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[–]Vulkan192 1187 points1188 points  (56 children)

How on earth did it get in there in the first place?

[–]Redditigator 531 points532 points  (18 children)

Classic things easier to get into than out of…

[–]Puffen0 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Lol yeah, same way I got my finger stuck in a shopping cart when I was lil

[–]Imfrank123 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Just ask any ER doctor

[–]Catlore 87 points88 points  (3 children)

Tortoises like exploring and crawling into or under stuff. I knew a desert tortoise who routinely crawled under a particular stool and got stuck, then dragged it around the room with her.

[–]OgreAllOver 25 points26 points  (1 child)

It was just a fashion statement and she was flawless!

[–]Catlore 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Indeed!!

[–]jwhaler17 98 points99 points  (2 children)

Those blocks aren’t uniform at all. Hole was probably larger on one side.

[–]hellomynameisrita 56 points57 points  (0 children)

And tortoises aren’t evenly built either, the middle of the block and the middle of its shell is where it almost ended in tragedy

[–]DarkBladeSethan 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My guess is...they have done it before. My tortoise used to like hiding under a coffee table when she was little. Years later, quite larger she still shoves the head under the table and tries to wiggle in, almost like saying "I know I fit there before". Kinda like trying to get into your prom suit or dress 😄

[–]CognitiveTeaKettle 26 points27 points  (2 children)

They must have had the cinderblock outside and the tortoise tried crawling in for some shelter?

[–]FatManBeatYou 17 points18 points  (1 child)

Or it thought it could fit through? Like yeah I can slide through that.

[–]jjklines1 9 points10 points  (2 children)

Dude had the biggest meal of his life. Ended up passing out in his cozy little block and slept for 72 hours strait while his body grew too big to crawl out.

[–]PGyoda 7 points8 points  (1 child)

lol the winnie the pooh effect

[–]TchallaKingofWakanda 5 points6 points  (1 child)

An Italian plumber high off shrooms?

[–]Vulkan192 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, that menace to society.

[–]NonsenseScenario 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Tortisei are notriously slow walkers. He was just a wee lad when he went in one side

[–]frogs_4_lyfe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Tortoises don't go around things when they encounter them, they just try to plough through like little tanks. I once watched mine try to walk under a table piece for like half an hour just trucking along in place.

[–]LosWitchos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saw a hole that was his shape

[–]FlightExtension8825 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hold my turtle beer...

[–]CubanLynx312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First thought was this is one of those fake animal rescue videos.

[–]FunnySheep -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because you need likes…. I suspect half of the animal rescue videos are staged.

[–]YJeezy 528 points529 points  (6 children)

Dude just wanted an upgrade

[–]Cptn_Hook 141 points142 points  (2 children)

Forgot he didn't spec heavy armor. -100% movement penalty.

[–]ionised 21 points22 points  (0 children)

"Damnit!"

[–]WaaGe_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It sucks, gotta mod it.

[–]redditl0ser 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Dude needs karate lessons, become TMNT.

[–]rit56 747 points748 points  (58 children)

Nice of them to gently do it instead of smashing it.

[–]TheDesertGunNewb 241 points242 points  (54 children)

Hijacking top comment for physics lesson. Each hit of the chisel that doesn’t crack the cinderblock transfers that energy into the shell of the tortoise. The better way to prevent harm to the turtle’s shell is to use a dremel or other sort of cutter to avoid impact energy. tortoise shells are literally their body and each chisel hit probably felt like a dull hammer blow to their shell.

Edit: damn yall came after me. I guess how they did it was fine.

[–]coolcrayons 179 points180 points  (1 child)

They were hitting the bottom side of the cinder block with downward strikes so the force would mostly just go straight into the ground no?

[–]Bland-Humour 168 points169 points  (0 children)

With how physics works, absolutely. Thats why they chose to do it like that. They understand the precautions needed to safely and efficiently release this little dude.Now, if they were hitting the center, right above the shell would be a different story.

[–]CucumberSharp17 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It's not a physics lesson though. You are just giving us your opinion. Most of the impact is still spread out to the rest of the cinderblock. He will barely feel it.

[–]hayf28 66 points67 points  (34 children)

Using a Dremel would be better however the cinder block is designed to route the forces around the cavity. Most of the force is going into the ground.

[–]MuammarGadafi 7 points8 points  (33 children)

That's when the cavity is empty, as you can see, there is a tortoise in that cavity. The energy is going straight into him.

[–]Bland-Humour 52 points53 points  (8 children)

No, it's not. You can see them chiseling underneath and to the far side of him, hitting into the ground.

[–]fractalfocuser 30 points31 points  (7 children)

Yeah they literally break it out from underneath him wtf

[–]BuggiestCode 25 points26 points  (6 children)

I reckon we all grow up, avoid this childish argument and just hit the turtle with the cinderblock.

Edit: Tortoise.

[–]giulianosse 5 points6 points  (1 child)

turtle

Edit: tortoise

There you go, another argument for us to bicker about. Good job.

[–]BuggiestCode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a pro, what can I say?

[–]Teeshirtandshortsguy 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Technically tortoises are turtles.

Turtles are any species in the order Testudines.

Tortoises are a type of turtle in the the family Testudinidea.

It's a squares and rectangles thing. All tortoises are turtles, not all turtles are tortoises.

[–]Rich-Historian6642 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I disagree!

What's that, you wanna fight about it?

/s

[–]avwitcher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You wanna be president? You're great at compromise

[–]RixirF 10 points11 points  (4 children)

Nah I can't see that. I'm gonna need some sources for that wild allegation.

[–]hayf28 2 points3 points  (18 children)

The force structures of the concrete don't change because you filled the cavity with tortoise instead of air.

[–]NonsenseScenario 2 points3 points  (0 children)

tortoises conduct better than air does.

[–]MuammarGadafi -5 points-4 points  (16 children)

Bro, the tortoise allows force to be transferred from the top of the cavity to the bottom, through the tortoise.

Do you think if you put a reinforcing beam inside the cavity it wouldn't affect it?

The tortoise is doing the same thing.

[–]Bland-Humour 19 points20 points  (1 child)

That would make perfect sense if they were chiseling on top of the tortoise. They're not they're chiseling underneath to avoide just that. The ground is taking the force. Not the tortoise. These guys obviously know what they're doing.

[–]Submitten 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t even make sense if they were chiselling the top. The vast majority of the force goes through the sides and to the ground. And secondly chiselling a tortoise with its fleshy underbelly probably wouldn’t be disastrous either.

[–]myychair 3 points4 points  (8 children)

Hmm I think you’re on to something. why don’t more people use tortoises as reinforcing beams?

[–]Tortoise-King 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You shelldom see it.

[–]MuammarGadafi -2 points-1 points  (4 children)

You failed high school physics didn't you

[–]Here-for-kittys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were joking

[–]myychair 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah I love physics. I’d wager that you failed the social aspect of high school though if you can’t pick up on a clear joke

[–]FantasticAd3539 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Lmao, it's funny how angry you are. Absolute baby rage.

[–]hayf28 2 points3 points  (3 children)

No it doesn't the tortoise would only experiencing force from flex in the concrete. The large majority of the force is redirected around the tortoise.

[–]MuammarGadafi -5 points-4 points  (2 children)

I'm done arguing I'm a mechanical engineer and I spent way too long in school for a Redditor to keep wasting my time with their ignorance

[–]hayf28 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are right that is why helmets are useless because all of the forces the helmet experiences just get transmitted because the head is inside the helmet.

[–]Submitten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can I speak to your boss? You might need some more training.

[–]bjarxy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bullshit. The force will go through the brick. It would be still stupid to risk it. It has realtively low surface contact, the shell is round, and it can even flex a bit. The force would go through the most dense and uniform material, which is the very cohesive and compact concrete of the block.

[–]AspiringTS 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not really, no. A lot of the energy is absorbed by the cinder block itself or transferred into the concrete floor. They're specifically chiseling down to the floor so as to not break through into the turtle.

It's definitely feeling vibrations, but a 'dull hammer blow to their shell' is just ridiculous.

[–]s6x 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could still turn this around. Instead of criticising what they did, you can point out that they thought about this carefully and considered what you are suggesting, which is why they hammered on the bottom, away from the animal. You could still keep the information in you comment and also praise them for thinking the same way. Just by editing.

[–]letmeusespaces 3 points4 points  (1 child)

that tortoise would still be stuck if they were using a fucking Dremel...

[–]movzx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Huh? A dremel can cut through a cinder block pretty easily, assuming you are using the correct attachment. They can cut through steel ffs.

[–]MaydayFarcrash 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Such a cute little desert tortoise too. Protected species.

A lot of people who adopt these through the tortoise societies i believe use cinderblocks to build cheap shade and shelter for them, which could explain why this happened. Maybe a block got tipped over.

[–]CognitiveTeaKettle 298 points299 points  (9 children)

Poor tortoise looks so stressed!! I’m glad they were able to get him out of there gently

[–]ButtplugBurgerAIDS 86 points87 points  (3 children)

Loved the little rub on his little turtle head after the unblock

[–]madimadibobadi[🍰] 14 points15 points  (2 children)

the guy blowing the dust off is what got me 😭

[–]ButtplugBurgerAIDS 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Yeah definitely "my job here is done" vibes

[–]madimadibobadi[🍰] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

like a carpenter taking a new bowl off a woodturner

[–]FreelyKaty 32 points33 points  (1 child)

He’s now just a shell of his former self…

[–]prenderm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Goddamnit! ⬆️

[–]fucktwelve00 189 points190 points  (9 children)

🥺 the way they pet him after so he knew he was okay. i’m not crying it’s just raining inside my apartment

[–]TomTheDamnEngine 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Damn are you my neighbour? It’s raining here too wth

[–]SpritzTheCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My apartment is a cinderblock. How come nobody is helping me.

[–]Freshouttapatience 56 points57 points  (3 children)

Oh he Winnie the Poohed himself. Poor buddy.

[–]smithers85 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I bet he said “oh, bother” too

[–]Shadowvines 56 points57 points  (1 child)

I volunteered at an nature center for a short time. The director had a african tortoise that had been passed down in the family his grandfather brought it back from africa. It was huge and mostly just wondered around the place. It disappeared one day and we had assumed maybe it had escaped out the door somehow until the next day we heard a scream from the bathroom apparently it had wedged itself and got stuck in one of the toilet stalls in the woman's bathroom.

[–]fondledbydolphins 14 points15 points  (0 children)

mostly just wondered around the place. it had wedged itself

Dude just walked around the house musing about the universe.

[–]Universalsupporter 45 points46 points  (3 children)

TIL. Turtles move so slow, sometimes when they’re passing through an object, they grow too big to complete the passage.

[–]k1v1uq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[–]theraspberrydaiquiri -4 points-3 points  (1 child)

I.. I didn’t need to know this:(

[–]N0nsensicalRamblings 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Lmao it's not true, they're not THAT slow, the comment was a joke I assume

[–]Academic_Procedure19 28 points29 points  (1 child)

I have two adventurous tortoises, evolution does not explain how these creatures even exist, they love getting into trouble.

[–]Alien_Funk420 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once was chilling on a bike trail on a bench with a girl a baby turtle climbed the wall of a backyard flopped to the floor and started walking down the bike trail

[–]QFugp6IIyR6ZmoOh 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I feel exhausted just imagining how exhausting it would have been for that tortoise to struggle.

[–]thisnewsight 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Love that the Tort knew they were friendly after that.

“Gods Im free. Thanks, skin walkers.”

[–]jmontezzle402 10 points11 points  (2 children)

Homie blew dust off the tortoise, I swear he was about to kiss it.

[–]Agreeable_Push7886 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bros … being Bros 👊🏻👍🏻🤩👏🏻

[–]herrron 6 points7 points  (0 children)

God humans are cute, with those pets on the shell.

I mean turtles are still cuter, but that gave me the good feelings.

[–]kavindamax 11 points12 points  (2 children)

That is an old fella

[–]Tortoise-King 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Actually that’s a juvenile tortoise. I’m guessing 5-10 years old. This breed is the 3rd largest tortoise and, In captivity, s/he could easily get between 50 and 100 lbs.

[–]BizRec 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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[–]DomesticKate 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Love how gentle they are ❤️

[–]Sea_Stop_3233 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Awesomeness 👏👏👏

[–]Muesky6969 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Like how did it even get stuck in there? Lol

[–]Fortimus_Prime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IDK, but turtles seem to do crazy things. One happened to breathe a plastic straw instead of drinking through it.

[–]Pineapple-dancer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He looks pissed about it too

[–]RequirementHour8435 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Another moment of easier to get into than out of 🤣🐢

[–]bodhasattva 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If I fits...I STUCK!!

[–]_Starside_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bro was chromed tf up

[–]Chemical_Use_3150 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I can see this being made into a film

[–]triotone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How?

[–]JohnnyRodStrong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was nice. Thank you for posting!

[–]AlessandroFromItaly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am so glad that these men helped the tortoise!

[–]ManicPixieDreamGirl5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone who helps animals is good in my book.

[–]LoVeMyDeSiGnS_65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you guys!!!

[–]morts73 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tell ya its rough getting into this current housing market.

[–]Uhlman24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did he get in there in the first place

[–]Closetoneversober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They could have tried some butter first lol

[–]Capital-Actuator6585 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like it could be a relatively young sonoran desert tortoise. I have one we are caretakers for and she lives in our backyard. They really aren't very good about judging their own size and seem to think they can squeeze into places like some sort of hard shelled mouse.

[–]australr14 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I'm sort of curious if they weren't able to easily just pull it back out from the direction it came, assuming the side it got stuck on is narrower than the one it came from. Maybe they just didn't want to risk injuring its legs I guess?

[–]westcoastcdn19[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Or injuring the shell

[–]TrubledBootySnatcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They ruined his armor!

[–]Tortoise-King 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s sad that tortoises can’t walk backwards.

[–]jawshoeaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That must not from Home Depot. All you have to do is fart nearby and that block would be powder

[–]fivespeedmazda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Torty is pissed they broke his armor reinforcement

[–]canti15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

me a karate master ready to save the turtle

[–]hairhair2015 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice!

[–]redditl0ser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% convinced this how breaking cinder blocks in Taekwondo started.

[–]skellener 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad he/she’s ok. ❤️

[–]haubenmeise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Was I just evicted?"

[–]SpritzTheCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like toitles

[–]crosswordmagic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My tortoise is constantly getting himself into precarious situations like this

[–]pascalsgirlfriend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope they named him Cinder.

[–]Big_Half3157 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now they're gonna start giving us paper blocks? I say let's refer to it as survival of the fittest and call it a day.

[–]jellyrollo 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Ooh, they'd like this in r/cinderblock!

[–]westcoastcdn19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You gotta cross-post it

[–]maybesaydie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's a cat. Cinderblock is a cat

[–]Pennies_n_Pearls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw he is loved

[–]awkward_boner_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wonder if they feel shell scritches ?

[–]InEenEmmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never ever pick up a tortoise or turtle with bare hands while it’s head can reach your fingers.

They probably won’t bite your fingers, bit you don’t want to take the gamble.

[–]InterestedCat0128 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I never understand. How the hell do things get stuck at places? If you went in how do you not get out?

[–]aureanator -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Never, ever put your hands near the mouth of one of these things, unless you think you have too many fingers.

[–]rise_above_theFlames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Esp if it's a snapping turtle.

It doesn't look like this one is.

[–]Fl3iN -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ban cinder blocks now!!

[–]Fragrant_Wolf -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Now throw him back in the water, turtle looks dehydrated from be stuck so long.

[–]AbbreviationsFun8934 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

“nO DAmaGE?!” Its a bloody tortoise. It’s designed to withstand minor dmg!

[–]MayIPikachu -5 points-4 points  (1 child)

Staged AF. 👎

[–]Red-HawkEye 7 points8 points  (0 children)

are you ok

[–]Historical_Water_831 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Aw man you missed and cracked the block, I'm sorry 😔

[–]Call-Nine_Bun_Bun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awh poor thing! He's trying his best to get the heck away from there. Thank you, all who helped him!

[–]TrumpterOFyvie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would have never happened if they’d tied a balloon to him