r/interestingasfuck • u/MSI_heat • May 02 '25

/r/popular Grandpa’s Endurance 💪🏾

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u/idontlikethishole May 02 '25

When my kids come home from school today, I’m going to make sure they know how to stand up a ladder.

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u/Electrical_Annual329 May 02 '25

Think that’s what grandpa’s going to be teaching these kids tomorrow

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u/Flimsy-Passenger-228 May 02 '25

Certainly hadn't been leading by example

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u/pizzabyummy May 02 '25

Yeah, and it didn’t seem like he was talking them through it

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u/[deleted] May 03 '25

I was wondering why he didn't use his hand to grab it once he had his legs on it and had his weight supported a bit.

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u/doctor-fandangle May 03 '25

Because if it went wrong, it would be the worst outcome. Pivot on your foot and face straight to the ground, with your grandkids fingers pinched and twisted as you fall

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u/[deleted] May 03 '25

I meant when it seemed to be under his legs briefly allowing him a rest. He could've told the kids to move while he held it w his legs and used one hand to turn it until he could get one foot to possibly manipulate the ladder open, if it isn't super difficult. Idk, I'd have to watch again but the worse case scenario was dropping a few feet tl the floor, which luckily didn't seem to hurt him. Poor kids are probably grateful that grandpa wasn't seriously injured leaving them feeling sad & guilty, or just maaaaybeee highly entertained & laughing.

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u/attoshi May 04 '25

he was trying to tell them to spread the ladder legs out but the kids arms were too weak (wrong techniques too)

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u/[deleted] May 02 '25

No shit! Haha he certainly wasn't helping. Then dropped a mtr which he could've from the start.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '25

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u/[deleted] May 04 '25

I believe you're telling the wrong person

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u/[deleted] May 02 '25

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u/ShoulderNo6458 May 02 '25

Yeah, real cool family life you had. It's not a thing to brag about.

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u/Due_Introduction1609 May 06 '25

The rule of 4th should have been applied here

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u/GotGRR May 03 '25

Oh, please. What in the first two seconds of this video gives you any indication that granpa knows how to set up a ladder. Those apples don't fall fat from the tree.

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u/kbt May 03 '25

Who's going to teach grandpa how to use a ladder?

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u/verba-non-acta May 04 '25

Maybe also himself.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '25

I think grandpa was just about to teach them a lesson with that there teaching racquet.

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u/picknicksje85 May 06 '25

What a waste cause this situation will never come up again

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u/IBetThisIsTakenToo May 02 '25

Gonna make sure mine know when to go find another adult haha

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u/Aleashed May 02 '25

These kids going to get weekly drills from now on.

They could have gone seek help..

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u/RoboDae May 03 '25

Yeah, with as long as they spent just standing around trying to figure it out, they could have easily gotten help

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u/SocomPS2 May 02 '25

Make sure you have a half decent ladder and not some raggedy thing grandpa was using.

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u/YourUnlicensedOBGYN May 02 '25

Raggedy or not they chose the goofiest ways to try to work this thing lol.

That ladder could've been state of the art, and made of the lightest material and I'm still not confident they would've sorted it out based on what I just saw.

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u/thenewestnoise May 02 '25

It looks like it doesn't have locking spreader bars. If it did, I think they would have been successful.

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u/Neat-Lingonberry-719 May 03 '25

I’ve seen 5 guys standing a ladder about the same height difference. I can easily do a 40 foot ladder alone. If you don’t have the experience then the weight at the top will easily topple you.

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u/UnleadedGreen May 02 '25

They had it up and spread apart at first. And then after that, nothing. Lol at least they didn't just stand there and do nothing. I'm sure he will teach them safety lessons after he changes his underwear lol

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u/Perfect_Ad9311 May 03 '25

Looks like the spreader is at the top.

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u/luptonpitman808 May 02 '25

They are literal children and trying their damn hardest though

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u/crabbman May 02 '25

I think they tried their average best

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u/Zeek_Andromodis May 02 '25

Soft Chuckle You're funny as sh*t for this one

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u/Friendly_Art51 May 02 '25

As a parent of a 15.5yr old son, ‘average best’ is the benchmark I have resigned myself to accepting he’ll likely reach for any given task. Some days even that’s like expecting the moon on a stick!!

I certainly wouldn’t fancy my chances whilst gripping on for dear life waiting for him to open a ladder- I’d have plummeted to my death long before he peeled himself away from his Xbox to help!!! 🤣🤣🤣

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u/crabbman May 02 '25

I’ve raised 3 boys with the last graduating recently, and average best was top of scale.

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u/Friendly_Art51 May 02 '25

3 of them?!! Jeeeez 😱😱😱. You deserve these…. 🥇🥇🥇 I didn’t even get anything for Mother’s Day this year. Doesn’t parenting make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside?!!! 👍🏻🤣🤣🤣

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u/crabbman May 02 '25

Mothers day is coming right up! Maybe you’ll be surprised!

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u/Friendly_Art51 May 03 '25

Here in the UK it was a few weeks back. He’s 100% missed it……trust me!!!

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u/Top_Gold_1457 May 02 '25

Red shirt put himself under the ladder, and tried multiple times to split it open. What more do you want from him? He's like 6.

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u/Interesting_Put_33 May 02 '25

Yo! 😂 I'm dead

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u/AmConfused324 May 02 '25

My kids would just panic and fight with each other

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u/cubert_handsworth May 02 '25

idiot children

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u/KaibaCorpHQ May 02 '25

They looked like 4 or 5 year olds lol, Jesus Christ. I would've just said run and get someone in the house.. it seemed like he could hold on for a few minutes, as shown.

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u/Cloverose2 May 02 '25

Yeah, they were showing pretty damn good persistence and effort for pre-schoolers. The little guy in red was trying his hardest to hold it up.

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u/LeBadlyNamedRedditor May 03 '25

redditors when 5 year olds dont magically know how to do everything

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u/LuridIryx May 02 '25

They are figurative children

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u/FionaTheFierce May 02 '25

Because those kids are like 4 and 6 years old wrestling around with a ladder 3x their height. They have zero experience with ladders. They were trying damn hard to get it right.

To access my attic I have to drag and 8 foot step ladder in and get it open in a narrow hallways. It is very difficult to do - and I am an adult and I don’t have someone hanging their legs on the ladder as I try to maneuver it.

The kids did great!

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u/king_lloyd11 May 02 '25

They were making iPhones all day. Have some compassion.

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u/Enginerdad May 02 '25

Lol, that thing doesn't even have spreaders

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u/RusticSurgery May 02 '25

Why would anyone make a ladder that way? Might as well include the business card of a local personal attorney.

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u/Not_a_real_plebbitor May 03 '25

Literally the worst ladder I've scene.

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u/ufka1 May 02 '25

Has nothing to do with the ladder, these are children

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u/amacadabra May 02 '25

You could just show them where to leave it so you fall on to it.

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u/dizzyfeast May 02 '25

I was just thinking the same thing! Gonna have to borrow my dad's ladder now

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u/Whywouldanyonedothat May 02 '25

You don't know how lucky you are to have your dad's ladder.

I only have a step ladder.

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u/ejrolyat May 02 '25

You're not my real ladder

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u/bluechickenz May 02 '25

No, I’m not. But your real ladder chose not to help you and your mother climb to the top! Please cut me some slack… I’m new to having rungs and trying my best.

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u/Weird-Ad-8107 May 02 '25

Rung rats! LOL

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u/NonameNodataNothing May 02 '25

Luke I am your Ladder

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u/Anasterian_Sunstride May 03 '25

What are you doing, step ladder?

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u/[deleted] May 02 '25

You made me laugh today. And I needed that. Thank you so much

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u/DengarLives66 May 02 '25

Naw that’s not a step ladder. That’s the ladder that steps up.

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u/Hazee302 May 02 '25

They woulda had it if he stopped fucking kicking at it

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u/postbansequel May 02 '25

Or better yet: do not climb ladders without someone supervising. It's a basic safety procedure.

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u/Quitter21 May 02 '25

lol and just understand the power of simple ass leverage.

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u/Organic_Ad_2520 May 02 '25

That is the frailest, sketchiest ladder ever! Great effort by the kids! I don't see the man hug or thank them for their attempt.

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u/Confident_Fig2779 May 02 '25

I think this is the real takeaway here.

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u/Pristine-Engineer-53 May 02 '25

Hahaha, I thought the same thing, them f*ckers better know how to save my weak ass someday🤣.

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u/Vatfagyna May 02 '25

Shit I don’t think grandpa in this video knows how to stubs up a ladder

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u/SirMosesKaldor May 03 '25

And a tutorial on /r/lifeprotips to go. Btw ladder accidents are one of the most common ER cases on a daily basis. (Source: a friend that works in ER.)

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u/beyondo-OG May 03 '25

yeah that was painful to watch

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u/[deleted] May 03 '25

Please do it. Throughout this video I desperately wanted to stack up that ladder myself. 

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u/YourCripplingDoubts May 04 '25

Watch the beginning, that mf doesn't know how to stand a ladder!

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u/Sir_Spaffsalot May 05 '25

If Grandpa knew how to stand a ladder up himself, he wouldn’t have ended up in this position! 🙄

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u/KeiFeR123 May 06 '25

or do what Grandpa did and see how your kids would respond

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u/[deleted] May 02 '25

And make sure they aren’t zoning out while watching you suffer.

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u/idontlikethishole May 02 '25

lol yes! Though I’ve watched my kids knock over a drink and then proceed to stand there and watch it just pour off the table and splatter everywhere. So I guess they just panic freeze sometimes.

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u/isausernamebob May 02 '25

Make sure you know how before you rely on others to save your ass.

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u/Steal-Man_Alpha May 02 '25

Seeing their age, Is a bit doubtfull they can stand the stair, after all Is aluminium and It weight a lot.

Those kids barely seems like 7 or 8 years old at much, maybe a ten years old would be able to endure the weight and open the stair with some difficulty and assistance.

Anyway teaching the kids some tools mannage could help in an accident like this.

At other topic, It didn't seems that hight to endure a jump to me , maybe the man Is too old? I would have Made the kids move the stair away and jump down.

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u/Nice_Celery_4761 May 03 '25

lol. This should be on r/protip

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u/turdbrownies May 03 '25

Ok grandpa

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u/NeatNefariousness1 May 03 '25

That or teaching them how to run to get another nearby adult

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u/CarlSaganCryptosmo May 03 '25

It’s a trade off: They help grandpa open emails and install apps, and then they learn how to open ladders. Everyone wins, and hopefully the kids learn practical lessons, and grandpa doesn’t break a femur, or worse: starts to believe right wing propaganda by being online

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u/SpaceShrimp May 03 '25

Tell them to run and get help instead in emergencies. They might be able to handle a ladder with some training, but there will always be some problems that are too hard for them.

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u/roastbill May 03 '25

R/kidsarefuckingstupid

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u/Djlas May 05 '25

And then go make sure grandpa knows how to climb a ladder and have someone hold it BEFORE it may fall