Mr. Freeze is in the house
The 115 Funniest Things to Ever Happen on Survivor
#82. Mr. Heidik's Wild Ride
Thailand - Episode 10
Brian Heidik was probably the coolest customer ever to play the game of
Survivor. The guy was calm, he was rational,
he was merciless, and he was always very steady. Brian never seemed to
break a sweat, he never made a single mistake,
and at times it almost seemed like he was a cyborg. After all, how else
can you make it 39 days without once showing
a shred of emotion? How else can you win Survivor without being the
slightest bit in danger along the way?
To tell you the truth... I honestly thought the guy was part robot.
Mr. Freeze is in the house
There was, however, one time during Thailand where
Brian showed the faintest bit of weakness. There was
actually one time where he acted and behaved like a normal human being.
And it happened in episode ten, on a reward
trip with Clay. Because it was on this trip that we found out Brian had
a severe debilitating phobia.
Of elephants.
Brian's archrival. His Lex Luthor.
That's right. Lord Brian Heidik, Mr. Freeze himself, was scared to
death of the fact that he had to ride an elephant.
And it was the funniest thing in the world because Brian was so stable
and calm under any under circumstance. It seemed like he could handle
anything. But you give the guy an elephant ride at the zoo and all of a
sudden
he turns into a nervous six year old. He wanted no part of being up
that high, he held on for dear life, and
he rode the entire way with one foot "out the door", just in case he
had to jump to safety if something
went wrong.
Brian with Clay at the reward feast. He was still unaware of the
horrors that awaited him.
Brian nervously asking the locals if this is safe
Hanging on for dear life
Clay doing an impression of Brian's death grip on the side rail
I'm not sure what was funnier about this moment, the fact that Mr.
Freeze was scared to death of an elephant, or
the fact that five-foot-tall Clay Jordan was perfectly happy and
comfortable sitting next to him. Clay actually
seemed to be enjoying it. In fact I believe Clay thought he was at the
circus.
But Brian? Not so much.
Brian just wanted to get back down on the ground.
Brian with one foot out the door, ready to jump
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