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Guy Blasts Grandma in the Face with Ping Pong Ball

A poor old lady got hit with a rocket ping pong shot right in her face.

I'm sure grandma is OK, it is only a ping pong ball after all, so I'm going to go ahead and marvel at the cinematic beauty of this short clip. Obviously, the slow motion is crucial to the scene; it builds the anticipation as this gentleman winds up for a big-time slam. The only problem is, he didn't hit it properly and instead of an emphatic winner, he drilled grandma right in the damn nose. The dingy, desaturated basement lighting also gives it a very David Lynch or an early-nineties Tool video vibe.

And this is the other great benefit of the slow motion: it all happened so fast in real time that grandma never had a chance to react.

When slowed down, you can really see how unprepared she was, her hands remain down at her side the whole time as her face welcomes the hurtling ping pong ball.

[Reddit]