Was able to hold up a one ton pallet to save a friend once so its far from a lie. It all depends on the situation and whats at stake.

I agree its best to not simply throw things around and potentially make things worse. But getting out a jack and trying to lift up the car in the heat of the moment was probably not considered because it would take too much time to do all of that. Also they may have not had a jack to lift the car with either.

I know from personal experience when emergencies like that happen you simply react. If I think I can lift that car then thats what I would do in the heat of the moment. For better or worse. In this case it probably saved the mans life. I know it's better than the alternative which his to keep not breathing.

You'll never know how you'll react in an emergency when SHTF. THe only way to find out is to be put in such situations. It's actually one of the central tenants behind internal martial arts. getting use to how your body feels under extreme situations where the nervous system is going out of control. How to remain calm and focused without getting too much of a glandular reaction (ie adrenalin). they become good martial artists because they already know and have had time to learn how to cooperate with the body when the nervous system goes into overdrive during extreme situations. I know its a weird anecdote to give as an example.

I once lifted/Cartwheeled a 1000 pound tree stump by myself that had rolled on top of a day laborer in a trench at a construction site when I was younger. I had no time to think just enough to go. "Oh S#($*!!!!" and jump to his rescue. You just react in those situation, and your brain doesn't think hey this is too heavy I can't lift this. It simply says to it's self I must lift this period! Get it off the guy!!!!! get it off!!!!!! And somehow might you never knew you had wells up and gives you the ability to lift objects several times too heavy for the normal human.

Navy SEALS in buds are taught this very lesson, that there is always more inside of you that can give more. Thats the whole point of BUDS how to push yourself and find out what you are really made of. THey have a saying in BUDs according to some friends I've talked to that went through it. WHen your body says to stop because you are too tired you are only at 60% and still have another 40% to give. You just didn't realize it.

Yeah i too have constant thoughts of the car falling on me when I'm underneath one and it's jacked up. Heck I get the same feelings when I'm crawling under a car thats not jacked up like and wonder what would happen if one of my friends thought it was funny to jump on the bumper and the engine block slammed down on my chest by accident.

Originally posted by BASSPLYR
Yeah i too have constant thoughts of the car falling on me when I'm underneath one and it's jacked up. Heck I get the same feelings when I'm crawling under a car thats not jacked up like and wonder what would happen if one of my friends thought it was funny to jump on the bumper and the engine block slammed down on my chest by accident.

A good friend of mine watched his dad die right in front of him when he was six. His dad crawled under a semi motor when it was chained up and the chain broke. It fell on his chest and crushed him. I never asked him about it because he is still pretty distraught over it a few decades later. He mentioned it a few times when we were sipping on a few cold one's. It always sticks in my mind and when I am under the vehicle I have the tires blocked, a few jacks, and blocks as back ups. I do not ever want my children losing their dad to something like this. There is no excuse for it.

This is no joke and I would not kid about something like this.