I'm not going to get technical. This is a video that was done by a guy called Kevin Flynn so credit to him for this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMA_UQvazSk at 1:14 is what i will be discussing. This long thing you are seeing with a fluffy thing on the end of it is this

This is a https://www.proaim.com/proaim-12ft-carbon-fiber-boom-pole-with-40cm-r-blimp-windscreen.html being used in the fatherhood video. Some people have said it was a broom/mop that was being used to hit that poor child with- No it is not. Its is AUDIO EQUIPMENT!!! The following information/quote has been taken from the Proaim link i provided.

"The basics for shooting sync sound have not changed much overtime but the refinements sure have. Mic Boom operators applaud the lightweight carbon fiber revolution in boompole construction to help reduce ‘on set’ fatigue common to a long shooting day and still capture quality audio. The discipline of sound recording is truly an art that any boompole operator will attest too. Bobbing and weaving around set pieces, camera dollies, lighting fixtures and live action turns science into art. Advances in microphone technology mirror those of image capture but the tried and true 'boom' with a mic dangling from one end has been around a long, long time. As has been said, 'If it aint broke, don't fix it' so what Proaim has done is make it even better than before". (end quote).

So basically at 1:14 what you are looking at is boom pole that is the technical term for it , with a fluffy thing on the end of it. Now what that fluffy thing is ,is this https://www.proaim.com/camera-rigs-supports/microphone-accessories/proaim-bmp40-r-blimp-mic-windshield.html

Until Kevin Flynn did this video no one could see what was going on (well not as much as in the original) but Kevin has made things a little more visible. The reason i have done this is because like i said earlier people have mistaken this for being a broom/mop when its i believe anyway -audio equipment.

I hope people can appreciate how traumatic this video has been to those who have spent time on it. I personally have found it very upsetting. That is why i said please don't leave any nasty comments because i can't take much more. Thank you for your time.