How A Medieval Steeplechase Risked His Life Everyday | Worst Jobs | Absolute History 

Seems like they should bother to fix it, especially if they're going to put ads every 5 minutes.

takeaway: quit putting shitty music in docs and put more information with the saved funds

I do not mind at all . I don't get it if people have something to nagg about they can go on their merry way and watch another video . Why even bother to be entitled 🙄

@@germantennesseean8438 People comment to comment. You're doing it too. If you don't agree with certain kinds of comments, maybe you should be on your merry way and read some other comments.

That is the reason why you would hire an audio engineer if you wanted to make a good product. These people are experts at these kinds of jobs and could easily remedy this problem. This is a (for youtube standards) high quality documentary, where not hearing the commentator is rather jarring. As for you German Tennesseean, would you rather complain about having a tablespoon of salt on the top of your otherwise well made pizza, or would you just order something else? Some people wouldn't mind the taste, but most would spit it out then complain.

@catothewiser SO many videos would be better if they kept the background music in the background or just got rid of it.

I am glad I am not the only one experiencing this.

@catothewiser most underrated reply!

Yep. This happens a lot when 5.1 surround audio is lazily down-mixed to stereo, due to taking only the front left and right channels and leaving the center channel out of the mix. Programs like this have most of the audio on the center channel.

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Me too!!

I'd love to go about England with Baldrick learning about Blackadder.

@@carlaalex6771 to carlaplease stay off my phone

Abdula thanx you for giving him your country, and destroying your childrens history.

I'm sorry to hear about that happening to your calf.

I didn't think they were lying...... they have no reason to

@@GlennDavey She means they weren't exaggerating. Flies move in fast.

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Farming is statistically one of the jobs with the highest injury rate

@@SuperLordHawHaw It certainly is, even today in the age of automation. We as consumers rarely give any thought to industrial safety regulations, but it really can mean life or death for workers and consumers alike. So very many people died in order for us to benefit from better standards and practices, and yet many of these jobs are still very dangerous.

kinda wish we learned about this stuff in my ffa classes

“not for sissies” in spite of the fact that sisters did pretty much all the same work-

@@beastshawnee 🤦‍♀️. You just taught me that sissies is short for sisters! 😂

All of those readings made me a bit queasy but did anyone catch the "death by eating"? Let me read that one!

Imagine being one of the people who built it back then. With rickety handmade scaffolds and such.

He could probably practice on his own by climbing shorter ladders in the mountains or wherever. They didn't hire a steeple jack who was too afraid, obviously.

@@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin is it a Jim can't swim that you are the fan of?

@@peterbeadman9010 No, Mr. Metokur

I would rather do that then working like 15:30. This machine seems more dangerous to me...

The Bury and Norwich Post, Bury, Suffolk, England - October 22, 1856 Death from Eating to Excess. On Friday last an inquest was held upon the body of a Prussian, named Karl Yanke, captain of the ship Hurrah, from Stettin, which had been lying in the harbour for about a fort-night. The deceased had resided during that time at the Mermaid Inn, Nelson-street; and it appears that, although abstemious with regard to drink, he was much less so with regard to solid food. On the evening in question, he and some others had had a supper of sausage and oysters, which he partook whilst in conversation. He was [-] [--] very heartily; and observed to smile in a peculiar manner. His appearance caused alarm. Mr Kendall, surgeon, was sent for, and arrived in about three minutes, but by that time it was not [-----]. At an inquest, on Friday afternoon, the medical evidence showed that the stomach and bowels were enormously distended by food, so much so that the heart and lungs were displaced and pressed upon; and that the immediate cause of death was apoplexy verdict accordingly. Apologies for a couple of words I wasn't able to make out

@@catlowe92 you are the best! Thank you!

@@catlowe92 I googled it, but that story wasn't even mentioned! I found a few others from the same day, but not that one. 😞 I just thought that maybe I could fill in the blanks for you & Peter Beadman. 🤷‍♀

You bloody glutton!

My father told me they put their trousers in their socks which would do the trick

why don't they just buy cats, and have them hang around to eat the mice?

@@Highice007 most farmers do have barn cats... But mice breed so much faster than cats, they can't keep up... The best they can do is keep the noise population down... But with all that food supply, there will always be mice... And rats

@@countrygal2611"the noise population" had me wondering how loud a mouse can actually get

@@GlennDavey They sure shut up when they sense a predator is around! Mice SUCK!!

silvernode In some ways it was as a simple life in nature is fulfilling but no Air conditioning, no good heat, no hot water, no deodorant, no equal rights, No medicine, no surgery, no money for most as already most of the land was held by bullies, So no foooood...

Most people mean like fifty years ago when they say something like that, not a hundred and fifty 😉

Nothing wrong with a polite note though, I see you there too :)

Serling

Ditto 👍

They have the audacity to conquer the world for spices yet they eat jellied eel.

More like Scottish.

It was a part of Southern US highland culture for generations. Which makes sense, of course, since those settlers came from Ireland, Scotland and England.

F'n lol funny

I cannot imagine how taxing that work was, but I wonder that you may have seen some of the most beautiful scenery our country has to offer.

They didn't always have much choice and I'm sure back then their definition of "clean" was pretty liberal

Exactly! Every attempt would be made to take sheep to be washed where the water is free flowing, and hopefully had rocks/pebbles on 'shore'.

The book "Farmer Boy" (Wilder) describes sheep-washing as fun; of course they did have a clear running stream/river to work with.

The question is would plaque bacteria or dirt + sheep dung + whatever else was more likely to kill the creature.

Did the people "back then" know that though?

Look up "Tales from Fat Tulip's Garden". Tony always likes to get his hands dirty, even just telling a kid's story

@@GlennDavey Ha, awesome! Just looked it up. He's always loved telling stories and had that epic instantly recognisable voice. I love how he still has the same enthusiasm, and fascination with the stories of other people's lives. He gives it 100% everytime.

@@GlennDavey The COMMENT section is so fabulous, I had to pause the vieeo, lol! People have so many great stories!

I had a boss, former military leader who franchised a computer store, who one day pushed a stack of printers slightly wrong, and now he's one of those harness-wearing dudes who's always telling you about his foam roller, and his pain killers and and his Pilates for back spasms. It doesn't take much. But 20ft will surely do it.

@@GlennDavey my latest adventure was a bout of necrotizing faciaitis (flesh eating bacteria) stepped on something in the yard ,they removed my leg at the knee 10hrs later.but it's no big deal . losing some one you care for ,,,that hurts much worse . i'll get a new leg ..

"Local farmer wins bet to make church weathervane spin using a single rifle shot" is what I'd put my money on

Still way easier to organise sheep TBH. Working dogs have stratégies to outwit sheep. My cousin's dog, a collie, pretends to have heard the doorbell ring to get guests out of "his" armchair.

Are my breasts ok?

Maybe they couldn't afford to have gloves handmade for them?

In those days they probably got used to dealing with shit on their hands and stopped caring

I grew up with him. He used to tell stories on kids shows.

it's literally just grass. It's a common sight in a graveyard in rural places. They go in there once or twice a year.

I use lead like that all the time. I make balls for my flintlocks.

There is a bad balance of voice and music volume for sure, inherent in this series I have found, otherwise, wonderful presentation.

You were trying to get rid of insects, feces, excess lanolin, nettles, etc... A bit of silt from the pond wasn't an issue because it would shake out of the wool once dried.