Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Get Blasted!

Can you imagine a job paying a person $60,000 a year to be a "Human Bullet Impact Tester"? I didn't even know such a job existed,not only does the position exist but when the paintball company posted the job they received over 10,000 applicants! The responses included interesting reasons that the applicants thought made them qualified for the job...one man said he was fat,so he would be easier to hit,another pointed out he could smash watermelons with his head,a female applicant had been shot while working as a magicians assistant and thought that would qualify her for the job. When the company whittles down the resumes to the top 10 they decided to have a boot camp to make the final choice.  I wonder if they would be eligible for Workers' Comp after they become shell shocked? it seems like it would be a likely hazard.
More than 10,000 people from around the world applied to be a ‘Human Bullet Impact Tester’ for a UK paintball company.
Paintball paraphernalia is on display at a paintball hall in Berlin on May 13, 2009

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