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Old 04-01-2017, 23:10
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When i heard about this i thought how did the child managed to lift the chest of drawers off him. I now know that when it is your twin then it would be your first instinct to help him straight away even though you are two years old
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Old 04-01-2017, 23:33
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When i heard about this i thought how did the child managed to lift the chest of drawers off him. I now know that when it is your twin then it would be your first instinct to help him straight away even though you are two years old
He didn't lift it ... he pushed it, and the kid underneath was helping to take the weight. Some of the drawers appear to have stuck open so were also helping to take the weight.
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Old 04-01-2017, 23:45
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He didn't lift it ... he pushed it, and the kid underneath was helping to take the weight. Some of the drawers appear to have stuck open so were also helping to take the weight.
Oh sorry

It looked like he lifted it then pushed it out the way
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Old 04-01-2017, 23:48
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They didn't look very heavy, and the boy underneath them didn't appear to be hurt.
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Old 04-01-2017, 23:51
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A packet of paper towels hit me on a boob and boy did that hurt. A drawer falling on a 2 year old would cause shock, and to have the presence of mind to try and move it away is quite something, but think any kid would try and do that.
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Old 04-01-2017, 23:56
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Do you think someone on the internet has made up a fake heartwarming tale about brotherly love?
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Old 04-01-2017, 23:59
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They didn't look very heavy, and the boy underneath them didn't appear to be hurt.
I don't think the kid underneath was too impressed when his brother proceeded to climb on top of the chest of drawers!
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Old Yesterday, 01:12
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I don't think the kid underneath was too impressed when his brother proceeded to climb on top of the chest of drawers!
Just what I thought. In spite of the title, I couldn't see the other kid making any attempt to help whatsoever.
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Old Yesterday, 05:39
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Slightly off topic but I had only seen footage from the actual drawers on top of the child previously but yesterday saw an interview with the parents that aired the full clip with the drawers actually falling down and it made my jaw drop. How that baby survived is beyond me. But the attitude of the parents was so strange. Throughout the interview they were grinning inanely and rather breezy with their answers and sometimes laughing or smiling when giving their answers. I know people react in different ways but it came across as very, very strange.
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Old Yesterday, 06:07
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When i heard about this i thought how did the child managed to lift the chest of drawers off him. I now know that when it is your twin then it would be your first instinct to help him straight away even though you are two years old
A link would be nice so I would know what you're talking about, as I don't see why I should Google it your behalf.

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Old Yesterday, 06:36
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But the attitude of the parents was so strange. Throughout the interview they were grinning inanely and rather breezy with their answers and sometimes laughing or smiling when giving their answers. I know people react in different ways but it came across as very, very strange.
They've gotten their 15 minutes of fame from this faked up clip. Well done to them.
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Old Yesterday, 07:07
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They've gotten their 15 minutes of fame from this faked up clip. Well done to them.
So i'm curious, how was this "faked" then ?

Dresser made of plywood maybe ?.

A link would be nice so I would know what you're talking about, as I don't see why I should Google it your behalf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXXogQxMA70
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Old Yesterday, 07:18
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They've gotten their 15 minutes of fame from this faked up clip. Well done to them.
If it was somehow faked then it's very disgusting but there are some things that don't add up. I would be horrified but then remember the case of the boy who was supposedly lost in a hot air balloon but the parents were hiding him at home
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Old Yesterday, 07:35
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It wasn't faked as such. The twin just never lifted the drawers off his brother straight away but did help eventually.
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Old Yesterday, 07:52
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To me, it looked to have no weight to it whatsoever, and also pushed off as if it was on some sort of wheels. I call BS on the whole thing....

(At the risk of looking a complete idiot, is there any footage of the actual toppling over ?)
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Old Yesterday, 07:59
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To me, it looked to have no weight to it whatsoever, and also pushed off as if it was on some sort of wheels. I call BS on the whole thing....

(At the risk of looking a complete idiot, is there any footage of the actual toppling over ?)
https://youtu.be/E83oLpOd7qg
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Old Yesterday, 08:07
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It was reported on the BBC news as the parents releasing the footage to highlight the dangers of not securing tall furniture when you have young kids.

I would it thought it highlights the dangers of not supervising young children when they are playing...
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Old Yesterday, 08:18
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what a suprise, the father works for a home video surveillance company. And they then go on tv asking parents to make sure they know what their children are up to when they are not around.
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Old Yesterday, 08:32
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Are people that desperate to be cynical and "edgy" that they'll just cry "fake" on everything until they get a hit ?
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Old Yesterday, 08:38
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When i heard about this i thought how did the child managed to lift the chest of drawers off him. I now know that when it is your twin then it would be your first instinct to help him straight away even though you are two years old
What? Are you really suggesting that only twins would help each other in this way? That's a very odd conclusion you've reached there. Any supporting evidence for your view?

There's an inference from your thread title too that the kid was minding his own business when the draws fell on top of him. That wasn't the case at all. It's clear to anyone who saw the clip that the kids created their own problem by opening the drawers and using it as a climbing frame.

Small kids are pretty tough because their bones are soft and flexible. That doesn't change the fact though that they both had a very lucky escape. FIngers, arms, legs, or worse a head could have been trapped in a drawer that then slammed shut with the force of the fall. That would have been a very different outcome.

The parents were right to highlight the danger and recommend securing furniture against toppling. Of course one could ask the question why the kids were left alone and how come no adult heard the bang or screams resulting from the fall? I suppose one could reason that the furniture was thought to be stable enough, and that few would imagine a situation where all of the drawers were opened so altering the centre of gravity. That combined with the weight and movement of two toddlers climbing on it.... well there's your result.
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Old Yesterday, 08:40
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Thanks. That's interesting because the initial topple looks real (beyond the question of why you'd have completely empty drawers in the room) and the child was lucky to have not slammed his head in during the fall, but the 'rescue' still seems to defy the laws of physics. The whole thing seems to be exerting no downward pressure on the child once he is on the floor, and so just slides off.

I'm still sceptical...
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Old Yesterday, 08:42
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Thanks. That's interesting because the initial topple looks real (beyond the question of why you'd have completely empty drawers in the room) and the child was lucky to have not slammed his head in during the fall, but the 'rescue' still seems to defy the laws of physics. The whole thing seems to be exerting no downward pressure on the child once he is on the floor, and so just slides off.

I'm still sceptical...
NASA faked it.
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Old Yesterday, 09:11
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Thanks. That's interesting because the initial topple looks real (beyond the question of why you'd have completely empty drawers in the room) and the child was lucky to have not slammed his head in during the fall, but the 'rescue' still seems to defy the laws of physics. The whole thing seems to be exerting no downward pressure on the child once he is on the floor, and so just slides off.

I'm still sceptical...
The draws are very clearly still wedged open the entire time, which is probably what saved the child from serious injury or even death. When his brother climbs on top of it at around the 1:15 mark, the child on the floor is clearly in distress and crying so i'd say any notion that there's "no downward pressure" is false.
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Old Yesterday, 09:37
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The draws are very clearly still wedged open the entire time, which is probably what saved the child from serious injury or even death. When his brother climbs on top of it at around the 1:15 mark, the child on the floor is clearly in distress and crying so i'd say any notion that there's "no downward pressure" is false.
Exactly. The drawers are, indeed, wedged open. We never see them shut, not even at the beginning, and it is those that save the child from being squished. Normally, if a unit like this topples over then the drawer would slam shut - Even if it somehow gets stuck open during the fall, it would free up and close during the subsequent sliding. There is a pivot point throughout that keeps the unit from exerting any real pressure on the child. Also, of course, you may wonder why you would keep a completely empty set of drawers in a bedroom, but I'll accept that some people do.

I know it sounds a high-risk thing to do to promote the benefits of CCTV, but we've all seen crazier things in the news. It just looks fishy to me, that's all. If you see it as a heart-warming tale of brotherly love shared for public safety awareness, that's great too...
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Old Yesterday, 09:56
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Are people that desperate to be cynical and "edgy" that they'll just cry "fake" on everything until they get a hit ?
Speaking personally, it is more a case of seeing a discussion taking place on a discussion forum and seeing something that, to me, looks set up. I then join the discussion to say that it looks set up to me.
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