Truly, the only way you could get me to run that fast is if you put a cookie in front of me.
Video via Skwigg who saw it on Alwyn Cosgrove. For those of you sneaking your blog reading in at work and don’t want to blow your cover, it’s a Japanese game show where the object of the game is to run off the end of a long treadmill. You grab a cookie every 10 feet or so, at which point the treadmill speeds up. Most people end up tripping and get sent off the treadmill into a pool of water. But hey, at least they got a cookie! When I first watched it I thought, “Man, it’s pretty much impossible to win this game,” and then I realized that was the point. It’s way more entertaining to see people get knocked into a wading pool with a mouth mashed full of chocolate chips than it is to see them win. It’s like an allegory for our high-paced, competitive society. We’re all running like crazy to get the cookie, but we’re just as likely to fall on our asses. They should totally bring this show to America. I’d watch. Hell, I’d even compete!
Jenny says
July 20, 2007 at 12:11 pmBwahahaa – I think I’ve found my calling! Forget boxing, I’m diving for cookies.
Marla says
July 20, 2007 at 1:02 pmDid you ever see the Most Extreme Elimination Challenge? It was a hilarious English dubbing of a Japanese game show – I don’t remember any cookies, but most competitions ended with people falling into water. It was awesome!
mia says
July 20, 2007 at 1:15 pmHilarious! I think I’d welcome falling in the pool if put in that situation. It’s amazing anyone wins.
This is the first time I’ve visited your site; it’s witty, inspiring and generally awesome! (I’ll be reading through the archives for a while!)
JEM says
July 20, 2007 at 2:45 pmJapanese Game Shows are the greatest! Thanks for the laugh!
Evita says
July 20, 2007 at 3:11 pmToo fuuny. Their legs were moving so fast!
Amanda says
July 20, 2007 at 3:12 pmHahahahaha very funny. That might be a novel idea for a new work out class at the gym… one long treadmill that everyone gets on and runs together in time… although if someone fell everyone behind would be knocked over like bowling pins! hahaha. Thanks for putting a smile on my face :) Amanda.
Eve says
July 20, 2007 at 9:52 pmHaha, I actually applauded when the last guy finally cleared it.
Rah says
July 21, 2007 at 9:37 amForget the cookies–look at those numbers you posted this morning (Saturday)!! Awesome, awesomer, awesomest! It’s testimony to your recent post about discipline “vs.” motivation. Yay for you!
Lily says
July 21, 2007 at 4:22 pmI’m actually happy that someone won. If that last guy didn’t make it to goal, I would have thought watching the video was a waste of my time.
carol ann says
July 21, 2007 at 7:47 pmyour in the 170s! congratulations!
Sayre says
July 22, 2007 at 8:05 amThat was TOO funny! I don’t know if I’d run for cookies – chocolate maybe…
Lisa says
July 22, 2007 at 11:53 amI just recently discovered your blog and I think it’s amazing! Over the last few days I’ve read pretty much all your entries and I’m addicted. Thanks for the inspiration and the humor.
Yolanda says
July 24, 2007 at 2:43 amLooks fun and exciting. Let’s hope that the treadmill will not malfunction during the contest. I can’t imagine where the contestant will bump to if the treadmill suddenly stops.