BMX/MotorX/Skateboarding

Finally there is a television show that even I can't watch. That show is Mtv's Scarred, a half-hour program that shows some of the most gruesome, bone shattering injuries in amateur action sports.

Now, I'm not typically a wimp about blood, broken bones and nasty injuries. I've spent plenty of time working in Emergency Rooms, where I've seen some awesome injuries. The thing that gets to me about Scarred is watching as the injuries actually happen.

There are a lot of the videos that I have no problem with (I'm actually oddly drawn to them). I have no problem watching as someone falls, or runs into someone or something and ends up with an injury. What makes me shudder is being able to actually watch as the bones break. And, as with any good home video show, those moments are shown over and over, including the frame by frame play that assures you catch every moment of the injury. The first episode I caught had a skateboarder who hit the back of his head on the pavement hard enough to cause a traumatic brain injury. Each time they showed the impact my head throbbed.

I don't know how they come up with the videos. They were obviously taken by kids of all ages from all over. But, the show does have a disclaimer that says that Mtv does not accept video submissions so I don't know how they get them. I guess the important thing is that they have the videos and they aren't afraid to run them.

If you haven't caught Scarred yet, and think you have the stomach for it, be sure to check it out on Mtv, Tuesday nights at 9:30 EST. You can also catch some clips on Mtv.com