People were fucking stupid lol

@@evilthecat13 unfortunately we have not come too far considering some of the stunts we pull today.

They had people getting eaten by lions 2000 years ago for entertainment

@@evilthecat13 nah just extremely bored

Literally people playing chicken since the beginning of time! Examples: jousting, trains, cars, etc

These things always trace back to someone who said “ehhh its fine, dont worry”

You might say, the crash was titanic in nature.

As soon as I heard that, I knew that was gonna be the reason of the catastrophe

So much for the idea that the boilers wouldn't explode.

*after the crash at crush* "Look guys I said assured ... not sure!"

Let me pick me that burning hot metal, ah shite, me hand melted

Stone cold. Hell, they were prolly so fuckin jaded just from the horrors they regularly faced, not to mention their hard, everyday life endured during that time period. Ppl dying was not an unfamiliar thing 😖. Same thing with freakin Bonnie and Clyde. People were literally clambering to see their bodies and their bullet riddled car for souvenirs. And this was before eBay! They needed it for those interesting stories to retell.

Reminds me of people wanting souvenir body parts off of lynching victims, to commemorate the occasion.

Today, gotta upload this fast.

Ain't that America...

Hell yeah, though maybe they should be live on telly instead lmao

@@tttgggccc I’ll go watch it in person.

You guys say, after just watching a video we’re every conceivable thing went wrong. *you are part of the problem*

Hell yeah!

this is why we have Hollywood movies now

No wonder Thomas Edison didn't actually go, LMAO.

@@kcninetales5973 she was talking about Thomas The Tank Engine

@@vincentmusic09 I know, it was a joke

allosaurs had never seen such bullshit before

@@thegoldengamer9315 neither had Tesla 😂

“We met at a trainwreck , it was fate.”

Public executions used to be family entertainment centuries ago. People are weird

Sounds like something Beavis and Butthead would do

@@benjaminosterloh3605 Not centuries ago,it still is in the middle east..

@@geoffbell166 ~ My bad

I agree and am VERY surprised they had the audience backed off as far as they did.

True!🤣

Entertainment in 1861: Going to the front lines of a war to have a picnic.

Amen to that.

Accurate af

2022 - hold my beer.

It's like America's covid policy :)

@@ingridfong-daley5899 Specifically Covid Kim of Iowa

@@Arcalargo I'm not sure what that is, but what a fascinating 'title' to be called by!

@@ingridfong-daley5899 Kim Reynolds, the Governor of Iowa, has done such an amazing job of not doing anything to stop the spread of Covid-19 that we have given her many fun nicknames. The Kim Reaper and Covid Kim being two. We even call bodybags "Reynolds wrap" in her honor.

@@Arcalargo oh wow--that's kind of amazing! thanks for clueing me in... my friends often ask me if my cave has an address, and i suspect they're talking about moments like these :)

@wanda hughes League of Legends?

"Aaarggghh, me leg's broke!" "Dude, stop harshing our buzz".

2:43 😂

Probs didn't wont to pay him for the head injury.😝

The game was rigged from the start...

Well let’s just say that engineering degrees didn’t exist at that time but it was fairly predictable.

@@antoy384 The first engineering degree in the United States was awarded in 1835.

Tbh I was genuinely surprised that they went and made a safety protocol

They actually did about everything they could to be safe about it, including consulting with experts on the likelihood of a boiler explosion. Can't say they didn't try!

family's OF THE DEAD -WOW THANKS!

Boeing once crashed one of their planes for an experiment. It's quite spectacular.

@@Comrade_Jason When was this? You have my attention

19th century demolition derby

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obCKZMh5usWuips.html via @KZfaq

I think there was one with a 747 as well, but I may be mistaken

Maximum Destruction.

Can you imagine if social media existed back then?

@@Domino365 Retweet if you’re coming to the ball tonight! I heard that cute merchant’s son is coming. Who needs a ride, I’ve got extra room in my carriage!

Yeah and victorians were notorious for morbid curiosity. Besides what other entertainment was there?

@@shimmershine6902 🤣🤣

Bruhhh... You caught that $#!%, *too??* Lmao... 😂🤣💀

Honestly, I think it started going wrong when they planned to crash 2 trains into eachother for a chuckle and nobody said "Maybe this isn't a great idea"

As a UK resident, whose only knowledge is secondhand tidbits from American pop culture, this honestly sounds like old-timey NASCAR.

I definitely would be at this event if it happened nowadays

@Lawlzilla yeah, most of the 1900s were violent as hell too.

"This is Amurica."

@lawzilla Yeah it’s bc people weren’t nice until Martin lurther king gave his speech

Now we know who to blame

The calculations are important, if the crash occured a mile off the correct site, the crowd would be in the wrong place.

@@pyroparagon8945 But would the crowd have missed the crash more than you missing the joke?

@@HercadosP Jokes tend to be funny.

not Nobody jokes

I just wait for the first enterprise to stage a full blown terror attack to ensure shareholder value going brrrt.

lol

I mean, it *was* the gilded age back then

@@the_rover1 We already saw it, 911

Why did I hear that in Shane Madej's voice?😂😂😂😂😂

Yolooooooo

It was the last thing I ever saw. So worth it!

...into my eye! - a photographer on site

My dog got beheaded! 😄

THAT-IS-HILARIOUS!!

I got my shrapnel with Express delivery!

Maybe, the best shot out of the multiple cameras

Modern day photographers get pretty excited when they catch that "perfect moment" exposure... the fellow who took that shot must have been over the moon (and probably became a moderately wealthy man because of it, would have sold like hotcakes and been hard to keep up with demand).

Props

As a photographer myself, I was amazed by that as well. Today, we have cameras than can shoot several frames a second in rapid succession. They didn’t have anything like that back in 1896. Most cameras were slow and were suited for fast action photography.

@@MrJavaman5possible with many cameras working at the same time.

“Mom!!! Phineas is trying to crash two trains in front of a large crowd!”

😂😂😂

"My latest invention, the train vanishinator!!"

Maybe they were Interested in the business of shipping out bodies.

It'd be like a new airline company crashing one of its planes in order to attract flyers. "Wasn't that so cool! Now come fly with us! We promise we won't actually crash."

It worked. They became a household name in a positive way

It seemingly was the best after all... it worked

@@adamolupin Two empty planes crashing into each other would be a cool thing to see. Maybe they were onto something.

Because it’s a race. The bad seeds tend to get left behind and lost

It would be, if that were how it actually worked. Instead, the exact opposite happens. The worst destroy the best, because the human race is a weak, failed abortion of a species. The only species in the history of the world that destroys the most advanced examples, the ones who could help the species survive or, even worse, evolve. So good luck w/that "future" thing you think you have.

@Guy Incognito It's called evolution, it's science. It has nothing to do with politics

Because the individuals who died doing stupid shit like this didn't live to reproduce and propagate their obviously defective genes to the rest of us.

@@emilyadams3228 Show us on the dolly where humanity hurt you.

I remember that cartoon

Do*

My childhood show lol

as someone who was always afraid of heights... I never understood why people are into airplane shows, dangerous parkour videos etc. If you watch them they're gonna do it more and one day maybe hurt or kill themselves... but I guess the danger is what makes this shows so popular....

Don't forget that executions used to be considered entertainment as well, during the middle ages. We humans go to crazy lengths for a thrill.

Living in the 1800s is just asking for death

@@bonnie7698 living *anytime* is asking for death, at some point. Guaranteed.

@@NZKiwi87 well yeah but 1800s is something else

Kinda like saying the Titanic is UNSINKABLE on it's maiden voyage

@@SnarkierThan-U-R It's pride. People want to be right and act smart like they created the best thing ever made that nothing can stop it. Their pride blinds them from any possible flaws in their creation because they refuse to believe they are flawed themselves.

Yup, he set a precedent for future corporate lies….it’s all about the bottom line.

Theme Song: Under Pressure

well, seems the boilers did hold tight in case of rupture. ...but eventually succumbed due to getting smashed together at 45 x 2 mph. who'd have known! 🙄💁

Ummmm sozzy?

“They’re built not to rupture, don’t worry” “Well I mean that’s for normal service, what if we smash them into one another at 45mph?” “Uhh, well they’re built not to rupture, so don’t worry”

I thought the exact same thing!

One of those "Hold My Beer" moments

Which was further complicated by the surprising appearance of a crash of rhinos.

And your crush was definitely there

I hate you, but that pun is amazing.

"Quick, hold Fred's head still while I retrieve this bolt from his temple"

Kind of like Nascar. Most people are really there for the possibility of wrecks.

That's because in those days, people took responsibility for their own choices and actions. They didn't sue everybody because they used an error in judgment. Yeah, I miss those days.

I think you're right--back in the day, people took a certain amount of responsibility for their own actions, like "well i did go and intentionally stand in front of two colliding trains..." Now people expect to be protected from their own stupidity and want a life-long handout :P I think I'd have gladly accepted a bit of shrapnel for the experience of witnessing such a massive spectacle. The noise/sound must've been incredible!!!

@@ingridfong-daley5899 👌💯 it's nice to see some truth in these comment sections

People had common-sense back then. Now you have to tell people NOT to eat Tide pods, and they still don't listen. SMDH

Facts bro

Or things I've never heard of!

Can't tell if that is sarcasm lol

@@tijuanaiguana190 he’s saying that he doesn’t just cover the same topics everyone else covers, instead he does original content and puts effort and research into his videos.. unlike most youtubers lol

Amen. I've watched disaster videos for like a decade (its a weird hobby) and He finds stuff I've never seen on count downs or other shows.

Agreed!

There are worse things lol

@@Hey_Jamie yeah

I can well imagine he would carry his injuries and subsequent scars like trophies. 'I was there and I have the scars to prove it!'

U bet he's proud with it

@@cuddlepaws4423 "I was there, Maaaaan! I did some stuff and saw somethings!"

Goes for press photographers in general, too....crazy people!~ :)

It’s the MKT aka the Katy

But cameraman is immortal.

Honestly I thought that would be so devastating. Like I'm not missing the joke, I just think it'd suck for your career that depends on seeing to be possibly ruined

And demolition derbys are still a thing

Exactly! Who wouldn't be entertained by seeing two trains crash into each other lol I know id love to see it.

@The 2nd To Last Of The Albino Mexheecans Me too! And Crush for a crash is a good name i think. And a monster truck can't beat two trains.

I don’t think it’s weird I think it’s fking awesome

good point, never thought about that

Not if they had attended another event prior.

?! What?! Why?

@@emily.g.929 I'm guessing it was Mythbusters.

Yep. I reckon you could find a modern equivalent for every insane form of entertainment from back in the day.

You know what you must do

Are you a rapid transit driver? :D

No need to worry, you would have jumped off LONG before your train reached the collision zone. XD

Me a railfan: 🤨

TrainsTrainsTrainsTrainsTrainsTrains

Walt Disney: I'm all ears, where was this land again?

@@ignignxkt BAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Good one!! "I'm all *ears* " "When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable". ~ Walt Disney

Or that country that we need to invade to protect our freedom!

Actually, they typed 'rapture', but the letter 'a' was clogged, making it appear to be the letter 'u'.

Does that-thar swamp land come with gators?? 😺💕🐾

He and Steve-O would be driving the trains naked.

@@bethschaefer18 Using their butt cheeks to work the controls.

@@CinemaDemocratica Steve-O would for sure, he's still a crazy bastard! 😵

"And we call this one "crash crush."

I wish Union Pacific would do this nowadays it would be amazing

Only if you want to fall asleep. He talks so slowly I can make a cup of tea in-between words.

Voice is right up there with Car Cleaning Guru & TheCrafsMan 😎

I love listening to this man. His voice would definitely help me to go to sleep. My problem with that would be, I'd get so interested in the story, I'd stay awake to hear the ending lol.

check out his big car chanel

@@rjk69 it makes everything sound sexy: "Disastrous " "Yes daddy 💋"

WAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

It be like that sometimes btw Nintendo is better than playstation no debate

You are a legend. Don't ever change

I wonder if this is where that phrase comes from.

@@JarethGarza its yeaaaahh you sucker

This comment is either unintentionally genius or one of the best puns I've ever heard.

I promise I'm not picking, but I have to put the word "spectacle" here just in case...

@@ingridfong-daley5899 lol thx it bothered my thoughts for a second and made me think of ghosts

YES! That was a horrible yet fascinating disaster.

Fascinating Horror did indeed do an episode on that after you posted this. It’s very well done.

Lmao

😄😄😄

As a Texan, I approve.

Gave his eye for it.

same

I might have second thoughts but if i saw the 200 yard cordon id also not doubt the danger that much given they'd obviously thought about it somewhat

I would care about destroying a classic steam train, that shit’s expensive

@@happiestcamel5064 no need to do it with classics, just use normal ones as soon as the company sells them for scrap, yopu buy them get the fit enough to do one more run and scrap them the more interesting way

@@yowtfputthemaskbackon9202 just find a downhill railroad and you just need to cut off the brakes.

But it WAS a good idea. That was the point.

Live entertainment always sells, the more dangerous or (redundant) the more it sells.

@@jaypee9575🤔🙄

@@midgie4410 The man responsible suffered no consequences and had a long and fruitful career. The company became widely known and the incident was a net gain for them. The company only had to pay out modest sums to the injured and dead. Do you think a big company from 1896 is sad about the injuries and deaths or happy that their plan was a rousing success, leading to their business booming and their pockets deepening? So from their perspective, how was this NOT a good idea when it did exactly what it set out to do and accomplished their goals with very little consequence for them? It's like that line from Office Space, "The pet rock is a stupid idea" with the retort of "It made a million dollars".

@@jaypee9575 Their perspective should have regarded human live. Human life has more value then money. Just my 2 cents.

As a former Minnesotan, I understand. Best of luck. And it’s nice of you to do that for your Grandfather.

Make sure it doesn't explode lmao

I'll happily trade this stinking hot Australian day/night for your frigid Minnesota anytime! Other bonuses include a SARS-CoV-2 free environment.

best of luck!

Thanks everyone! It was a long night to say the least, but I managed to keep the half-broken furnace going. New one was installed today. All better!

Well the town was created entirely for the event

All from the the man Crush

Badumm tshhh

"Crowds get crushed and killed after crash at crush"- I think that is more like what you were thinking of

“Look it up...Edison was a dick! 🎶 “

Same reason people destroy working iPhones and ps5s for KZfaq, I guess.

I mean they mentioned the engines or boilers (idr which) were outdated/too small so there wasn’t use for them anyway. Why not give people a show destroying them either way?

Because it's cool as shit, that's why. Why do the Mythbusters crash cars?

@@bigcat5348 The Mythbusters are busting myths. That’s why they crash cars.

I wonder if the could have installed some extra plating to divert shrapnel away from the crowd.

As long as it's not Raid Shadow legends

Noticed this too!

they just couldn't look away

@@jennkivell2381 before humans were addicted to social medi, they were addicted to collecting souvenirs , they get an arm blown off by shrapnel and still go clamoring to the wreckage to grab some hot iron

That is my exact question too. " It's like watching a train wreck".

LITERALLY LIKE ANAKAJAJ

It’s like when you stutter when something shocking happens ya know? You can’t hear it? lol

@Okay. it’s like being speechless and appalled.

That's the British way. Understatement. Watch Monty Python, & see how they say the most outlandish things w/a straight face & deadpan voice.

@Okay. I'm Gen Z, but I find the "I-" thing to just be cringe. It's over used, just like the "nobody, absolutely nobody" meme.

As a native Texan, gonna have to agree with ya. And sometimes it REALLY bites us in the ass.

No shit?

@@nicholasschroeder3678 no there was indeed shit

@@theguystaringatyou2197 No shit🙄😉💩

Your username makes this comment 2.3x better

@@nicholasschroeder3678 ya still on the toilet?

They had one in Florida in 1897. A spectator got the idea for Orange Crush. tee hee

Particularly true for the dead.

❤️💕💕👍🏼

TRUE! These republican senators grubbing over trumps nuts are truly a train wreck

@@rcurlzz7483 The Dem scum who hate America and worship China too. I hate both sides.

A crook is a crook. 4000 court judgements befor being president. A lawyers dream comes true. You must be a lawyer. Made good money the last 4 years? Ya the others are horrible. First press conference 10 lies. Ha what a joke.

@@slipjones2 Who are you talking to? You’re not making any sense. If you think I’m a lawyer you’re very mistaken.