‘Good Luck Babies’: Children Dropped 50 Feet From Tower in Indian Ritual
Muslims in western India have been observing a bizarre ritual - they've been throwing their young children off a tall building to improve their health. The faithful have been observing the ritual at a shrine in Solapur, in western India's Maharastra, for more than five hundred years. They believe it will make their children strong and say no accidents have ever happened.
While the babies may not be outwardly harmed, the physical forces involved in falling 50 metres and stopping suddenly put great strain on the brain and could produce coup/contre-coup brain injuries. Cultural differences and tradition aside, the mere prospect of brain injury in these children either argues that those involved do not know the risk or do not care.
CommonsenseMay 1st, 2008 - 1:50 pm
Another reason to denounce the evil, uneducated, religion of islam.
I can’t wait until more of these “rituals” start taking place in the U.S.
I predict within 10 years we will have “MET” (Muslim Entertainment Television) complete with the beheading of INFIDELS and children dropped 50′ from a tower.
SoCal PatriotMay 1st, 2008 - 2:16 pm
“I can’t wait until more of these “rituals†start taking place in the U.S.”
Isn’t that how democrats and Ron “cut and run” Paul supporters get so stupid? The MUST have been dropped as infants…
MarciMay 1st, 2008 - 2:31 pm
This was actually a practice (fad?) among 18th century English and French aristocrats. There is a rumor that Charles Lindbergh, who was an obsessive Anglophile and uppercrust wannabe killed his son doing just this stunt, then framed Huptmann for the crime.
FlyovermanMay 1st, 2008 - 2:40 pm
It looks like something dreamed up by Gary Larson.
wweMay 1st, 2008 - 2:45 pm
Flipping idiots. Another reason to resist and denounce the notion of “diversity” and “tolerance.”
ChrisMay 1st, 2008 - 2:48 pm
Michael Jackson would be so proud. More proof that this activity is just INSANE!
Logic LeeMay 1st, 2008 - 2:51 pm
Yes Marci and cavemen were purported to drag their women around by the hair. Aren’t you glad you are now living in the 21st century!
Muslim MaryMay 1st, 2008 - 3:02 pm
Another example of why Isalm is not a religion of peace, but rather a CULT OF DEATH, and why it must not be allowed in the West.
Christainity embraces life, while Islam promotes death..
B0rtMay 1st, 2008 - 3:02 pm
They should make the Tower 500′ and toss all Muslim kids off it…you know for luck…or something.
KevinMay 1st, 2008 - 3:07 pm
How can this be defended in the name of diversity? I’m sorry, but physics trumps diversity in this case. 15 Meters, acceloration due to gravity = 9.82 m/s^2.
V^2=Vo^2 +2a(x-xo). Therefore the child is moving at 17.16 m/s or 61.78 km/hr or 38.4 mph when it hits the sheet. How can this not damage a child that has a developing brain? Their skull hasn’t fully fused yet (soft spot takes well over a year to harden). There is no logical defense for continuing this practice.
ignorant practice…
KevinMay 1st, 2008 - 3:10 pm
B0rt,
Too funny! You’re spot on in my opinion.
tyMay 1st, 2008 - 3:15 pm
I Dont know want to know where the Badluck babies get dropped.
LL in LaMay 1st, 2008 - 3:28 pm
This video and practice goes a long way into explaining a lot of things. Barack, which fall was most devastating to you: then or now?
dove624May 1st, 2008 - 3:38 pm
I would just die if anyone threw one of my babies over a tower like that.
LHM!!
That is just not kosher.
d~
JoelMay 1st, 2008 - 3:40 pm
How the eff do they survive this fall? Are they made of gummy bears? Maybe that’s why so many go on death missions. They really think they won’t die.
NeilMay 1st, 2008 - 3:53 pm
I think this practice should be expanded to include all male muslims between the ages of 15 and 45. The height should be increased to 500 feet. The sheet should not be employed as a catching mechanism. Instead, they should rely on almighty Allah to catch them safely before hitting the ground. If this is done worldwide the terrorism problem would be soved in less than 1 year.
Usaq MadikMay 1st, 2008 - 4:32 pm
This is certainly a wacky religious practice, but far less wacky than slicing off part of a baby boy’s manhood that’s for sure.
To think for all these years, I’ve been using both a rabbit’s foot and 4-leaf-clover, for luck.
This just gives me another reason to blame my parents for their lack of parenting skills.
gregMay 1st, 2008 - 4:45 pm
Why not do something less barbaric on the babies? Perhaps a bit of reproductive organ mutilation perhaps?
Usaq MadiklessMay 1st, 2008 - 4:48 pm
Hi Ussie. Being circumcised actually promotes healthy function and prevents disease. It is also something that Muslim men do. So while their brains get turned to gravy their peckers are working fine. Actually explains allot.
HuhMay 1st, 2008 - 4:52 pm
Nothing like a good Muslim story to bring out the racists. Beside, why are you wasting time posting here when there’s probably some country somewhere that needs a good bombing — as long as they have oil.
cluelessinkyMay 1st, 2008 - 4:52 pm
I can see this happening in the USA in a few years. And if the sheet ripped and a kid got hurt I can see the lawyers running like dervishes to sue the sheet manufacturer. What a crazy world!!
LarryMay 1st, 2008 - 5:06 pm
Um “Huh” Muslim is a religon, not a race.
What nextMay 1st, 2008 - 5:12 pm
Wow – somewhere in there will be a future Darwin Award candidate. Yes I agree if this did occur in the US not only would the lawyers swarm around like sharks but a bevy of therapists as well. Ya think these kids may need some help when they grow up?
SoCal PatriotMay 1st, 2008 - 5:16 pm
“Um “Huh†Muslim is a religon, not a race.”
Actually, Islam is the religion, Muslims are the people that practice it, the right word he was looking for is Islamophobes…
Hope that helps…
Usaq MadikMay 1st, 2008 - 5:19 pm
“Being circumcised actually promotes healthy function and prevents disease.”
Blah blah blah. Abstinence prevents disease too. Why don’t you just chop the whole thing off if that’s your concern?
Were circumcision truly needed, over the eons of human evolution the foreskin would have removed itself.
Or, if Theology is more your thing… I’m sure the Lord wouldn’t have created it in the first place. We were created in His image were we not? Is the Lord unhealthy or disease ridden? HERETIC!!
Too each their own though. If you’re ok with being mutilated as an infant and not having your full package, that’s your choice.
All those parenting classes and I never heard about this! We will assimilate them and add their distinctiveness to our own! Not.
TexanMay 1st, 2008 - 5:22 pm
Too bad Osama Obama Bin Lauden’s parents didn’t drop him fifty feet onto large rocks for even more luck.
Sean PatriotMay 1st, 2008 - 5:27 pm
What the hell is wrong with these people. lets nuke em
nobodyimportantMay 1st, 2008 - 5:36 pm
They havent had any deaths and yea maybe it causes some damage but human bodies do have the ability to heal. The Christian ritual of bapitizism looks like someone dunking or perhaps drowning children, if other religions have other strange rituals then that should be fine. Communion- once thought to be a practice of cannabilism in the church since they claim to be eating the body of christ. why do people see this and imediately attack a religion? there are risks to living, yes people should try to mininmize them but death is an omnipresent part of life. Despite being civilized, im sure plently of people, including children die in car accidents, drwoning in pools, or perhaps from medicine given to them even with good intentions. Whether or not intentions are good are bad doesnt really matter, its the result and if no children die from this practice then i figure its fine. i am profoundly disturbed by the fact that people seem to think genocide is an acceptable practice…mankind is not infinitely progressive though i wouldnt say it regresses either, it simply is.
Arguing on the Internet is like competing in the Special Olympics. It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose; you’re still retarded.
MohummyMay 1st, 2008 - 5:38 pm
Wow – Usaq Madik is getting a bit cranky. I feel sorry for the little tyke. He needs a good fall.
BSDetectorMay 1st, 2008 - 5:43 pm
WOW . . . did one single person say that this practice has something to do with real “diversity”?!?!?!? No! It would be equally denounced by decent reasonable people from every culture group!
But neocons take as an excuse to rally the “let’s attack diversity” crowd of dittoheads.
Apples and oranges folks! Get real!
RickMay 1st, 2008 - 5:54 pm
Hey man, whatever they want to do.
NikkiMay 1st, 2008 - 6:00 pm
I thought that it was interesting that they call it an “Indian ritual” when it’s actually an ISLAMIC tradition. They claim that no accidents have ever happened, but I wouldn’t be shocked to find out that these babies have brain damage later in life. Islam is a barbaric religion in dire need of reform if it is to catch up with the modern world.
JimMay 1st, 2008 - 6:13 pm
I have 17 and 16 year old daughters. Is it too late to observe this ritual with them? I think it could be useful (especially for me).
Michael JacksonMay 1st, 2008 - 6:17 pm
I gave them the idea!!
EdMay 1st, 2008 - 6:23 pm
Let just hope that Britney doesn’t see this video!
John MMay 1st, 2008 - 7:20 pm
You do not get to claim the title “civilized society” if you practice something like this.
Massive risk of death or disfigurement of your child for ‘luck’.
How about sending your kids to school and making them try to get good grades, the kind of luck that will bring beats hurling kids off roofs any day.
Savages.
Jonny ZuhalterMay 1st, 2008 - 7:38 pm
These people are nothing more than barbarians. I’m surprised they aren’t reading animal entrails too. History, unfortunately, has proven itself time and again over the last 5,000 years that barbarians ultimately triumph over the more civilized cultures. We’re all f***ed.
JabberMay 1st, 2008 - 7:53 pm
Muslim extremists drop their babies 50 ft into a cloth… Xtian Mormom extremists waterboard their babies and cause a lot of broken bones in their kids. It’s all the same. Crazies every where you look. Booga Booga Booga!!!!
Ms. Randi ScottMay 1st, 2008 - 8:36 pm
I agree with Neil:: throwing Muslims off the cliff should be expanded to ALL Muslims between the ages of 10 and 45; NO sheet should be used. Let them pray to Alla.
Terrorism by Muslims inflicted on non-Muslims would decrease significantly.
NoTenCommandmentsForMeMay 1st, 2008 - 8:45 pm
SocalPatriot still sounding like a Moron I see. What a convenience it must be for you non-muslim religious people to think that your religion doesn’t kill people. What a luxury of delusion you swim in.
Christianity is still a violent religion kill masses of people globably, including this country. Or have you conveniently forgotten that God Blesses the Troops???
Onward Christian Morons!
beverlyMay 1st, 2008 - 8:47 pm
what a surprise! imagine! muslims doing something this stupid! but then….these are the same people that send their children out with bombs strapped to them, right?
SoCal PatriotMay 1st, 2008 - 9:06 pm
“What a convenience it must be for you non-muslim religious people to think that your religion doesn’t kill people.”
Obviously you’re another retard that was dropped, a lot, as an infant.
Good luck with that… :D
ScottMay 1st, 2008 - 9:13 pm
Certain American politicians would benefit greatly from the Muslim “free fall” practice. We would, of course, remove the sheet and substitute a huge vat of fluid/mush of your choice.
Al BundyMay 1st, 2008 - 9:19 pm
What do you expect from a mob of uneducated, low brow, knuckle dragging, AK47 wielding, bed sheet wearing idiots? I don’t give a crap what these throwbacks do in their own godforsaken crap hole as long as we keep them out of our land. For all I care, let them all throw eachother off of some tower and be done with it. Islam is a satanic cult.
delhiMay 1st, 2008 - 10:26 pm
“Christainity embraces life”
lol
AbVagMay 1st, 2008 - 11:33 pm
Heh. Ok. Let’s check the scoreboard. Muslims = toss children off 50 foot balconies onto a sheet held by many.
Christians = drown children until they see God. Yes, a cruel way of describing baptism, but insanity can even come in comfortable clothes.
John MMay 2nd, 2008 - 4:29 am
The way I (and everyone in my family) was baptized, was leaning forward over a font and having holy water poured over the back of our head during a blessing.
How is that waterboarding? Should I stop washing my kids’ hair? Is that torture too?
You cannot compare the two, to do so is irresponsible and misrepresentative. I understand the people who hate on Bible thumpers, personally I find MANY sects of christianity offensive and embarassing to be associated with. I find many facets of American society embarassing; rudeness, selfishness, laziness and greed being the most rampant and damaging. I still love it and still recognize the great good in most people. The fact of the matter is that the extremists are not representative of any religion. This kind of activity, however, IS representative of the regional culture (notice I did not use the word ‘religion’) as a whole. I have been there. It was frightening. You should see how they ride trains. Again I say: Savages.
Usaq MadiklessMay 2nd, 2008 - 12:30 pm
Ussie is your pecker infected? You sound upset? BTW in God’s image is His spiritual image not physical. Keep up the ignorance Ussie. And feel free to drop your babies if your sick little pecker allows you to still have them. Also you might want to check out the CDC website for information on the health benefits of circumcision. I know the Center for Disease Control is just a right-wing neocon front but they do have some helpful information. (Maybe even an atibiotic recommendation for little Ussie?)
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Usaq MadikMay 5th, 2008 - 9:49 pm
Ussie is your pecker infected? You sound upset? BTW in God’s image is His spiritual image not physical. Keep up the ignorance Ussie. And feel free to drop your babies if your sick little pecker allows you to still have them. Also you might want to check out the CDC website for information on the health benefits of circumcision. I know the Center for Disease Control is just a right-wing neocon front but they do have some helpful information. (Maybe even an atibiotic recommendation for little Ussie?)
Like I said, if you’re ok not being a full man, that’s your business. Those of us who are 100% man will continue using soap and enjoying our full manhood.
Now go play with what’s left of your’s. As you point out in your nickname, you are dikless. How can you go on living?
While the babies may not be outwardly harmed, the physical forces involved in falling 50 metres and stopping suddenly put great strain on the brain and could produce coup/contre-coup brain injuries. Cultural differences and tradition aside, the mere prospect of brain injury in these children either argues that those involved do not know the risk or do not care.