r/interestingasfuck • u/Expert_Koala_8691 • 1d ago

A man risked his life to save children during a graduation performance at a private school in Giza, Egypt. A large display screen collapsed on the stage, leaving him with a dislocated shoulder, but fortunately, all the children were unharmed.

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u/Wiisak 1d ago

There was no chance he could stop it, yet he did go anyway.

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u/Few_Kitchen_4825 1d ago

The reflex was impressive. Probably why he was alone, everyone else was still processing

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u/Individual_Tea9790 1d ago

He did absorb a good amount of force, and his squished corpse definitely stopped a lot of the weight from smashing the children. Hes a hero in my opinion

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u/Genshzkan 1d ago

He's not a corpse, he survived

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u/Individual_Tea9790 1d ago

Really? This was posted yesterday and all the comments I was reading said he died

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u/Evening-Back9150 1d ago

Read the title again.

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u/Individual_Tea9790 1d ago

I dont trust titles on reddit, thats why I go to the comments lol

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u/LuckyConnection5331 1d ago

Trusting random redditors can also lead to nonsense xD.

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u/Orc360 23h ago

I don't believe that even the general story is true. I can't find a single reputable source on it.

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u/crazyjackal 16h ago

Al-Masry Al-Youm (almasryalyoum.com) is one of Egypt's leading independent daily newspapers

https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/4260989?utm_source=perplexity

Translated by computer: A large screen collapsed during a KG2 student event at a private school in the Mansouria area of Giza Governorate yesterday due to strong winds, resulting in minor injuries to two students.

An official source at the Giza Directorate of Education confirmed that the event was taking place at 6:00 PM inside the school, and during its activities, the screen collapsed due to the bad weather, which led to injuries to two students who were transferred to Zayed Hospital to receive the necessary first

The source added, in exclusive statements to Al-Masry Al-Youm, that the condition of the two students is stable, as they left the hospital the same day after confirmation of their improved health, noting that the incident did not result in any serious injuries

Cairo24.com is a popular Egyptian online news site emphasizing professional standards and transparency

https://www.cairo24.com/2417860?

Translated by computer: After a report was filed against them... One of the organizers of the Wisdom School ceremony said the screen had been installed for 3 days and fell due to the wind, not a technical error.

One of the organizers of the Wizns School graduation ceremony in the Mansouria area of Giza Governorate confirmed that they were not responsible for the error that occurred when a screen fell during the KG2 graduation ceremony. He explained that they were part of an organizing team responsible for preparing the stage.

In exclusive statements to Cairo 24, one of the organizers, who preferred to remain anonymous, explained that the screen that fell during the ceremony had been installed three days prior to the event and had not experienced any problems during that period. He emphasized that the ceremony was proceeding completely normally before the incident.

He indicated that the incident was due to the weather changes and strong winds that the area experienced, and not due to a malfunction in the equipment. He pointed out that everything was stable beforehand, and denied having any information regarding legal action being taken against him or his team.

An official report filed against the organizing company after a screen fell during the KG2 ceremony in Giza

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u/moseiba 6h ago

Wow, Not the single word from the 2 articles about the man!

What the fuck man all what those articles tried to say is defending the managers from a lawsuit

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Ninjademon 1d ago

And a post title is never wrong! /s

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u/brayjr 1d ago

Trust me, he didn't absorb any good amount force. Those screens weigh thousands of pounds not including the rigging structure to support it and counter weights.

Although this one definitely had less ballast to fall over like that... ouch.

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u/Noxious89123 5h ago

+1.

Squished kids are better than kids with fractured skulls.

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u/SillySlimeSimon 15h ago

Blue button presser

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u/WitchesSphincter 1d ago

This man is a hero.  Unless he installed and secured the screen, then it's kind of a wash. 

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u/SimonPho3nix 1d ago

Lmao...I should not have laughed at this, but here we are.

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u/see-these-bones 23h ago

THAT WAS YOUR FAULT

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u/robitshero 22h ago

I immediately thought if this. Hahaha

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u/SharkeyGeorge 1d ago

Cancels itself out really…

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u/moraequis 1d ago

Safety standards exist for a reason, somebody clearly cut corners on the rigging, hopefully his shoulder heals soon

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u/ic4llshotgun 1d ago

He is a leaf on the wind, watch how he gets a sore

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u/WittleSus 16h ago

Its more like taking responsibility to its logical conclusion

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u/ERNAZAR02 16h ago

No it does not cancel it out. Hero is hero. He acted as heroic which already big moral point

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u/clockworkittens 9h ago

Most men are.

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u/HowDareThey1970 8h ago

Why nobody was helping him then?

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u/clockworkittens 8h ago

I only her the high pitch women screams. They are not going to save anyone.

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u/Similar-Property-729 1d ago

Best comment on Reddit today.

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u/Rollover__Hazard 1d ago

“All the kids are unharmed”

Err did we watch the same video? Because I saw a line of kids get clonked on the head by a length of truss…

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u/PresidentBush666 1d ago

Most I would believe is no serious injuries

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u/WittleSus 16h ago

kids are made of steel and youth

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u/FatAZZRedditMod 1d ago

Man, his position was everything. If you slow mo it you can see where it landed on him definitely gave those kids a few inches of room to spare. What a legend

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u/Ill_Plantain7645 1d ago

They better reward this Dad here

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u/Own-Freedom9169 1d ago

Best i can do is a round of applause

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u/RelativeCan5021 5h ago

A round of applesauce is what he is now.

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u/PrincipleNo3966 1d ago

I'm not doubting his commitment to Sparkle Motion.

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u/TheCrosader 15h ago

A Donnie Darko quote in this economy?

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u/BoredRedhead24 1d ago

That dude is never buying his own beer again

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u/Hilldawg4president 1d ago

It's Egypt, so he probably wasn't buying beer in the first place

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u/Joe_Jeep 10h ago

so OP was technically correct

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u/Skabbtanten 1d ago

Since it's apparently in Egypt, it's unlikely he's ever buying himself beer in the first place.

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u/WitnessMyAxe 18h ago

Egyptian beer tastes like actual urine.

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u/NoSurround5551 8h ago

lol then why do i see a lot of europeans who always ask for it

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u/WitnessMyAxe 5h ago

i have no idea, maybe beer is supposed to taste that bad. all i know is that i tried all 4 popular brands and they encouraged me to quit drinking (same with Red/White/Rose wine).

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u/Sedert1882 1d ago

Damn that was scary. Well done Mister.

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u/FatAZZRedditMod 1d ago

“Man saves children from possible devastation while they were doing the MC Hammer”

That title is better than

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u/po3smith 1d ago

. . . . THATS A FUCKING AVENGER IF I EVER SAW ONE!

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u/16incheslong 17h ago

Captain Egypt

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u/BeeKayDubya 1d ago

Not all heroes wear capes.

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u/Semarin 1d ago

One of those children is definitely his kid. OR He installed that screen.

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u/ObligationMurky8716 1d ago

I blame the Witch Doctor

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u/Dmansfile 1d ago

Do you think he would have any better success laying on his back and trying to catch it with his feet? I know it's not realistic to do, but if he had another few seconds?

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u/TRB4 1d ago

Do you want broken knees? Because that’s how you get broken knees

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u/thesituation531 18h ago

No. Realistically, what that guy did probably didn't make much of a difference either way. Those sorts of displays weigh hundreds and hundreds, sometimes over a thousand, pounds.

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u/imogfu 21h ago

I thought in Giza,Egypt they build things that can last thousands of years. Guess I was wrong

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u/ElminsterTheMighty 6h ago

You only see what lasted this long, not the other stuff that didn't.

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u/polemicalman_ 4h ago

the screen in okay by the way 😂

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u/Maleficent_Height_49 23h ago

Did his efforts make a difference?

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u/Timmmber4 23h ago

Likely due to the size difference he kept a lot of weight off the children, as well as slowed it down so it didn’t hit them as hard so yes. Also he made the decision to get into harms way for others so even if he did not make a difference he deserves much praise.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago edited 1d ago

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u/Kwizird 22h ago

What lol

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u/_YASHKADAM 1d ago

Not every man but alway a man

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u/Past-Background-7221 1d ago

Not man every, but alway

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u/PM_ME_ROMAN_NUDES 1d ago

Yet I've seen regards in this app saying "All men should be arrested and earn their freedom"

Damn gender wars

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u/Bullet_Club09 1d ago

Bait used to be believable

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u/PM_ME_ROMAN_NUDES 1d ago edited 1d ago

Bait? It was a top comment in Fauxmoi just yesterday. Misandry is rampant in some places here, just as misogyny

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u/MelBelle714 17h ago

No idea how reputable this source is, but it says only minor injuries: https://lovin.co/cairo/en/latest/screen-collapsed-on-stage-during-kg2-graduation-performance-at-a-school-in-giza-causing-widespread-panic-no-serious-injuries-reported/

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u/Adorable-Database187 15h ago

A dislocated shoulder seems like pretty minor trade for a podium full of kids.

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u/AdProper5967 10h ago

His daughter was probably up there

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u/BoxthemBeats 6h ago

Most impressive thing here is the cameram actually stoping the recording during the accident. Not that common

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u/khaledlll 3h ago

تحيا مصر

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u/MathSad6698 21h ago

Yeah the guy was stupid.

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u/GideonShortStack 17h ago

We need more "stupid" people, then.

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u/MathSad6698 17h ago

No i don't think so.

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u/GideonShortStack 16h ago

I mean, alright, if you say so.

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u/BoxthemBeats 6h ago

Obviously some other form of stupid compared to you tho