Could You Survive the Birdman Competition

At some point in the mysterious history of Easter Island, its people began to worship a religious figure called the Birdman. And each year, several of the island's inhabitants competed for the chance to become him.
From: SECRETS: Easter Island
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[@jeffreysmith2443]

Easter egg hunt. It had to be said.

[@dutchvanderlinde1907]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

[@HiddenLethality]

Well it was in winter so not Easter.

[@raulpetrascu2696]

Rhys Irons and what island are they on?

[@soultekkamusic115]

Jeffrey Smith Whole new meaning to easter egg.

[@soultekkamusic115]

Rhys Irons Its fucken easter island........

[@13BlueCrimson]

Lol the birds prefer the isolated island because it’s difficult for human to get there. Human turn it into an egg hunting challenge. There’s no escaping human.

[@lisumaperaly4252]

CrimsonBlue13 and don’t you forget it!

[@aishwaryasingh6859]

That's actually a sad reality

[@islandvibez]

Now we heading to Mars and other planets. Soon we'll become interstellar and hunt aliens for food.

[@cospaws8810]

I can imagine the natives being like "Okay, they want to know our culture. Someone make up something badass, they'll eat it up."

[@carlosa.n5100]

😅😂 LMFAO RIGHT

[@CHANNEL-fk3kv]

Ahhhhhhhhaahhhhhaaaaaa!!! That's the funniest shit ever!!

[@johnthomas4790]

This actually happened to Margaret Mead in Samoa. As a woman, when she visited Samoa the samoans placed her with the young single women (teenage girls). The girls then began to blow smoke up her ass.

[@T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.]

Trailtracker i think they were inspired by the 2014 movie "birdman"

[@themalaymenagerie3350]

Especially yoga

[@l.d.p.9365]

In 89 I did a recreation of the Birdman contest. Nearly died just going down the cliffs. I had a mask and saw tiger sharks, oceanic whitetips, possibly bronze whalers and even a few manta rays. I only had one issue but it was a very big, very inquisitive oceanic whitetip!

[@DJSbros]

"12 months'...Just say year?

[@noahy.9827]

Thank you

[@monsterteeth6163]

oh we're going on an egg hunt they said,it would be fun they said.

[@WileyCylas]

werewolfnation crimson fire bloodmoon pack that's exactly what I was thinking..... that Easter candy better be from fucking Godiva or some kind of special, out of this world delicious shit☠️🤣 🐣🐣🐣🐣🤣☠️

[@isabel-yc2kk]

FlameWolfe daemonium seems legit....

[@thomasin8155]

Bitch I get light headed when I stand up too quickly I ain't surviving that shit

[@GianniEndo]

Tracerstit 😂

[@meow9426]

BlueDiamond Holy shit Dr. Grey it was a joke

[@meow9426]

BlueDiamond What the fuck Dr. Grey, fucking chill. I’m not even British I haven’t had tea in like 4 years

[@meow9426]

BlueDiamond Switching doctors btw, bad review on Yelp. Smh.

[@cato2k182]

Tracerstit me af

[@DrGeneralkumar82]

Funny thing is... the leader isn't the guy who does that amazing feat.. the leader just picks a fit guy to do it for him. Not too different from how the world works now.

[@johnnywonder394]

DrGeneralkumar82 why can't it be a woman you sexist

[@brockstrahan5652]

Megatron16 is this a joke?

[@johnnywonder394]

xCancerx 7 oppression is not joke

[@T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.]

Megatron16 i don't think women can survive that competition, they only picked men because they could.

[@desidilek]

If they used actually the leaders to do the competition then at least some leaders would die and leave their clan without a leader

[@rainie_876]

So the idea is to take some of the most athletic men who would probably be the best warriors or farmers and off most of them in an arbitrary competition? That does not sound too logical... well whatever prevents an internal war for leadership I guess

[@OneHeckOfAButler]

YOU DID'T HAVE TO CUT ME OFF

[@mormar8608]

I thought the same lol

[@joshhummel1284]

I don't even understand how this would connect to the video, but this comment made me realize that Gotye has been all I was thinking about while watching it.

[@senseigrim9094]

Make out like it never happened and that WE WERE NOTHING

[@truthvenum5468]

Shaman's were no dummies when it came to wanting some eggs for breakfast. "Gather round fellas, first one back from that rock over there with an egg get's to be chief this year".

[@justinyang6521]

Birds: **chooses island that humans can't land on** Humans: hold my headband

[@hemaimaproctor6307]

"could you survive......" nope. nope.

[@darianbradshaw1822]

Survive, yes. Finish any of the challenges...MAYBE the climb. I can't swim for shit and I grew up on the river.

[@satan6169]

Hemaima Proctor nope

[@rosapaoa9811]

It's hard but then why 100 if my ancestors won the competition

[@darthsailormoon4831]

back then sharks where less known to attack people unless bleeding with even a drop of blood so sharks would be least of there worries. Navy seals spend months training their bodies in extreme conditions so that their bodies can prepare for these harsh conditions during combat which is probably what these natives also prepared heavily on.

[@ferminbf2224]

bizarre competition. that's why everybody in the tribe vanished........

[@thenurseinblack1810]

😂

[@ezetram774]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rosapaoa9811]

We are still alive we trained and we succeed the winner who survived rule the island for a year we made this competition for over 100 years so we did have more than 100 winner who did survive

[@karinagonzalezmaldonado9779]

It was becouse of slavery and sickness by the same people how named It easter Island, its name is Rapa Nui

[@MsHojat]

That's a pretty risky endeavor for merely gaining a year of influence.

[@2richants]

You should go read about Mexico.

[@alinajustme11]

damn that that birdman is hot

[@satan6169]

Nice

[@dasikakn]

Gives a whole new meaning to “Easter” Island

[@__________________________Fred]

Losing the egg at the end must have been... ...eggravating

[@Zaddygains]

We still do this, I remember feeling like a god finding the most eggs as a child.

[@professorDOCCAND1]

Lets go toe to toe in Bird law and see who comes out on top

[@pokefan213]

so you say they had to get the first laid egg? um how did they know which was the first laid egg exactly....?

[@NightcoreNewbie]

It clearly says at around 0:58 it's the first laid egg.

[@pokefan213]

look at sactown916 comment and listen/watch the video again, before you decide to call someone a dipshit. because you obviously didn't watch the video well enough to HEAR what was said, so who's the dipshit? I am rubber, you are glue. whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you.

[@AetherIsEmpty]

UnderLust_Sins ok dude he was dumb but you dont have to be an edgy boy

[@squidhubcentral1407]

Extreme Easter egg hunting!

[@oscarnuno2168]

My kids are going to love this!!! Awesome video

[@ember-brandt]

I can't be the only person that thought of Birdperson from Rick & Morty.

[@freepalestina48]

Bring an extra egg with you and pretend to run the gauntlet

[@juniorkawai6131]

The Amazing Race: The Easter Island Edition.

[@jacesaces15]

so i imagine they never got new leaders, cuz everyone that tried it died. Ensuring that the original leader would stay in his position until death.

[@kairos-049]

Like the Hunger Games irl

[@悲しい-u1l]

Grant D dope fam

[@nolanmitchell4893]

Grant D I

[@andrewhandley6725]

Grant D i

[@KalusBane]

Granny D

[@fgigjd]

I would die

[@devilface97]

Plot twist, i'm the birdman.

[@TheRealBirdmann]

I'm the real Birdman

[@devilface97]

TheRealBirdmann I'm undercover birdman.

[@TheMillionDollarDropout]

lmao!!! you guys are crazy.

[@MrFreddieComedy]

Damnit, I knew it! But would they listen?

[@rickgrimes9775]

Get off the roidz alister..Get big by eating birds what a joke

[@commanderfarsight2351]

When only "professionals" were talking and not the Rapanui lol

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

I live on Easter Street. There's literally a bird's nest outside my window. If I get an egg and bring it back unbroken would that mean I'm officially the Birdman???

[@splashsong]

Nah the leader of your household becomes the birdman And if you were the leader you wouldn’t be doing it

[@Benlawin]

After the competition, the leader incubate the egg, the bird needs to born. If you use other egg (from a different type of bird) you are death

[@HighOnLife1985]

What they don't tell you is once the egg is retrieved, the bird they took the egg away from, takes your eye out in return.

[@100trash8]

12 month? Not worth it

[@jmaster333]

lol they used a chicken egg

[@Fukincredible]

And white people

[@demonfox13]

Now your just somebody i used to know.

[@charlieholmes4734]

Are there still Easter island natives ?? I thought that island was an empty island empty as in no people i know tourists go there but natives still there ?

[@another90daystochangethis34]

The Rapa Nui still exist.

[@theghosthero6173]

The rapa nui are still there but the legend of the island loosing its inhabitants comes from a misunderstanding of the data by the media. The rapa nui are native chilian that emigrated to the island in the 15 th century. But before them, Polynesian had colonized the island and build the famous statues. They leaved just after the native American came. And that, created the misery of the forgotten builder of statue long forgotten that we know now being Polynesian

[@funniguy3709]

The actor they got to do this looks too weak for this shit

[@OnePlancheMan]

You don't really need to be big, just strong enough to carry your bodyweight while climbing the rocks. I've seen a lot of endurance athletes who are not very big, as being muscled will just slow you down.

[@tylerheffernan7297]

have you seen the size of swimmers and climbers, they tiny skinny and long mofos

[@tincalalang8662]

It's an animation.

[@abhijitdas7416]

And that's how we should be choosing our all ministries.

[@marissa_two1425]

0:16 you didn’t have to cut me offff

[@demonfox13]

marissa_two. Now your just somebody i used to know

[@calibomber209]

Rapa nui was an awesome movie

[@secondghost]

The shaky cam doesn't make it more dramatic

[@lalaha22345]

we hear so much about them climbing up and down this huge cliff but dont get a good shot of the cliff once

[@j5892000]

You can bet more then one egg was brought back. How did they determine what was the first egg .

[@FranKoPepez]

The "Tangata Manu" ! I think this tradition is depicted in the chilean comic book "Ogú y Mampato en Rapa Nui"

[@jackson15williams]

Yeah, but what do they know about bird law.

[@johnnylaw26]

Now we know why we hunt for eggs on easter.

[@finalascent]

The 1994 movie wasn't especially "good" but it was oddly entertaining in certain ways. The Birdman race was incredibly well shot, though...

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

when every body is stuck on each little islands tresspassing fighting can happen all the times deathgame is a good mini option

[@evanvlez8760]

It would suck if you were close to the last cliff top with the egg and you dropped it

[@shannonmaeswartz5316]

Why would you even try? I am so not competitive. ha

[@rats.4561]

They don't know if these people did it because of religious reasons, it could have been an annual sport for them.

[@HiHo-zh4rd]

Interesting though, water, sky and a tiny rock with an egg.

[@4TRANC3]

You know what else comes with birds? Sharks. Lots of them.

[@boxhawk5070]

Well natural selection seems to have worked perfectly on Easter Island.

[@city8298]

true man very nice competition to pick a leader

[@drowningin]

maybe they had a ladder, and boats, and first generation ugg boots

[@johnny0y0yang123]

I believe they hid their eggs in the mouth!!! Due to the fact that they had to fight off against other guys who are looking for the same goal. So you wouldn't want to be the guy holding the egg!!!

[@PeanutXBaby]

I love history :)

[@professorroundbottom438]

I'm a strong swimmer, but not strong enough to fight Pacific waves. And I'm no rock climber. So no, I probably couldn't do it. Dang. Guess I don't get to be Chief.

[@eddietherkildolsen7129]

Assume there is only 1 way to find out, if any1 would survive such test. But why take the chance?

[@MrIzo56]

How the FUCK do you know which one is the first egg laid, what if multiple birds laid at the same time, what if i just finished with a random egg?

[@Theactualname]

MrIzo56 u are a city boy. U know nothing about being a farmer

[@MrIzo56]

I've dropped more olive seed on the ground than all your forefathers put together little man. What have you farmed? Corn with your little tractors in completely flat fields? Amaze me.

[@Theactualname]

MrIzo56 lol......

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

OH-RON-GO Man, these pronunciations are something else

[@cattycattington1264]

"Held every 12 months." So once every year.

[@Legendarydrago123]

shit we need a competitive game like this.

[@erikcarlson5042]

'The bird gets the worm' -Swain

[@vinylbringer]

Could you survive the Birdbox competition?

[@raturagutuleimoses2058]

The body paint is indigenous south American. Easter islanders are Pacific islanders not native Americans

[@ccddle]

I don't have to know what the competition is. If it's ancient I definitely could not survive it.

[@QristeferLii]

You didn't wear a hami.

[@manfromnantucket9544]

Pretty sure the birds have been coming to roost on that island long before people arrived

[@peteryeung111]

Any guess on casualties from the scientists!

[@jblitz9331]

I wide boi in its early stages... truly magnificent

[@another90daystochangethis34]

W I D E B O I

[@RandomActsOfGaming]

So you do all this for to become chief for 12 months, then you don't even become chief, the leader of your tribe becomes chief.. lol

[@benvasilinda9729]

The Beastie Boys had a song about the Egg Man. This must be what they were referring to lol.

[@DrH5N1]

it sound perfectly appropriate for representative type of leadership .. seams a better way then electing clowns

[@woden__]

jesus all that for a high protein breakfast damn

[@juliobones3549]

what was the movie in the 90s based on this practice?

[@Fukincredible]

Rapanui

[@juliobones3549]

+G I G H T K I N N thanks

[@JohnJohnson-dn6bl]

Do you really want to feel him, Harvey attorney, habeas corpus, Harvey attorney, Harvey Birdman, attorney at law.

[@spiritualcoconut4478]

*Sees thumbnail* *Proceeds to sings somebody that I used to know*

[@cristianiacob1050]

0:10 when using years as measurement is too mainstream

[@motortalk9871]

Hold my beer

[@danielallen7384]

Is that where Easter egg hunting came from? Hunting an egg on Easter island?

[@harrys.5052]

how did archeologists figure this out?

[@all-timealien4483]

I could win that, easy. Just gotta lace my competitors food with laxatives the night prior and it’s in the bag.

[@earlkentsucalit1082]

Rad Dog theyd just shit in the ocean

[@all-timealien4483]

Earl Kent Sucalit yeah, but their stomach wouldn’t be feeling too good. Most likely wouldn’t even be able to swim

[@Frenchylikeshikes]

the birdman is closely related to Mothman

[@wilsonmandudebro]

The sea bird picked the island because they knew it was virtually impossible for humans to land there... Wot de fok

[@Nuclearation]

No I cant

[@almappes3396]

This is how I like to get my eggs every morning

[@Orinatl]

‘To people who were struggling to survive-it was a sign of hope.”? Maybe don’t send the strongest healthiest men into pointless life threatening situations... (I’m mostly kidding.) I know almost all cultures through there people into pointless life threatening situations one way or another... XD

[@stevenichols2938]

And we know this how?

[@Fukincredible]

I'm Samoan and when tourists come stay with us I can make them eat pig shit just by saying its from a rare tree deep in the jungle and was a delicacy to my ancestors.

[@thotbreaker1020]

G I G H T K I N N 😂😂

[@rocketdogticker]

Do historians ever factor in boredom?

[@SirLadyMargarine]

they people scrambling up the cliffs were just sponsored by a noble on the island

[@bailey125]

'Every twelve months' Why not just say a year?

[@tonymontana3151]

How did they get the egg on the island??

[@Choombingus]

Tony Montana they said that's where the birds laid there eggs idiot

[@elroi1591]

I'll just turn into a bird and fly to Miss. Peregrine!

[@Figgy_Jub]

No, I'd crack like glass.

[@michaelguild]

Rick & Morty: the origins of birdman

[@garrywhite13371337]

"Uh Spongar have question for tribe... why dont we use this effort to work together to harvest a bunch of eggs and birds to help us survive?" Fuck that get the egg!! Ya!!! Leave the women and childeren behind utterly defenseless!! Ya lets go off this cliff!!

[@josenote6536]

Why a head band pouch how do they think that's what they did they could have made a belt pouch or a backpack just saying

[@anonymoussecret5948]

nah but that shit will be submerged in the water. dont want to lose the damn thing you nearly killed yourself for.