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A streamer broke her back in two places after jumping in a foam pit at TwitchCon

15 points by healsdata 4y ago

rurban 4y ago
Not just a streamer. More the famous adult actress Adriana Chechik, who does now twitch streaming. https://twitter.com/adrianachechik/status/1579098947779407877 https://twitter.com/adrianachechik/status/157909894777940787...
- navjack27 4y ago
  And?
OrangeMonkey 4y ago
That "foam pit" looks crazy to me. Sharp angled firm blocks that do not appear to have much give (see the video linked from @rurban). This feels like a case where having this 'foam pit' may be more dangerous than not having anything. Something like bike helmets positively correlated with more dangerous behavior / more accidents.
- Ekaros 4y ago
  You actually want foam blocks that don't have much give as humans tend to be pretty heavy. But you also want lot of them. I think in circus school I was one time there was over meter of this stuff.
  - OrangeMonkey 4y ago
    A human falling is a lot of energy. Energy has to go somewhere. Either the foam will compress, or it won't compress and the energy will 'dissipate' in the human body. In this case, we had foam that appeared non-compressable with sharp points that hit on the back. This feels like a level of stupid that it takes an MBA to come up with.
    - Ekaros 4y ago
      I don't think foam is that hard. There just isn't nearly enough of it. It seems there is barely 30 cm or something and people are hitting the bottom that is floor.
- yellowapple 4y ago
  > Something like bike helmets positively correlated with more dangerous behavior / more accidents. IIRC that "study" consisted entirely of the author's anecdotal observations.
4gotunameagain 4y ago
If you thought that three 20x20x20cm foam cubes would protect you when falling 3 meters and landing on your rear, I mean you must have SOME responsibility as well.. I am not trying to imply that porn "actors" have low intelligence, but..
- IE6 4y ago
  > I am not trying to imply that porn "actors" have low intelligence, but.. Curious - if she was a software engineer would your comment be different? In any event other people also got hurt in this pit in a less spectacular way.
  - 4gotunameagain 4y ago
    Of course it would be. Can you even compare the mental effort required ?
    - IE6 4y ago
      What if she was a porn actor and then she became a software engineer?
rasz 4y ago
>had to sign liability waivers US health system has a potential of erasing even popular streamers yearly wage in one accident.
- solarmist 4y ago
  Waivers don’t protect against gross negligence.
navjack27 4y ago
The organizers of this event should be fined massively

15 points by healsdata 4y ago

Not just a streamer. More the famous adult actress Adriana Chechik, who does now twitch streaming. https://twitter.com/adrianachechik/status/1579098947779407877 https://twitter.com/adrianachechik/status/157909894777940787...

navjack27 4y ago
And?

OrangeMonkey 4y ago

That "foam pit" looks crazy to me. Sharp angled firm blocks that do not appear to have much give (see the video linked from @rurban). This feels like a case where having this 'foam pit' may be more dangerous than not having anything. Something like bike helmets positively correlated with more dangerous behavior / more accidents.

Ekaros 4y ago
You actually want foam blocks that don't have much give as humans tend to be pretty heavy. But you also want lot of them. I think in circus school I was one time there was over meter of this stuff.
- OrangeMonkey 4y ago
  A human falling is a lot of energy. Energy has to go somewhere. Either the foam will compress, or it won't compress and the energy will 'dissipate' in the human body. In this case, we had foam that appeared non-compressable with sharp points that hit on the back. This feels like a level of stupid that it takes an MBA to come up with.
  - Ekaros 4y ago
    I don't think foam is that hard. There just isn't nearly enough of it. It seems there is barely 30 cm or something and people are hitting the bottom that is floor.
yellowapple 4y ago
> Something like bike helmets positively correlated with more dangerous behavior / more accidents. IIRC that "study" consisted entirely of the author's anecdotal observations.

4gotunameagain 4y ago

If you thought that three 20x20x20cm foam cubes would protect you when falling 3 meters and landing on your rear, I mean you must have SOME responsibility as well.. I am not trying to imply that porn "actors" have low intelligence, but..

IE6 4y ago
> I am not trying to imply that porn "actors" have low intelligence, but.. Curious - if she was a software engineer would your comment be different? In any event other people also got hurt in this pit in a less spectacular way.
- 4gotunameagain 4y ago
  Of course it would be. Can you even compare the mental effort required ?
  - IE6 4y ago
    What if she was a porn actor and then she became a software engineer?

rasz 4y ago

>had to sign liability waivers US health system has a potential of erasing even popular streamers yearly wage in one accident.

solarmist 4y ago
Waivers don’t protect against gross negligence.

navjack27 4y ago

The organizers of this event should be fined massively