The video didn't mention that he lost his umbrella. There was an umbrella next to him on the bench. I used to work downtown back in the 80s and 90s. I saw him every day.
@@zacharycayer3234 it has nothing to do with this but when I was riding the train I met this old black lady we started chatting she seen when jfk got shot in Dallas and heard the car race to parkland hospital she was a little girl she said when it happened I shook her hand felt like I touched a peace of history 😮😊😅
That's actually pretty sad how the dust was so bad and covered people so thoroughly that he was so indistinguishable from the real people caught in the chaos.
*New York Times about Mr Double Check*: "Afterward, this sculpture became an icon, as newspaper and magazine photos showed it covered erect in ash and, later, by flowers, notes, and candles left there by mourners and rescue workers. Double Check was a memorial to all those who perished." It seems like he took on so much meaning without anyone ever expecting him to be more than a well crafted statue of themselves: a busy business man doing business every day.
The photo of him looking alive and in total shock, as one with the people around him. What a poignant and tragic image. I hope he gets his umbrella replaced. What a masterful piece. We don't have street art of this quality in NZ.
Ok won't lie, thought this was a statue regarding some lucky dude who was fixing to go into a meeting in the WTC sat down to "double check" that he had everything for the meeting and because of that he had escaped the tragic fate.
He was double checking his briefcase after they collapsed to make sure he remembered everything he needed for that meeting. Legend is today he’s still double checking his briefcase.
We had a statue like that in Brea, California, once. My friends pranked me with it by claiming it was a crazy man who sat on a bench all night long. I think it was eventually stolen.
May have been more than 30 years before the iphone, but it was only 12 years before the first smartphone, the IBM Simon Personal Communicator, which came out in 1994 and was then discontinued a year later...!
That's sad that he was just sitting in the rubble when it fell I still can't believe 9/11 was risky and people risked their lives on the 100th floor to get people out or save them I can imagine what the fire exits look like
They weren’t huge but they weren’t bad.. but for the amount of people the building could hold, they could have been bigger! But even if they were bigger it wouldn’t have been a saving moment. This destruction was planned and they were coming down no matter what. They even blew down build7 at the end of day!
@@Flyyn_Gaming_9they didn’t have to follow the standard code because it was the port authority in charge meaning they only put 7 stairwells rather than the standard of 7 that other buildings of that size had to follow
this reminded of that guy in the airport sleeping sculpture. It was so realistic that if it weren't for the glass surrounding him people would've come over, touch, and try to wake him up.
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the detail is pretty amazing. Even to the texture in the fabric.
I thought for a minute, that it was one of them 'human statues' that miraculously came to life, the minute you approached them, scaring the bejesus out of you ! 🤣
The picture shown is crazy, as it almost looks like it's black and white, when infact the dust makes it seem like. Only noticed when I saw the ambulance and some colored paper on the ground.
Oh wow I never heard of Mr Doubke Check. So real that was asked if he was ok in 911. I would live to see him and ait by him. Someone said he lost his umberalla. Its a beautiful memorial the fact he was there b4 and after 911 ❤
While the statue was indeed introduced in 1982, the IpHONE was introduced on June 29th, 2007. Depding on the exact creation and installation date in 1982, that's only ~25 years before the IpHONE- so more than 20 years, yes, but not more than 30. 😉 It's still reallllly cool!!!
I thought this was going to be a person dressed up to look like a statue and when you're not looking he steals your phone or something and puts it in his briefcase.
@@republicofoctania9571 when my dad was blown in the air, when tower fell, he scraped his elbow. He waited 2 days before going to the ER because it ended up infected. We told him to go to ER that night. I told him to go to ER on ride home. My dad had some health issues before Sept 11, 2001. He already survived cancer from 1988. Around Dec 2011, my dad got pneumonia. Then my dad was said to have a similar cancer again. We're not sure if this is related to WTC where he did EMT from approx. 9:15 am. My dad passed away in 2012. I believe my dad would still be alive if this surgeon dand dr idn't do a surgery when my dad had pneumonia. The other dr said the pneumonia would take 6 to 8 weeks to get better. My mom had left me out of the decision for surgery. I'd have told her to wait a few weeks because my dad was weak already. About a week after the surgery, they gave him too much chemo. He woke up around 3 am and fell. My mom had to call ambulance to take dad to hospital. He had a heart attack and they put him on life support. After 2 to 3 days they said my dad had no brain activity. We know our dad would not want to live on life support, so we had to let him go. Thank you for asking. May g-d bless you and your family always. Much success and health to all.
“Sir, are you okay? SIR?”
“Officer, this is a statue.”
Man that officer must be so exhausted
hard to see the difference when everyone looked like a living statue back then
😂😂😂💀💀💀
“Your talking to a statue officer”
Statue -
the officer had to "double check"
“Sir, are you okay?”
Mr Double-check: 🗿
🍷🗿
💼🗿
@@Boybuildsnotfnaf 🧮🖋️📒🗒️🧳🗿
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The video didn't mention that he lost his umbrella. There was an umbrella next to him on the bench. I used to work downtown back in the 80s and 90s. I saw him every day.
Wow! Youve seen him? Thats interesting
I don't know what your comment means.
However it means something
@@zacharycayer3234 it has nothing to do with this but when I was riding the train I met this old black lady we started chatting she seen when jfk got shot in Dallas and heard the car race to parkland hospital she was a little girl she said when it happened I shook her hand felt like I touched a peace of history 😮😊😅
Aww thanks for sharing ❤
@@zacharycayer3234the comment says there was a part of the statue that must have been lost in 911. Specifically an umbrella.
That's actually pretty sad how the dust was so bad and covered people so thoroughly that he was so indistinguishable from the real people caught in the chaos.
The only thing sadder are the people you can't see
"Sir are you ok"
"Let me double-check"
*New York Times about Mr Double Check*: "Afterward, this sculpture became an icon, as newspaper and magazine photos showed it covered erect in ash and, later, by flowers, notes, and candles left there by mourners and rescue workers. Double Check was a memorial to all those who perished."
It seems like he took on so much meaning without anyone ever expecting him to be more than a well crafted statue of themselves: a busy business man doing business every day.
I bet there are those who were “double checking” something that then miraculously saved their lives.
Or died of the same reason 🥺
@@janvang1050 true enough, fate is fickle
You are voting for Kamala Harris
Not only is that obvious I have no greater insult to levy
@@zacharycayer3234 you would be wrong
@@zacharycayer3234oh naw trump supporter tweaking💀
The photo of him looking alive and in total shock, as one with the people around him.
What a poignant and tragic image.
I hope he gets his umbrella replaced. What a masterful piece.
We don't have street art of this quality in NZ.
Ok won't lie, thought this was a statue regarding some lucky dude who was fixing to go into a meeting in the WTC sat down to "double check" that he had everything for the meeting and because of that he had escaped the tragic fate.
Me too
Yeah I thought it would be a guy who stopped on his way to WTC and realized he was missing something, causing him to turn around and thus survive.
He was double checking his briefcase after they collapsed to make sure he remembered everything he needed for that meeting. Legend is today he’s still double checking his briefcase.
😂😂😂
I used to sit down next to him all the time after grabbing burger king for lunch across the street.
That’s so sweet!
Did you ever offer him a mc double 🍔??
They put a Hard Hat and other things on him during Search & Rescue and later Demolition & Recovery.
We had a statue like that in Brea, California, once. My friends pranked me with it by claiming it was a crazy man who sat on a bench all night long. I think it was eventually stolen.
Wow! I know that place!
motherfuckers stole my statue, cant have shit in california
@@sheivei *know 🤓👍
@@ElliotballisaDrunkClown Thansk
I thought this was a way too wholesome story for california, but then i read the ending and it made sense
I remember first seeing him in 1996 i still have the picture i took with him as a little kid
May have been more than 30 years before the iphone, but it was only 12 years before the first smartphone, the IBM Simon Personal Communicator, which came out in 1994 and was then discontinued a year later...!
Hey that's a great piece of History thank you
Interesting. I am going to check this out.
Wow! What an outstanding piece! He’s really cool, and if statues could talk, he’s seen and knows much!
I want to sit with him , I have tears in my eyes . Thankyou for sharing this unique information
My daughter and I were in NYC a couple of months ago. He is doing well ❤️.
That's sad that he was just sitting in the rubble when it fell I still can't believe 9/11 was risky and people risked their lives on the 100th floor to get people out or save them I can imagine what the fire exits look like
The emergency stairwells werent very roomy from what ive heard, there might photos on google
@@anthonyv1971they weren't at all up to code even from the 70s
They weren’t huge but they weren’t bad.. but for the amount of people the building could hold, they could have been bigger!
But even if they were bigger it wouldn’t have been a saving moment. This destruction was planned and they were coming down no matter what. They even blew down build7 at the end of day!
@@Flyyn_Gaming_9they didn’t have to follow the standard code because it was the port authority in charge meaning they only put 7 stairwells rather than the standard of 7 that other buildings of that size had to follow
BBQ?
This is very cool awesome story awesome video. Thank you for sharing. It was a treat to watch and listen to.
this reminded of that guy in the airport sleeping sculpture. It was so realistic that if it weren't for the glass surrounding him people would've come over, touch, and try to wake him up.
the detail is pretty amazing. Even to the texture in the fabric.
Policeman : Sir, are you alright ?
Mr. Double check : Let me check.
His cassette recorder looks like a Panasonic like the one I had in the late '70s- early '80s.
"Hey,buddy. Are you ok?"
"Buddy?"
*Touches double check and finds out he's a sculpture*
"Oh."
No smartfone but he has a calculater in his briefcase
I thought for a minute, that it was one of them 'human statues' that miraculously came to life, the minute you approached them, scaring the bejesus out of you ! 🤣
I have to check it out next time I visit New York.
That's funny that the firefighters asked if he was okay!
I literally walk by this sculpture every morning when I go to work.
What if someone left an iPhone in the briefcase for real lol
So eerie because he represents real people. Sitting there with his briefcase, frozen in time as they are.
OK I'm a Londoner.... how is this the first I've ever heard of this??? 🇬🇧. But hey, I love it x
Where is the fourth sculpture? The artist did four; this one, Park Ave. guy hailing a cab, and the painter on 34th St.
beautiful sculpture
I saw "989" and I was like "who wrote that?"
Never heard/seen anything about this before 😮
I missed this when I visited the site. Would have liked to see it.
The picture shown is crazy, as it almost looks like it's black and white, when infact the dust makes it seem like. Only noticed when I saw the ambulance and some colored paper on the ground.
I wanna know what's supposed to be in that briefcase
I was ready for it to be a real person to jump scare us
Same 😂
legends say that he is still double checking his briefcase up to this day
What a beautiful statue!
Wow, this is beautiful!
Omg! I never looked in his briefcase!! 😂 😂
The narrator is too giggly and giddy talking about this.
She just sounds passionate talking about it
“There are no iPhones 🤣🤣🤣🤣”
I enjoyed her voice
@@azelusnovamore like an airhead
Very cavalier . Perhaps more respect at least .
the officers double checked him, just like his suitcase
Omg I just walked past by it yesterday! I did looked at that statue odd though but I brushed it off 😅
It has a cassette tape recorder! Also, what appears to be a nearly empty packet of cigarettes (in the middle) and a calculator on the left.
There's also a stapler
I wached this at 9:11 PM
☠️
I’ve probably walked past this sculpture a dozen times and never noticed
Pens, recorder, calculator. What’s the square thing in the middle
Wallet
@@JulsLittleBeirutAnarchyah! Thank you
There's also a stapler
Oh wow I never heard of Mr Doubke Check. So real that was asked if he was ok in 911.
I would live to see him and ait by him.
Someone said he lost his umberalla.
Its a beautiful memorial the fact he was there b4 and after 911 ❤
We stand united in tragedy but hate each other every other day.
I wonder why he was moved out of Zuccotti Park and onto One Liberty Plaza.
"My sculpture is so strong a building could fall on it and it would be unscathed!"
The artist probably
The artist before 2001:😏
After 2001:😱
Explains the tape recorder in the brief case
Why do they have to tell me there weren't iphones until like 2004
bro is IMMORTAL
"more than 30 years before the iPhone was introduced"
25 years
This footage is not from ziccotti park. I wonder where this shot.
The one history nerd of a first responder seeing the statue among the debris: OH MY GOD IT’S JUST LIKE POMPEII!
I imagine a history nerd would be aware that the figures at Pompeii are plaster casts of voids in the volcanic ash. They weren't found like that lol.
Alternate timeline: Double Check stops the planes with 1% of his full power.
Mr. Double Check = double check check
Safe to say he didn’t make it to the meeting. But the world sure fell on his shoulders.
Sir are you ok? Uhmmm sir? Officer:why is he not talking? Officer 2: he’s a statue. EMT and Officer 1:🗿🗿🗿
They just double-checked him.
Bro is real life giga chad
I BELIEVE I HAVE SEEN "HIM" PERSONALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where is the part where she says why you dont walk past it ??
Wow incredible 😊
While the statue was indeed introduced in 1982, the IpHONE was introduced on June 29th, 2007.
Depding on the exact creation and installation date in 1982, that's only ~25 years before the IpHONE- so more than 20 years, yes, but not more than 30. 😉
It's still reallllly cool!!!
❤❤❤
I remember seeing this years
Can you reset that calculator or no?
I thought this was going to be a person dressed up to look like a statue and when you're not looking he steals your phone or something and puts it in his briefcase.
Yes, that's what I cross horizontal glide..
“There were no iPhones” no, really? The timeline adds up: 2007, 2008, 2009, 1982, 2010, 2011
I’m surprised nobody has stolen his coat!!
good luck trying to take of a solid metal jacket
If he was created in 1982, then he wouldn't be put up "more than 30 years" before the first iphone came out
Nah pls if I tried to help someone and it was a statue I’d hope nobody saw that and take it to my grave
Given what was going on I think anyone would still be to shocked and high on other emotions to be embarrassed in any way
I’ve heard rumors that his watch reads 9:11!? 🤔🤨🧐
Mr. Double Check looks like Chris Hansen. It seems this time he's the one having a seat.
My dad was doing EMT on a lady infront of the millennium hotel. He got covered in that dust when the towers fell.
Did he suffer any health problems from the dust?
@@republicofoctania9571 when my dad was blown in the air, when tower fell, he scraped his elbow. He waited 2 days before going to the ER because it ended up infected. We told him to go to ER that night. I told him to go to ER on ride home.
My dad had some health issues before Sept 11, 2001. He already survived cancer from 1988. Around Dec 2011, my dad got pneumonia. Then my dad was said to have a similar cancer again. We're not sure if this is related to WTC where he did EMT from approx. 9:15 am. My dad passed away in 2012.
I believe my dad would still be alive if this surgeon dand dr idn't do a surgery when my dad had pneumonia. The other dr said the pneumonia would take 6 to 8 weeks to get better. My mom had left me out of the decision for surgery. I'd have told her to wait a few weeks because my dad was weak already. About a week after the surgery, they gave him too much chemo. He woke up around 3 am and fell. My mom had to call ambulance to take dad to hospital. He had a heart attack and they put him on life support. After 2 to 3 days they said my dad had no brain activity. We know our dad would not want to live on life support, so we had to let him go.
Thank you for asking. May g-d bless you and your family always. Much success and health to all.
@@republicofoctania9571 yes. The entire 3 paragraph explanation response disappeared after I posted. I'll have to write again as a separate post
wonder if the trees are ok too
This was an informative and entertaining short
And he has a cassette recorder and a calculator in his briefcase…both of which have been replaced with the smartphone.
If it weren't for him double checking his briefcase then he might have made it to work on time.
Wow! iPhones weren't invented yet? I could've sworn it was invented before fire!
Love this
Why shouldn't we walk past him though? Am I gonna burst into flames?
1982-2007(iPhone release) that’s only 25 years lol not “over 30 years” lol but I get what you mean. It’s been there a long time meep
Is that an actual lcd
Those numbers looked very unstatue like
Fire fighters are questioning him
I'm all yelling at his calculator
They move that statue it was exactly sitting down the block on the other corner next to what is Church Street instead of the Broadway side.
He died in world trade center 1😢
Was he ok tho
Oh god Mr. double check sounds like mister he shark puppet
That tape recorder in his suitcase is a Panasonic RQ-309S. Yes, I'm that type of autistic.
Bro so gen z iphone was released. before any smart phone was!