r/Weird • u/candseeme • 1d ago
Just Cairo things: a whole horse is trotting down the 6th of October Bridge
Heads up if you're commuting in Cairo—there's a horse wandering around the October 6th Bridge.
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u/Wildly_Uninterested 1d ago
I mean.....it's better than half a horse trotting down the 6th of October Bridge....
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u/Sea_Prep_Tidal_26 12h ago
Ummm .. that’s not trotting.
That’s galloping.
https://giphy.com/gifs/xUn3CtIpFvnSKaTVcc1
u/Facetious_Philosophy 4h ago
Thank you, that leapt right out at me. I was hoping someone would point this out!
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u/WatermelonSmashing 23h ago
Crazy that they are so obsessed with that date the even named a city after it.
The 6th of October 1973 was the day multiple countries started a war with Israel that they lost.
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u/Positive_County_3493 20h ago
>The 6th of October 1973 was the day multiple countries started a war with Israel that they lost.
Egypt lost so bad they regained their lost land and destroyed a massive amount of the Israeli army until the US provided support and suddenly its Egypt and Syria vs the US, obviously they can't go against the US and the war was quickly stopped after US intervention and Egypt had enough negotiating power after the war to gain back all the land they lost and even get paid by the US, massive win if you ask me.
It's a David vs goliath situation, Egypt and Syria vs Israel and the US funding and arming Israel.
I don't know if you're hasbara or a bot but genuinely try to read history or at least the Wikipedia page on the war, it was described as a stalemate, please read the losses on the Israeli side and Egyptian side, it was about 90% each it was a military stalemate and a political win for Egypt.
Only Syria lost.
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u/WatermelonSmashing 20h ago
Almost a dozen Muslim majority countries were involved sending troops and arms as well, it want just those two countries.
And the Muslims intent? Literally genociding all the Jews.
They keep trying and failing miserably.
The Sinai peninsula is nothing more the an empty desert that acts as nothing but a buffer. Israel had no Intent in keeping it, just a big sandy DMZ that was only given back in diplomacy. The Arabs didn't do shit militaristicly beyond the surprise attack.
As always Arabs start a war and then cry to the world when they lose. Everything is an inversion with them like they are playing geopolitical "I know you are but what am I"
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u/Positive_County_3493 20h ago
>Almost a dozen Muslim majority countries were involved sending troops and arms as well, it want just those two countries.
it was only Syria and Egypt, the other 10 you're talking about sent nothing, Libya withdrew everything the arabs sent was about 40k troops at most
please stop making it about muslims and jews it was an invading army vs people defending themselves its 2026 we know who is doing the genocide please stop talking about a hypothetical genocide that you assume would've happened when there is one already happening by the people you call the victims of this war.
>The Sinai peninsula is nothing more the an empty desert that acts as nothing but a buffer. Israel had no Intent in keeping it, just a big sandy DMZ that was only given back in diplomacy. The Arabs didn't do shit militaristicly beyond the surprise attack.
they had no intent to keep it that they literally refused to give it back until they lost 90% of their army and had to wait for the US
>As always Arabs start a war and then cry to the world when they lose. Everything is an inversion with them like they are playing geopolitical "I know you are but what am I"
I don't see any crying on the Egyptians side, I see celebrations and the only arab country to gain back its land from israel
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u/MissingSocks 12h ago edited 12h ago
Yes, Israel was resupplied by the US. Just as Egypt was supported by the Soviets at the time. So? Israel got within 100 km of Cairo at the end along an undefended flank and was held back by the US from marching in to cement the Egyptian humiliation. Egypt ultimately showed more bravery years later by engaging in peace negotiations with Israel than in the final days of this war when it was in full retreat, its forces scattered and fleeing.
True that Egypt achieved strategic and political aims through the peace process, restoring land they'd lost in the 1967 war they too started and lost, so "win"-win in that respect. Militarily though it was another sound defeat, but sure, call it brave resistance, etc etc, whatever it takes to preserve Arab pride, right? Try learning the right lesson here. More to be gained through peace.
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u/Positive_County_3493 11h ago
>Just as Egypt was supported by the Soviets at the time.
the soviets were kicked out of Egypt before the attack after they refused to supply Egypt with arms, please do basic googling
>True that Egypt achieved strategic and political aims through the peace process, restoring land they'd lost in the 1967 war they too started and lost
Israel attacked first this was easily verifiable with 2 seconds or research
>Israel got within 100 km of Cairo at the end along an undefended flank and was held back by the US from marching in to cement the Egyptian humiliation
After US resupply and intelligence? yes that happened plus cairo was defended heavily and a large amount of the military was active already in other cities a fallback meant encircling the israeli army and eventually a massacre on both sides with Egypt's gigantic population number almost guaranteeing a loss if it lasted a few more months this is why the US intervened to stop the war and why Israel accepted
>it was in full retreat, its forces scattered and fleeing.
Yes they were retreating after completing their mission, destroying the bar lev wall idk what it was called it's gone now so idc.
>Militarily though it was another sound defeat
not even the wikipedia page for it calls it that
> Arab pride, right? Try learning the right lesson here. More to be gained through peace.
you're talking to an ex muslim atheist who is in the middle of moving out of Egypt because it sucks as country, all arab countries suck and islam was awful to me, but facts are facts bro
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u/MissingSocks 9h ago
"Facts" lol. Tell me more about Israel losing 90% of their army, and how if you didn't read it on wikipedia (which language?) it didn't happen, you master historian you.
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u/WatermelonSmashing 4h ago
Lol speaking of Wikipedia
Just like pushing the islamophobia bullshit since 9/11 they are now trying to re write history and data poison ai
https://www.piratewires.com/p/the-terrorist-propaganda-to-reddit-pipeline
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u/Jina-langu-ni-Juma 1d ago
Most of us are thinking a half horse would be weirder, but that is just a mule.
Hopefully the horse made it back home healthy. Poor fella is probably scared.
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u/Ok_Zookeepergame5141 23h ago
Poor horse... he was probably in freak out mode. I'm glad someone got him safely.
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u/felwynfelmir 16h ago
Did they?
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u/Ok_Zookeepergame5141 16h ago
Yes, looks like someone got the horse at the end. Thankfully.
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u/felwynfelmir 16h ago
Ohh thank god, I clicked it away too early because I saw it getting hit by a car and I was afraid there was only a bad outcome possible, thanks for letting me know! I’ll watch it completely to see him get to safety!
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u/taliahmarih 1d ago
Sad to see but that horse is gorgeous
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u/NaiveCranberry9095 15h ago
yeah most horses in egypt are super skinny and under fed in some way, coming from someone that lives there
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u/Comfortable-Ebb8125 1d ago
What are they saying?
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u/Boring-Seaweed-4505 1d ago
They were shouting, "Stop the horse! Stop the horse!"—wondering how such a thing could happen in Egypt. Then came the cries of "Stop the cars! Stop the cars!" followed by "Don't let it get away! Don't let it get away!" Finally, the young man said, "We stopped the horse; it was a difficult task—I had to chase it down on a motorcycle."
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u/Breadynator 1d ago
I don't speak their language but from context clues I got something along the lines of "HOLY SHIT THAT'S A HORSE!" and "Slow down, oncoming traffic, there is a horse running your way."
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u/SignificantJello6116 21h ago
Oh Egypt how do you do it Egypt, it's a popular meme there about random shit that make 0 sense happening in Egypt
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u/Parking_Peanut_6188 16h ago
He's got to get to his ex before she gets on that plane and he never sees her again.
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u/larsonious 1d ago
Can we take care of this horse and stop making videos please
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u/thinkingmoney 1d ago
They are trying what do you expect them to do tell it to slow down or jump on it.
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u/onthel00se 20h ago
i challenge you to find one half of a horse trotting down 6th of Octobeer Bridge
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u/Clever_Username_05 19h ago
"Boxer! Get out! Get out quickly! They're taking you to your death!" All the animals took up the cry of "Get out, Boxer, get out!"
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u/Emotional-Hair-3991 17h ago
The police showed up in the end only after it’s done, just like in the movies
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u/bizoticallyyours83 16h ago
Well of course, the horse never saw the Streets of Cairo. She's just a poor little country maid.
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u/Fantastic_Arrival_82 9h ago
I think it'd be even weirder to see an incomplete horse trotting down the lane
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u/DowntownScene1433 8h ago
IT probably just wanted to be free of this all. You're practically abusing it in my opinion. Get it to the wilds, preferably with others of its kind and set it free.
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u/Evening_Discount4989 7h ago
poor thing, Egypt has terrible animal welfare. I follow a page on FB called Egypt equine aid which is a free veterinary clinic. Although this horse looks to be in in decent condition most sadly are not.
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u/Old_Resident8050 23h ago
A whole horse? Thats amazing!
Only last time there was just half a horse running!
🤣
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u/iwannabethisguy 1d ago
Two thoughts
I. Killer ghost rider promo
II. What kind of coverage would you need to have the car covered in case you hit a horse?
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u/Bubbly-Travel9563 1d ago
Better than a partial horse running across the bridge. I've never seen less than an entire horse running down a street but I'd have to imagine it's fucking TERRIFYING
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u/MissingSocks 1d ago
Pretty wild Cairo named a bridge after one of Egypt's major strategic blunders, launching a war in which they were soundly defeated and almost lost Cairo as a result.
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u/DeathWingStar 15h ago
Since when losing a war results in gaining back a whole peninsula back from invaders ?
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u/FluffyKittiesRMetal 12h ago
It was gained back as part of a peace agreement
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u/moseiba 9h ago
They fought the war to get their land back and they got it and this means they won
If it weren't for the war the land would still be a part of Israel
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u/FluffyKittiesRMetal 7h ago
I got some bad news for you but it may be better if you just stay in your bubble.
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u/MissingSocks 12h ago
You think Egypt won that war? Is that what they teach you in school?
Israel gave up Sinai in exchange for peace and the promise of a fruitful future between the 2 nations. (Egypt of course refused to take back Gaza. Perhaps the wars and loss of Sinai and Gaza were Egypt's ploy to get the Gazan Palestinians out from under Egyptian jurisdiction and make them Israel's problem.)
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u/DeathWingStar 12h ago
Oh yes cope yada yada
Oh no we gave it away because for peace bullshit
We know all about it
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u/MissingSocks 12h ago
Huh?
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u/friendlypetshark 1d ago
You’re going to get the equestrian lot in here in a moment berating you for saying trot instead of canter 👀
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u/TranscendentPretzel 17h ago
Hi. I am a certified weird horse girl and I am coming out of retirement to tell you it's not a trot, not a canter, but a gallop. I hope you will consider using the correct terminology in the future when this gets reposted. Thank you, and yeehaw.
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u/friendlypetshark 14h ago
20 years in the industry and it’s actually canter guys. You can tell because it’s 3 best not two. I gave you all a chance and you failed. Go study.
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u/YonderWindow364 14h ago
I don’t know shit about horses but even I knew that wasn’t a trot but a gallop lol
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u/letmego-138 1d ago
That's so scary!! Imagine driving on a bridge and finding a horse right Infront of you galloping in an opposite direction!
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u/InNoCeNtSuSpEcT35 17h ago
Imagine how scary it was for the horse with all the honking and bright lights too!
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u/LurkinGherkn 1d ago
As opposed to what, half a horse trotting on the streets? Would be interesting to see
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u/Beneficial_Bug_9793 1d ago
Mate, a " whole horse " its a normal thing, if it was half a horse, or a quarter horse, not that would be frikking wierd as hell.
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u/0Yasmin0 1d ago
Ouch! Poor thing got hit by a car!