Can A Mother Actually Lift A Car If Her Child Is Trapped Under It?

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  • @unagjac890
    @unagjac890 3 года назад +3092

    Actual answer: She lifted with her legs, not her back

    • @dookie3453
      @dookie3453 3 года назад +101

      It’s all about good form

    • @jazzabighits4473
      @jazzabighits4473 3 года назад +72

      I know this is a joke but worlds strongest men struggle to lift the back axle of a car (even with adrenalin and steroids), there is no way in hell an average human or average female is able to do that, under any circumstances.

    • @legoyoda645
      @legoyoda645 3 года назад +39

      @@jazzabighits4473 I mean, with enough steroids and adrenaline
      Pp

    • @makaan699
      @makaan699 3 года назад +49

      @@legoyoda645 "with enough steroids and adrenaline"
      nothing, you just tear your tendons at best, that's all that would happen

    • @dracop9966
      @dracop9966 3 года назад +16

      Maybe the strongest man could like manage to lift a really smol car a lil

  • @kelleyhice
    @kelleyhice 5 лет назад +6896

    heart warming...little teary eyed..oh, never mind, it's just the onion

  • @odycmboden3580
    @odycmboden3580 7 лет назад +14107

    Would've been way funnier if they said they performed scientific experiments by crushing mothers children under cars to see if they can lift them.

    • @ConfuzzledTomato
      @ConfuzzledTomato 7 лет назад +260

      Odyc Mboden probably couldn't afford more actors

    • @pauljackson2409
      @pauljackson2409 7 лет назад +722

      That's what I was expecting. This was a bit more subtle

    • @chantelnadjiwon7585
      @chantelnadjiwon7585 7 лет назад +178

      HAHAHA That's what I was expecting when I clicked the video

    • @ftbsecret
      @ftbsecret 7 лет назад +256

      Would have been funny, but 90% of the ppl that clicked would expect something like that, I apreciate they didn't go for the low hanging fruits :P

    • @Redridge07
      @Redridge07 7 лет назад +5

      @Odyc Mboden .... i dont care who you are, now thats funny!

  • @hangman7655
    @hangman7655 5 лет назад +5309

    *Can a mother defeat Thanos if her child is trapped underneath him?*

  • @duh5779
    @duh5779 6 лет назад +3852

    Real scientists experiment. We placed ten children under cars then informed their mothers that their children might be suffocating under the vehicles. Out of 10 mothers two were able to lift the vehicles immediately, two used meth to accomplish the task, three asked neighbors for help, one used a jack, and three went back inside to finish watching "the view."

    • @jarrodsybil7536
      @jarrodsybil7536 5 лет назад +123

      Is funny because math

    • @cypherusuh
      @cypherusuh 5 лет назад +34

      I was thinking about this too, sports science too
      just get unsuspecting mother and make her children trapped under a car

    • @RoskinGreenrake
      @RoskinGreenrake 5 лет назад +31

      @@jarrodsybil7536 it says meth -probably the trailer park ones

    • @RoskinGreenrake
      @RoskinGreenrake 5 лет назад +11

      lolol ''might be suffocating under the vehicles''
      - Cause I was thinking that unless the scientists modified the car (or made a hole in the ground) so that the child could fit safely under it, it would've had to have been a pretty high riding car, and by contrast any man would simply respond by saying don't be so paranoid, of course the child has room to breathe under there..

    • @ricardoalves9605
      @ricardoalves9605 5 лет назад +8

      Was the "10 mothers" supposed to be a joke? Like I get the rest, exept for the count

  • @baholete
    @baholete 7 лет назад +5898

    Is this even satire any more? This looks like 100% something legit you could watch on north american television nowadays

    • @RmnGnzlz
      @RmnGnzlz 7 лет назад +464

      Michael C Onion is at an disadvantage now. Real life is a satire of a world with common sense.

    • @errorcode99
      @errorcode99 7 лет назад +234

      The Onion is real news trying to be fake news trying to be real news pretending to be fake news to confuse the real-real news that are actually just fake news.

    • @asro94
      @asro94 7 лет назад +53

      Michael C it's hard, when reality surpasses satire.

    • @vman339
      @vman339 7 лет назад +110

      Same, this is definitely one of those blurry cases where I could see this on Buzzfeed any time now and not be at all surprised.
      Just goes to show how laughable media companies have become, to say the least, that the Onion has a hard time making it obvious that they're making a joke.

    • @Skindoggiedog
      @Skindoggiedog 7 лет назад +16

      @Michael C - That's the joke.

  • @Mo95793
    @Mo95793 3 года назад +608

    I'm offended beyond measure, it's powerlifter not a body builder.

    • @attoblaze3395
      @attoblaze3395 3 года назад +32

      Or strongman

    • @kieranrobinson1440
      @kieranrobinson1440 3 года назад +22

      it was actually a strongman not powerlifter who holds the record

    • @joe3276865536
      @joe3276865536 3 года назад +4

      And powerlifters don't really use power very much, they use strength. Olympic Weightlifters use power.

    • @petitio_principii
      @petitio_principii 3 года назад

      @@attoblaze3395 OR a topless strongWOman.

    • @soneryusifov5529
      @soneryusifov5529 3 года назад

      Well you can not lift heavy weights unless you build your body. Anyone who does some body related activity does bodybuilding even playing counter strike to some extend because you use your hand and arm muscles thus increasing mind-muscle connection and even strenght and durability of those muscles. Do not think bodybulding as only mr olimpia or such. Bodybuilding is umbrella category. Though playing game is not as progressive as calisthenics or such types of bodybuilding i just wanted to let you know how hide this umbrella is.

  • @UkuleleAversion
    @UkuleleAversion 3 года назад +2345

    That feeling when your satire is so accurate that people think it's unironic and dislike your video.

    • @Qwerty-ex2id
      @Qwerty-ex2id 3 года назад +6

      @Steven Wierenga ikr

    • @zeuxlaught2797
      @zeuxlaught2797 3 года назад +22

      incels cant even take a satire and had to dislike.

    • @xandercorp6175
      @xandercorp6175 3 года назад +6

      @Steven Wierenga You lack self awareness.

    • @doe6974
      @doe6974 3 года назад +17

      @oracle MPH Its the new "virgin" insult of our parents generation. Somehow they think that having sex changes your life so much that you arent able to have certain opinions anymore.

    • @matthew4697
      @matthew4697 3 года назад +32

      @@doe6974 virgin

  • @qualia765
    @qualia765 3 года назад +177

    I was intrigued
    I was confused
    I realised it was the onion

  • @SkikyroStudios
    @SkikyroStudios 3 года назад +369

    Alternate title:
    If Prager University was liberal

    • @xxxfaze_cumshotxxx7946
      @xxxfaze_cumshotxxx7946 3 года назад +52

      At least it would feel like a joke, current pragurU defended slavery at one point.

    • @lyndonbjohnson2865
      @lyndonbjohnson2865 3 года назад +53

      Right wing 🤝Left wing
      Hating PragerU

    • @xxxfaze_cumshotxxx7946
      @xxxfaze_cumshotxxx7946 3 года назад +7

      @@lyndonbjohnson2865 doesn't mean we agree with rightoids

    • @lyndonbjohnson2865
      @lyndonbjohnson2865 3 года назад +16

      @@xxxfaze_cumshotxxx7946 ik I'm leftist and I disagree with right wing people. It's just to really show how stupid PragerU is.

    • @xxxfaze_cumshotxxx7946
      @xxxfaze_cumshotxxx7946 3 года назад +2

      @@lyndonbjohnson2865 that's good to hear

  • @illWillienumber31
    @illWillienumber31 7 лет назад +3286

    Don't forget how smart and funny women are.

    • @megamurg
      @megamurg 7 лет назад +54

      illWillienumber31 The new Ghostbusters didn't deserve all the hate it had

    • @MagickFlavour
      @MagickFlavour 7 лет назад +11

      illWillienumber31 respect em!

    • @aequintas2131
      @aequintas2131 7 лет назад +135

      +Murg yes, yes it did.

    • @xj0469clank
      @xj0469clank 7 лет назад +200

      I love it when Any Shcumer jokes about her vagina. Cracks me up all the time.

    • @MagickFlavour
      @MagickFlavour 7 лет назад +2

      nGon- who the fuck?

  • @noncorporealentity5641
    @noncorporealentity5641 7 лет назад +418

    Lol this is probably gonna legitimately piss someone off

  • @angelikaskoroszyn8495
    @angelikaskoroszyn8495 3 года назад +532

    Tbf whenever there's a story like "a woman lifted a car to save baby" it doesn't mean she lifted a whole vehicle but just tilted it. People do crazy shit when they're under huge amount of stress. Usually we have unconscious limits put on our muscles so we won't damage them for stupid reasons. Saving your own offspring is not a stupid reason
    A person who's in shock after a car accident can walk with a broken leg. That's why it's so important to send the victim to hostipal even if he / she claims to be OK. We do crazy shit when we're flooded by adrenalin

    • @macobus6743
      @macobus6743 3 года назад +47

      I saw a documentary about a dude who was mountain climbing and got pinned under a boulder and was being dragged by a cliff but he pushed it over his head. It was so heavy that his muscle tore off the bone and idk if he can use his arms anymore

    • @sailorquestion3229
      @sailorquestion3229 3 года назад +8

      Remember, the Onion is satire.
      It obviously took the literal path in this case.

    • @claytongreenlee7808
      @claytongreenlee7808 3 года назад +26

      True, lol I was running and hit by a car going like 45 mph, after getting knocked up in the air and landing on the ground I immediately stood up thinking I was perfectly fine and went over to help the other guy who got hit before collapsing on the sidewalk a couple seconds later😂

    • @jazzabighits4473
      @jazzabighits4473 3 года назад +8

      dude adrenalin doesnt make you superhuman, stop telling shit

    • @macobus6743
      @macobus6743 3 года назад +1

      @Rose Marine that's not the one, but that's pretty interesting

  • @ME0_
    @ME0_ 3 года назад +138

    im kinda disappointed they didn’t try the scientific method

    • @dinamosflams
      @dinamosflams 3 года назад +10

      Maybe the knife-wounds-on-monkeys experiment drained all their money

    • @drabnail777
      @drabnail777 3 года назад +1

      What are you talking talking about, it's the method that women are strong and can do anything a man can. You sexist piece of trash.

    • @ME0_
      @ME0_ 3 года назад +3

      @@drabnail777 you good?

  • @janl2207
    @janl2207 3 года назад +216

    I feel like fathers are not given enough credit for the amazing things they do.
    My father worked his ass off to put food on the table and put us all through college while managing to balance what little free time he had between 2 kids, a wife and a younger mistress.

    • @idrk1507
      @idrk1507 2 года назад +57

      LMAOO
      “They had us in the first half, not gonna lie”

    • @kimiko6732
      @kimiko6732 2 года назад +13

      HOL UP!!!!!

    • @ldrago6031
      @ldrago6031 2 года назад +3

      L dad

    • @shizachan8421
      @shizachan8421 2 года назад +11

      Damn, you got me there xD

    • @janelantestaverde2018
      @janelantestaverde2018 Год назад +25

      We should never forget the struggle men have to go through and endure to take care of both of their families.

  • @Jefrejtor
    @Jefrejtor 7 лет назад +1243

    I appreciate the satire, just wanted to clarify for those that don't know: hysterical strength is a real thing, look it up. There are documented examples of people lifting cars up when their loved ones are threatened underneath. They severely damage their muscles in the process, which is why you can't use that sort of strength every day, but it is certainly possible.

    • @medexamtoolscom
      @medexamtoolscom 4 года назад +141

      No it isn't, it's all urban legends. When you try your very hardest, you are indeed not activating all your muscle fibers, there IS a little bit of strength you're not accessing.... the trouble is, you're still accessing about 80% of it, meaning if your brain could access your body's full strength, the ability to lift 100 pounds would become the ability to lift 125.

    • @Hyperus
      @Hyperus 4 года назад +219

      you are not going to lift a vehicle fully, you may tilt it over a wheel axis, especially from behind, as the engines mass in infront of the frontal axis. And even then, I doubt the effect will be major, unless the vehicle...well... is really light.

    • @fuehnix
      @fuehnix 3 года назад +80

      @@Hyperus Also, I think this is likely in cases when you are in a ditch, or maybe the car is upside down. You know in situations where you will have leverage.

    • @keetonfoust
      @keetonfoust 3 года назад +118

      Most of the car lifting stuff is just leverage dude. 4000 pounds over the length of the car is possible for almost anyone to lift with enough adrenaline power.

    • @ajnode
      @ajnode 3 года назад +156

      I have no idea what "hysterical" strength is. The reality of the fact is similar to what people said above me. Though lifting an entire car over your head might equate to ~4000lbs, that is not what needs to be done to lift a car enough for someone to squeeze out. The suspension on a car means that the car will tilt in the direction of downward pressure. Some of that pressure could be alleviated if someone were to lift from a particular angle, and very briefly - the lift for something like that would be far less than ~4000lbs.

  • @francousmiani1234
    @francousmiani1234 Год назад +10

    I want my 1:45 minutes of life back.

  • @eldexxo
    @eldexxo 7 лет назад +568

    problem is, in today's world it's not very clear if this is satire..

    • @pauljackson2409
      @pauljackson2409 7 лет назад +91

      Yes it could easily have been a Hillary campaign ad

    • @darkapothecary4116
      @darkapothecary4116 7 лет назад +6

      this channel was always a satire, funny under the bus type stuff.

    • @medexamtoolscom
      @medexamtoolscom 4 года назад +5

      I'm not sure either, since it not only looks like something buzzfeed would put out, but it looks less ridiculous than their average.

    • @aaauuguhu9048
      @aaauuguhu9048 3 года назад

      Thats probably why theres alot of dislikes

    • @gabesanzo4578
      @gabesanzo4578 3 года назад

      I mean you can tell it’s satire it’s just not funny

  • @alphaduck2926
    @alphaduck2926 3 года назад +82

    The funniest part was that the guy didn’t even give us a glimpse of how this is even possible. The ending with him saying I’m onion scientist had me dead. Haha

  • @jacobmartin8332
    @jacobmartin8332 6 лет назад +122

    I get that this is meant to be satirical, but if just a couple things had changed I could definitely see this being a legitimate motivational video.

  • @inspectorsteve2287
    @inspectorsteve2287 7 лет назад +492

    women can run for president all they want its winning that's a problem.

    • @duracellbunny1234
      @duracellbunny1234 7 лет назад +5

      Inspector Steve hahah

    • @fadoodle
      @fadoodle 7 лет назад +29

      Are you implying that Hillary Clinton dropped a car on her child? Well, that explains a lot.

    • @DirkDwipple
      @DirkDwipple 7 лет назад

      And Satan wants you to hate,so enjoy your time in hell.

    • @DirkDwipple
      @DirkDwipple 7 лет назад

      Donut Joe, Was making comment to inspector know it all. You, I can agree with.

    • @senorlopez1412
      @senorlopez1412 7 лет назад +3

      lol your shitty little flip flopping sjw didn't have a chance to win, she lost so many traditionally blue states that she made Jill look like a promising president

  • @50sts
    @50sts 7 лет назад +353

    womyn STRONK

    • @user-hy5hs2wk2i
      @user-hy5hs2wk2i 7 лет назад +2

      50sts nice pfp

    • @JackCodeKid
      @JackCodeKid 7 лет назад +2

      SpoonSpy savage

    • @owlblocksdavid4955
      @owlblocksdavid4955 6 лет назад +2

      Woman cannot into space

    • @marcnassif2822
      @marcnassif2822 6 лет назад +1

      50sts I am the STRONK

    • @valhatan3907
      @valhatan3907 3 года назад

      Its adrenaline rush-or hysterical strength. Ordinary people shouldn't lift weight way heavier than them even if its with sheer of adrenaline.

  • @mrboombastic_69420
    @mrboombastic_69420 3 года назад +48

    So you are saying, we can break a word record by throwing a mother's kid under a car?
    *Ferb, I know what we are gunna do today*

  • @modnar6865
    @modnar6865 3 года назад +45

    I used to laugh at all the comments saying "didn't realize this was fake" because I thought everyone knew about the onion.
    Well, now I'm a victim of that. took a glance at the video, pressed hoping for it to be educational and was shown this.

    • @whyamiherelol4616
      @whyamiherelol4616 3 года назад +3

      What onion?

    • @kevinaustin51
      @kevinaustin51 3 года назад +7

      @@whyamiherelol4616 it’s a root vegetable that has layers similar to an ogre.

    • @whyamiherelol4616
      @whyamiherelol4616 3 года назад +1

      @@kevinaustin51 no i didnt mean that lol i already get what he means now

    • @modnar6865
      @modnar6865 3 года назад

      @@whyamiherelol4616 yeah i mean the root vegetable that has layers similar to an ogre

    • @rituchhikara7688
      @rituchhikara7688 3 года назад

      @@whyamiherelol4616 it's a root vegetable that has layers similar to an ogre

  • @Nucleotide5313
    @Nucleotide5313 3 года назад +9

    I really thought they were gonna say they actually put babies under cars and observed mothers picking the car up... This wasn't quite as funny ngl.

  • @fakkuyu641
    @fakkuyu641 5 лет назад +119

    0:41 *That transistor schematic though, lol, I love you Onion*

    • @peterthepeter7523
      @peterthepeter7523 4 года назад +11

      Oddly it's a Russian schematic. Notice bipolar transistor (arrow was not drawn though). Letter Э stands for Эмиттер (Emitter), К stands for Катод (Cathode).

    • @bob-km4uq
      @bob-km4uq 3 года назад +3

      @@peterthepeter7523 Nah the U.S. uses K for cathode sometimes. I've never seen Э used though.

    • @peterthepeter7523
      @peterthepeter7523 3 года назад

      @Eric Cartman yeah it's slip of the tongue. Try and tell me you don't do that mistake sometimes. Or don't call transistor a transformer and vice versa.

    • @dallasdominguez2224
      @dallasdominguez2224 3 года назад

      Its like *"Mmmm yes. The science here is made of science"*

    • @swedensy
      @swedensy 3 года назад

      @@peterthepeter7523 this is not russian cause n-p-n type written in english.
      The arrow is not shown because it's probably educational schematic for n p n and p n p types. Cause you can't draw both arrows for a bipolar transistor.

  • @cee_ves
    @cee_ves 3 года назад +64

    Why is this actually wholesome? I didn’t expect this at all and I’m not sure what to feel

    • @AnotherAvaibleName
      @AnotherAvaibleName 3 года назад +2

      its satire bro

    • @cee_ves
      @cee_ves 3 года назад +27

      @@AnotherAvaibleName I’m well aware. And that’s why I didnt expect it at all. Where’s them dropping cars on babies to test it? It’s unlike the onion

    • @nicolasg8091
      @nicolasg8091 3 года назад +4

      It would be wholesome if it wasn’t so sarcastic.

    • @gitman3486
      @gitman3486 3 года назад +11

      If you find this wholesome you a bit simple. It's an illustration of schmaltz being substituted for evidence which is all too common now

    • @cee_ves
      @cee_ves 3 года назад +1

      @@gitman3486 for someone who watches the onion you really can’t tell when somebody’s joking can you?

  • @Me-wk7dz
    @Me-wk7dz 4 года назад +130

    This is satire, but to actually address the question with adrenaline no an ordinary person could not lift a car. Typically we have access to 50% of our strength, hysterical strength can take you to 100%. For an average woman 100% would be about 200lbs-300lbs. It is also worth mentioning that while a car may weigh 3,000lbs, to lift its front or back end off the ground typically requires closer to 700-900lbs of force. IF a woman lifted with 300 lbs of force, the car needs 700lbs to tilt, then 400lbs would remain pressing on the person below which will probably still kill them but is possible to potentially escape.

    • @LeslieB73
      @LeslieB73 4 года назад +10

      Yes, if it is a 3000 pound car, then the rear end will probably weigh between 700 to 800 pounds.

    • @rocketlaunchergunboatsdude1713
      @rocketlaunchergunboatsdude1713 4 года назад +5

      There only lifting a part of a car.

    • @SteveOnlin
      @SteveOnlin 4 года назад +15

      That's the point, Instead of using scientific reasons they're trying to be emotional and stuff

    • @Me-wk7dz
      @Me-wk7dz 4 года назад +10

      @@SteveOnlin Yeah, the video is just joking, but I thought I'd post that for people who were actually wondering

    • @Me-wk7dz
      @Me-wk7dz 4 года назад +12

      @@SteveOnlin Also worth noting strength athletes can tilt a car, and in some unusual positions even entirely lift it (all 4 wheels off the ground). Although they are males. The Female deadlift world record is 672lbs which isn't quite enough, although if she had full adrenaline maybe. Male deadlift world record is 1,104 lbs which is enough to tilt a car. And they can hip lift upwards of 2,700 lbs.
      (The 50% strength access doesn't apply to strength athletes because they access a larger percentage of their existing strength than normal people do, in addition just have more potential strength overall. But with full adrenaline they wouldn't double their records - especially considering they use ammonia to try and get some adrenaline going before their lifts anyways).

  • @sanctificate6285
    @sanctificate6285 3 года назад +34

    *”And run for president”*
    Donald Trump: *allow me to introduce myself*

    • @John_the_Paul
      @John_the_Paul 3 года назад +21

      Ah yes, what a strong independent woman he is

    • @logosking2848
      @logosking2848 3 года назад +2

      well he just said run for president, not become president ;)

    • @westleybabin6870
      @westleybabin6870 3 года назад +2

      Unfortunately we got the wrong woman(not defending trump by any means, he also sucked).

  • @lukaswarnica9310
    @lukaswarnica9310 3 года назад +21

    “And run for president” *shows sketch of Hillary clinton*

    • @estheay3611
      @estheay3611 3 года назад

      I mean, she’s not even the only woman in history to run for president. She’s just the first to get a presidential nomination by a major political party.

  • @Hermitfiendclub
    @Hermitfiendclub Год назад +3

    A true feminist at heart 🤟

  • @magicalstar7711
    @magicalstar7711 7 лет назад +4

    these comments are cancer

  • @DannySullivanMusic
    @DannySullivanMusic 6 лет назад +17

    I remember back when I was, say, 1.5 years of age and trapped underneath my mom's big rig. She lifted the collapsed cargo container with one hand and scooped me up with her other hand. Truly one of the strongest memories I had of her when I was a child. The other strong memories include when she flew across the Atlantic on the first transatlantic flight and when she invented the raisin.

    • @LeslieB73
      @LeslieB73 4 года назад +1

      Quit making shit up.

    • @bibleguy1207
      @bibleguy1207 4 года назад +3

      I would love to merry a woman like that!

  • @ryanfranz6715
    @ryanfranz6715 3 года назад +3

    My mom would either miss that this is a joke and love it, or get the joke and ground me. Even though I’m 27 and live in a different state.

  • @asaleminik
    @asaleminik 5 лет назад +18

    0:42 I love the random op amp circuit

  • @FlappyCat-ef6oq
    @FlappyCat-ef6oq 5 лет назад +11

    I looked it up because I was curious to see if it was real, realized I was watching the Onion at 0:27

  • @Hushoo
    @Hushoo 7 лет назад +41

    came for the lols stayed for the feels

  • @Cheefoo124
    @Cheefoo124 7 лет назад +60

    children=women
    cars=respect
    women=me

    • @AndrewGunner
      @AndrewGunner 3 года назад +7

      hotel=

    • @ZaHra-rj9lo
      @ZaHra-rj9lo 3 года назад +7

      @@AndrewGunner trivago

    • @AndrewGunner
      @AndrewGunner 3 года назад +6

      @@ZaHra-rj9lo goodboi

    • @ichijofestival2576
      @ichijofestival2576 3 года назад +4

      So...You = Children?
      Mostly concerned with how you managed to make your singular into a plural. But there are other logistical issues I have a great many questions about.

    • @yoshikagekira6166
      @yoshikagekira6166 3 года назад +1

      @@ichijofestival2576 He has put himself into a contradictory logical sentence.

  • @snowmenot
    @snowmenot 4 года назад +2

    If your mother doesn’t lift the car off of you, it’s cuz she doesn’t want to.

  • @RobertGuilman
    @RobertGuilman 3 года назад +4

    Lmao this is like one of those feminist ad trying empower through ridiculous example

  • @IkissyJesus
    @IkissyJesus 3 года назад +8

    I thought he was gonna say "So we decided to look at it from a scientists perspective. We found a mother leaving Walmart, in the parking lot at about 3pm on a Monday afternoon with her baby. John, my assistant, approached the woman and scientifically removed the baby from the mother's membership by first punching the mother in the face to stun her, then snatching the baby and running as hard as possible. With the mother now giving pursuit, we threw the child under my 2018 Honda Civic with 4 wheel drive and proceeded to slowly start rolling over the child, my assistant John keeping the mother at bay from simply reaching under.
    After a few minutes, and much effort from the mother... We determined that her efforts were enough."
    -- on the scene --
    "I mean, she basically lifted it."
    *"I mean yeah.. if the definition of lift is, y'know to put a lot of effort into getting something off the ground, yeah. I mean, yeah she lifted it"*
    -- commentary --
    "We decided to give the baby back. It was was only right that we returned the baby in one piece."
    "Oddly, she didn't seem very pleased."
    -- on the scene --
    *"My bAaaBYyy!!!"*
    -- commentary --
    "What me and John learned today was a very valuable lesson about what it means to lift something heavy. It's not about how much effort you put into it, but it's about the thought you put into it. I've been your host Kevin Mortali, back to the station."
    -- Station --
    "Well, Kevin, that was a very interesting experiment, I with could have been there to see it myself. I didn't know "piece"s came in flats. Anyway, now with a message from our sponsor."
    *"LEASE A NEW 2018 HONDA CIVIC FOR JUST 299 A MONTH.."*
    ---------
    For legal reasons, this is all for comedic purposes.

  • @Ruggedystim
    @Ruggedystim 3 года назад +6

    My mom lifted a car off me, all while getting my two older brothers ready for school and lifting a truck off my twin.. he always gets better things

  • @Wickeddreamsofficial
    @Wickeddreamsofficial Год назад +4

    This dudes really kissing ass the entire video 😂😂😂

  • @X3RUBIM
    @X3RUBIM 3 года назад +7

    I was most offended by the implication that a bodybuilder would hold the world deadlift record.

    • @gabrielh5105
      @gabrielh5105 3 года назад +5

      At least they didn't say it was a crossfitter

    • @Tucker454
      @Tucker454 3 года назад +2

      @@gabrielh5105 atleast they didn't say it was a runner

    • @redrobsanthem9206
      @redrobsanthem9206 3 года назад +2

      @@Tucker454 at least they didn’t say it was a yoga expert

    • @fisharecute5642
      @fisharecute5642 3 года назад +2

      @@Tucker454 at least they didn’t say it was a gamer

    • @legrandliseurtri7495
      @legrandliseurtri7495 3 года назад

      @@fisharecute5642 At least they didn't say it was my cat.
      Wait what?

  • @sylviaelse5086
    @sylviaelse5086 3 года назад +3

    I don't need to come to The Onion for this quality of reasoning - Facebook pages provide it every day.

  • @jaredfogle6612
    @jaredfogle6612 7 лет назад +25

    *thinks of Kill Bill's coffin scene.*

  • @30dollarnightvision14
    @30dollarnightvision14 3 года назад +3

    That moment when mainstream news is so bad the onion sounds like legitimate news.

  • @StevieObieYT
    @StevieObieYT Год назад +4

    You know who else can lift a car??
    My Mom!!

  • @falpsdsqglthnsac
    @falpsdsqglthnsac 3 года назад +2

    I expected them to put a woman’s baby under a car to test it but this works too

  • @chartypeplays2396
    @chartypeplays2396 3 года назад +7

    Knowing The Onion, I expected a satirical video where the character crushed a child under a car to test it, but the way this video subverted my expectations in a corny sort of way was funnier, and kind of sweet too. I didn't know The Onion made videos like this.

  • @andinda7915
    @andinda7915 3 года назад +3

    Being a mother is the toughest job...lol

  • @realswobby
    @realswobby 5 лет назад +6

    > a scientific proof that a mother can lift a car
    > "she is the strongest mother in the world, she raised me with love even when times were difficult etc."
    bruh it's not a scientific proof!
    edit: Nevermind, you got me xD

  • @xanatanuwu
    @xanatanuwu 5 лет назад +16

    jesus the amount of conservatives anti-sjws in this chat
    YIKES

    • @KC-bg1th
      @KC-bg1th 4 года назад +5

      Found a car-lifter. 😂

    • @davidtaylor142
      @davidtaylor142 3 года назад +4

      Onion: women are cool lol
      Neckbeards: Ackshualllyyyy

  • @igxniisan6996
    @igxniisan6996 Год назад +2

    That is know as “Hysterical Strength”, it's the strength that each and everyone has, a skinny boy can break the arm of the strongest armwrestler in the world under such condition, yes u heard me right.. our muscles usually activate only 10% of their full strength at daily life, even when you are lifting your own body weight, it doesn't exceed 20 to 30%, unlocking 100% is done during emergency but it's so strong that it can break your own bones and tear tendons.. moreover the percentages are just the amount of muscle fibres activated out of the total number of fibres, so don't think it's the percentage of strength increased, cuz that increases semi-exponentially

  • @ucimyy4u
    @ucimyy4u 4 года назад +3

    Damn well better believe they can('t). Those stories are always such sensationalized bullshit. No one can lift a 3/4000 lb car. What they can do, and what happens in extraordinary circumstances, is lift a hundred or so pounds, and, using the wheels or whatever the car is resting on as a fulcrum, this is sometimes enough to free the person underneath. It's not super human strength in the time of need, it's very basic physics.

    • @LeslieB73
      @LeslieB73 4 года назад +1

      Yes. No one can lift an entire Car. The strongest man in the world can only lift 2300 pounds. IF He's deadlifting. That's what i heard. But I think it might be fake. And a Average Car is at 3000 Pounds. If an average person. (With Adrenaline) Tries to Lift an Average Car. Not possible. As far as I'm concerned, nobody in History has ever lifted a Car. I agree with you. To Everybody that Disagrees with my Statement, they need to re-read and think about it. It's just Speculation.

    • @DubCake
      @DubCake 4 года назад

      Yummy onion

    • @LeslieB73
      @LeslieB73 4 года назад

      @@ecksdee1248 Does it really matter? WE Are giving our explanation. For people to know anyway That this isn't true. Stop trying to tell everybody that it's a joke. We know.

  • @Jericho69420
    @Jericho69420 7 лет назад +56

    that was oddly uplifting o.o

    • @cutecommie
      @cutecommie 6 лет назад +15

      So are women. They lift cars up.

    • @LeslieB73
      @LeslieB73 4 года назад +1

      @@cutecommie Not the whole car.

  • @louismotte5079
    @louismotte5079 3 года назад +31

    I clicked on this expecting them to crush a baby and film the mum crying or something, but it was just a wholesome video about the power of women lol

    • @Gabriel-bu6ln
      @Gabriel-bu6ln 3 года назад +15

      Or is it a video making fun of the made up stories and lies that people in the media today make about women make in an effort to elevate their self esteem? It's the onion after all

    • @justsomeguy892
      @justsomeguy892 3 года назад +12

      @@Gabriel-bu6ln Why not both?

    • @MrMacchiato97
      @MrMacchiato97 3 года назад +1

      Or its a story about loving your mother.

    • @valhatan3907
      @valhatan3907 3 года назад

      @@Gabriel-bu6ln yeah, why not be cynical and looking a meaning of something that doesn't "there".

    • @shizachan8421
      @shizachan8421 2 года назад

      @@Gabriel-bu6ln I feel like its more a mix of all. They know you go in with the expectation of them doing something outrageous like testing it actually out, then they start with some generic female empowerment advertisement and while you expect a punchline instead you get his heartfelt love letter to his mother. The comedy comes from repeatedly subverting expectations.

  • @esotericVideos
    @esotericVideos 7 лет назад +28

    The Onion is so comedically perfect, it deserves so many many many more views.

    • @Umtree
      @Umtree 4 года назад +3

      Fart compilations is where the views are at.

  • @tasha3757
    @tasha3757 13 дней назад +1

    lol. This isn’t even a true story 😂 It’s a completely fabricated urban myth! Even “The Onion” did a skit on it. This is the 3rd time I’ve seen Zack produce completely fictional content as “facts” and the worst part is that everyone just blindly believes it. 🤦‍♀️
    Really disappointing on ZackD’s part, but not at all surprised that humans blindly believe it without second guessing.

  • @timopper5488
    @timopper5488 3 года назад +8

    Thank you for explaining this, in a completely scientific way.

  • @SherlockHolmes-di7tr
    @SherlockHolmes-di7tr 5 лет назад +16

    its 2019 and still waiting for the punch line

    • @user_name_redacted
      @user_name_redacted 5 лет назад +1

      Maybe you should try getting a job

    • @kangelenjoyer
      @kangelenjoyer 4 года назад

      @Pecu Alex I actually think that the comment you replied to was a reference to the profile picture.

  • @DotyFuzz
    @DotyFuzz 3 года назад +3

    I know he said a woman can do anything...but can she lift a truck ?

  • @sebastianstiernspetz7205
    @sebastianstiernspetz7205 3 года назад +11

    They didn't put her baby under a car and told her to lift it. Disappointed.

  • @anthonygarcia5375
    @anthonygarcia5375 3 года назад +2

    This is a pretty tame onion video but it also has some weird background noise like some sort of subconscious trigger or hidden code

  • @gsjude9211
    @gsjude9211 2 года назад +2

    Omg this video is getting so many dislikes because people like me don’t realize it’s satire 🤣

  • @SuhandiWijaya
    @SuhandiWijaya 3 года назад +3

    Now do a baby save her mother trapped under a car.

    • @SuhandiWijaya
      @SuhandiWijaya 3 года назад

      @MintyCat1 No, the car has turned 😉

  • @Technodog
    @Technodog 3 года назад +3

    Can a mother lift Thor’s hammer if their child is trapped underneath?

  • @Jack-dv2kn
    @Jack-dv2kn 3 года назад +4

    I’m convinced his mom wrote the script for this

  • @vankyer
    @vankyer 3 года назад +2

    Lmao, dislike are from the people who didn't like what they ate.

  • @LeedleLeePatrick
    @LeedleLeePatrick 4 года назад +2

    I actually thought this was legit until I saw the channel name. Our society is at that stage.

  • @naifal-thani5829
    @naifal-thani5829 5 лет назад +6

    It turned out to be a myth. Can't believe I bought into it.

  • @jotarokujo1704
    @jotarokujo1704 5 лет назад +6

    0:42 i don't get how the pnp or npn transistors have anything to do with this

  • @55maltesers
    @55maltesers 2 года назад +1

    Can I hold this video responsible for my back that is now broken?

  • @tarunvarma8415
    @tarunvarma8415 3 года назад +1

    I miss the quality of content in onion's video from a decade ago. Need those writers back

  • @andycho7617
    @andycho7617 3 года назад +6

    My Mother Actually Lift Her Car to Trap me Under It.

  • @sharonjames9371
    @sharonjames9371 5 лет назад +3

    If my baby was trapped I would do it in a heartbeat

    • @LeslieB73
      @LeslieB73 4 года назад

      Good luck with that. 💪🚘

    • @strawberrygoldfiish8606
      @strawberrygoldfiish8606 3 года назад

      Assuming you are an average weight for a women then you wouldn’t be able to pick up a car but you would be able to tilt it

  • @danielmcnulty7799
    @danielmcnulty7799 4 года назад +5

    Who is hear from Eddie’s video

  • @snaackytutx7648
    @snaackytutx7648 Год назад +1

    You don't have to deadlift a 2 ton car off the ground though, so the comparison makes no sense. The weight lifted is much different for just raising one end of it off the ground. We expect better science from you, Onion.

  • @carmelacatalinasolisalcara4725
    @carmelacatalinasolisalcara4725 Год назад +2

    This is wholesome shitposting, yo

  • @gabesanzo4578
    @gabesanzo4578 3 года назад +5

    Pretty disappointed with this, they could’ve easily made this hilarious and about doing an experiment by putting women’s children underneath cars

  • @ApexIXMR
    @ApexIXMR 7 лет назад +4

    The real question is, why is she lifting cars when she should be in the kitchen making me a damn sammich!?

    • @damana1000
      @damana1000 7 лет назад +1

      I'm gonna tell your mom about that comment you just wrote

    • @LeslieB73
      @LeslieB73 4 года назад

      @@damana1000 It's a joke dumbas

    • @legrandliseurtri7495
      @legrandliseurtri7495 3 года назад

      @@LeslieB73 So was Sam Adam's comment...

  • @dicebagdaryl
    @dicebagdaryl 4 года назад +3

    I thought this was real until I saw The Onion logo. Had me scared there for a minute.

  • @kender1412
    @kender1412 2 года назад +1

    This is funny. Hysterical strength IS a thing, though. It doesn't end well--the body is stretched beyond its limits, fuelled by the adrenaline rush, muscles shred, bones fracture. After the adrenaline, dopamine, and endorphins wear off, the pain is intense but does it hurt as much as losing a loved one?

  • @spacewhale8279
    @spacewhale8279 7 лет назад +11

    I was expecting some facts and all and evidence, but it's cool.

  • @mikkelhedidi6166
    @mikkelhedidi6166 3 года назад +5

    This is the most wholesome onion video

  • @nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932
    @nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932 5 лет назад +9

    But they aren't lifting the entire car up; it's still touching the ground. They just lift one side up less than a foot off the ground to make enough room for a child to get out.
    (Yes, I know this is a satire video)

    • @LeslieB73
      @LeslieB73 4 года назад +1

      Yes. You're Absolutely Correct.

  • @stephaniecarrow4898
    @stephaniecarrow4898 Год назад +1

    So glad he used actual science to answer this question. Much like Einstein's thought experiments. Anyone who questions his conclusion is not following the science.

  • @haidengeary8277
    @haidengeary8277 5 лет назад +1

    All jokes aside, The human body is capable of lifting MUCH more than usual. Thats what adrenaline is for. If we had this strength all the time, we'd tear the fuck out of ourselves, so the brain limits it until needed. Has a mother ever done this? Yes. Do a bit of research. Without this, we'd surely not have survived. Just consider anytime you have run from danger (Including cops). You cut yourself, only to realize it when you have stopped and relaxed a bit.

  • @MistahFox
    @MistahFox 3 года назад +4

    You weren't supposed to actually CUT the onion... now my eyes are watering up...

  • @minedoimperija
    @minedoimperija 3 года назад +3

    "If a woman can shape a child into a successful man you see sitting in front of you today"
    Working for the onion is a job not many of us can afford

  • @lillbinonei
    @lillbinonei 5 лет назад +3

    Everyone can lift cars and trucks ⚡💪❤️
    Willpower is success!

    • @LeslieB73
      @LeslieB73 4 года назад

      NO They can't. The strongest person in the world can't lift an Average Car. 3000 pounds. 1.5 tons. An Average Human with Adrenaline Can only lift 2/4 of the Car. If a Person Lifted an Entire Car then you Would have Heard it all over the News. I wasn't Tryna be rude i was just saying. 😃

  • @athensgod2361
    @athensgod2361 4 года назад +1

    Also, even with adrenaline you would die after lifting “4000” pounds as you would have a explosion in your brain and severe brain bleeding after. And would tear every single muscle fiber in your body. Even if you have the special adrenaline rush to where you access 100% of muscle fiber. Not only would your CNS be completely destroyed, your brain would basically explode from the inside with all that pressure force.

  • @Sphnxfr
    @Sphnxfr 7 лет назад +11

    So this is the power of science!

  • @quelorepario
    @quelorepario 5 лет назад +4

    Oh my gods this is such an exquisite satire that unfortunately it will completely fly over the heads of all feminists who can't stay on topic.

  • @HY-vz3ks
    @HY-vz3ks 4 года назад +3

    I don't understand why so many people didn't get this video and disliked it. The Onion doesn't always have to be funny.

    • @garlicicecream9087
      @garlicicecream9087 2 года назад

      I think you didnt get it which I find quite amusing. this is satire. theyre making fun of the people who say mums can do anything.

    • @HY-vz3ks
      @HY-vz3ks 2 года назад

      @@garlicicecream9087 compared to other videos from the onion, this one just isn't made to be funny. It is quite emotional actually. They are not making fun of anyone at all. You mean they are making fun of people who love their mothers?

  • @fnutarf2085
    @fnutarf2085 Год назад +2

    It's actually wholesome

  • @princeuket197
    @princeuket197 3 года назад +2

    Nope the woman used kaioken x4

  • @AmatMN
    @AmatMN 3 года назад +6

    so unexpectedly wholesome from the union 😭 moms CAN do anything

  • @SSJ4Bardock
    @SSJ4Bardock 6 лет назад +5

    You know its 2018 when i didn't realise it was satire at first

  • @CuteGirl-co9ji
    @CuteGirl-co9ji 7 лет назад +5

    A mother's love can move mountains 😍