Ponytail Zipline │ Bizarre Deaths #11 

Apologies this is delayed! RU-vid finally approved it, they can be good eggs sometimes can't they? Enjoy the fully uncensored version. previous in the series: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QXGrOVRz8pYh.htmlttps://ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eBYA4wzsjFA.html

Just my personal opinion, but dying by putting a firework on your head isn't really a freak accident. Kind of exactly what you should expect to happen if you put a firework on your head 🤔

There are two types of Bizarre Deaths: 1. Wrong place wrong time 2. Fuck around and find out

As a nurse, every 4th of July all the plastic surgeons knew not to imbibe in any alcohol because invariably they would be called in to reattach someone's limbs

Detonating a firework on your head isn’t a “freak accident”.

Poor Rebecca, it was indeed a freak accident. Nobody expects they're going to die while making a latte

Devon's death is proof why alcohol and fireworks don't mix. If you're going to play with explosives, don't drink at the same time. My heart goes out to all the families that witnessed the passing of their loved ones. RIP 🙏🕊️💔

The final story ending shocked me. I thought for sure the zip line was going to scalp him and he was going to fall into the river. That reminds me of that woman in south america who was going to base jump with her boyfriend and jumped before she was suppose to and wasn't attached to the cord yet. When she died people thought it was from the fall but the autopsy found she died from a heart attack she suffered from on the way down because she was so scared. Both stories are very sad. Rest in peace.

If a "toy" needs GASOLINE to move, that's no toy. And the firework guy reminded me of the guy who ate a slug on a dare and got paralyzed, it's ok being fun and silly, but sometimes people forget how fragile we are... May all the victims rest in peace.

Tbf, to light a freaking huge firework on your head which cause your own death, "it was a freak accident" is quite an understatement.

Those whipped cream canisters are used in many restaurants, I remember having to make the cream for one and learning how they work and it scared the crap outta me. I always assumed they just had a spring to easy whip the stuff, but they made a point to always empty the air before giving it to the dishwasher, because it can explode and make a mess. They were almost empty by that point, but I can't imagine unplugging a full one by accident and having the canister fly off, christ, its basically a giant bullet at that point

During a pre-flight test, I had a controller malfunction on my RC helicopter, causing several lacerations on my chest. Thing was 1/3 the size of the one featured in the video and only had light wood blades. I always cringed to think what damage an elite one could do.

It may sound spurious but there is a saying that goes "Never tempt fate, because death always accepts". RIP to all those who died.

I remember the Rebecca story when it happened. It's amazing how easily you don't know something is recalled. I worked at a gas station and we sold eye cleaner. I got a call and was told it had been recalled because it can cause blindness. We did not have contact information for anyone who had bought it. I wonder if anyone who had bought it before the recall and I could pull it off the shelf ever used it to tragic effect. 😥 People don't leave contact info when they purchase things. Should stores keep track of who buys what? People would have to sign up for it...use a credit/debit card... set up a system to find anyone who has purchased a recalled item, go through their bank to contact them... yeah, not happening. Companies won't jump through those hoops to save lives...but they've np raising the price of goods.

I feel awful for Devon's father...watching his own son get sliced to bits in front of him, then the hopelessness and grief he must have felt knowing he couldn't save his son...just horrible.

Jesus Christ. I thought I did some stupid sh*t while young & drunk, but lighting a powerful firework on your head is next level stupid. Somebody shoulda rugby tackled him when he pulled out the lighter. But R.I.P nonetheless.

"Some of us croak it in ways you can't believe." That's definitely a solid motto for this series.

Being a Mainer my whole life you don't hear of too many things happening there like other bigger states and cities but i remember Devons death clearly. Sad tragedy but very very stupid and caused his own death... Fireworks can be perfectly safe if handled properly and used properly at safe distances.. Basically had a grenade on his head... Another thing that brought spotlight attention here was the strange disappearance/death of Ayla Reynolds. Which is still technically not solved.

Giving him a life jacket is probably the funniest measure of safety to give him and the fact it’s the ONLY safety measure makes it even funnier 💀

The guy on the zipline actually had a safety strap with a second carabiner connected to the life jacket but his pony tail was holding his weight. At 17:50 -17:52 you can clearly see he has two connections to the line, a shorter one connected to his ponytail, and a looser strap behind it. I'm pretty sure he only lost his momentum and got stuck because the line wasn't set up properly. He didn't get tangled, because his hair was pulled into a short loop as seen in 18:52 which was connected to a chain/belt, which then clipped into the line. The life jacket and the "safety" strap was by no means going to prevent him from falling, as he could have easily slid out of it if his hair had ripped. I'm not sure if that's what had him panicking, or if he forgot he had that second connection, or if he was panicking because it hurt like hell having his hair holding up his body weight. The problem here was the zipline itself. I think if that had been set up correctly and tested, he would have easily made it. The safety precautions aren't great and probably would have failed if he had needed them. Ziplines are hard to set up, if they are too steep, people are going too fast and get injured at the end, and if they are too shallow they get stuck half-way, as it happened here. They should have tested it with a dummy, like a bag of stones around the same weight as him, connected to a rope so it could be pulled back until they had the angle right.

Well, if that wasn't the most Gaston way to die.

The story of Roman and his helicopter broke my heart. His poor father. 💔💔💔

Australia banned Guy Falks night many years ago. Because of people doing stupid things with fireworks. But to put a heavy duty one on your head, you are asking for trouble. Thank you Ryan! It's always great when you upload. RIP to those who passed ⭐

*man blows his head off with a firework* Tragedy Tales: “what Devin did was extremely silly”

I watch a fair few of these types of channels but you seem to have the most interesting ones. Yeah the helicopter one was just crazy but as soon as you mentioned that particular trick I thought uh oh... so I knew that was coming. It's unfortunate that some ppl take unnecessary risks just for show. And the man dying at his mother's funeral by her in the coffin well, that really was bizarre and such a terrible fate.

It feels so wrong to 'like' these stories, especially when people have lost their lives 😢

wanted to say that i love how you always do a quick intro! some channels get comfortable with skipping it and just jump right into their lists (no doubt because of how repetitive intros on themed channels can get, so it's understandable). they arent wholly necessary but they definitely help ease you into the video so i appreciate that you still do them :P good stuff all around as always!

Devon's brother doesn't know what the meaning of "freak accident" means...

All of these stories bizarre as they are, also are soo heart breaking especially No.2. Couldn't imagine the grief having seen your son mauled horrifically to death essentially by the hobby you introduced him to.

Man you wouldn't know how long I waited for you to post keep them coming

Leading up to Guy Fawke's Day in England, at least when I was growing up there, there'd be weeks of PSAs warning of what would happen if you didn't handle fireworks safely, usually with some mangled lad bringing his experience to the viewers.

Am I the only one who feels bad hitting the like button?

"It's not mourning it's a celebration of life" Ah that's sweet, focus on the good and- " A year later they dig up the corpse" what.

I really appreciate how respectful your channel is! You don't ever show footage of the deaths, not even blurred pics, and that's great!

I was just checking this channel for updates then this pops up. What a coincidence

_*In reference to the first story about a kid blowing his head apart with a firework..._ 3:40 "What Devon did was extremely silly" lolooololololol yeah, I guess that's one way of putting it.

It looks like the zipline guy had a back up support trailing behind him in case his ponytail failed him. You can see it, a traditional looking climbing clip thingy, trailing behind him as he moves along. So... why the panic? The utter irony is that he didn't drop, and his body was eventually recovered. So had he not panicked he would have been fine.

I was so sure that last gentleman was going to get scalped.

11:30 What a coincidence...and I started getting into RC heli's too and obsessed by it. 😱 Good thing I am only interested in micro heli's due to it's portability. The heli that killed him was basically a flying lawnmower.

In the last story, I don't think his ponny tail got tangled. The stunt was badly planned and the line had the wrong inclination. He lost momentum and stopped. The only way to get out of it would be pulling himself the rest of the way. But, he panicked. What a stupid way to go.

This is one of my absolute favourite series on youtube

I like how respectiful your vids are. It starts out with such a pleasing opening basically explaining death in the most sane way possible. then it carrys on to the story, and its purly annolitical, not having any "Wow guys I would hate to be that guy". Top notch stuff man!

I think Devon’s death is more a statement on the dangers of alcohol rather than the dangers of fireworks!

Oh my goodness, to even think about ZIPLINEING with your HAIR is just so awful

That helicopter stunt was taunting death. He really went out of his way for this to happen.

I was at a new year's party years ago when I was about 12, just a small gathering of my mother's friends. We had been using fireworks all night, safely. One of the fireworks that had been set tipped over at the last moment, and flew sideways across the ground at the host's elderly father, smashing into his leg. He was too slow to move out of the way soon enough. *thankfully*, he was just bruised, as the firework didn't actually explode when it hit him. It hit his thigh, then flew off somewhere else and exploded. He escaped the situation with a very sore bruise. We were all incredibly lucky to not witness a death that day. I know people bawk at safety and see it as a buzzkill, but when it comes to your loved ones being alive or dead, take a few extra minutes to just make sure everything is safe. It's better to be safe than have to attend your loved one's funeral and constantly know that they might still be alive if you'd bothered to care about safety.

That guy who died at his mom's funeral was pretty sad. I can just picture his mom saying to him all the time, "Boy, I brought you into this world and I'll take you out!"

Who saw that ladder and thought HEY THIS IS SAFE! Thankful for OSHA today 🙏

The RC helicopter one…There’s images of it circulating. Easy to find, but not for the faint of heart. He got fuuuucked up by that helicopter. Looks like he caught a large battle ax to his head twice. Honestly, as tragic as it is, he knew what the RC was capable of. (Even small indoor drones will fuck up your fingers, albeit not cut them off) And he did a very dangerous stunt with it so was probably a matter of time if he would’ve kept at it. Shame it was at such young age though.

The first story is a prime example of why you don’t have anything dangerous around you while drinking. And really, just don’t get that drunk at all. Nothing good comes from it.

Ah, finally! It seems like it's been far too long of wait to hear about the misfortune others have sadly endured. Glad to see an upload. More reasons to be grateful to be alive!!

I mean I wouldn't call it a freak accident because I'd expect that's exactly what would happen if you put a firework on your head...

I don’t understand why the guy on the zip line wouldn’t be carrying a knife. There is no way he could not have possibly not foreseen something like this happening.

the last one... he could've survived if only he calmed down... his panic killed him not something i would've expected like broken neck or his scalp giving out from his trick

>nobody >lets light up some of this explosives on my head but take the heavy ones Who would expect that this could go wrong

I hate it when people mess around with dangerous stuff. Taking satisfaction from worrying the hell out of people.

Yaay I love the Bizarre Deaths series, new upload!

It's really scary how quickly and easily a tragedy can happen at any given time. I once witnessed a tragedy right in front of my eyes at a water park. I was 16 at the time. I remember I just got off the slide and splashed into the pool. I then stood on the side behind the safety fence and watched as other people came down the slide. It was a nice sunny Saturday afternoon. The instructor told us to go down the slide sitting down with our feet facing the slide, cross our arms over our chest and lay on our backs as we went down the slide. They clearly stated NOT to go down the slide head first and NOT to get a running start down the slide. Next thing I know this dude gets a good run in and launches himself head first down the slide. A few seconds later he launched over the side of the slide that had a sharp curve and he fell down from at least 130 feet. All I heard was screaming and the impact of his body hitting the concrete. Everything went silent and then I heard the sounds of his family crying. It was said that he fell at a speed of nearly 100km/h because of how fast he launched himself down the slide and died instantly. I am 30 now and I remember it like it was yesterday. I will never forget the crying and the sound of his body hitting the ground.

Ok… I’m binge watching your videos… I’m hooked. New subscriber here. Awesome job!

I just want to say I'm always waiting for ur new videos, I'm a big fan of them!! I'm always impressed with people's stupidities or just the circumstances that led to their fates. Keep up the amazing work!!

Your bizarre death compilations are my faves 🎉

Let some of these be a lesson to us all; if you’re contemplating doing something risky/stupid, think for a moment about whether you could end up on this channel. I was at the beach yesterday which had wonderful rock formations. I wanted to get some videos and pictures from the best spot, which required some rock scrambling. I have rock climbed off/on for a decade, but there were some spots where I was thinking, ‘am I setting myself up for a snuffie?’ So I reconsidered some spots and how close to the edge or slippery rocks I wanted to get to.

These are the most ridiculous deaths except for the accident with the casket. Outrageous situations! They should have had a safety mechanism on ponytail man. That was sad.

No way should it be legal to take your gas powered helicopter, that's nearly 1/8 the size or a real one, out in public and fly it around (out of control) and risk chopping somebody else's head off. It's completely absurd.

the second story is a freak accident the first one was just freak stupidity

I was waiting for new uploads from you and what a lucky day it is for uou to upload these!it made my day ! :).

I am a huge fan of your podcast and recommend it to everyone. Although the stories are very tragic , random and weird,, I’m truly fascinated. Please continue with your channel, I’m your number-1 superfan from Australia 🩵🩵🩵

Great work!! Love your vids!! I remember the ponytail one. That was crazy!!

13:28 I’ve heard of this story before at my airfield from some colleagues while an rc helicopter was flying and doing tricks. Everything you said in the video is true; those rc helicopters can be death traps, with how fast those rotor blades spin. Even the prop planes I fly are more than capable of cutting you up badly if you aren’t careful. Long story short, RC planes and helicopters are not just toys you can play with without proper training

Once again ,goes to show you should really think about what your doing before taking such risks doing dangerous things . My condolences to all the people affected by the losses .

I got goosebumps when the intro cut in. I absolutely love this series! (May they rest in peace)

Ahhhh I missed your videos!!!! ❤thank you so much 😊

"ponytail zipline".... so it's a combination of those two ITYSL sketches... 😂

I remember Devon's case. His family was idiotic enough to try saying that he didn't have anything to drink, and there was talks about them suing the company over it. This is a classic reason as to why you should not consume alcohol while handling explosives. Definitely not our State's proudest moment

Yeah! Brilliant new upload for a Sunday evening 😊

Those whipped cream cannisters are no joke! As a barista for a company that utilizes those, I was warned about the potential danger of those within my first hour on the job. Not a week before I was hired on, another barista accidentally put the canister together just slightly off and the top ended up jettisoning off of the canister and ended up launching into the wall on the other side of the room. Thankfully no one was hurt, but it was definitely an eye-opening cautionary experience/tale.

This is my favorite categorie u need to make more of these videos 😵😷

my take on the helicopter is at least he died doing what he loved, it does not make it any less sad or tragic but i try to look at the bright side, its better than the workplace deaths you hear of because he died happy, i still feel horrible for the dad who had to witness it in real time without being able to do anything though, RIP

Okay... There was the phrase in Devon's story, regarding "Don't worry. It's a dud." AND somehow that supposedly made the incident qualify (to some people) as a "freak accident"... As an amateur rocket engineer and experimentalist, I can promise you that "Dud" or "Failure to detonate" does NOT render such things even remotely "safe". In point of fact, the duds and failures are probably THE MOST DANGEROUS FIREWORKS IN THE WORLD!!! Even if the popular fireworks are toys on the market with "low grade" propellants and charges, THEY ARE STILL FILLED WITH EXPLOSIVES!!! 999 out of 1000 duds only failed to detonate because the Fuse broke, whether it parted outside the container and wrapper, or it parted just inside. It's the fuse that went "wrong" and EVERYTHING ELSE inside that thing is still 100% as volatile and flammable and EXPLOSIVE as it ever was. DO NOT PLAY AROUND WITH FAILED FIREWORKS!!! Don't store them. Don't pack them back in the family stationwagon or minivan. Don't put them on grandma's mantlepiece as a memoir. It sucks, but disposal is best handled by completely submerging them in WATER and leaving them in there for at least the night or a day... Then wrap it up and throw it in the trash with the rest of the party-litter for "Clean-up". THE worst possible sound out of a rocket, shaped charge, or any of the fiery toys I've handled or built is "SILENCE"... When I intend it to "go off" there's supposed to be noises, so when there's nothing, I get worried. It's not a time to breathe a sigh of relief, and it's not a point to take on a sense of security... EVER. Some folks have the technical skills and knowledge to do other than my prescription for a "dud"... BUT that's on them. I know what else I'm capable of doing, and I'll keep that to myself, as well. It's not worth trying to share it, because just like playing with fireworks, it's damnably dangerous... and only gets worse when someone tries it and doesn't know what the hell they're doing. AND no, you should NOT be drinking if you're going to be shooting fireworks. I'm no straight-edge, but playing with explosives and alcohol DO NOT MIX. There's judgment involved in pacing off "safe distances" and what exactly constitutes "flat and level" for ground or firing surfaces like launch-pads and whatnot. It's exactly the kind of FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY that failures give to people like Devon that makes them THE MOST DANGEROUS of all such play-things. AND yes, they are for play. Nobody's out there planning to really take on the government in a military coup with the Black Cat company leading their arsenal. AND just like the remote controlled Helicopters, the fact that they are toys does NOT make anything safer. My motorcycle is arguably a "grown up's toy"... BUT trust me, it can kill you so fast you won't even have time to realize you've f*cked up before it's all over and you're dead. This sh*t's important, folks. Bring the word to friends, relatives, and ESPECIALLY your children as they come of age... Do it properly, and all these things CAN be handled, used, and enjoyed with relative safety. There's just no room for screwing around and making sh*t up as you go along. ;o)

Apologies, I did spit my coffee out when you said “ it will forever be burnt in everyone’s minds” I’ll see myself to hell

That song @18:00 is perfect for this channel. It sounds like 'Death's Anthem'. Sad, somber, yet hopeless. Eventually, it's inescapable. Perfect for the theme of this channel.

Thank you sir for your work❤

The quality of your videos is excellent. You always have a great script and are a masterful narrator. I’m always amazed at and wonder how you get your footage? You really must work hard at this. So, how do you obtain your footage? Anyway keep up good work!

Dude had the world's strongest hair follicles!

ur videos are awesome, i can literally watch this all day

Love this channel ❤

The problem with common sense is that it's not very common!

Lovely entertaining video, and awesome narration as always 😙👌 Thanks!

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A new post!!!!! I Freaking love this channel!!!!

Just because Devin played Goofy onstage, doesn't meant he should act like him in real life!

When I heard “pressurised” I audibly reacted. Poor woman

I thought for sure the ponytail thing was gonna be bridge collapse. You nailed the "bizarre"!

I've been binging every episode for weeks. All around a good channel. Good production. And good narration.

If fireworks are handled like the explosives they are; they’re reasonably safe. Unfortunately they’re often used for celebrations with alcohol…not an ideal mix

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I enjoy your content sir! Thank you very much! Keep doing what you do!

Well done love these videos

Unlike some in the comments, event when someone does something stupid, I don’t think it’s funny or they deserved it… it’s a gross way to think. It’s sad. Things happen and sometimes folks do stupid things. No one deserves to die. I feel for all the people. But I hope folks see these as reasons as why to stay safe, and maybe don’t do some things.

I set one of those mortar fireworks off in a box once, and it obliterated it. I can only imagine the husk of a skull left behind that his friends had to witness and behold of their friend. People, these are not toys. These are things that are modified from items generated to kill during war. Use them as instructed. My respects to the friends and family, and his lone dumb decision.