Spiders, drywall and brass knuckles don't mix
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Many people have an irrational fear of spiders -- so irrational that they go to great lengths to get rid of them. Like a Spokane man, who decided to kill a spider in his bathroom by punching it with a set of brass knuckles.
YouTube user bignickbrother4, also known as Nick Runyan, a 2011 Mead High School graduate, posted the video Monday in which he discusses seeing "the most messed up thing" he's ever seen.
"I'm moving out of Spokane, not because of a job or anything, but because of spiders," Runyan said. "I found a spider in my bathroom and hands down it's the biggest spider I've ever seen."
He then proceeds to take the viewer on a trip down the hall where the spider -- and, granted, it's a pretty big spider -- hangs on the wall next to the sink.
"I want to kill this thing," Runyan said.
In order to kill the spider you need the right tool for the job, so Runyan, with camera still rolling, heads to another room, saying, "Lets find a weapon."
Sure, there are plenty of different things that can be used to kill a spider. A wad of toilet paper and a quick flush down the toilet; a rolled-up newspaper; but Runyan decides, as he walks across the house to another room, to go for something a little less subtle: a set of brass knuckles.
This obviously doesn't bode well for the spider.
Runyan heads back to the bathroom, makes a fist, reels back and delivers a haymaker on the spider, then a second one for good measure.
It's only after the second punch that he stops, looking reflectively for several moments at the camera, and realizes that not only did he kill the spider, but also punched a fist-sized hole through the bathroom wall.
"I messed up," he concludes. "I just messed up."
The video ends with Runyan preparing to face the repercussions of his spider killing.
"Mom!"
I was expecting this cautionary tale to end with a broken hand. Nope. Just a very predictable hole in some drywall. Is this what passes for offbeat in Spokane?
My favorite part was when he said, "I'm moving out of Spokane, not because of a job or anything..." because... duh! A guy that can't foresee what will happen when you punch a wall with brass knuckles probably isn't super employable.
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And really... two hits before he realizes what has happened?Â
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Hahahaha! This totally made my morning. Maybe Dorothy will take him to the Great Oz and ask for a brain... or should he be asking for courage?
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Mom!!
What a loser. Like that spider was hurting anybody.
Was this really worthy of being on the flipping news broadcast tonight KOMO? seriously?
This video is a veritable feast of stupidity. First off he proudly proclaims that he wants to move out of Spokane because he saw a spider in his bathroom. Ok Dingleberry; where exactly can you go that DOESN'T have spiders?? Secondly he isn't tough enough to simply roll up a newspaper and whack it he needs brass knuckles?? Lastly I can't help but be stunned with how slowly his brain works. After punching the first hole in the wall he has to punch it a second time and then stop to contemplate his actions before he realizes he messed up? What a dolt.
 @Petwlkr this guy is an idiot and i'm sure spokane will be glad to see him go...i just hope he doesn't move over here to w. wash!
 @gallifreygirl07 You should check out his FB page. Full of pics of him and his guns. Oh goodie, yet another armed idiot walking amongst us.
@Petwlkr I hope he doesn't move to the FL Keys. We have a big spider here who catches birds in its web!
 @kateskars  @Petwlkr maybe it will catch him lol
Why didn't he just get Mommy to kill the spider for him in the first place? Dipshidiot.
And the Reason for this story is what????????????????? Â All I see is just another Idiot like the a lot of the ones you see everyday. Nothing new here.
You could just put a cup over the spider, slide a piece of paper between the cup and the wall trapping the spider in the cup, and then carefully take the covered cup outside and release the spider. This does multiple things: It spares the innocent spider's life, it prevents a mess of arachnid guts to clean and, in this case, prevents the need for drywall repair.
 @Sovereign that's exactly what i do. man this guy leaves not a lot of hope for the future
 @Sovereign My first thought is that you'd have to get really close to the spider to do that, but he got a lot closer with those brass knuckles!  The 'no smoking' sign in the hallway and him calling out for his mom at the end were nice touches though.
I bet Mead High School would like there name taken out of this story.
Did anybody see what he had to move out of the way to get to his brass knuckles? Looked like a bag of dope. I think that makes two of them in the room.
OMG, thank you KOMO for posting this story, I have had my morning laugh.   But seriously, I have what I would call an irrational fear of spiders also.  Having said that, the last thing I would want to do is get anywhere near the spider. I have found that shoes, books, arisol hairspray (aquanet) works great to kill them or in the case of the hairspray slow them down enough so you can find a shoe.  What he didnt think hitting the spider with brass knuckles one time was enough to cause spider death??????  Hmmmm, might want to get that fella on some kind of medication.
@mpatrick Lysol works wonders on killing spiders too and you don't have to get very close because it has a good spray distance.
I have no idea how this loser got onto the news, I want to punch him with some "Wha brass knucks, brass knucks" just for being such a lame idiot.
Wow! This guy's a high school graduate? That's interesting. Altho I'm curious why this even qualifies to be posted as a news story, even if it is offbeat. Why are we supposed to care? This guy is such an f'n loser.
Personally, he should have called the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to spend $77,000 hunting the spider down and it's pack....just saying.
I prefer compressed air with the can upside down. Freeze the mofo.
What an idiot. Why do people feel the need to kill every spider they see, anyway? Get a glass and a piece of paper, catch it and let it go outside.Â
 @LunchWithABear And it'll be back inside before you get your report finished. Oh, wait....
 @LunchWithABear They also have bug vacs but I'm not sure how well they work since I'm a catch and release kind of gal.
@LunchWithABear Hell no! What if the spider accidently gets loose? Then your hand is right there and it could get you... *shivers*
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Can you tell I don't like spiders? :)
He will probably get a reality show out of this.
He should have had hundreds of baby spiders run out of the hole.
I'm guessing mom won't be broken up having him move out on his own. Â
Next time, he should try a can of hair spray and a lighter.......POOF!
 @Wolfen What, so he can burn the house down too?