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The duck saver.
Source: https://twitter.com/DignityHealth/status/906266319527563265
Sep 9, 2017 8:34 PM
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Source: https://twitter.com/DignityHealth/status/906266319527563265
TheSlackerKing
but.. how did they get up there?
Ladygreenwood
I understand that they don't need my help, but I just kinda want to be there, just in case, you know?
steffasaurus
Catch em. Catch em Derry.
Contra3IsTheHardestGameEver
I bet mommy duck was screaming: "Let them fly you fucker! You're fucking lesson 1!"
elephantwasher
"Now let's get in the water to wash off that nasty human smell.""
S0u1Fire
How the Quack did they get up there?
DancinDanceDance
Can anyone add a shark eating them all at the end?
Superchief86
How did they get so many different camera angles?
SteveSteveSteve55
Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Oack, Pack and Quack. Damn! Only 8. Need 3 more. Thinking .... I know. And, Rack, Sack, and .... Hijack.
GalbraithS
Single file please
Mycherokee
How in the hell did they even get up there?! ???? Good job!
meritage
wood ducks (australia/america/rare in uk) and mandarins both nest in tree hollows and are generally fine to land on natural debris
MyDobieCastor
Hope he gets sum!
PixelPatrol
Anybody else waiting at the end for the alligator?
treboresque
so just exactly how did they get two different camera views of the whole thing?
Faaaaantastic
I want to know how they got up there. I hope he staged this as an elaborate ruse to get girls numbers
PinapplePizzaSickoos
11 ducks saved. 11 meals to prepare.
McGreed
Shame that there were 12 ducklings.
BADASSartoo
The number and angles of camera is very suspicious if you ask me ...
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
What @eroso and @noneofthisismine said: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gMYGQ7ICKg8
noneofthisismine
well (after the first two ducks) it probably took a couple minutes for each duckling to gather its courage to jump, so they cut the time out
eroso
There's a nest up there. People in that building must have waited this to happen for quite some time.
turdfergy
Fuckin right fishy bud
BoyceA4
Mom of the year right there.
MildlyWhelmed
11 ducklings saved... how many did he miss?
Mack1986
Woman getting in the way "I'm helping "
McKittenMeat
"I wanna pet the ducky too! Quit hoggin all the duckies!"
ManOfIce
Pretty sure she actually caught one
OfficialTerrorist
Only the one he handed right to her after climbing up
SolidSnayke
Nope, rewatch it. The number goes up one at a time. She didn't catch any.
jsktrogdor
-Human History
ThatsMrPoopyPantsToYou
jsktrogdor
Sorry, I couldnt help myself.
resetner
You just can't help hating women. Pathetic.
GaryTheCuttlefish
waaaah, go get in the dumbass corner where you belong.
TheNamiKage
And so began the duck gradual evolution to flightlessness
MegaDeuce
Did he.... put them up there to make this video??
kindofaprick
5 DUCKS LOST! Oh well.
eclect0
Wow, lucky they had like eight cameras trained on that spot at that exact moment. What are the odds?
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
The nest was up there, so they had time to set them up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMYGQ7ICKg8
Evilwall
I don't give a duck.
SpringToMyWinter
Why we're there cameras? Why were the ducks up there in the f
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
She nested up there: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gMYGQ7ICKg8
SpringToMyWinter
First place* dammit
jridley
No ducks were saved. Turns out ducks can do that jump at that age pretty much 100% without aid.
mrcmrdo
Terminal velocity. A spider wouldn't notice, a human might sprain an ankle and a horse would go splat
TheBurritoConfederacy
[citation needed]
brutalnoodle
Can confirm, had ducklings and chicks and then can fall some serious heights without any issue - love to jump out your hands or off things..
travelintimeinc
Ducks are bounce. Proof: I eat ducks
LyraTheLycan
Like 12+ feet?! That's impressive.
wilkins1952
Mine used to climb ontop of the garage and jump down onto solid concrete was at least a 15 ft drop
GaryTheCuttlefish
I think your duck is broken.
Cantelopes
Was mom ducks intention to kill the ducklings?? What would have happened if Good Samaritan wasn't there? Shame on you mom duck
Quizz25S
Survival of the fittest?
Javzx
No fall damage is applied to baby ducks
sciencebasedlifeform
Its raining ducks...hallelujah its raining ducks
IAMCRAIG
Nah, as a duck owner they would have been fine due to 'duck' things. I also have had a real life experience of ones I was raising falling1/2
IAMCRAIG
off of our sundeck and being perfectly fine on the ground, if a little freaked out. The distance being quite a bit further than in that gif
equityforpunks
Ducks are stupid, okay.
renegadeErti
Theres some birds that jump off 500 foot cliff as soon as born. If they die. That evolution for ya. Thats their plan.
RisingPhoenix92
They are wood ducks, they build their nests up high in trees to protect from predators. Why she chose a canopy is anyones guess
zombiejedediah
How much wood would a wood duck... nevermind.
herenooverthere
When the nest is in the woods they survive the fall onto a pile of leaves and dirt. Up high keeps them safe while they're tiny.
Chev8t8
Does it work the same for several feet of hardened cement?
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_JoetV3ZTQ yeah.. i does :)
ConvenientTruth
yes
thesixthcourier
Yes, they can even fall from much higher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxGuNJ-nEYg although these are geese.
esqulax
I really do not believe how that goose isn't just a spot on those cliffs
unavoidablyunavailable
So their natural assholery protects them?
AltruisticJunkie
Ploy twist: momma duck kills ducklings after a detecting a foreign scent on her offspring
TypedThisWithMyPenis
That's a myth
hapshaugnessy
Also force = mass times acceleration. They have a very small mass. Acceleration is 9.8m^2 and they'd fall for about one second. Math.
16grapes
You so smart
JohnnyBawlz
That... Is not how that works...
JoonasD6
This... this is hardly relevant whatsoever.
Assbassador
When my girlfriend asks what I did all day I'm going to tell her learned terminal velocity
transientarchitect
No you learned about acceleration and force. Terminal velocity factors in wind resistance as a function of velocity and surface area.
USERNAMESMUSTBEFOURCHARACTERS1NLENGTH
^ what he said. So tell your girlfriend you're still a fucking retard
kuhzinskee
This is likely the case of first time mom not knowing where to nest and thinking high is safe! Not so smart for a non tree-dweller.
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_JoetV3ZTQ chicks can take a pretty good beating.
ReaLifeSmeagol
It is actually pretty common with ducks and they are generally fine. They fall very slow. The problem is concrete vs leaves.
PlZZATHEHUTT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W06Ph9wBTMM
zucchino
I'm just upvoting for your username
zucchino
I take it back, the video of ducklings falling in slo mo also deserves the upvote.
LK79
I think she believed the babies would be able to copy her but obviously their wings haven't developed enough to do so which they don't know.
TydenS
Their mass is so low that the impact doesn't really bother them. I've seen them jump from way higher.
egaode
They are probably wood ducks which nest high up in trees. They just bounce when they land, but concrete may be more unforgiving than forest.
egaode
Then again they may still have been fine as they can jump from 50+ feet.
notalurker777
MyVoice
Because it's wrong. If it has downvotes, ppl know that's because it's incorrect.
FemmeFataleSTL
Idk why you got downvoted. Your logic sounded fine to me.
twozerooz
Youre probably as dumb as he is then
ConvenientTruth
the logic isnt fine. why would a species of duck evolve to build nests at high elevations if the ducklings couldnt get down?
FemmeFataleSTL
Thank you. Makes sense. Thanks for not being a douche about it.
ConvenientTruth
Np, I realize after writing this that if you weren't familiar with ducks then that line of reasoning is pretty fair to make.
RisingPhoenix92
But they can survive falls from up high onto the forest floor
malooooone
There is a scene in Planet Earth that is just several minutes of baby ducks jumping from a tree and bouncing off the ground in slow-mo
PlZZATHEHUTT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W06Ph9wBTMM
ohmysweetcarolina
Totallyscrewedinaustin
Geronimoooooooo!
pancreas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxGuNJ-nEYg jesus fuck.
Uhmcaitlin
That was the most metal thing I've ever seen a baby (of any species) do
MakersMarkTangoFoxtrot
3 out of 5. That was horrifying.
Richrich07
Yeah but this is cement...
thesixthcourier
They can survive jumps on to hard surfaces too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxGuNJ-nEYg these are geese, but the principal is the same.
thesixthcourier
*principle
UnassumingAscotCap
Jesus fucking Christ
Chev8t8
Agreed, and that cement isn't cushioned by several layers of dead leaves, grass, and soft dirt. Momma duck woulda done fucked up
HazeRiot
Have you even looked at the videos on this comment's replies?
Chev8t8
Yeah, the only working ones show the chicks in the forest, others just have the same footage. The rest simply don't work. it's why I asked
thezookeeper
That scene was so pleasing
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
Nothing. Baby birds have a very low terminal velocity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDJw43BJtCE
LK79
Well TIL....
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_JoetV3ZTQ more for you to learn, they just don't get hurt and can jump from any distance.
WhatTheHeII
Watching them fall like little paratroopers was hilarious for some reason
DickPicEnthusiast
What about an unladen sparrow?
xtallyx
someone has to edit this to add explosions.
TheLannistersSendALovelyFruitBasket
Yeah neat, they bounce, more importantly, THEY CLIMB?!
ImASnek
Impressive, but this vid is my favorite. Rocky cliff instead of dirt and leaves! https://youtu.be/rxGuNJ-nEYg
CreamNinja
Holy shit
BigBadBillyBoy
Goddamn. No wonder birds are so fucking mean.
SpikeTheGoat
Welcome to life you little fuzzy fuck.
IWishIHadSomethingCleverToSay
I never realized ducklings were so fucking metal
iSoulend
"Now let's climb up and do it again!"
BlankMage
"This bird has evolved in what scientists universally agree... is the worst possible fashion. Let's watch in stunned and horrified silence."
voodoogod13
Holy Shit! Ducks are basically the chicken of the lake.
Drogothedestroyerkitty
Looks like low body Mass and high fuzz factor slows their descent. 10 ft may hurt but they'd waddle away just fine
Cantelopes
I have seen this before but I guess I was just more concerned about the concrete and asshole people being assholes haha
kittybuttwiggle
So mama duck is just like UHG FINE, JUST GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM YA BIG HERO ._.
DavidAndrews
Yup this was a totally unnecessary save.
IAMCRAIG
It's the thought that counts, besides, it meant mom had an escort to water afterwards.
DavidAndrews
Being clueless does not make them bad people :p I do think it's a very nice thing they did because of the intention.
IAMCRAIG
I never said they were?
artemispig
But wouldn't it make a difference to land on cement instead of soft leaves and dirt?
Hubb
deceleration over a shorter time matters yes. Someone can actually work this out for you and in % vs leaves and dirt. Time each
HazeRiot
Not much. Plus the ones landing on cement are like 10ft up vs 50ft for the ones jumping off the tree
ImASnek
https://youtu.be/rxGuNJ-nEYg
GaryTheCuttlefish
FUUUUUCK *BANG* FUUUUUUUCK *CRASH* FUUUUUUUCK *THUD* FUUUUUUUCK *WHAMMO*
northsouth23
It just kept going.
OmegaZen
"THE PERFECT LAUNCH" *QUEUE EPIC MUSIC* That shit was intense
Ivehaddiarrheasinceeasters
Jesus. Wtf. I'm scared to fall off 5 feet up a ladder.
3825
same
bigbrother
rightly so. You're not a bird with flexible bones and fluffy padding.
bigbrother
and people complain about the way workers handle chicks in a hatching facility.
iSoulend
Wow. They even added epic music to try and make it cool, but duckling free falling just looks amazingly goofy.
thatwasalie
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whyamIstillonimgur
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2flower
Seems to be a test of strength, obedience, and bravery all in one. Failing each would result in separation w/ parent and death.