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[–]Bananus_Magnus 466 points467 points ago

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indeed... and that is the result : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYyFf-hMOm8

[–]khaos4k 515 points516 points ago

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Best part:

Oh my God....I can't believe he made the 720

[–]andrewcclay 138 points139 points ago

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I think the announcer was trying to break the dead air and that's all he could come up with. Can't say anything like, "Well I hope he's alive!"

[–]Oswald_McFeff 133 points134 points ago*

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Man I saw this live, on TV, high as fuck and a little drunk... Me and my buddies don't really watch the X-Games, but we flipped channels just in time.

Went something like "WHOA hell yeah badass that waOH FUCK.... oh fuck. holy shit.... damn. fuckin... shit..." etc. /stoned and mesmerized and impressed for the next 20 minutes.

EDIT: The craziest part was on the replay when HIS FUCKING SHOES FLEW OFF.

tl;dr: HIS FUCKING SHOES FLEW OFF

[–]I_Had_Four 130 points131 points ago

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You know it's serious when the shoes flies off.

[–]ambivilant 75 points76 points ago

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You know it's business time when I'm down to my business socks.

[–]EXIT_SUCCESS 11 points12 points ago

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two minutes in heaven is better than one minute in heaven

[–]schiffty1 1 point2 points ago

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Ooh, I know what you're trying to say, girl

[–]foedufafa 2 points3 points ago

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You're not too tired from your after work social netball team practice. There's nothing good on TV. The conditions are perfect for making love.

[–]hillbillyfunk 12 points13 points ago

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The train had knocked Ray Brower out of his Keds the same way it had knocked the life out of his body

[–]Mylaptopisburningme 11 points12 points ago

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I think a new type of shoe needs to be invented, that no matter what the impact, your shoes remain.. As a long time Liveleak viewer and watching people hit by cars, this is very common.

[–]Syscrusher 34 points35 points ago

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They're called high-tops.

[–]bapukurfol 24 points25 points ago

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internet gore watch rule: losing both shoes means death

[–]swizardofoz 2 points3 points ago

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as done by the Mythbusters

[–]TheAdAgency 4 points5 points ago

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This is why I just paint my bare feet with black boot polish. Cheap shoes and they will survive any death!

Except possibly being slowly lowered into a vat of acid.

[–]PartyBusGaming 4 points5 points ago

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Fuck, why is everyone on Reddit a drug user?

[–]RAGETINGS 6 points7 points ago

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time passes too fast when you're on reddit. we need something to slow it down.

[–]DJwalrus 2 points3 points ago

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cause that shit fucks you up obviously.

[–]the_eggsalad 12 points13 points ago

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why not?

[–]simoneclone 9 points10 points ago

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I'm not! I don't drink either. Something might be wrong with me.

[–]notLOL 5 points6 points ago

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♪ "I was gonna get drunk and high, but instead commented on reddit." ♫

[–]Jegs 35 points36 points ago

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Announcer was Tony Hawk. The hilarity piles up. Jake is proof that Australians are hard as fuck.

[–]klam1987 42 points43 points ago

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no. jake is proof that jake is hard as fuck.

[–]vanostran 1 point2 points ago

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The truth is, he really didn't make if he doesn't survive.

[–]tsunam1 113 points114 points ago

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Better quality with more angles. Crazy stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTeXKHkNqgk

[–]4InchesOfury 53 points54 points ago

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HIS SHOES FELL OFF!

[–]cutsmayne 44 points45 points ago

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They didn't fall off, they blasted off.

[–]4InchesOfury 13 points14 points ago

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Rocket shoes?

[–]DeathB4Download 17 points18 points ago

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From ACME.

[–]HiroProtagonist1984 5 points6 points ago

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Slick shoes.

[–]El_Morro 2 points3 points ago

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Fucking Chester Copperpot...

[–]mista0sparkle 10 points11 points ago

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I remember when this happened, and my friend told me about it.

"Did you see the crazy James Brown accident on the x-games? Crazy shit, he was wildly flailing in the air 20 feet up, then he lands and his shoes explode off his feet."

[–]El_Morro 39 points40 points ago

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When the twin towers fell, I hid with a friend in an office building about a block away. About 30 minutes after the second tower fell, me and my friend got out and one of the first things I noticed was that there were random shoes EVERYWHERE.

People were so desperate to escape from the smoke/debris, that they literally ran out of their shoes. Crazy shit. (Sorry, I know it's not really related, but the vid reminded me of it and I thought I'd throw it out there)

[–]4InchesOfury 6 points7 points ago

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maybe it happened the same way as the video, people jumped off the towers and the shoes flew off....

[–]Mohombo 6 points7 points ago

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And their bodies floated up to heaven....

[–]downvotesmakemehard 1 point2 points ago

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MY FRIEND AND I

[–]Takingbackmemes 3 points4 points ago

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If your shoes fly off when you run, you need to tie your fucking shoes tighter.

[–]DoTheDew 4 points5 points ago

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Not all shoes have laces.

[–]GhostGuy 2 points3 points ago

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I can't tell what kind of shoes he's wearing. If they're the big puffy "skate shoes", I'm not too impressed. A lot of skaters I know wear those things so loose that they'd fly off on a 2' fall.

But they look like they might be Chucks. If that's the case, and if they're tied properly (I usually see chucks laced up pretty tight on skaters, and I know I put them in a deathknot when I skate in them), I'm impressed.

Well, I'm impressed anyway, but still.

[–]TmanV 18 points19 points ago

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Wonder what Dshizzle420 said, pages and pages of people pissed off at him haha.

[–]pedro420 8 points9 points ago

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I hate how you can never find those original comments in youtube.

[–]gfixler 3 points4 points ago

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You should use YouTubeEnhancementSuite.

[–]DaCeph 10 points11 points ago

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the other day i fell that high and i just barely felt it.man this dude is weak shit for real.if he was a real man he would of landed that

[–]BurningLed 9 points10 points ago

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And they fed that troll a page of comments?

[–]DaCeph 2 points3 points ago

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Remember, it's YouTube.

[–]IlikeJG 4 points5 points ago

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LOL! I was trying to find what he said to start that little flame war.

[–]TheGunshineState 15 points16 points ago

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Yeah that video is way better, what I always remember about this is his shoes flying off like in a cartoon. Those things look rocket propelled.

[–]Tophat_Gentleman 9 points10 points ago

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Oh god, that second angle was crazy. That knocked the breath out of me!

[–]ramair1969 1 point2 points ago

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Can't watch that again.

[–]NepoEgassap 40 points41 points ago

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Did he live?

[–]chrisalex 93 points94 points ago

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This was in the comments, for what that's worth..."was there in person. so intense man.. hes fine though. he walked away 10 minutes later"

[–]jonp5065 239 points240 points ago*

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Walked away with:

  • Fractured wrist
  • Fractured vertebrae
  • Mild concussion
  • Bruised and bleeding liver
  • Bruised Lung
  • Whiplash

[–]cmiz87 18 points19 points ago

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...and did another session AFTER this happened.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

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WHILE smoking a cuban cigar and drinking a whisky

[–]airwolf420 5 points6 points ago

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WHILST

[–]otherwiseguy 4 points5 points ago

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EITHER.

[–]timewarp 27 points28 points ago

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Slow learner, I presume?

[–]Beachy 23 points24 points ago

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Or a scientist.

[–]Beaver420 10 points11 points ago

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Or insane.

[–]Katzenklavier 10 points11 points ago

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Scientists and insanity aren't mutually exclusive.

[–]elustran 1 point2 points ago

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[–]kimchifart 33 points34 points ago

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Jesus.

[–]Draracle 566 points567 points ago

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I believe a "Jesus" is 2 broken wrists/hands, broken feet, lacerations on the back, and a puncture wound to the side.

These wounds sound more like a classic case of "Icarus".

[–]Beaver420 87 points88 points ago

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[–]JORDANEast 8 points9 points ago

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Who is this kid? I assume some HBO or premium cable show.

[–]Beaver420 32 points33 points ago

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King Joffrey from HBO's Game Of Thrones. They just finished their first season. It's pretty great.

[–]willow1014 16 points17 points ago

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It is known.

[–]jesal 19 points20 points ago

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He's the bane of my existence and an awful human being.

[–]harvey-birdman 8 points9 points ago

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He's a little shit. The biggest little shit ever to be specific.

He (un)fortunately plays his character a little too well so I kind of hate him.

[–]diuge 1 point2 points ago

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I don't see this kid having an acting career after GoT.

[–]Poetry_From_Comments 1 point2 points ago

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Having clicked this I must say I'm hurt, For my eyes I just could not avert, I'm on episode 3, He is still prince to me, Gifs should come with a spoiler alert

[–]lazyplayboy 24 points25 points ago

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golf clap

[–]lifelessonline 2 points3 points ago

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[–]Romanc3r 11 points12 points ago

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I want to nominate this the comment of the year.

[–]Draracle 1 point2 points ago

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best of me, then you can get karma and I might get comment of the day and have more than 1 lousy "4 year" trophy in my case. GO TEAM o/\o :P

I'm just glad people liked it.... I almost pulled the classic type out, delete, go back to browsing.

[–]GroinSniper 1 point2 points ago

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This needs to go in the hall of fame.

[–]Oswald_McFeff 4 points5 points ago

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16 upvotes -40 upvotes --77 upvotes ---17 upvotes ----BAM Draracle sweeps in with a whopping 225 upvotes out of nowhere. That, sir, is hard to pull off.

[–]Onelouder 6 points7 points ago

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[–]Onelouder 4 points5 points ago

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[–]mynameisparrish 3 points4 points ago

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Brilliant friend, I think you just won reddit.

[–]Turnip199 7 points8 points ago*

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That reminds me of what happened at the next year's events (It's the X-Games, in case you were wondering)

Travis Pastrana, noted badass, tried to do a backflip 720. Not a big deal. Oh, I forgot to mention it was on a motorcycle.

But anyways, this happens. He breaks his butt (more or less) and has to be almost held back by his friends and doctors because he didn't want to disappoint his fans.

And this is just one of the many reasons why he is the coolest man alive.

EDIT: He also takes a lot of hits, while still being humorous. The entire video is good, but 2:48 is funny.

[–]TedFromTheFuture 7 points8 points ago

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His mom is a MILF!

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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This, my friends, is an after-effect of the seven day challenge.

[–]CookieDoughCooter 2 points3 points ago

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You mean side-effect, right?

[–]Mannyy 1 point2 points ago

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PICS

[–]analgesiac 1 point2 points ago

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[–]SirStroke-Alot 11 points12 points ago

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Well, now I dont feel so bad for giggling at him trying to swim in the air.

[–]BoojiBoy 2 points3 points ago

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At that point, one's options are pretty limited, so why not try something new?

[–]MustStopMasturbating 30 points31 points ago

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Yes he did. He managed to walk away about 15 minutes later.

[–]lokiminio 28 points29 points ago

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35 minutes later, he died. I mean did.

[–]dyboc 6 points7 points ago

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So he did died?

[–]lokiminio 6 points7 points ago

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Died, he didn't.

[–]blabla3 29 points30 points ago

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Yes, 30 minutes later he drove away.

[–]Why-Guy 29 points30 points ago

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Yeah, he walked away about 20 minutes later

[–]givegodawedgie 32 points33 points ago

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He moonwalked away 35 minutes later

[–]XxXBlOoDKillaXxX 24 points25 points ago

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Indoodibly it is true that he walked in a direction at 25 minutes past the event.

[–]Mtheads 19 points20 points ago

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not only did he live, he competed in the same even the next year.

Where this happened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq1E96mcrmg

Then that guy won.

[–]RandomRespawn 1 point2 points ago

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Fucking legendary

[–]blackbellamy 13 points14 points ago

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He was fully ambulatory, oriented, and marching north approximately 40 minutes after the initial impact.

[–][deleted] 19 points20 points ago

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There's a 50 minute version of this video where you see him walking away.

[–]panamaspace 22 points23 points ago

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There is a 55 minute version of this video where he collapses to the ground and is declared clinically dead.

[–]aroras 15 points16 points ago

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There is a 60 minute version of this video where he rises from the dead and starts eating the brains of audience members

[–]baniboy 11 points12 points ago

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Yes he did. He managed to wakeboard away about 54 minutes later.

[–]MonsterIt 12 points13 points ago

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His spirit left and then returned 45 minutes later

[–]actuallytheFBI 14 points15 points ago

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yea he floated away 30 minutes later

[–]EpicBoredom 8 points9 points ago

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yeah about 35 minutes later he rode home in a bicycle

[–]andash 2 points3 points ago

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Damn, sounds like a tight fit

[–]orange_jooze 8 points9 points ago

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He traveled back in time 10 minutes later and stopped himself from falling, causing a time paradox and destroying the universe.

[–]shark2000br 9 points10 points ago

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He flew home about an hour later.

[–]KirillM 8 points9 points ago

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Sure, if you call having your dorsal fin removed a living.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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yeah. he danced on stage naked 56 minutes later

[–]Foezjie 4 points5 points ago

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Yes

[–]wOlfLisK 3 points4 points ago

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Looks like he was just knocked unconcious. He didn't land on his head and no bones look broken.

[–]AuntieSocial 2 points3 points ago

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I would guess he had the air knocked out of him, then was told to lay still until the medics checked him out. No sense risking a broken neck by getting up too soon.

[–]laller 10 points11 points ago

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It looked like a remarkably soft landing for that high fall.

[–]shark2000br 14 points15 points ago

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I guess the ramp probably gave a little due to its construction. If it were concrete? Well at least he made the 720º.

[–]laller 6 points7 points ago

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I've always wondered what the optimal way to land a fall is, either he looked like he did that, or it's the construction as you said.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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Look at free runners. The optimal way is to land on the furthest point you can create (the balls of your feet) and to use your feet and legs as shock absorbers until just before your calf muscles touch your backside then you want to do a forward roll into it to prevent the impact of your backside hitting your legs or the ground from damaging your back or collar bone.

[–]Atlai 1 point2 points ago

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Look up how paratroopers hit the ground. They hit with the balls of their feet and roll onto their sides.

[–]dude187 1 point2 points ago

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Exactly, it's call the parachute landing fall or PLF for short.

[–]mywowtoonnname 1 point2 points ago

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He fell for 47 frames. At 30 frames/sec, that's 1.566 s.

Using Physics, that means he fell 12.017 m, or 39.426 feet.

He hit the floor at 15.353 m/s, 34.344 miles per hour.

In a previous thread, hitting the ground from this height has a 50% mortality rate. Luckily, he didn't come to an immediate stop.

[–]EurhMhom 6 points7 points ago

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[–]chetoflep 2 points3 points ago

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Pretty clean 720.

[–]vinfx 15 points16 points ago*

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First time I watch I'm like: OMG OMG OMG.

Second time I watch I'm like: hmm... he's running in mid-air.

Third time I watch I'm like: HAHA.. HE'S RUNNING LIKE WILE E. COYOTE IN MIDAIR. HAHA

[–]butyourenice 4 points5 points ago

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knowing he's okay, despite catastrophic injuries, makes me feel less like a terrible human being for giggling at the almost cartoonish way he tried to run through the air when he lost his board.

i still feel like a pretty terrible human being, but i guess not like a totally terrible human being.

[–]michigan85 9 points10 points ago

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Is the skateboard okay?

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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How about that ramp? Taking a hit like that...

[–]reason78 4 points5 points ago

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It's not the same ramp. Look at the picture, theres two "side ramps" and one in the middle.

Look at the video at 0:03, there are only two ramps.

The video must be from a different version of this ramp?

[–]killermicrobe 4 points5 points ago

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No one ramp has 3 take off ramps and the other one has 2 but the dimensions are the same 50 and 75 foot take off ramps and a 20 foot quarter pipe.

[–]Dadatina 11 points12 points ago

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Yes, he did another 720 15 minutes later, then he died.

[–]akuzin 2 points3 points ago

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Oh man I watched that 3 times and every time my balls went numb. I just can't believe he did the hard part and fucked up the rest. Wow.

[–]Rswany 2 points3 points ago

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Danny Way's crash was insane to. Then he somehow managed to go back out.

link

[–]moephan 94 points95 points ago

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and a skateboard

[–]Foezjie 99 points100 points ago

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[–]suship 20 points21 points ago

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I read this in Tobias's voice for some reason. Does he say that at some point in the show?

[–]orange_jooze 22 points23 points ago

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"Oh Tobias, you blowhard!"

[–]suship 1 point2 points ago

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Many thanks! I think this is an obvious sign that it's high time for me to watch Arrested Development again.

[–]MisterUNO 48 points49 points ago

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The camera lens makes it higher than it actually is. In reality that ramp is only 6 inches high.

[–]aves_percomis 7 points8 points ago

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There is truth in your jest. The fisheye lens distortion makes it seem really steep and the end of the ramp seem really far away. Probably 3 or 4 times farther than it actually is.

[–]bairy 26 points27 points ago

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For those wondering, this is the fantastic X-Games Big Air ramp (tons of camera flashes so not safe for epileptics)

BMXers and Skateboarders both use it.

[–]kristianur 13 points14 points ago

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[–]no_myth 10 points11 points ago*

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Why was Burnquist's run better than the others?

edit: Burnquist

[–]616eyz 16 points17 points ago

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He flat out 180'd the first jump, which is quite insane. At that speeds it's extremely easy for the skateboard to fly away if you don't hold onto it with at least 1 hand (which is what a lot of the competitors did). Couldn't see what he did on the half pipe but it must've been something good.

*Watched another vid, did an indie 360 but went up 20 feet, which is way more than the other people did.

[–]highonhorse 14 points15 points ago*

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IIRC (I'm on my phone now), Bob did a switch BS 180 over the jump. So he basically dropped in backwards. Then, on the QP, did a BS 360 indy to fakie. So he dropped in switch, then landed switch on the QP. Landing switch on quarter/half pipes are extremely hard and the size of that air makes it even crazier.

Edit: On a backside 360, the last 180 is completely blind. You basically have to look between your legs at the last 90 degrees before fully committing your landing.

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As a person who does not skateboard most of that did not make sense. I need to play more Tony hawk.

[–]highonhorse 10 points11 points ago

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Or Skate. The best way I can explain it is like this:

When dealing with larger distances (talking about the jump, not the quarter pipe, ie QP) spinning faster is actually easier than committing to a slower spin or no spin. Timing a 180 over a large distance is harder than a 360. A 720 on a skateboard? I'm not sure. But, as a snowboarder, I'd rather try a 720 than a 180 until I'm used to the distance and air time I'm travelling. Mainly because that extra momentum can help with sliding out of a fall. If you over rotate a 180, you're pretty much fucked.

Anyways, back to switch stance. Think of a baseball player batting switch. It's the opposite of what you've learned originally. So he dropped into that ramp in his unnatural stance, into a trick where your feet have to work as your hands. Gently keeping the board with him until the landing (which he went backside on, meaning his back was pointing towards the landing at the beginning of his rotation).

I think you can fill in any blanks for the follow up quarter pipe. Bob's just a technical beast. He makes the hardest tricks look so easy.

[–]1369311007 22 points23 points ago

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[–]diaspora 5 points6 points ago

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I'm gonna make it!

[–]syncretic 38 points39 points ago

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I'll just leave this here.

[–]epeen 20 points21 points ago

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This isn't a link to a meme or a pun, but to a subreddit, /r/adrenalineporn, that features pictures thematically similar to the OP. It is worth viewing.

[–]IPoopedMyPants 2 points3 points ago

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Pretty good stuff. Too bad there are only 18 links so far.

[–]saucercrab 16 points17 points ago

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and a Fisheye lens.

[–]IH8CATS 4 points5 points ago

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at least he is wearing some safety gloves...

[–]Kevnmur 6 points7 points ago

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How high up is that?

[–]TaggartBBS 2 points3 points ago

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Other video The ramp itself is 25ft and he had an additional 15ft of air.

[–]reasondoubt 9 points10 points ago

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If that what it takes to become famous, I will gladly live in obscurity.

[–]lex99 34 points35 points ago

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You actually never had a choice.

[–]broden 2 points3 points ago

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I prefer "you have much less of a choice than you think".

Silly slave morality, risk is for masters.

[–]Wanderlustfull 1 point2 points ago

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That was... ouch.

[–]reasondoubt 3 points4 points ago

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how would you know?

[–]fuwath 10 points11 points ago

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We can smell our own

[–]IPoopedMyPants 2 points3 points ago

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I thought that smell was just me.

[–]bricardo 5 points6 points ago

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One year later: another try.

[–]alive41stime 2 points3 points ago

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It takes balls to drop into a 3-foot, let alone 30 foot.

[–]Im_jk_but_seriously 3 points4 points ago

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It's a wide angle lens. Makes it look 10 times worst than it is. Still takes balls though.

[–]jamiefraser 3 points4 points ago

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So I had to find out what happened to him...http://articles.latimes.com/2007/aug/05/sports/sp-xside5 Apparently he was going 40mph when he lost control and fell 50 ft. Broke a wrist, cracked a vertebra, suffered a concussion, bruised liver and lungs. Holy shit batman...I can't believe it wasn't waaay worse!

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How the fuck does he still have legs!? Is he Gumby?

[–]HeyYouAndrew 3 points4 points ago

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Dude, he's got fucking kneepads. He'll be fine.

[–]GreenGlassDrgn 2 points3 points ago

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took my eyes like 10 seconds to comprehend the picture, and when they did, my gut dropped. Interesting effect actually!

[–]dimmak 2 points3 points ago

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In this situation my balls would retract to the safety of my throat.

[–]Caraes_Naur 4 points5 points ago

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So does castration.

[–]jpoole412 1 point2 points ago

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or they have already been destroyed so you have nothing to lose

[–]Sublime1996 1 point2 points ago

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Is there a high res version of this?

[–]Nikoras 1 point2 points ago

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That's waaaay too much potential energy for my comfort.

[–]barchart 1 point2 points ago

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Balls of Steel..

[–]mrgreennnn 1 point2 points ago

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Godfather of le mega rampa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhfx-S7lHPc Danny Way

[–]verycoolguy 1 point2 points ago

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I've seen rocket power, I know even kids can do that with no problem at all.

[–]alecseriously 1 point2 points ago

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That's a roller coaster without a seat. D:

[–]imnotfussy 1 point2 points ago

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Especially when the photo is taken with a fish-eye lens

[–]walker_lance 1 point2 points ago

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Fuck. That. Shit.

[–]lmpnoodle 1 point2 points ago

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Now same thing but... on a tricycle attempting to backflip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UaE_LWDDWk

[–]ramilehti 1 point2 points ago

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No, this takes BALLS.

[–]KurayamiKifuji 1 point2 points ago

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Different sport. Same idea.

[–]katough 1 point2 points ago

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my toes curl up and my body leans back just from looking at that. if i stair for a minute i start to sweat and about 3 mins in i'll be physically uncomfortable a few days.

[–]OrangeBubble 1 point2 points ago*

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True story:

When I was 15 we used to rollerblade a lot. One day we decide to go to this new skatepark, its the first in our area, so we're all excited. Theres a few quarter pipes and a half pipe, but they are made of this cheap quality wood. Me, being a huge chicken at the time, refuses to go on the half pipe and instead I just mess around on the quarter pipe with a few other guys.

This one guy must have been around 19 keeps asking me why Im not on the half pipe and calls me a chicken and starts calling me names.

5 minutes later a bunch of girls start gathering around and this guy decides hes going to get on the half pipe and show these girls what hes got. He gets on top of the half pipe, skates down and is about to get onto the other side but for some reason fucks up. He tries to grab onto the ledge but cant and slides down one end of this half pipe made of this shitty quality wood. He gets to the bottom and is screaming blue fucking murder because hes got about 600+ little splinters on his chest and stomach. The guy is in shock and cant stand up because hes got spaghetti legs and ends up throwing up on himeself. His friends, being the bright fells they are, throw him in a cab and drive to the hospital, instead of waiting for 5 minutes for a ambulance.

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I just shit my pants looking at the picture. I HATE heights!

[–]chris3110 1 point2 points ago

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This takes balls.

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[–]Darkhavans 24 points25 points ago

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It's actually not THAT dangerous. The big-air vert is the only real dangerous part, and even then no one has ever died on the ramp. Big air ramps like these are used in a few different competitions and a few privately owned, and the worst incident so far to my knowledge is Jake Brown's.

The first part of the ramp you have more horizontal velocity than you do vertical, so even if you do fall or bail, unless you miss the landing completely (it's a big landing), you'll just slide it out, assuming you're wearing knee/elbow pads.

[–]TrainOfThought6 6 points7 points ago

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The snowboard megaramps are the same way...everything is calculated so that you have the smoothest landing possible.

[–]dukey 1 point2 points ago

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assuming you don't fuck up

[–]amanbe 3 points4 points ago

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His landing didn't look so smooth to me....

[–]TrainOfThought6 1 point2 points ago

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After the 720? What wasn't smooth about it? He fucked up on the quarterpipe, which is not what I was referring to.

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[–]i_lyke_money 21 points22 points ago

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Yes, Kittensrock here has a very good understanding of his own mortality which is why he spends his day at home in front of the computer on reddit.

[–]MysterManager 4 points5 points ago

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It's so safe here, just don't go to r/spacedicks, that place is scary.

[–]mmm_burrito 1 point2 points ago

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In case anyone reading this gets a little curious, let me reiterate:

DO NOT GO TO R/SPACEDICKS

Squash that curiosity down into a little ball, then burn the ball and bury the ashes in salt.

Never go there.

[–]Jegs 1 point2 points ago

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Skip to 3:50 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPJN87hjGPM

This shows pretty well how insane these things are.

[–]wellingtonbear 2 points3 points ago

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Why does every skateboarding video have to involve a fish eye lense?

[–]bloobloobloo 1 point2 points ago

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