♪ (ragtime music) ♪
(woman screaming and groaning)
Oh dear.
Oh my god. Having babies?
(in video: speaking Dutch)
Well, they'll never experience it.
Like you guys will ever know.
Ooh.
They're gonna hook these guys up to make them feel pain, huh?
(gasps) Awesome!
Oh, you guys are in for it!
Too corny for me.
Yes, you will scream in pain.
(laughs) Yes, you will scream in pain.
(chuckles)
Just give it to 'em.
Give 'em those contractions.
(chuckling)
- (in video) Oy! - These guys are nuts, man.
(harrumphs)
Their pain tolerance is zilch.
"Like barbed wire pushing into my stomach in 36 places."
I think this is a really good experiment.
- (men groaning) - (laughing)
"Come on, pumpkin." These guys are adorable.
- (men screaming) - (laughing loudly)
My wife would love to see this, I swear.
Don't hang onto his arm; you'll break it.
- (in video: moaning in pain) - Take that. (laughs)
(in video: laughing and groaning)
Even the cameraman's laughing.
They ought to show this to every man whose wife is expecting
and they're bitching about her.
(in video) Argh!!
"Blow, blow." Ha, ha.
I think it's supposed to be "breathe, breathe."
(laughs with Finebros)
(laughs) How long have they been doing it? Three minutes.
"An hour and fi--" oh, poor babies.
"Laughing gas"?
I've never seen that.
(laughs)
Ha! He's hugging the pillow there and everything!
- (in video) DAH! - (giggles)
Oh shoot.
"I don't want this."
Oh, this guy is giving up.
He's quitting. (laughs)
- (in video: prolonged growl) - Ooooooh.
Aren't you glad you're not a woman?
(in video) Aah!
Two hours. Some people get them for, like, two days.
Oh, he made it? Oh.
(baby crying)
(chuckling) The doctor gave him a baby.
(chuckles) He's not sure he's gonna put his wife through it.
This is why women live longer than men-- they can take the pain.
(laughs)
That was wonderful.
(laughing) It's stupid, but it's great.
They should show this thing to all men that are married
so they can appreciate their wives
going through all that [bleep], man.
(movie reel clicks)
(Finebros) So what was that video all about?
That was about labor pains.
Guys wiring themselves up so they have contractions
like women do when they're pregnant.
Revenge, man. For all the pregnant ladies, revenge,
so you guys can know what we go through.
(Finebros) And how did it feel watching it?
Queasy. My stomach started hurting.
It feels good that I don't have to do it.
It reminded me what it is like, only on a minor level.
Oh, I had to laugh.
Two strong men, and they can't handle a little pain?
It was hilarious.
That one guy quit. He couldn't even handle it.
I mean, and they know there's an end to it.
Like, when you're giving birth,
you don't know when it's gonna end.
I've been wanting to see that, 'cause it's famous
that women go around saying, "You men couldn't handle it."
But that guy stuck it out. Congratulations.
(Finebros) Can you describe the experience of childbirth
- from a pain perspective? - Yeah, it's just horrible.
The first one was the worst.
They described it very well.
It's just like giving birth to a bowling ball.
It's been a long time. (cracks up)
Everything hurts.
I don't think it's like anything else.
There is no worse pain.
I mean, at least there's an upside
that you have a baby at the end of it.
(Finebros) Have you been around anyone
- while they were giving birth? - Yes.
(Finebros) How much pain did it seem like they were in?
They're in pain. You can tell they're really in a lot of pain.
My daughter, she said, "That big head came out of my vagina."
And she said it hurt like hell, you know?
Oh boy.
And it was three nights.
She was focused on whatever-- the spirit world out there.
(breathy voice) And she was looking like this
and was looking like this.
And I said, "Honey, let me give you a back rub."
And then she said,
(hoarse and breathing heavily) "Don't... touch... me."
(snickers)
It was awful!
I'm going, "I'm this is my wife? There's someone else in there!"
(imitating wife) "It's your fault!"
(laughs boisterously)
(Finebros) Do you feel that men don't truly understand
- the pain of childbirth? - I don't think you can.
No, I don't think they really do.
My era was before men got to go in the delivery room.
In the early days, you weren't in the delivery room.
Now you're there and you can appreciate it more
or understand it more.
(Finebros) So do you think that this machine
is something that every man should have to endure
when their partners get pregnant?
Well, let's put it this way-- I don't think everybody should,
but it's a terrific idea.
Great idea. I think you should do it to all the men.
I think it would cut down on unwanted pregnancies a lot.
No, unless I didn't like them,
if we were getting ready for a divorce or something.
Then I'd say, "Give it to him."
No.
We don't have to understand every single thing about each other.
No, I don't.
I don't see any redeeming social factors in it.
(Finebros) So would you be willing to try the machine?
Nope.
Hell no. I'm not crazy.
Absolutely not.
I doubt that I could handle the pain.
Yeah, I'd do that.
To see what your wife, your spouse, is gonna go through?
Yeah. I think they ought to include that in the Lamaze training.
(Finebros) What's your advice for men on what to do
and how to treat a woman when she's giving birth?
Just listen to what she says
and let her curse or whatever she wants to do to you.
Patience is one thing, and you have to be
a little bit more understanding that it is extremely painful.
Be prepared for a tight grip and loud swearing.
Don't pay any attention to whatever she says,
'cause that amount of pain will make you say
a lot of things you don't mean.
Man up.
You have to be strong for her, because she's crazy right then.
Just sit there, shut up, and take it.
We are in the worst pain of our lives,
and we're gonna say anything,
and we're gonna blame you for everything.
So just go, "Yes, dear. Breathe, dear."
(Finebros) Finally, what do you think of women overall
for being able and willing to endure the pain of giving birth?
That's why you give 'em everything you can
and treat her the best way you can.
It's just an amazing, amazing thing that they go through.
They say they are the stronger of the two sexes,
and I truly believe that.
I think they're tougher than men.
I think they're tough as nails to get through that. For sure.