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STILL IN THE LIVING ROOM — My family got one of those virtual reality headsets this past summer. Now, it's not that uncommon to hear a random yell coming from the living room.
Actually, a more accurate description would be blood-curdling scream.
See, it's scary to fight off zombies or swim into a great white shark, and sometimes it's hard to remember you aren't actually in any danger.
Or maybe you are …
Case in point: this dad playing some VR football.
Dad tried to SCRAMBLE 😭😭 (realbaileyhaver/IG) pic.twitter.com/X9w2PrN7dn
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) October 1, 2022
He immediately got into the action, yelling, "Blue 42! Blue 42!" but that immersion proved to have consequences.
As soon as the ball is hiked, his feet start shaking. His family's cries of "don't move!" fell on deaf ears as he scrambled out of the pocket.
The obvious problem being there was no pocket.
In his mind, he may have been on a field; in reality, he was running right into a window.
It was a good hustle, though, and has given plenty a good laugh.
So thanks, VR quarterback dad. We just hope you have better doctors than the real-life Miami Dolphins did.
