Saturday, October 24, 2009

Just another brick in the wall?

People: any ideas about WTF is going on here?


9 comments:

  1. Sometimes punishing each child individually is just too time consuming.

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  2. Perhaps they expressed doubts about the "public option"

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  3. It looks like a scientific "demonstration". Obviously, running over fingers on a hard surface would cause serious damage and pain. On sand, one should feel pressure, but no pain. Of course, this would never work in the US!

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  4. Catholic school days remembered...

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  5. not at all clear that it's sand...just a canvas tarp

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  6. That is definitely a tarp. And also seriously wtf.

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  7. Apparently it was a demonstration of skills the kids had learnt in karate class.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jul/30/motorbike-school-stunt-banned-in-tamil-nadu

    The government has banned such stunts in the future, but I couldn't find out if any of the children were hurt, or if motorcycle dude was arrested.

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  8. @Kunal: Good find!

    @Angus: Where'd you get the picture from?

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  9. Skills they had learned in Karate class?

    Like how to endure intense pain for no reason?

    Nice touch to give them a tarp to lie on while you crush their little fingers!

    I found the pic at pictureisunrelated.com

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