Another Winning Entry in our
What Would You Do for a BlackBerry Storm? Contest!
( Click Here To View Other Awesome Winning Entries )
WARNING: The video above is actually kinda violent! Think CrackBerry meets Fear Factor meets Jackass the Movie. Don't watch it unless you're ok with those of kinds of things. Seriously. There, you've been warned. Now enjoy the show! **
Before we began revealing the winners of the What Would You Do for a BlackBerry Storm? Contest last week I wrote a blog post letting everyone know just how TOUGH a task it was for the judging team to narrow over 3,000 entries down to just ten winners (and remember, we didn't order the top ten - they're all winners and once we've posted on every Storm-earning entry you'll be able to vote for your favorite). In the end, we split the entries up into five categories of themes to ensure variety and a fair chance for all types of entries to win, and then picked the top two from each category that really caught our attention. We already showed you one winning entry that fell under the heading of embarrasment and torture via Kevin Vlk's 20 Mile CrackBerry Gump Run through Chicago. Today's video brings forth the second winner in this category, with an emphasis on the torture side of the equation. Enter Travis Carrol's contest submission:
What would I do to win a BlackBerry Storm? I would get tied up with arms and legs extended wearing only small shorts and let 10 people, each with 10 paintballs shoot at me all at the same time for 10 seconds with CrackBerry.com written across my chest!! That's 100 paintballs!!!! For safety reasons (besides the wearing a cup) I will have on paintball certified goggles that protect my eyes nose mouth and ears. (the only real way to get hurt by a paintball is to be shot in the eye)...so it's totally safe and very exciting for people to see!! Thanks for taking the time to read my submission and I look forward to reading crackberry.com EVERY SINGLE DAY.
Believe it or not, Travis wasn't the only contestant to volunteer getting shot by a proverbial storm of paintballs. But the little details in Travis' entry sold the judges (plus he convinced us this craziness would be safe), and well... we just really wanted to see what this would look like when all was said and done. Watch the video. It all went down Thursday evening, November 13th. And it is INSANE.
Well Deserved Travis! You have earned your free BlackBerry Storm. You are nuts! I'm not sure anybody after watching this video would even consider doing what you just did in that video. Ouch!
Travis had a big crew on hand to help him carry out his To Do, and even had his video guy help edit things up for public consumption. BIG THANKS go to everyone who participated and helped Travis win his Storm.
So what do you think CrackBerry Nation? Is the craziest entry yet? The voting will come at the end, but be sure to post your thoughts in the comments (KEEP THE COMMENTS CLEAN AND FRIENDLY FOLKS!).
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72 comments
Mad props goes to Travis here. Had to have hurt like hell.
ouch.
Pain = Pleasure
that had to hurt!!
i would of not been able to do this...
so far i'd say this is the best one (out of the ones we've seen).
That was brutal. Definitely top 1.. so far.
Well deserved is right. I hope your body's healing just fine. :)
Damn!!! LOL..This Guy Has Definetely Earned his Blackberry...
pain is temporary... your new blackberry storm lasts forever -or at least for the next one or two years before its out of date... but hey at least he won, the only thing funnier than this would have been if he had not won the contest and been stuck with a hundred paintball bruises and no Storm for it hahaha
He only followed through with what he had pledged to do once Kevin notified him that his submission had won.
We did this to my boss. I work a sales job with a office of around 30 people and he gave the 3 people he gives the hardest time to have a free shot 10 feet away and everyone ended up shooting him with at least 3 paintball's and he went down for about 10-15 minute's. Travis u took that like a champ and without any coveralls well deserved!!! send this man a bb storm Kevin
OMG damn i know that hurt bad!! U da man travis!! congrats on ur storm!!! weellll deserving!
HOLY sh!t.. you def deserve a free storm, but seriously i am okay spending money on a phone and not get f*cked up like that... i guess luxury has its price that i don't mind paying, especially when i can make $200 an hour!
I don't think these winning videos are about saving the money of buying a storm. It's about the glory of winning. Crazy video man! You deserve it!
impressive
It would take more than a phone for me to do something like this lol.
That left me kinda speechless...not sure what to say except that dude deserves a Storm!
Chadman
This is the best entry yet, and one that would stand up next to what I would have done, had I my entry been chosen. Some of the first five seemed pretty lame, NOT THIS ONE! You deserve a Storm and a years worth of unlimited service.
That is crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did you take a pic the next 2 days? I can imagine how bruised up you were then.
Travis your a goon man! " i cant feel my hands!" This video absolutly cracked me up. Well deserved win brotha. Have fun with your Storm.
OUCH!! Well deserved winner!
Blimey, you really wanted a Storm !...that must have hurt, well done for being nuts ;)
I felt like I watched an execution...
Anyone notice the neurological response he had? Watch his hands after he falls to the ground. Brutal.
Wow.....Just WOW.....That is just plain crazy!!!!!
look at those bruises! OWW
Best entry yet. And he's a fellow rochestarian which makes it all the better. GOOD WORK!!
Congrats from a fellow winner. I chose to hurt my phone. You chose to hurt yourself.... ouch! Pretty brave! Hope you are healing OK. Enjoy the storm.
That was F**KING BRUTAL !!!!!! You DEFINITELY DESERVE A STORM !!!!
Out of all the winners so far, you seem the most deserving. But it feels kinda stupid as you have options there to get it so cheap on contract.
hey Kev,
When's the next anticipated Podcast????
Dude, you rock. I wonder if you can tell us if all those spots turned black and blue? You're certifiably nuts! I bet your friends are still trying to figure out who shot you in the nuts, thank god for the cup dude. Enjoy the Storm!!
Kevin , send that thing to this guy right away. My gosh
That looked a bit too painful for me! Well done Travis you definitely deserve to win the Storm... and more
That's crazy. My friends and I play a couple times a month, and I could not imagine that. I got hit on the back of my hand once (no gloves) from 10-15 yards at ~320 FPS (way too fast) and there is a large permanent scar. You are crazy man, congrats on the Storm!
Bro you definitely deserve a Storm for that. To date, this is the best entry by FAR!! Good job bro!
Deservedly due for a Storm - crazy stuff.
However, I am a little confuzzled - I was under the impression by the contest entry rules, that things involving people hurting themselves/ exposure to danger, etc. were not going to be open for consideration.
Granted, it isn't like the guy decided to eat a bucket of razor blades followed by a nice Chianti - but kind of painful to watch never the less. Kids, don't try this at home!
Hope those welts heal proper - meanwhile, enjoy the Storm, you crazy crazy person, you. :)
OMG!~
Friggin' nuts dude. Well deserved winner!
I know Travis wanted to cry! Dude you so earned that BB Storm!!! You're brave!
BEST ONE YET AND MOST DESERVED !!!!!!!!
All I have to say is WOW, that tops it all!! Even the tattoo...
I'd rate it:
1) Paintball!!!
2) Tattoo
3) Runner
4) Pudding wrestling (even though this should be in last place...not CB specific IMHO...they could do the same to win i.e. concert tickets, etc.
5) Palm sawed in half
Peace all!!
Well done man, well done.
That was the best one out of all of them so far.
Most well deserved for sure.
So far this is my fav. It was fun, funny, short and of course entertaining. Well done.
props to travis man
i go paintballing and now how that can hurt..esp with bare skin hah. kevin send him a cookie with the storm =p
That is amazing. I hope the phone is equally as amazing! I play paintball and it sucks to get shot once on bare skin much less 100! Great job!
Give that man 2 for the pain he went threw. That is so crazy. The best one so far. He had to go threw alot of pain for it.
good one travis! this dude has been playing paintball for who knows how long and has accomplished quite a bit...getting railed in a game is one thing...but taking 100 shots from people who actually know how to aim...that sucks...have fun with the storm.....im sure you'll have it in tow this AXBL season...
Liked it so much I posted the thing on my myspace...
Im buying my Storm on friday morning but this guy was so hardcore he took shots to get one free. Check out the video...painfully awesome!
that was just to much he fell and i think went numb for a
minute .......
well atleast he can watch himself getting hit with all the paint balls on youtube on the STORM