James May BBC Top Gear Christmas Special 2010 Heroic Fail

[scorpiosaturnring]

Weakest neck muscles ever known to mankind. bah his English. I just saw this episode in netflix too lol. Sucks mate!

[MrBrassporkchop]

Just saw this on netflix. Great "oh crap" moment when you first see all that blood. Want to say the whole "where are we?" thing was one of their regular scripted moments but then you remember the blood...

[54321jimster]

Not funny

[FamousMovieScenes09]

I do find it funny that Hammond and Jezza have to go on alone in their crappy sports cars while May gets taken away in a rugged, reliable, comfortable, ideally suited 4x4 lol

[Hysteria98]

I fucking couldn't believe my friend found this funny.

Surprising how well he came out of it right after it happened.

[RubyBeats]

STUPID 100 % RESPECT LESS ............ stupid wankers

[peanuts2105]

@deadrabbit666666 what is it then... a gardening programme in the desert?!

[deadrabbit666666]

@peanuts2105 My mistake; I thought it was the Bolivia special when I first saw it.

[ctomeiaviles]

...WELL, "TOP GEAR WOULDN'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT JAMES. FOR ME, HE IS THE FUNNIEST OF ALL THREE THO. WE ARE SO GLAD HE'S OK NOW!! =)

[calman610]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­ha.

[bratcherone]

Topgear is just great but sometimes we all think its a bit staged, this just shows that maybe its not all staged and what they do clearly is dangerous. To watch it he almost crushes his head, it really is a terribe accident and if you had seen it done by another person on youtube youd probably think JESUS that poor guy. still a very entertaiing programe.

[1EVLBRD350]

i guess he should have stood on the other side of that tow rope...

[5teveHxC]

James May is hands down the best Top Gear Presenter ! As much as I love him this kills me laughing every time ! The man is a Legend !

[sebzimalina]

I couldn't stop laughing, then I saw the blood, so I rewinded it and then I saw the seriousity of it, poor James

[Guntheman]

that was funny. lol. happy that he is alright. still funny. =)

[LeviFOE]

i don't care this tooooo fucking funny.

[TheHardcoreArtist]

he didnt trip.

the snap of the rope knocked him back

metal lines snapping can cut a man in half. (kinda cool)

[facehit]

@TheHardcoreArtist no lies



[HFLanciaStratos]

Hamster still wins with his 300 mph drag car stunt.

[226wolfman]

LOLLZZZ THIS WAS 2 FUNNY HE WAS GOING ON LIKE A NO IT ALL 

[DIZAZZO]

One of the most shocking accidents on Top Gear.

[msul78]

When I first saw this scene as he hit the ground I almost had a stroke! But when James asked "Where are we?" I couldn't help but laugh.

[ardalhall]

lol

[jkalouch5]

what episode was this

[123getsugatenshou]

It's idiotic more like, what the hell did he think would happen ?

[TheWaitaha]

What the hell was he thinking standing there holding the snatch strap?



[sosoasian]

wrd, the blood is nearly 5-6 times over the "he's bleeding, but it's still funny" limit

[romefox]

I nearly cried.

[mebecallum]

I laughed realy hard then saw the blood and was like 0_0

[IvansPCpraat]

Oow... That really does f*cking hurt, my cousin fell on his head too for about two years ago and he had to stay in the hospital for three months...

[madperson876]

What does Richard say when James asked where they were?

[Sammyy46]

@madperson876 "In the desert. Syria"

[madperson876]

When I saw this episode, my whole family gasped really loudly when he hit the floor.

[18T220]

lol funny shit.

[ThomasPercyandToby2]

I can't believe people are making light of something as serious as this! You wouldn't be laughing if YOU were the one in James' position!! Tell you what, some people are so heartless...

[turnbats]

@ThomasPercyandToby2 chin up

[Hubertification]

What a way to die :(

[jakemears97]

@Hubertification

He didnt die...

[MensaJeff]

To anyone who thinks he tripped, this word of advice:

Get the hell off the couch and experience some real world dynamics. Put down your silly game controller and go do something...anything.

When that strap snapped tight, the position of his feet was irrelevant. He was swept off his feet and slammed to the ground all in one move. BTW, people don't fall with that speed and force; you'll learn stuff like that as you begin to explore 'walking' and things like that...

Best of luck.

[crazy7997]

@MensaJeff Watch the clip again. When James went to move his right foot back it right above his left foot and down he went. At least that is what I see what happend. But I don't know why he was holding onto the strap in the first place except for the camera. In the real world only people trying to collect their Darwin award would hold onto the strap.

[bionicles3688]

@MensaJeff gotta agree man!!! some people think theres nothing outside there house!!!

[james700017]

LMAO

[shcnoozlebop]

@manz92 exactly.

[gprime70]

If you watch the full episode then you'll see what he's ok after a day in the hospital.

Top gear guys wont die that easy. :D

[Richierich1285]

james may is dead i could see hammond saying that at the end of the show lol

[MrAmmo30]

i started giggling till i saw the blood. i though he was gonna stand up and make some joke like "cocking nora!"

[nath909]

Right, catch this tosser.

[edytzuUndercover]

DID HE DIE ?

[mullet559]

@edytzuUndercover no he is still alive he is on the latest series of top gear

[LeBartman]

BOOM HEADSHOT! 

[TheBumbleBunny]

lol I laughed so hard 2. But then I saw the blood :O

[driftboy23]

@pexmer ur face is fake

[AltFKill]

I lauged until I noticed it was serious. Then I laughed harder.

[piersremus]

@bartbeta1 How could you possible wish that to anyone? what's wrong with you?

maybe you should hit your head a few times and then see what its like.

[Wtfamisupposedtosay]

LOL

[AnubisEvalyna]

Oh man, poor James !!!

Each time I see this I realize how much I love these guys.

Te whole world will stand still for days if we loose one of them !

Please guys, be more carefull in the future.

This accident could have been avoided. =(

Unlike most people in here it seems, I immediately saw that was no good.

I never laughed at this, it's not funny in any way !

Thank God James recovered from this.

THESE GUYS RISK THEIR LIVES FOR YOU AND ME !!!

Never forget that !

[joe80dmanizanerd]

@AnubisEvalyna Dude, I love top gear but you're really being too emotional. He was nowhere near being seriously hurt. Yes, there was blood but it wasn't any worse than a punch to the head really. It doesn't kill you, nor will it badly hurt you.

"these guys risk their lives for you and me"... errrr.. They don't risk their lives, and they don't do it for us specifically. They do it because they like their job and it pays well. end of.

[AnubisEvalyna]

@joe80dmanizanerd

One wrong injury on the back of your head can be deadly.

Or you can be handicapped for the rest of your life.

Or get migraine for the rest of your life.

Besides that, what good is the money when they fall off a cliff like in the Vietnam special?

Or get bitten by a poisonous animal in the rainforrest, and they have to amputate your limbs?

[joe80dmanizanerd]

@AnubisEvalyna Sorry but you're missing the point. These lads have one of the best, if not THE best job in the world. I like what they do and I love watching them, but to act as if they sacrifice so much for us is just silly really :p

[AViolentCobra]

@AnubisEvalyna STFU dude you are way too emotional, you know that if james didnt want this showed then they wouldnt have, he must of found it funny after finding out he was FINE! and decided with the producers that he wanted it shown! You dont need braincells to know that if he was hurt badly then they probably wouldnt show it. Like with richards crash, HE wanted it shown on tv because he was fine!! For god sake dude grow the f up.

[Charapova100]

POOR JAMES!!!! i cried :( poor thing, *massive huggles * 

[timothytt547]

:( James need to retire soon..

[cbwein333]

when that happened i thought o he just fell hes jokin... then i saw the blood and i was like whoa......

[defchild407]

Yeah he hit his head SUPER hard!

[MRBMW10]

man look at the rock how it bounced off the ground when he hit his head... luck he still alive

[mr4y]

You can hear his head bouncing off the ground.

[Lalleleli]

I didn´t knew it was serious until I saw the blood.

[doodleduck]

@Lalleleli you didn't knew anything

[Maxables]

D:  Poor James!

[Y3ZE]

hahahahahaha what a domass

[Ryoukun16]

@Y3ZE Hard to take you seriously when you can't spell for shit.

[nishi7cool]

i remember watchin that on tv and nearly spilt my dinner on the floor cos i knew that wasnt a stunt the moment he had fallen

[billyhammertime]

he was shaking a bit when he got knocked out.

[andygaras]

ouch

[Squeredead]

my gran was watching. here is what she said when she saw it

"SHIT"

[smugtugboat]

I first thought this was the usual top gear antics and laughed until may wasn't getting up.

[KeiOnBu1203]

this is not funny at all you cock! James May is seriously injured here and brought to the hospital.

[alesi0187]

@KeiOnBu1203 Im glad

[PigodaProductions]

What's funny about a haemorrhage, you cock?

[rusty5100]

fucking lol

[allandis1]

actually that was james' fault. He violated Newton's second law of physics. By applying a force between two objects in tension, he was essentially getting 2sin(angle) of the force between the cars. Of anyone, he should've known.

[theIDKer]

WTF richard?! Too quick u should have known

[Lockmat666]

Didn't catch the way his head snapped back the first time I watched it. That was pretty bad. Not really funny, just kind of a perfect storm of torque and whiplash. Ouch.

[ourobourous2000]

shit music track goes nicely with the shit video edit

I score this - 10 out 10

[LeoArctica]

oooooooooooooo owch!!!!!!!

[JunkieFame]

WTF?!

[afgwonga123]

i laughed until i saw the blood

[jdoub5678]

@afgwonga123 same wen i saw the blood i was like "o sh*t

[xomanowar42]

@afgwonga123

i saw the blood, and laughed harder

[TheDarky821]

@afgwonga123 I laughed anyways. What the hell was he holding onto the strap for. Connect it to the two vehicles, get the hell away. Vehicle recovery isn't a game.

[Mahleetah]

I cringed when I watched this.

[sharkbate24]

10 people have brain damage.

[BRTopGear]

i saw and when i see may falling i laught, but when i see that he was very bad i... i cry

[cheesefruit200]

@BRTopGear You cried over James May?

[BRTopGear]

@cheesefruit200 Yep, May is a very good man, i love him

[BoingBoingAndy]

Has anyone noticed that he tripped over his own foot!!!!

[JBroMCMXCI]

@BoingBoingAndy serves him right then.

[imprezatuner]

@BoingBoingAndy he fell in a result of sudden tension on the tow rope. 

[morningstomper123]

@BoingBoingAndy The way the rope tightened, he was going down whether or not he "tripped" on his own foot.

[Huskyliam]

@morningstomper123 fine he was going down but if he didnt trip over his foot he would of landed on his arse not his head.

[BiggWilly357]

@Huskyliam Not really. Still would've hit his head cause the Tow Rope pulled him also and the momentum would've caused him to hit his head.

[vtecfreak93]

@BiggWilly357 watch the clip, he lands on his arse first!!! if he didnt fall over his foot the momentum wouldnt of forced him to hit his head.

[BiggWilly357]

@vtecfreak93 Pretty sure if he didnt trip over his foot he would've just walked backwards.

But if he did fall over without tripping over his foot, then he still would hit his head.

You see when you fall backwards you tend to land or your ass first then your head hits the ground.

[Supradrew]

OUCH! Damn did you see all that Blood? That sucked. I'm glad to hear James was ok.

[nathanhitman1]

fuck must have hurt

[scottyburen]

i thought he was the bright one as well, not the best place to stand when attempting this kind of thing!!!!

[mattyboy7071]

@scottyburen he is in a deseert your brain might work differently 

[llllegquvwffvr]

what were they smoking in this episode? it looked like opium?

[delon85]

@llllegquvwffvr shisha or hookah

[llllegquvwffvr]

@delon85 Thanks

[nabkawe]

@llllegquvwffvr it's called Argela or Shisha which is to say extra flavored tobacco. it's not drugs though Syria have tough rules about drugs dealing drugs is punished by execution which limited drugs usage and dealing very effectively.

[BoroandBeth]

What a pillock. Why was he holding the strap anyway? H&S will rip the BBC a new asshole... Again! Funny tho lol

[haribolover8]

oh james may! what a man, didnt cry! my hero! :D

[AaronTheAfroApe]

hahaha so bad but funny. he's a bit of a nugget for standin there

[james700017]

ambulance in the middle of a desert :D

[seomoz]

@james700017 its a discovery of the cam crew, not an ambulance

[liamglen1]

lol very funny thought somenoe wud put it up on youtube before 24hours lol! nice vid!

[alernest]

His was the most celebrated blooper here in Bolivia too!

CapSlow, such a legend...