This man worked harder in a 30 second video than Trump has ever worked in his good damn life but this guy would be deported by ICE without even checking his papers.
Yea it is bs that it is called "unskilled", cause it's definitely a skill, but given a couple of days one could probably learn to do it about 50% as efficiently as him, but given a couple of days to learn quantum physics you probably wouldnt be 50% as good as the professor at the university. We should find better terms to distinguish skills that quick to learn how to do reasonably well vs skills that require years of study to get decent at.
Usually any impressive skill takes years to master, and not everyone can do it. You see crazy servers every now and then that can carry ten plates of food on one arm. Doubt I could manage that in my lifetime if I tried.
Physics and Software are skills I’m naturally inclined towards. Maybe reassessing the entire structure of what skill vs natural ability/intellect equates to would be wise.
I fully agree that we should stop characterising any labour as „unskilled“. It is unfair to the people doing often hard work to earn a living.
On a different note. This melon guy has a talent, you can’t learn that in a couple of days. Also you need years to learn many basics skills, like maths, „classic“ Newton and Einstein physics, before you can start with quantum theory. Then you need another few years to master the special maths and approaches specific to QT.
To say nothing of people who spend so many years to play in national sports, and how physical prowess, timing, spatial and environmental awareness factor in.
"skilled/unskilled labor" is a false dichotomy meant to devalue certain fields by the owning class in order to justify paying poverty wages.
Labor is labor. Any laborer who shows skill in doing their labor is a skilled laborer. Fuck the owning-class's bullshit labeling dynamic. Do not give legitimacy to working-class oppression.
It is a very real difference. Uskilled labor, you can hire someone who knows zero about the job, and they will learn on the job and get good over time.
Skilled labor, you NEED someone with prior training. i.e. a skill. No one is going to become a good plumber by learning it on the job. So a plumber SHOULD get paid more. They spent a lot of time, without pay, to learn this skill.
Pretending this difference doesn't exist won't help you fight a class war. It'll just make you sound stupid
It is very clearly defined. A "skill" is something you can't learn "on the job".
If you hire a melon stacker with zero skill and zero experience, then they will start out slow and get faster over time. But there won't be much difference in the quality of work on day 1 and day 100. Melons will be stacked, only the speed is different.
If you hire a carpenter with zero skill and zero experience, then your house is going to look like shit and will likely fall apart.
I don't know, but here are 3 quick theories: 1. Plants grow in dirt. Dirt is dirty. Maybe it rained & splashed light-colored mud on them in the field, and they haven’t been washed yet? 2. Maybe they were dipped in an antiseptic/antifungal solution to retard spoilage? 3. I know they sometimes wax some fruit to preserve, protect, and make it more attractive to buyers. Maybe this is wax before it’s been buffed to a shine? No clue if these are even close, but it’s fun to guess. What do you think?
bingotown
Get that man in front of a soccer goal.
phonoodle415
afterdarkart
Thank you! I was hoping someone got this.
Birdman79
The harder you work, the more work they give you.
GonnaGitChuSucka
🎵Do you know the melon man, the melon man, the melon man… 🎶
inimitableSoliton
Yes, I know the melon man…
PirateArrrgument
This man worked harder in a 30 second video than Trump has ever worked in his good damn life but this guy would be deported by ICE without even checking his papers.
2Soon4Baboon
Better hands than some nfl receivers
notblubber
That guy really knows how to handle melons.
welcometothedystopia
Byron 'Bimbo' Noem has entered the chat
IWantToHugEveryCat
johnnycashmustache
What’s the hurry?
SpiffyInfo
This footage looks like it's in reverse, no matter which way you play it.
OperatorWay
MelonFitâ„¢
SquashDemon
Impressive as fuck, I hope they're paid by the job and not by the hour.
jjw9
Gotta give credit to the pitcher of melons, too, for consistency.
davesaint01930
Will i am has fallen on hard times
toothfuzz
Looks like half of it is because he kept taking a melon to the face. Haphazard air delivery imo
WoodORama
Sorry about the future of your lumbar discs.
supercatbobcatjohnson
He be catching ‘em unlike Agolahar
DenseBot
Now try it with cinder blocks
HillOfBeans
If you can dodge a wrench…
fitch79
I came here for that. Well played!
HillOfBeans
10wreckedtenrecs
Happy Monday baby!
GuyPilot
Are those watermelons Nerf?
TheDoctorCrankenstein
Nope. Just physics at work and some incredible talent to apply it in practice.
TheFastpaws
Meanwhile I'd be getting hit in the face.
Sensiblyinteresting
Pfffft! I've seen this before, it's obvious reversed! /s
TheCunningLinguists
Plus one for the Happy Mondays reference.
DOcelot1
OtisTDrunk
I Bet This Ain't One Of Those Film In Reverse / I Trick You Forward Videos.....
DisUsernameAmsDildos
Watermalone!
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
Do you know... the melon man?
harmsebamse
The Melon man?
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
THE MELON MAN!
morninggloryshade777
He's gonna feel that tomorrow.....
MisterRichard
Behold, "unskilled labor"
TheDoctorCrankenstein
BeaverOnFire
OsbornThorsguard
Yea it is bs that it is called "unskilled", cause it's definitely a skill, but given a couple of days one could probably learn to do it about 50% as efficiently as him, but given a couple of days to learn quantum physics you probably wouldnt be 50% as good as the professor at the university. We should find better terms to distinguish skills that quick to learn how to do reasonably well vs skills that require years of study to get decent at.
ostensiblystupid
Usually any impressive skill takes years to master, and not everyone can do it. You see crazy servers every now and then that can carry ten plates of food on one arm. Doubt I could manage that in my lifetime if I tried.
Physics and Software are skills I’m naturally inclined towards. Maybe reassessing the entire structure of what skill vs natural ability/intellect equates to would be wise.
damogen
We have a word for that already. It's experience.
melon stacking is unskilled labor. This guy is a highly experienced melon stacker.
egoAristippos
I fully agree that we should stop characterising any labour as „unskilled“. It is unfair to the people doing often hard work to earn a living.
On a different note. This melon guy has a talent, you can’t learn that in a couple of days.
Also you need years to learn many basics skills, like maths, „classic“ Newton and Einstein physics, before you can start with quantum theory. Then you need another few years to master the special maths and approaches specific to QT.
ostensiblystupid
To say nothing of people who spend so many years to play in national sports, and how physical prowess, timing, spatial and environmental awareness factor in.
tupacshomie
We already kind of do. It doesn’t always need to be summarized in a single word. Some people like this are described as skilled laborers.
damogen
Skilled labor is someone who had official training. Like a plumber or mason.
TheDoctorCrankenstein
"skilled/unskilled labor" is a false dichotomy meant to devalue certain fields by the owning class in order to justify paying poverty wages.
Labor is labor. Any laborer who shows skill in doing their labor is a skilled laborer. Fuck the owning-class's bullshit labeling dynamic. Do not give legitimacy to working-class oppression.
damogen
It is a very real difference. Uskilled labor, you can hire someone who knows zero about the job, and they will learn on the job and get good over time.
Skilled labor, you NEED someone with prior training. i.e. a skill. No one is going to become a good plumber by learning it on the job. So a plumber SHOULD get paid more. They spent a lot of time, without pay, to learn this skill.
Pretending this difference doesn't exist won't help you fight a class war. It'll just make you sound stupid
ostensiblystupid
That’s bullshit. By societal standards you are correct, but the pure definition of a skill is much more fluid.
damogen
It is very clearly defined. A "skill" is something you can't learn "on the job".
If you hire a melon stacker with zero skill and zero experience, then they will start out slow and get faster over time. But there won't be much difference in the quality of work on day 1 and day 100. Melons will be stacked, only the speed is different.
If you hire a carpenter with zero skill and zero experience, then your house is going to look like shit and will likely fall apart.
Kiares
Why are they so ashy?
SouYuck
Cocaine Smuggling, done bad
airbreather
I don't know, but here are 3 quick theories:
1. Plants grow in dirt. Dirt is dirty. Maybe it rained & splashed light-colored mud on them in the field, and they haven’t been washed yet?
2. Maybe they were dipped in an antiseptic/antifungal solution to retard spoilage?
3. I know they sometimes wax some fruit to preserve, protect, and make it more attractive to buyers. Maybe this is wax before it’s been buffed to a shine?
No clue if these are even close, but it’s fun to guess. What do you think?
welluhwhatdoyouwantmetosay
It looks like it may be kaolin, dusted on to discourage insects.
fudgycurmudgeon
Obviously reversed
LockedAndKnotted
Before I respond, was that meant as a joke?
3nd3rwiggin
Are we watching the same video?
LockedAndKnotted
The one where he's catching melons and stacking them?