The Physiological Science Behind a Ball to the Groin watch!
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- haxr, on 05/20/2008, -1/+18Oh man, definitely needs more replays. Merits them more than a Halo vid :D
- akifbayram, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Watching that video made my heart rate jump.
- aguitarhero, on 05/20/2008, -1/+44That thunder sound you are hearing is the actual sound of a ball colliding with a mans balls.
- TheChauvinist, on 05/20/2008, -1/+34i think they could have talked about the long term damage. also, how much Jason now hates tennis.
- Mootabolife, on 05/20/2008, -0/+5That insane pain is natures way of telling you not to get hit there again because your legacy was almost cut short. I wouldn't volunteer for this.
- HafizD, on 05/20/2008, -1/+11Ouch.
- perkonis, on 05/20/2008, -2/+44I'm pretty sure I could not get paid enough to take a tennis ball to the sac. That's either brave or stupid, I just can't decide which.
- Merendino, on 05/20/2008, -0/+10Oh you could easily be paid enough to take a shot to the nuts. If you wanna get realistic, 1 million dollars would be MORE than enough for damned near anyone. 100,000 would probably be enough for 95% of the men on the planet. The other 5% are probably millionaires already and just don't need an extra 100,000 that much. Yeah, you have your price... we all do.
- ralphthemagi, on 05/20/2008, -1/+12$100,000? Are you joking? Most people would take a hit to the balls for $100. $1,000 would cover 99%.
- 1807, on 05/20/2008, -1/+2Preach it
- CrackyJSquirrel, on 05/20/2008, -0/+17I am as easy as "who's buying my next burrito?"...
- Tylerbinski, on 05/20/2008, -1/+4I figure he got about 5,000 for that.
I wouldn't do it - hugogalvino, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1his price for getting nailed in the nads? $50.00
- lintmonkey, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Yeah, for half of that, you could just buy a baby.
- FeartheKnighted, on 05/20/2008, -0/+8I took one to the sac exactly like that. It was during a an episode of "Tennis ball wars" that my roomates and I would have during college. I seriously did the exact same thing as him, instant crumble and then I laid on the floor for about 10 minutes, just trying not to move. It was the most painful thing I have ever experienced. I would do it again for $100.
- xutopia, on 05/20/2008, -0/+4I feel like volunteering the 100$.
- cdrj, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2That has to be the most hilarious ending to a comment I have ever read on Digg. Definitely didn't see that one coming. Well done.
- PsychoDesigns, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Jackass is a prove that you could
- kcap122, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Notice that they lobbed another ball over his head AFTER he already got nailed in the nuts? Were they gonna hit him with another if the first didn't take him down?
- Merendino, on 05/20/2008, -0/+10Oh you could easily be paid enough to take a shot to the nuts. If you wanna get realistic, 1 million dollars would be MORE than enough for damned near anyone. 100,000 would probably be enough for 95% of the men on the planet. The other 5% are probably millionaires already and just don't need an extra 100,000 that much. Yeah, you have your price... we all do.
- hdar3415, on 05/20/2008, -1/+33I've got big balls, but he's got the biggest balls of them all...
- ramunenke, on 05/20/2008, -3/+7yeah, cuz they're swollen like the tennis ball was a cracked vial of ebola
- quinlan, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2dugg for AC/DC.
- kickoff22, on 05/20/2008, -0/+19Oh wow. Why?
- shutaro, on 05/20/2008, -0/+17In the name of Science!
- ralphthemagi, on 05/20/2008, -1/+2Money.
- leerayIG88, on 05/20/2008, -1/+9I got hit the Groin once...I cried. Just wanted to share my experiences with you people.
- GothAlice, on 05/20/2008, -0/+2I fell out of a tree, once, and on the way down managed to straddle a branch at high velocity. Have to admit, it was quite painful.
- jftitan, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1I was headbutted in the groin once. I almost drowned. If only the saying would have been funny then "Oh, she gave you head?.... but not that kind of head. slipped and fell huh? ouch".
- cambob76, on 05/20/2008, -1/+48Barney's movie had heart, but "Football in the Groin" had a football in the groin.
- austin006, on 05/20/2008, -3/+10dugg because i was NOT expecting him to actually take the hit
but seriously what was gained from this? knowing your heart rate increases from getting hit in the balls?? realllly? reallllllllly?- TheAtomicMoose, on 05/20/2008, -0/+16Of course the scientists knew that.. they just wanted slow motion video of someone getting hit in the balls.
- lintmonkey, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2And then get another laugh out of it by calling it his "tiny area."
- TheAtomicMoose, on 05/20/2008, -0/+16Of course the scientists knew that.. they just wanted slow motion video of someone getting hit in the balls.
- aphonik, on 05/20/2008, -0/+13Why would you volunteer. Why.
- Gregus1032, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1science!
- 5plic3r, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2Why would you use a period instead of a question mark? Why?
- limpl0uie, on 05/20/2008, -0/+53I love it when science and stupid combine.
- peestandingup, on 05/20/2008, -0/+30Ow, my balls!
- breezytrees, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1http://video.aol.com/video-detail/ow-my-balls/3818 ...
- Merendino, on 05/20/2008, -0/+8I've seen this before and STILL can't figure out why the hell that guy volunteered. I'd like to know what they paid him for this...
- Khevenhuller, on 05/20/2008, -0/+2He may have volunteered because some people actually find that enjoyable. You know, the s and m crowd. He looks kind of funky, so I could see him being into that.
- FrederikNS, on 05/20/2008, -0/+3He was paid $50, there's a part 1 if you look in the sidebar
- mahku, on 05/20/2008, -0/+39Little Tiny Area - Dugg!
- MyDiggIsBig, on 05/20/2008, -2/+12I'm down for this for about $1,500
- Foamator, on 05/20/2008, -0/+4Take Paypal?
- jjustice, on 05/20/2008, -0/+2Is this the new SmashMyIpod.com?
I tried to think of a clever web site name for that, but they all came out sounding X-rated.
- jewdiknight, on 05/20/2008, -0/+11I was hoping it would explain what exactly it is that makes the balls hurt so much more then being hit in any other part of the body. Even a flick of the finger to the area can be painful for a few minutes.
- DephexTwin, on 05/20/2008, -1/+7Well, if you aren't focused on protecting your junk above almost all else, and your junk gets damaged and you can't reproduce, you are eliminated from the gene pool.
- mmmpie, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2Check this at 5:45:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_FT_kc0wyY
Apparently, "I'm hit" signals travel to the brain much much faster than "ouch" signals travel
back to the body. On top of that, since your bits got shoved into your abdomen, the brain
thinks that's where the problem is, hence the stomach/gut pain.
- luftegrofnetfo, on 05/20/2008, -0/+17That was the most dramatic crotch shot ever.
- GothAlice, on 05/20/2008, -0/+4Nah… I can imagine one that would be more dramatic. But he'd have to be naked, there would have to be THX warm-up sounds, … you see where this is going.
- GothAlice, on 05/20/2008, -0/+2Oh, and there would have to be slow-mo footage using that new-fangled digital camera with the 1200 FPS thumbnail recording mode.
- GothAlice, on 05/20/2008, -0/+4Nah… I can imagine one that would be more dramatic. But he'd have to be naked, there would have to be THX warm-up sounds, … you see where this is going.
- imbob, on 05/20/2008, -7/+2babyman!
- jessestorm, on 05/20/2008, -0/+3it's amazing what some people will do to be on tv.
- gr3yn3t, on 05/20/2008, -0/+5Did they really need 50 seconds of credits?
- fipi, on 05/20/2008, -1/+3Note: fast forward to 1:20. Before that it's pretty worthless.
- DephexTwin, on 05/20/2008, -0/+3Let's be honest with ourselves... it's pretty worthless after that too.
- TerrapinRangler, on 05/20/2008, -1/+6Gross how you could watch his junk shimmy in his pants.
Not that I was gazin him or anything. - wyzzerdd, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1damn I could feel that from here.
- lintmonkey, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1that's what she said
- virtualfred, on 05/20/2008, -2/+9Fox calls this "science", imagine what it is they call "news".
- skeletorcares, on 05/20/2008, -12/+5Keep MrBabyMan off the front page. BURY BURY BURY!
- justaboutdead, on 05/20/2008, -1/+2why? obviously the stories that he submits are getting dugg... not everyone shares your opinion.
- skankyBacon, on 05/21/2008, -1/+2Oh, did he submit this? I guess I didn't notice, because IT DOESN'T MATTER.
- GothAlice, on 05/20/2008, -0/+6Still doesn't answer the question of why basically all men (and many women I know) all get sympathetic reactions to low-blows. It's like the contagious yawn... but hideously painful.
- Echo18, on 05/20/2008, -0/+6umm... probably has something do with empathy? You know, that crazy thing where we have the ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes.
- lintmonkey, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1...or our ballsack in the place of another man's ballsack.
- GothAlice, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Right. Empathy. ¬_¬
Not having much, I see why I have difficulty understanding it in other people. Explains the reactions to the whole 'hatchet to genitals' thing, though…
- Echo18, on 05/20/2008, -0/+6umm... probably has something do with empathy? You know, that crazy thing where we have the ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes.
- davidamerland, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Man, he has some balls...still...I hope.
- daakone, on 05/20/2008, -1/+12Idiocracy really was prophetic.
- JtothaARed, on 05/20/2008, -0/+0This is so wrong in a multitude of ways.
- trogdorBURN, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1I wish they would have explained the horrible stomachache one gets after receiving a nut shot.
- j0etb, on 05/21/2008, -0/+0That is actually a question I have pondered all my life.
Answers? Links?
Wikipedia?
- j0etb, on 05/21/2008, -0/+0That is actually a question I have pondered all my life.
- Khevenhuller, on 05/20/2008, -0/+2I believe that the ball hurt him quite a lot, but am I the only one who thinks it hit a little off center and that they should try again?
- Anorexorcist, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Ah, so scientifically speaking nut shots do in fact hurt.
I personally liked the sticker on the glass - really helped to dial-in the launcher.
D-bags. - ysss, on 05/20/2008, -0/+2He only got $50 for the whole ordeal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcp4zrYs-3Q&feature ... - plaing, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1why is it so funny? every replay (all 28 of them) brought new joy to my life.
- hermslice, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Anyone else notice the the tennis ball launcher was named playmate....?
totally false advertising... - nycthbris, on 05/20/2008, -2/+0not dugg because the title lies and was quite disappointing...
physiological science behind =! heart rate increases - tmyprod, on 05/20/2008, -1/+5I hate the unnecessary stall tactics show like this use.
- StusGhost, on 05/20/2008, -0/+5It's nice to know that if I don't have time to do a cardio workout, I can just punch myself in the nuts.
- ironmodulus, on 05/20/2008, -1/+1misleading title.. it didn't actually explain the physiological science behind why it hurts so much, which is all we really care about..
- zevgreen, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Ladies and gentlemen.. the dumbest man on the planet.
- fxu1989, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1My balls hurt just from watching. Seriously.
- christophe971, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Maybe he should put some Bengay on them, to relief from pain
- j0etb, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1That certainly put him to the TESTes
*applause* - tkcom, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Slo-mo = WRONG! *faints*
- Rainemaker, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Science, meet the show Jackass; Jackass, Science.
Now than, let's get started. Please pull out your junk. - Exbzurq, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1I hate to be "that guy" but this was hardly ideal scientific conditions. My reasoning is, is that they really didn't factor in the guys heart rate due to anticipation. I know that they do the mini experiment where the guy is just anticipating it and give us the hearts rates of before and after impact, but they don't do one where the guy isn't anticipating it. There's no control to compare the end heart to. I suggest an experiment where the subject doesn't expect a hit to the balls. We need to know if the element of surprise has any effect on the heart rate. This could be crucial information.
- JackHarkness, on 05/20/2008, -0/+3Generally there is an ethical component to science. 'Surprise Sackwack' is about as evil as you can get!
- fipi, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1A shot of a dude getting hit in the groin with a tennis ball, shown repeatedly from multiple angles and at multiple speeds, some of those speeds causing his vocalization to be slowed down to sound less like a shriek and more like a groan, is most certainly not worthless. Well, at least not on this site it isn't. If it weren't for vids like this I'd go to more important sites, like icanhascheezburger.
- amgamer23, on 05/20/2008, -0/+2I cringe just looking at that...I hope he got paid a pretty penny (and maybe a pretty lady too)
- Ikulus, on 05/20/2008, -1/+2What's he gonna do with a lady after that impact.
He'll be lucky if his junk every works again.
- Ikulus, on 05/20/2008, -1/+2What's he gonna do with a lady after that impact.
- quiggibub, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1I've been nailed in the balls with a baseball without protection, and that hurt like hell, but even this made me whine a bit when I saw it.
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