Good Catch!

[MikeyT]

http://news.sky.com/story/1267098/baby-caught-after-two-storey-plunge-in-china

 

See video on link

 

CCTV footage has captured the dramatic moment a baby was caught by a passerby after falling two storeys from a building in China.

The one-year-old had apparently got out of a window during a thunderstorm when he slipped from the building in Guangdong Province.

Cameras trained on the street below showed the hero, Mr Li, with his arms outstretched as the baby began to fall.

He then rushes forwards and clings on to the youngster despite the pouring rain.

Mr Li said: "I didn't think too much at the time.

"I was just afraid of failing to catch him. Some people put down cardboard to avoid serious injuries to the baby if I failed to catch him."

[Xen]

...Why was a window left open during a thunderstorm? 

[Stadt]

I don't think cardboard is going to make much difference

[MikeyT]

I don't think cardboard is going to make much difference

Haha i thought that too when I read it.

[Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot]

Worked for David Blaine.

[FoxesAreBlue]

Lucky the fat one trying to steal a bit of glory didn't get in the way and **** it up really

[Rincewind]

Will need to watch it but was there time to place the cardboard or was it a reflex catch? Videos do not always play on this laptop with mobile connection.

[lcfc1994]

I'm relieved someone had the brainwave to put down cardboard, just in case.

[Unabomber]

Thank goodness for that cardboard, luckily a homeless person that was asleep under it didn't stand up and fvck it all up.

[cambridgefox]

Probably not from that height but cardboard has a large "crush energy " depending on size of box also,but it could help ,often used in stunts because of this.

[Rincewind]

The one catching may have been an England fielder and would have slowed the object being caught down so the cardboard would have been softer than a concrete pavement.