Knights Reborn

A while back I accused the Europeans of being intense
http://knights-reborn.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2893

Which I still think they are, but now Canadians are also intense over here or some of Euro's intensity is rubbing off on them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwCyVku1 ... re=related

some of them are actually a bit funny in a dark humor kind of way...like the last one.

I think the thread in itself proves one thing

The message is loud and clear



I was involved in a pretty nasty accident last year, could harldy walk for weeks, and just a few months ago a guy loading the back of a truck the driver idiotically tugged forward and 700KGs fell on the kid...

People dont take stuff seriously thats why these adverts have their place, doesnt matter if your european or american people need to know how to play a part in safe practices..


If the adverts scare you or shock you, good then maybe just maybe in a compromising situation you will think twice.

I know I will, I got away with smashing my knee 3 steps downbut if my right leg had given way id have fell and could have been seriously injured

Ahh yikes, the first one was horrible, the ones where they stood back up made me laugh in an odd/nervous way (I learny you can get away at laughing at stuff if you blame nervous laughing - Psychology AS ftw )

But yeah, I think there is such thing as an accident, but a lot of things that are classed as accidents could be prevented if people and organisations etc took necesary precautions etc.

RaVeN wrote:A while back I accused the Europeans of being intense
http://knights-reborn.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2893

Which I still think they are, but now Canadians are also intense over here or some of Euro's intensity is rubbing off on them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwCyVku1 ... re=related

some of them are actually a bit funny in a dark humor kind of way...like the last one.

Melissa your a bit catty there


Although I dont quite get calling Canadians Intense? USA is themost intense place in the world? Even you must see that, especially compared to Canada. I mean Dont get me wrong I love visiting my family out there and seeing it all.. But If ever left this place for good which I consider at times, it would be the last place id wanna go.

You'd probably find the Greeks intense

As for the adverts I dont see the big issue, maybe more used to them..

I think they work though, if you were carrying a hot pan accros the kitchen you'd think about it. Shock tactics I think are resultant of goodmarketing. Fuzzy ways dont cut the message.

lol wasnt being catty just feel the thread is to have a jab at canadians and europeans where the issue I feel is serious as I was on the wrong end of it.

UK i'd say was far more intense than Europe

We have similiar ads in Australia.
Unfortunately the ads are targetting people who would actually laugh at them; as Homer Simpson said: "It's funny because I don't know them!"

Shock treatment adverts ftw?

I have to say some of them are a bit OTT, but hey its the message that counts right :S I even had a nervous chuckle (thanks Saun ) at the electrician guy one, was so obviously a rag doll is why... The ones where they stood back up well they were just downright morbid.

Just have to marvel at the ppl's (seemingly) taking offence to these, I really don't think thats the whole purpose of this post but hey everyone has their own opinions right? I really don't think this was a jab at any country or intended as such and if it was... so what?

I dont actually think that for real it was use of irony. I just could not see the link of intenseness

I just think they advertisements are a good way to help people think about stuff before doing it.

As I Say I was on the nasty end of an injury which could have been worse and mroe importantly could have been avoided.

I am not offended by anyones point but do get bewildered by the direction of the post thread where orthodox methods cease to be effective.

A water shed should allow teh correct viewing schedule

I do think they are partially effective

Although i confess I also dont get the intense business. Unless its some sort of subtle joke

Intense maybe as in your face with the message they are trying to portray...rather than PG-13'ing out the disturbing bits

I still dont get it

As I say though in England any advert like that was after water shed

Ah, perhaps I could answer that,

As I mentioned before, I joked in an earlier post that Euros are intense (inductive reasoning from the shocking commercial I found on youtube that later on gave me nightmares)

It was an intense commercial, one that I would always turn the TV off for 30 seconds if it came on, or just change the channel.

So the missing link I suppose is really both Countries are using this "intense shocking ads" method.

Thats where the intense comes from.

I didn't mean to belittle your accident Melissa or anyone else's.

Truthfully, though, I don't think these commercials work for what their aim is. Education like this, in my pov, needs to be in the workplace for each company (which almost there always is).

I don't really have use for the knowledge of making sure the inspector checked the gas tank on each construction site I pass by to make sure a worker doesn't fall on my car. (if I had a car)

Really, as a viewer I feel a bit used. They got this reaction out of me and for what? It's not like I learned anything.

For the Euro car crash one (driving fast), I suppose it might work, but like I said before I would just turn it off each time it came on. So I don't know. (plus I don't live there)

Anyway, you won't find (for the moment) commercials on this level of shock and intensity in the states.

I'm not saying that Americans aren't intense, far from it.

This is literally just based on the grounds of judging a country through one aspect, in this case - it's commercials.

Much like how many people around the world judge all Americans through Bush or something via inductive reasoning.

bottom line: I'm playing the role of a shortsighted individual.

I suppose that would be my artistic statement if this was an art project.

Yeah thanks for explaining that does make sense now, I was like eh?

I was like UK and US are far too similar than alot of people believe, yeah its intense here but its the same there, thats why If I ever got out, id go Australia, NZ or Greece like that.

I mut admit H&S videos I have yet to see those here in UK

Only Drink driving ones.

H&S is very much covered by internal corportae policy thats why whenevr I go outside at work I wear high visibility waistcoat/ tunic