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Anonymous Coward User ID: 37488211 United States 04/15/2013 06:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I find it strange that the runner who fell down during the explosion was old and he also had a bandage on his leg. It is strange because apparently those runners were the first round of runners to cross the finish line. (One heck of a feat for an old man with a bandage on his leg) |
oh9876 (OP) User ID: 37736612 United States 04/15/2013 06:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i don't think they realized it was a bomb, more like a finale (fireworks, loud explosion, etc.)... probably took a few minutes for things to register mentally... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1003364 cnn had a really close video from someone from boston.com. People were screaming and it was immediate. oh9876 |
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oh9876 (OP) User ID: 37736612 United States 04/15/2013 06:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I find it strange that the runner who fell down during the explosion was old and he also had a bandage on his leg. It is strange because apparently those runners were the first round of runners to cross the finish line. (One heck of a feat for an old man with a bandage on his leg) Quoting: Anonymous Coward 37488211 hmmm oh9876 |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 17584550 United States 04/15/2013 06:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No. Runners are thinking about their time and maybe they thought it was something else. What WAS ODD was the 2 cops who are standing right in front of the blast where the old man fell in front of them. They don't even flinch. Well, one barely does a tiny flinch but the other just stands there and continues looking down the road. A few seconds later, then they react. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 37211613 United States 04/15/2013 06:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When watching the video of the runner falling in slow motion, the man's legs appear to collapse under him. Being right next to the explosion when it happened, it makes sense to me that he'd collapse like that especially if he was taxed by running 4 hours! |
Harare User ID: 1335118 Netherlands 04/15/2013 06:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OK is it strange that some of the runners at the Boston Marathon kept running? - the vid they keep showing... some people kept running after they heard the bomb. Quoting: oh9876 Is normal human response . The only thing You'r focussed on is Your finish-time. Nothing else matters. (as you see). After they're finishes the normal world is comming back to their brains. Look at the runners passing the place of bombing.. Same response. It isn't fitting in their brain at that moment. Arie |
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ssle User ID: 31896854 United States 04/15/2013 06:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | People don't internalize a catastrophe and continue on with their normal course. It's been documented in subway fires - people just keep walking in, because that much chaos can't possibly be happening. [link to www.thesurvivalistblog.net] Everyone is worth knowing. Everything is worth learning. You're never too good. You're never not good enough. |
INK3 User ID: 37873424 United States 04/15/2013 06:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I find it strange that the runner who fell down during the explosion was old and he also had a bandage on his leg. It is strange because apparently those runners were the first round of runners to cross the finish line. (One heck of a feat for an old man with a bandage on his leg) Quoting: Anonymous Coward 37488211 "When tyrants tremble in their fear, and hear their death knell ringing, When friends rejoice both far and near, how can I keep from singing" page7 |
INK3 User ID: 37873424 United States 04/15/2013 06:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I find it strange that the runner who fell down during the explosion was old and he also had a bandage on his leg. It is strange because apparently those runners were the first round of runners to cross the finish line. (One heck of a feat for an old man with a bandage on his leg) Quoting: Anonymous Coward 37488211 BTW, I hope I'm using the right smilie for this. I'm trying to indicate agreement :) "When tyrants tremble in their fear, and hear their death knell ringing, When friends rejoice both far and near, how can I keep from singing" page7 |
oh9876 (OP) User ID: 37736612 United States 04/15/2013 06:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | People don't internalize a catastrophe and continue on with their normal course. It's been documented in subway fires - people just keep walking in, because that much chaos can't possibly be happening. [link to www.thesurvivalistblog.net] oh ok. oh9876 |
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INK3 User ID: 37873424 United States 04/15/2013 07:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You gotta understand they have just run 42.2ks/26miles. After that distance your not focused on whats going on around you cause your so drained. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 35852368 Very true (not that I've ever run that distance, I'm good for about 10 yards). "When tyrants tremble in their fear, and hear their death knell ringing, When friends rejoice both far and near, how can I keep from singing" page7 |
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oh_yikes User ID: 38085538 United States 04/15/2013 07:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have run a couple of marathons, and the crowds cheering, the hubbub, the excitement, it all blends into a dull roar as you focus on putting one foot in front of the other and just get to the end. Especially right near the finish line, you are in a zone, the outside world hardly invading your inner dialogue to just "git 'er done". The last thing that would be expected would be a bomb, so even when it happens right in front of you, it would not register at first as a bomb. I could totally see how the first few people would've been oblivious to the emergency unfolding around them. |
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oh_yikes User ID: 38085538 United States 04/15/2013 07:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yeah I saw that too. LOL. She's a die hard. She's was like fuck that bomb, what my time? Yeah I do not even know if she realized something happened. :/ She was thinking she probably broke the sound barrier with her record time. |
oh9876 (OP) User ID: 37736612 United States 04/15/2013 07:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 38110673 Yeah I saw that too. LOL. She's a die hard. She's was like fuck that bomb, what my time? Yeah I do not even know if she realized something happened. :/ She was thinking she probably broke the sound barrier with her record time. yeah oh9876 |
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