Imagine this scene. A 43-year old German man is standing next to his 12-year old son on their apartment balcony. They’re having a spitting contest; a male bonding tradition and test of masculine prowess that goes back thousands of years.

The son goes first. He takes a deep breath, hocks up a nice big loogey, rears back and spits. I’m sure it was an admirable distance for a 12-year old, but surely no match for what his 43-year old father was about to achieve.

Next, the father repeats the same ritual, but the man has a deep-seeded primal need to defeat his son, so in order to ensure victory, he thrusts forward forcefully as he expels his mucous projectile… unfortunately, a little too far forward. Whoa, look at Dad go… right off the balcony.

Dad was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Source: Reuters

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