Don't try this with YOUR camera...
 

... or it may cost you $70K plus - seems to be an ARRI Alexa XT. Probably not going to look good on the vest manufacturer's resume... although I have to admit, the guy has seriously overstepped his role as a tester. The manufacturer (http://www.nbstabilizer.com/) suggests a slightly more... um... shall we say "stable" way of handling.

It happened just a couple of days ago at the 2016 Los Angeles Cine Gear Expo.

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Hopefully it was just a thump to the base of the pole that the camera was on and someone was able to catch it before the camera fell to the ground.

Ouch.

Andrew

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Whoever owned that steadicam and especially that camera was very stupid to let that unexperienced idiot dance like that.

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"How many inches of travel?"

Well, now he knows...

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I love how Reddit has made a GIF of this already:

https://i.imgur.com/yYWCZ11.gifv

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that guy is going into internet history. I"m sure he's not dancing anymore :)

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drop it like it's hot

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oh, nooooooo!