Anthony Armer, more famously known as 8booth, is growing tired of his haters. In all fairness, the man has opened himself up to quite a bit of criticism by making himself internet famous through jumping from dangerously tall buildings and cliffs on video. And if that wasn’t enough, launching a GoFundMe campaign to pay for the fallout of his recent jump that landed him in a hospital bed (instead of the intended pool) with both feet shattered definitely got under the skin of some.
The injuries from his failed pool jump required metal spikes through both feet and the OC man says he’ll be lying in a hospital bed for four more weeks. From that point he added that he’ll need two surgeries. If you’re doing the math on a monthlong hospital stay and multiple surgeries, don’t bother. It’s going to take a lot of Youtube ads to pay that running tab.
“I say you’re right. Don’t give me any funds,” Armer told a KCAL9 News reporter in the “raw” interview he posted on Youtube. “What am I gonna say? What am I gonna say to haters? I’m so sick of people hating on me for doing what I love and going at it full force.”
Well, haters or no haters, the eight-minute clip Armer put on Youtube had a few interesting remarks and declarations about 8booth’s plans beyond recovery. Most notably, the reporter asks what his next jump will be.
“Golden Gate. And I’ll be like, Hey yo Tosh. What’s up?” referring to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge Comedy Central host of Tosh.0.
The bridge is actually the second most used suicide site in the world, behind the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge. The jump starts nearly 250 feet above water, which is enough space for jumpers to reach as much as 75 mph by impact. Around 98% will typically die on impact, while those who survive the jump itself are still likely to drown or die of hypothermia before even making it back onto land. 2017 is the 80th birthday of the California landmark, and in its history, it’s estimated that more than 1,700 people have jumped from the platforms here. Of those 1,700, only about two dozen people have ever survived.
So the question now is, will you still be donating some of your money to 8booth so he can get back out there and send it?
