that kid is like the worst prize ever. its a shame some one won him.

We need subtitles for the witness guy... What the fuck did he say?

How... The... F***...
What did that kids' parents smoke before they had him?!

I bet you the crane arms slid right off his head as they tried to get him out. Heh..I hate those games.

"The Claw is our master, It decides who will go and who will stay!"

huh. a guess "go out the same way you came in" was too hard for the little boy to figure out.

but seriously, how DID he get in there?

@willyolio: The door opens in not out. Its like that for most claw games so you don't go in and try to jack them.

@se7a7n7:"I was like kwitamaze I'm like like gettin stuuck inner like that long prollyfer tin mints and not even getatify beerill ya know?"

Why was it so hard to get him out? Don't they just take off the same panel they use to load it with crappy stuffed toys? And as for the kid, don't you think at some point during the crawling up the inside of the game you realize this is a bad idea and stop? Definately a case of 3% rule. You have to be at least 3% smarter then what you are attempting to use and he failed.

That is totally hilarious. But come on, that kid is like three at the most. Is he really a "moron" or stupid. It should be titled "Moron parents abandon child at arcade" And what's up with that mall manager, she could not give the kid a prize, what a b****.

@JBKing: They can't just take the loading panel off, that's for shoving toys in only.

They should have tormented the kid by trying to reach in through the trap door and yank him out by the foot after hours of using the crane on him. You know, how the game is supposed to be played.

well, I have one idea how to get him out...

Well, I know one way to get him out..

Bad design, a kid can sneak inside... it looks like lawsuit material.

I could totally see my three year old doing that same shit if there was a Transformer toy inside....

@ustna:
@ripfire4:
While these were the first things to pop in my head while watching the video, it still made me laugh.

It's not what you think...

If you look closely enough, you can see the handful of paparazzi hiding out and waiting for Angelina Jolie to show up. The kid was chinese, after all.

p.s. "Skills were tested in the struggle to free him"?! Jolly good, Mr. News Anchor, you clever ol' chap : |

It would have been funny if they busted his a55 for attempted stealing. But then again the cubical he was stuck in was kind of like jail. haha.

Nobody thought to give the mom a roll of quarters?

Before you call him dumb, tell me how he got in there....

now that's good parenting

@weatherman:
I know I would of been the asshole to hand her a quarter. I would of also been the asshole with a black eye.

this happens more than you would think... i was in a mcdonalds a few years ago, watching the news while I ate. They were running a story of a kid that got caught in one those. The had to have the fire deparment hack open the front metal panel. Those things are built like sherman tanks. I felt bad cause I was laughing hysterically at the footage.

@--Tito--:
so once again, i ask: if it's designed to be impossible for someone to fit their arm in there to grab a toy, how the hell did the kid fit?

@willyolio:
1337 h4x.
tis the only possible explanation.

Imagine if someone "clawed" him...

I would have shoved the mom aside and tried to win a "prize"! Watching the metal arms come down and the look of terror on the kid's face would really make my day! The best part would be playing it again and again because he would know what's coming. Then I could say I was just trying to help get him out.

Either this video is at least 2 years old, or there are other videos of this happening.

I bet he'll never, ever, try that again... although on the other hand, now that he KNOWS that the consequences aren't that severe, maybe he'll be in there every week now, for the attention....

lol so funny

Australia's criminal heritage at its finest.

This occurred in Broadmeadows, a suburb in Melbourne, Australia.

@se7a7n7: Since you couldn't understand the witness, I presume you are American - you guys have a terrible reputation in Australia for failing to understand any English accent other than your own.

The witness said that he was surprised the kid didn't take a teddy bear with him after spending all that time in the machine.

Known mostly for its large ethnic community, Broadmeadows is generally considered a blue-collar suburb that can be quite rough.

At least the kid learned fast: Crime doesn't pay.
Of course he'll later discover that things are not quite that like that, but for now, it'll teach him a lesson.

You know what would be funny though? Using the crane to RIP HIS HEAD OFF!!!!
No, just kidding. Or am I?

@92BuickLeSabre: And that's why you get a star...though I must say, it looks a lot like an asterisk. You should demand a superscript ² and some fine print.

Back on topic: This is obviously a terrorist plot. From now on, all Claw games will be checked at airport security before you can bring them on the plane.

i can't even get into my girlfriends panties when ever i want to, that's one neat trick :)

They seriously call this game "Lucky Dip?"

"Moron?" Really?

It is good there were no pedophiles around, it would have been a nightmare.

What? And nobody told the kid to grab prizes for them while he was in there? Some criminals you guys are, Australia!

At least he had Homer Simpson to keep him company. Yep, no lucky dip jokes here!

Video's no longer available... (*Sad panda*)

Nevermind, refreshed...

Wow, as a parent of two boys, I wonder how the hell that HAPPENED! I know my wife would be FLIPPING OUT. And then, of course that night, she'd be laughing her @$$ off about it.

As a regular person, this makes me laugh as well...that kid REALLY wanted a prize!! LMAO.

so it's like a finger-trap but for small children?

@aelver: im asahmed to say this but LOL! ifthat happened here in México the policeman would be trapped in the attempted rescue or they would have been both killed raped and kidnapped before the Meedia arrived. Sad:(

@hazmx: oy.
oi, when i was that age i stuck a bolt puck up my nose and they didn't know which tool take it out with at home.

Later i fell into a spagat from slippery ice on my way to kindergarten and my mom with brother at hand noticed i am missing a minute later.

Is this the perfect crane game for Michael Jackson, or what?

"Up, right... DAMN! I swear, they never make the claws strong enough to pick up anything older than a two-year-old!"

Advice from a parent:

#1: Watch your d*mn kid.

#2: If you did #1, and he still ends up sneaking away and getting himself stuck in the "Lucky Dip," this is not an acceptable excuse to get out of having his @$$ beaten.

Moral of the story: Act like a *parent* and your kids will behave.