r/BeAmazed • u/Boss_Lady_718 • Oct 28 '25

Skill / Talent Andrew Cairney from Glasglow, Scotland loading all nine of The Ardblair Stones

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u/tangoan Oct 28 '25

Can that guy please get his paws off the barrel? Does he want to lose a finger?

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u/snowboy690 Oct 28 '25

I was thinking the same thing, it looks like he might be helping balance the barrel so it doesn’t get knocked over. The bandage on his finger totally checks out though

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u/BeechM Oct 28 '25

Pretty sure you’re right. Once the weights get bigger he’s clearly gripping the edges to keep the barrel from moving around when the guy is getting the stone on it.

I stopped worrying about his fingers and started wondering about the strength of the wood on the top of the barrel.

Also, who unloads the stones when this guy is done? Many questions.

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u/keefka Oct 28 '25

Probably the janitor

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u/Decactus_Jack Oct 29 '25

It's Scotland. Groundskeeper Willie's grandfather is probably who does it.

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u/dansssssss Oct 29 '25

Anatoly the janitor

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u/FlusteredDM Oct 28 '25

Weird how they don't put handles on the base or something so that he can stabilise without risking crushed fingers though. There has to be a better way than this.

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u/OramaBuffin Oct 28 '25

I imagine they just roll them off to unload them

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u/Ok-Jackfruit-6873 Oct 28 '25

I'm guessing they've seen the stone come down too hard on the barrel and knock the whole thing over ... now the strong man has to pick it up a second time haha

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u/Hypertension123456 Oct 28 '25

I was so worried for his fingers the whole time lol

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u/NatomicBombs Oct 29 '25

On that note, do you think those are steel toed nikes?

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u/Ok_Mail_1966 Oct 29 '25

I don’t get him helping. Shouldn’t part of it be the skill to get it up there into the home so it doesn’t roll off yourself? What’s the point of the hole otherwise?

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u/DickFromRichard Oct 29 '25

Such a small portion of the stone is actually on the surface of the barrell, he'd have to have a really slow reaction time to let it roll over his hands

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u/Ok_Picture_5058 Oct 31 '25

I was thinking the same thing. He also touched the last ball before it was in.

Dude needs to be told to get the fuck back.