Complicating the matter is that most people have not experienced all four things, so they can rate which was more painful. And even if they could, point number one is still a relevant factor.
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- Megatron
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 4:21pm
  Okay, I come to this site pretty often- and it is hard for me to gauge whether or not they are going for an authentic news site. There is some good, informative material- and then there is stuff that is a waste. All the waste articles unfortunately tend to be written by the same authors.
  
  I do like the Blaze, but I don’t know if they can actually call this a news site. I have seen stories with bogus elements (usually the entertainment stories), that are later retracted, and A LOT of typos. And pop-ups.
  
  If these thins were addressed, I think this would be a much more credible news source.
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- Unix
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 5:32pm
  I don’t understand, if you see a story that interested you by all means read/watch/listen, if not then don’t. What’s the real problem, isn’t this all about free choice, free markets? Same for the stock market, invest or don’t, but you don’t outlaw it because you could lose money. I don’t get the rant MacPappy?? I believe you also have the free choice not to come here and post drivel like this…
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- db321
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 6:30pm
  MacPappy, I totally Agree – just wait until this weekend when Satan himself will Post the “Faith” News for the Blaze. If you get your faith news from the Blaze it might make you convert to Atheism – you’ll feel much better about your self. As a Christian, When I feel like being demonized, I use to turn into MSNBC, CBS, and CNN, now I have the Blaze to make me feel like a slug on the weekends with the Faith posts on the Blaze.
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- AzDebi
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 6:54pm
  FYI…this guy looks like his leg broke and then he fell…even though that sounds like the “obvious”…wouldn’t be surprised to find out that he had a unicameral bone cyst…young men often get them and the cyst within the bone actually weakens the bone (it develops in the long bones and is painless…until it breaks, of course) and when the leg is put under stress, a fracture can result…really scary thing is that these cysts often develop right along the :“growth plate” and when fracture occurs may cause a stunting of the bone growth and result in a permanently “shortened limb” !
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- amtsoundsmith
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 7:01pm
  I get so sick of people like you that come on here, click on a story and then bitch about it and the Blaze. No one held a gun to your head. You don’t like the story or The Blaze, then go somewhere else.
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- USA5
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 7:14pm
  I disagree
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- CPYT
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:46pm
  Will you please pull the stick out of your behind?
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- Uranium Wedge
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:52pm
  You might wanna put some ice on that.
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- FlamingFartSyndrome
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:57pm
  Exactly.
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- FlamingFartSyndrome
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:04pm
  I see a lot of people saying the same thing, :”if you don’t like it, change the channel”. That has nothing to do with what Macpappy is saying. If i was in a debate and wanted to quote and article from theblaze as a reliable source it wouldn’t be long until my opposition found some stupid blog article to repute theblaze as a credible source of information. I would like theblaze to be a news site, not a tabloid site.
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- ThePostman
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:06pm
  Agreed. Blaze is moving towards tabloid status faster than an Italian-Swiss neutrino.
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- mattintexas
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:07pm
  I second that……or third
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- Calimann83
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:14pm
  Oh get over yourself, there is nothing wrong with stupid little stories like this.
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- nzkiwi
  Posted on June 30, 2012 at 10:53am
  That was a fatuous remark, macpappy.
  
  I visit the Huffpo site regularly and their comments section is a wasteland.
  
  On this site, half of the benefit is reading the comments by thoughtful (and sometimes provocative) readers, whom, I will be the first to admit, have educated me considerably over the past couple of years.
  
  While I agree that some stories are less than imperitive, I think that the Blaze achieves a nice mix. And don’t think that I am a blind supporter, I went nuts once over their censorship and even tried to complain to GB personally (couldn’t reach him). That side of things has improved markedly.
  
  Do what we all do, if the headline doesn’t interest to you, skip past it. Time is valuable.
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- armyofnibiru
  Posted on July 2, 2012 at 1:20pm
  go cry a river on another site.all news will never be all you like everywere.
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- Madmilo
  Posted on July 2, 2012 at 5:36pm
  @MACRAPPY
  If I’m not mistaken the headline read “Whatever You Do, Do Not Watch This Video of a Stomach-Turning Track Injury”
  It said DO NOT WATCH. What part of that did you not understand?
  I guess you are one of those idiots that do what you are told not to do then bitch about it.
  Heres an idea. DO NOT TAKE A KNIFE AND SLIT YOUR THROAT, PRETTY PLEASE DON’T DO IT.
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SuttonShimai
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:07am
I saw a similar injury to a weight lifter in a weight lifting magazine. His legs couldn’t take the weight and one leg snapped in the wrong direction.
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- Jamesjim
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:52am
  I had a torn rotator cuff in my left shoulder and tendentious in my right shoulder from doing the butterfly stroke in my pool, I can tell you there is no worse pain in this world.
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- adeleeeee
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:00pm
  Worse than having a baby? I did not watch the click because I am chicken. But there is no worse pain than deliver a baby…….
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- spunkymonkey
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:57pm
  jamesjim, I dont know if it’s the worst pain in the world, but I too tore a shoulder muscle(middle delt) Incredibly long to heal and this really deep, dull kind of pain. Hard to describe but yes, very painful.
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- Happy Killmore
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 1:33pm
  Actually, there are things more painful than childbirth. I’m a physician so I do know this for a fact. Childbirth is not even in the top three: kidney stone, acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), and acute pancreatitis. I‘m not saying childbirth isn’t painful, but it is not the most painful thing a human being can endure.
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- Ramv36
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 1:45pm
  Not sure about childbirth, but my father had both legs forcibly crushed and amputated in a car accident, and he said that, the subsequent 20 or so surgeries, and 13 months of hospital stay physical therapy were the worst pain he’s ever had. Ask him ho long it lasted, and he says he’ll let you know when, if ever, the pain stops. It’s been 41 years so far….
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- daea01
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 2:00pm
  @Adeleeee Unfortunately, there is worse pain than having a baby! I have had two kids (1st one was a very complicated delivery) and I believe childbirth was a breeze compared to my torn rotator cuff! Ugh! That was insane, intense pain that lasted for months! Nearly unbearable. I have also torn ligaments in both ankles and both knees…that’s not much fun either, but a cake walk compared to how this guy must feel!
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- Full Throttle
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 2:45pm
  HappyKillmore – You must be a person of the male persuasion. As someone who has given birth, and has had her share of other painful afflictions, I can tell you that nothing compares to the agony of childbirth. Nothing I can think of even comes close. You mentioned kidney stone.. nope. heart attack, nope. With all due respect, (and I do mean that) I‘m sorry but I believe you’re wrong here, physican or not. I‘d rather have both my legs sawed off with a butterknife before I’d ever endure “natural childbirth” again. The pain of it is otherworldly and unless you’ve gone through it, you have no idea how bad it really is. It’s just that we females make it look easy!! ;)
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- Suzanne D
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 3:04pm
  @ FullThrottle: Well put. In my experience, many men either directly or indirectly imply that women are over reacting to the pain of childbirth.
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- Full Throttle
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 3:40pm
  Suzanne D — Thank you. You’re right, men have no idea of the magnitude of pain that is child birth. Frankly, neither did I until I actually went through it. During my contractions I remember thinking, “I can’t believe that this much pain exists.” I wish I could have passed out from the pain but unfortunately it wouldn’t be possible to remain unconscious through that agony. My sister-in-law described it as “like having your insides scraped out with a wire brush for 16 hours.” She was right. If I ever do it again, “natural childbirth” and “Lamaze” can kiss my you know what. Epidural is where it’s at! hehe
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- Happy Killmore
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 4:57pm
  Women get all three of the conditions I listed. The women I have admitted with those conditions had all delivered children. All told me their pain was worse than childbirth. Of course I have never delivered a child in this sense and no I never will. Have YOU ever passed a large kidney stone, had a heart attack, or suffered acute pancreatitis? If not, then you are the one with no frame of reference. Pain is not an all or nothing sport. My saying that pain levels are higher for these conditions should not be interpreted as my stating you’re exaggerating about the pain of childbirth. It also doesn’t mean that because those hurt more, childbirth doesn’t hurt at all. Don’t put extra words into my posts.
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- Happy Killmore
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 5:07pm
  @ Suzanne D
  
  Yes, pain is subjective. There are, however, clinically defined guidelines for defining how much pain is involved. This was actually studied and the results of the study were part of my medical training curriculum. Those were the top three listed. I have treated all three conditions. In my own, anecdotal experience, I find it to be accurate. Of course, the pain level with each has contributing factors: the size of the kidney stone, the size of the baby’s head. Some diabetics even experience “silent” MI. My only point was to rebut what someone posted. I continue to maintain that childbirth is not the most pain a human being can endure. It has NOTHING to do with my gender. However, I believe your reply does. Your reply is nothing more than ad hominem response to my argument.
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- LetFreedomRing
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 6:21pm
  @Happy Killmore
  
  I can come to your aid on this. I’ve had 4 babies. I can attest that childbirth is pretty unimaginable pain. But there are a couple of striking things about it that make it really unique. First is the fact that for most of the time the pain is coming & going, giving small breaks to regather yourself. During the delivery itself the pain is constant with spiking jolts of pain you can actually picture killing you! However, it‘s the kind of pain that ends so abruptly it’s hard to even remember exactly what it felt like… you only remember that it was crazy pain.
  
  In contrast, I‘ve had injuries that I’ll never forget the exact feeling & I even relive that pain if I see someone else experience the same type of injury. I‘ve been present for 4 baby deliveries and watching them doesn’t invoke that kind of physical memory at all. I had a kidney stone and the thing I hated the most about it was how constant the sharp pain was…lasting days. It was a pretty small stone. If it had been any larger I‘m sure it would’ve been the worst pain I’ve ever had.
  
  So, basically, I think there are moments in childbirth where the pain defies comprehension, but I think there are other things where the duration and intensity of the pain surpasses childbirth. And lastly, at least when you get done with childbirth you have a baby to enjoy!
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tweetybird
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:03am
OMG!!! Ouch! Poor guy. That has gotta hurt.
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AMENDMENT
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:59am
With a headline like this “Whatever You Do, Do Not Watch This Video” it’s hard not to take a look LOL
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- Gorp
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:02am
  Got that right! We know it’s going to be bad but we watch anyway.
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- chips1
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 6:12pm
  It’s not like they put up a sign that says, “WET PAINT”.
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flyingeagle
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:59am
wow !!!!!!!
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Reeferman
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:48am
Damn my balls hurt watching that.
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Speak without Fear
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:38am
BTW….I couldn’t watch the video. I just can’t stomach it.
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Speak without Fear
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:35am
Ughhh :( I feel for him. About a month ago….I had a bicycling accident…and I have really done a whopper on my knee as well. I have 2 possible 3 tears in my knee. My ortho won’t even touch me and is sending me to Cleveland Clinic.

I feel so bad for him…:( I don’t wish this on anyone.

Good luck and God Speed George……your in my thoughts.
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Freedombeliever
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:34am
Couldn’t watch the video. The pictures were enough for me. That poor guy, prayers for his recovery…
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Wool-Free Vision
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:34am
I believe that is what is known as a “Run Time Error,” which quickly became a full system crash.
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stloocardsfan
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:15am
He’s gonna feel that in the morning….
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Lovehammered
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:04am
OMGosh!!!!!!!! That makes Joe Thiesman’s career ending injury look like an ankle twist! OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!
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- TumbleBumble
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 7:11pm
  Then try watching the video of Johnny Knox get his back broken in a tackle last year. He folded over backwards like a taco shell.
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TROLLMONGER
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:58am
THen why did you post it blaze?
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- Gorp
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:00am
  So people like us could watch it even after the warning and go OUCH!
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- chazmo
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:14pm
  To lure trolls like you to the page so they will get more hits and more ad money.. See how that works.. Glenn thanks you for your help in making him a RICH man and bringing us the truth about you progressive losers… :) WINNING
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Shiroi Raion
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:27am
I tore a ligament in my knee after hitting a wall while playing hockey about 25 years ago. For a few months, it hurt like mad – indescribable pain just turning to one side. Occasionally, it still causes me pain when I turn the wrong way or even just lying in bed. His leg will hurt like crazy for a long, long time.
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LibsAndCopKillersALoveStory
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:09am
Tiger Woods would have kept running…
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- chazmo
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:16pm
  Chuck Norris would have tripped the others on the way down…
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hersey10
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:01am
I watched this yesterday on another site , I wanted to throw up , I had to stop the video just as it went in to slow motion .
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- silentee
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:05am
  I thought he was morphing into ostrich man!!!
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- atechgeek
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:47am
  It was the thing Will Smith was chasing in the beginning of MIB.
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:55am
…
Poor guy. His running career just ended. I feel sure he’s devastated.
May God heal him physically and emotionally.
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welloddyfriggindah
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:47am
Obamacare: “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”
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- IndianaJan
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:56am
  “Shoot horses…” This may be the best reply to the video! Thanks. I needed to laugh this morning!
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- pwatkins
  Posted on June 30, 2012 at 2:49am
  I don’t know about shooting horses, but I believe they eat dogs.
  Just thought I would make you liberals who are complaining about no news on the Blaze happy. We conservatives can make every article on the Blaze of interest to you and discuss what is going on with Obama like msnbc if you want.
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blanco5
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:44am
Reverse psychology–”Don’t watch”—-I admire that!
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momrules
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:42am
Yipes!! This reminded me of seeing Joe Theisman when his leg was broken during a game back in the 80′s.
Hope this fellow is O K.
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AZindependent
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:41am
That’s gotta hurt. It is most likely a career ending injury, too.
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huey6367
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:38am
I exercise. I workout. But when something starts to hurt, I stop. That is why I LOVE teh couch Olympics.
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80mesh
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:38am
gawd i hope they dont remove his tonsils to pad the bill….
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- Baddoggy
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:45am
  Will the doctor make more money for the leg repair or removal?
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- armyofnibiru
  Posted on July 2, 2012 at 1:14pm
  they will cut off both legs to pad the bill.my knee hurts just watching this.
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huey6367
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:34am
I know I don’t want to see this so why do I watch it anyway?
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- chips1
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 6:25pm
  The same reason people vote democratic.
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T-2
Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:28am
good luck with that knee on Obamacare-tax
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- ComradeAdam
  Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:47am
  I‘m sure he’ll get a nice suicid…I mean end of life counseling to help him cope with the knee pain.
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