As part of the TwitchCon extravaganza, which began on Saturday and continues through Monday, there’s a foam pit that streamers jump into after battling it out on several elevated platforms. Gladiator-style. and some are seriously injured.
Adriana Chechik Suffered the most amazing injuries you can see in the video below (first shared clippy chimpanzee), she jumps off a small platform, splits her legs and lands on her tailbone, rolling over and saying “I can’t get up”. can do.
She was not well! Chechik later tweeted. Please send your support. When it rains, it becomes heavy rain, and now I definitely feel the rain. ”
After her injury—And call others to come forward from your friend EdyBotanother person jumping in the video above, says she also hurt her back.
And another injured back:
Participants say the pit remained open and reopened shortly thereafter, despite others being injured before Chechik was seriously injured. of of the Washington Post nathan grayson says The attraction, a promotional collaboration between Intel and Lenovo, has since been closed not only because of injuries but also because participants who used it “break the rules”.
Participants such as EdyBot said a potential cause of injury was the shallowness of the pit. She describes it as being “like three cubes deep”, but Grayson notes that “the pit itself rises a little past my knees” and is “shallow af”.
You can clearly see that in the video above. Foam pits should swallow you, but these guys bounce pretty hard and quickly after landing.
We have reached out to Twitch for comment on this situation and will update when we hear back.