Nov 17 2009There's Got To Be An Easier Way: Guy Uses Crane-Lifted Lawnmower To Trim His Hedge
In a feat of extreme-mowing, two men in Cambridge, New Zealand used a crane to lift a lawnmower high enough to trim one's overgrown hedges. Nice, guys, I like the way you think -- EXXXTREME!!
The operator, who did not want to be named, is now nursing a broken hand, but said it wasn't a fall from the mower that caused the injury but one off the crane.
He admitted it was not the safest method of trimming the hedge, but said it was all done as a bit of a joke.They wanted to film the stunt, put it on the internet and see how many hits it got, but in the end had no video camera.
That, my friends, is pathetic. Not only a broken hand BUT NO VIDEO. WTF?! I demand a re-do. But this time with fireworks shooting out the back. Oooh, and bikini girls. Plus more injuries. I suggest fraying the cables and loosening the mower blade. YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE CENTURY! And I want producer credit.
High rider trims his hedge [stuff]
Thanks to Patrick, who trims his hedge the old fashioned way: with a straight-razor. Yikes!
Reader Comments
1. Closet Nerd - November 17, 2009 11:25 AM
Then we realized we didn't have a video camera... For The FAIL!
2. Annnddyyyy - November 17, 2009 11:27 AM
Wow haha, after all that planning, no camera? Maybe they just wanted to look stupid and get onto Geekologie and thought they would be known better through that method
3. Mr Spin - November 17, 2009 11:29 AM
That looks like my Grandpa neibough, and he works for a crane mob, own a ride on mower, OMG, could it be, I know Aussies are sometimes living on the Hedge....lol but, come on the guy could have just gone down to the local Kennards, and got the Job Done with out all the hi jinks...LOL Good on U Aussie.
4. naas - November 17, 2009 11:33 AM
there's an easier way to do that idiot moron
5. Closet Nerd - November 17, 2009 11:37 AM
@4 Reminds me of this story
http://darwinawards.com/personal/personal2007-06.html
6. Omnias - November 17, 2009 11:41 AM
Lol, fucking lazy.
But I give then an A+ for being original and an F for being practical
7. Jimmy - November 17, 2009 11:50 AM
Bahahahaha
Cambridge (Wiakato) New Zealand, not England.
8. claire - November 17, 2009 12:00 PM
Cambridge (Waikato), New Zealand, since Jimmy can't spell :p
WOOOOOOOO GO NZ <3
9. Jaded Icon - November 17, 2009 12:01 PM
So they have a crane, a riding lawn mower, a 10 ft hedge but no video camera? Hell, they could have flagged a local kid down and had him use his phone. Can't teach an old dog......
10. ~☻,_∫∫ ∕∕-][ Ỵ ([¦¦ ([]) ][-¦¦ ☻~ - November 17, 2009 12:05 PM
why not just burn it or even better pay some kids to burn it
11. naas - November 17, 2009 12:14 PM
@10 yeah that sounds like a great idea http://www.bized.co.uk/images/fire.jpg
12. ObamaPacman - November 17, 2009 12:17 PM
LOL. Epic fail on the no video camera part.
GW should produce some videos. It will be epic.
13. Jimmy - November 17, 2009 12:44 PM
A before I except after 2 beers
14. Pat - November 17, 2009 1:15 PM
No video camera AND a grainy photo. Fail.
15. jon - November 17, 2009 1:19 PM
amazing how he affords a crane but no camera.
16. livingjetlag - November 17, 2009 2:06 PM
That video, in theory, would have been rad to the power of sick. Of couse, after finding a video camera somehow, he would have realized he didn't have another friend to operate it.
17. Fade - November 17, 2009 2:15 PM
@16 Geekologie's fail for max num chars in post fail.
http://fade-to-extra.mybrute.com
18. rawr - November 17, 2009 2:33 PM
jajajajaja.....
19. Ziff - November 17, 2009 2:41 PM
The funny thing is that this made national news...Ah living in a tiny island nation....
20. Tom - November 17, 2009 3:15 PM
girlfriend - he's not even wearing ear defenders
21. Mike - November 17, 2009 11:58 PM
Thanks to both Jimmie and Clair for not letting the Poms take the blame, you will both be shipped off to Oz for your crimes against NZ!
22. Mike Hindmarsh - November 18, 2009 4:38 AM
The Cambridge mix up reminds me of that 2 Degrees mobile ad they show in New Zealand: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6FqPAjcJ4c