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[–]ThatGirl26 235 points236 points ago

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Well we know who is not committed to the sport.

[–]spherexenon 195 points196 points ago

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sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion...

[–]tinyroom 2 points3 points ago*

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or who is not committed to CHANGING sports, paraglyding not for him

[–]ottoman_jerk 19 points20 points ago

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or extra committed, wind surf--> para-glide-->high dive.

he's like a tri-athelete

[–]JoeBobson 2 points3 points ago

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Holy shit. I think you just invented a thing.

[–]bigroblee 0 points1 point ago

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This looks like it might be out on the Sacramento River delta out near Sherman Island. Pretty big windsurfing area, I used to watch them out there sometimes. Late summer/early Fall and early/mid Spring there's some nice wind out there.

[–]slimpanther 169 points170 points ago

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Lower, lower... LOWER WOULD BE BETTER.

[–]priesteh 69 points70 points ago

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Ah fuck it, take me away to another land.

[–]atheosuede 14 points15 points ago

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This reminded me of the secret whistles on Super Mario Bros. 3. Fuck yeah. I'm going to play it right now.

[–]Dokterrock 1 point2 points ago

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I gotta get away from that girl before she drives me crazy.

[–]LinkKarmaIsLame 1 point2 points ago

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She took my love away. She took it to another man. Now I gotta get away from that girl before I go craaaaazy

[–]Hr0n 1 point2 points ago

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A whole new wooorld~

[–][deleted] 22 points23 points ago

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TOO LOW! ...lower.

[–]Geech 16 points17 points ago

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The elders tell of a young ball much like you. He bounced three meters in the air, then he bounced 1.8 meters in the air, then he bounced four meters in the air. Do I make myself clear?

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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These balls are making me testy!

[–]HannShotFirst 2 points3 points ago

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Our people tell the same story.

[–]AdroitImage 1 point2 points ago

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Kissinger

[–]myselfoverwhelmed 6 points7 points ago

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Firefly reference?

I still can't remember the actual line...

[–]Akinera 10 points11 points ago

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[–]slimpanther 3 points4 points ago

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It's from Serenity: "Faster, faster, faster would be better."

[–]PSNDonutDude 1 point2 points ago

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Too much awesome.

[–]RandomHero13b 77 points78 points ago

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Every time I see this gif I can't help but wonder how epic it would have been if he could have stuck with it and landed that.

[–]fearsofgun 12 points13 points ago

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Everyone seems to think he just bailed. I think the wind ripped it out of his hands.

[–]Manky 14 points15 points ago

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That was when he finally managed to unhook his harness, he may have been trying to bail for some time...

[–]fearsofgun 0 points1 point ago

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Oh man, I'm looking at this on my other computer and now I can see it clearer. He was definitely trying to turn the sail into a wing and just couldn't hold the correct angle for that long.

[–]NuclearWookie 14 points15 points ago

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I would think that would be a good way to break your legs. It looks like he peaked out at thirty feet so that would be like trying to land legs-first on fiberglass over concrete after a three-story drop.

[–]murrdpirate 13 points14 points ago

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He could've landed it like the plane it was.

[–]cowfishduckbear 25 points26 points ago*

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Windsurfer here. He most certainly could have landed that without injury to himself or the board. Everyone here seems to be assuming that windsurfers land flat on their board after an aerial trick. If you land on a flat board, you risk snapping it in half, or putting your feet through the ultra-thin layer of carbon fiber+resin. The proper way to land is tip or tail first, which breaks the surface tension an allows for a much smoother landing.

For your viewing pleasure, here is pro Robby Naish landing a similar jump with no problem.

EDIT: For all you TIL fans, YSK the world speed sailing record (for any kind of wind-powered vessel) was set by a windsurfer @ 49.09 knots... until last year when a kiteboarder beat him with 51.36 knots.

[–]teralaser 1 point2 points ago

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I think the speed record moved to 55.65 knots by Robert Douglas, a kite surfer... Some people are out to beat it with alternative means... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjCRxKs2QgY

[–]xmsxms 6 points7 points ago

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That's assuming he comes down hard. But he potentially could have glided down gracefully.

[–]aksid 2 points3 points ago

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meh if he's moving laterally with the wind, it should be more like landing a snowboard on a slope from 10 feet...

[–]Specken_zee_Doitch 7 points8 points ago*

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No way. I've cliff-dived from much higher and if your legs are together you can easily drop from 50+ feet without harm.

Edit: Derp, didn't account for the board.

[–]Ortekk 22 points23 points ago

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You don't have a wide piece of fiberglass taking up your weight. Your feet work like a spear, while the board works like a cricket bat.

You can survive 50 feet due to you sinking into the water. If you try to land 50 feet with a board, your legs will most likely go through your hips if you keep them straight.

[–]hallucinates_owls 7 points8 points ago

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It's a good thing that wind-blown owl hits him when he's 30 feet up and knocks him off the board then.

[–]Kuskesmed 3 points4 points ago

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Did you land on a surfboard?

[–]Yogsolhoth 1 point2 points ago

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But his legs would be on the board, which would in turn hit the water at about 30 feet. And the board would most likely not absorb much of the impact as it is designed to float.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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It would be very hard to have a controlled landing, and he'd likely break something important when doing so because the windsurfing equipment would brake his descent on impact instead of the water.

[–]zenny2972 46 points47 points ago

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Is this in Hood River, OR?

[–]Zen1 36 points37 points ago*

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Yup, and it's Dale Cook. My Bad, he launched at Doug's Beach State Park, Washington. Close enough? Hood River: Now with more reposts!
EDIT: this GIF is from Doug's Beach, 2009.

[–]loopcoop 2 points3 points ago

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you... to the top, all the upvotes for this man ^

[–]Madd0g 2 points3 points ago

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keyword: video ^

[–]jungledeath 0 points1 point ago

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Dale Cook is the man! Also, IMHO Sailworks makes the best sails on the earth. That is all.

[–]Reduc 0 points1 point ago

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So... He does land them...

[–]Ninja_Kurtle 0 points1 point ago

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Zenichi in the game!

[–]adorabledork 8 points9 points ago

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Ctrl F'd "Hood River"

Knew it as soon as I saw the .gif

:)

[–]Joevual 14 points15 points ago

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Yes. Windsurfing capital of the West Coast. My dad is a windsurfing fanatic and he use to take us on road trips from the CA Bay Area to there. He had a blast, but there's not much to do up there if you're a teenager.

[–]MaritimeLawyer 36 points37 points ago

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what about meth? There's always meth...

[–]AptMoniker 11 points12 points ago

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"Just once, man."

[–]Zen1 8 points9 points ago

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You may be thinking of The Dalles.....

[–]MaritimeLawyer 1 point2 points ago

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are you telling me that the meth tide going west from The Dalles hit's it high water mark at Rowena?

[–]CysFibAL 2 points3 points ago

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It's gotta start east of Arlington, because god damn look at those people.

[–]glaciator 1 point2 points ago

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The worst family trip ever was a trip to the Dalles for a funeral of a priest I didn't know.

[–]Ninja_Kurtle 1 point2 points ago

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Don't forget about the smoking of the duct tape.

[–]Kamenosuke 0 points1 point ago

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o.o Another person from The Dalles?

[–]pigpill 0 points1 point ago

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Come visit Yakima, meth capital of the US from what I hear. ಠ_ಠ

[–]joerund 0 points1 point ago

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Yo! Mr White!

[–]IMakeIce 5 points6 points ago

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Windsurfing capital of the world

FTFY. (Hookipa Beach wants the title too. Depending on who you talk to, you'll get one of these two as answers to the "of the world" title.)

[–]mistralol 0 points1 point ago

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You can chuck ireland in on that as well :)

[–]IMakeIce 1 point2 points ago

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We're talking about windsurfing, not pubsurfing.

=)

[–]mistralol 1 point2 points ago

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Actually... When you come to mention it I know of a place here which is a pub with a board / rig rack in it and half of it is tiled :) The other half is a normal pub!

[–]0scarDaGr0uch 2 points3 points ago

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If your a teenager you spend as much of your time as possible in portland, unless you play sports

[–]Joevual 0 points1 point ago

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We did two days in Portland one of the times we went up. Lovely place.

[–]Craysh 1 point2 points ago

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Um... Perhaps there is WINDSURFING?!

Fuck, for that matter sitting on the beach and oggling women in bikinis...

[–]CysFibAL 0 points1 point ago

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Not a beach.

[–]Craysh 2 points3 points ago

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Sitting on the shore oggling women in skin tight wet suits?

[–]Kamenosuke 0 points1 point ago

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That's exactly what I thought! I live in the town next door c: I agree, it's very very boring here.

[–]Danby456 0 points1 point ago

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As a teenager in Hood River... We smoke weed. Lots of weed.

[–]frezor 8 points9 points ago

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To anyone who doubts, this is not a freek occurance, it really is that windy there. I-84 runs right next to the river, so imagine driving at 60 with that as a head wind. AWSOME FUN.

[–]zenny2972 0 points1 point ago

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Or 90 mph going the other way.........even more awesome fun :D

[–]fitzjmm 5 points6 points ago

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My first thought as well. Looks like the point on the river. Sometimes on the motorcycle in the gorge I feel like this could happen at any moment.

[–]zenny2972 1 point2 points ago

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I live on top the hill in Troutdale.......this is how I feel every day

[–]fitzjmm 2 points3 points ago

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I live in The Dalles and work in Hood River. Driving on 84 in the wind is fun to say the least. The other night when the snow and ice was bad, the wind was blowing and you could be stopped on 84 and the wind just push you on the ice. Was impressive.

[–]hotbreadz 1 point2 points ago

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Somewhere in the gorge, can't really tell where. Looks current, but lack of kiters makes me think otherwise, maybe it was a better day for windsurfing. Either way <3 HR

[–]HoboOperative 1 point2 points ago

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It's the Columbia River Gorge that forms the southern border between WA and OR.

[–]yellowlikegold 0 points1 point ago

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Came here to say this makes me miss the Gorge. If I ever move back to the US, I wanna be there again .

[–]serpentjaguar 0 points1 point ago

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It's definitely that part of The Gorge. As for where it is specifically, only a local would be able to tell by looking at it.

[–]anon_fall 0 points1 point ago

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upvote just because that town is awesome

<3 a cold new englander

[–]gordofrog 106 points107 points ago

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How I feel every time I "quit" Reddit.

[–]CATS_ARE_FABULOUS 38 points39 points ago

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I'm surprised you didn't make a separate post for this. Thank you.

[–]Kitty_McWhiskertips 13 points14 points ago

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Do you really think I'm fabulous? :3

[–]Sad_Homo_Moment 8 points9 points ago

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Did someone say FABULOUS!?!? You were talking about cats? Oh... never mind...

[–]promonk 1 point2 points ago

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This novelty has potential.

[–]Groups 37 points38 points ago

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That's some Capri Sun shit right there.

[–]dirtywhore4cash 52 points53 points ago

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MY PLANET NEEDS ME!

[–]friday6700 19 points20 points ago

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NO, YOU STUPID ON BOARD COMPUTER! MY PLANET IS HERE! MY PLANET IS HEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!

[–]not_a_zebra 48 points49 points ago

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okay im going up . . . sweet this is sick . . . okay thats good . . . shit im not coming down . . . shit shit shit fucking shit fuck Fuck FUCK i'm outta here . . . splash

[–]jjrs 6 points7 points ago

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Watching from the safety of my home, it actually looks kind of fun.

[–]OneWarning13 1 point2 points ago

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Also there's a probably several thousand (at least) dollar windsurfer, almost certainly gone for good.

[–]omnidirectional 2 points3 points ago

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It was probably OK, just a long swim away.

[–]SmackSmash 17 points18 points ago

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I think I prefer the kiteboarding verison;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR_1hNrtL8U

[–]Steamster 7 points8 points ago

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"hahah wow that's pretty funny it's really.... oh ... oh wow... okay .. this guy is probably about to die.."

[–]liquidocean 0 points1 point ago

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its much easier on a kiteboard

[–]TheMagicUpvoteFairy 6 points7 points ago

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You see, he's actually surfing ON the wind itself.

[–]b0utch 4 points5 points ago

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He let go exactly when he's about to invent a new sport.

[–]diulei 9 points10 points ago

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Bye-bye, fishies! Higher! Higher!! I'm soaring ... soaring majestically, like a candy wrapper caught in an updraft! Higher, Marge! Higher! Higher I say! I want to soar higher than any man has ever soared! I want to look down on the clouds with contempt! I want to sneer at God's creation, and spit on his ... uh oh.

Lower! Lower!

[–]carnivalride 3 points4 points ago

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I was so disappointed when he bailed :(

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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source?

[–]InspectorDana 2 points3 points ago

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On the Columbia River, east of Portaland, OR?

[–]hilomania 9 points10 points ago

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It's on the river Gorge. Best windsurfing in the world (During summer) right here in the USA!

[–]AlrightOkay 9 points10 points ago

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Columbia River, to be exact.

[–]I_Minored_In 0 points1 point ago

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City of Hood River to be more exacter

[–]mistralol 1 point2 points ago

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Naaa its not :) Try ireland!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlY118vPKa0

the bonus being here is I live in ireland and I windsurf :)

[–]Kamenosuke 2 points3 points ago

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You have never been to the Gorge have you? ._.

[–]PKCarwash 2 points3 points ago

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no, It's on the Columbia River, IN the Columbia River Gorge, but yes, it is the winder-surfing capitol

[–]nlntendont 1 point2 points ago

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Colombia River on the Oregon and Washington border.

[–]frezor 2 points3 points ago

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Colombia River, Oregon/Washington, Republic of Cascadia

[–]indyphil 55 points56 points ago

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That awkward moment when your windsurfer turns into a hang-glider.

[–]penguinswithpie 54 points55 points ago

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How is that awkward?

[–]IIdsandsII 25 points26 points ago

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I think he meant awesome.

[–]penguinswithpie 15 points16 points ago

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Causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with

  • one of the most awkward jobs is painting a ceiling

  • some awkward questions

  • the wheelbarrow can be awkward to maneuver

Deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative

  • you're being damned awkward!

  • please excuse my daughter—she's at an awkward age

Causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience

  • he had put her in a very awkward situation

Not smooth or graceful; ungainly

  • Luther's awkward movements impeded his progress

  • she was long-legged and rather awkward

Uncomfortable or abnormal

  • make sure the baby isn't sleeping in an awkward position

I suppose it is awkward. It is also awesome. Carry on indyphil.

[–]yoweigh 4 points5 points ago

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Awkwardly awesome or awesomely awkward?

[–]yesukai 5 points6 points ago

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awksome.

[–]pigpill 1 point2 points ago

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That's Frawsome

[–]ladybetty 0 points1 point ago

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Luther's awkward movements impeded his progress

she was long-legged and rather awkward

ಠ_ಠ

[–]vinfx 1 point2 points ago*

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Dude. Why isn't this a "thing"? You sail out into the water as a wind surfer and then it converts to a hanglider. I think technology-wise it'd be possible. It'd probably require some kind of switch mechanism to move the board out of the way. Perhaps it could remain on your feet and function as a steering or braking mechanism.

[–]BATMAN-cucumbers 3 points4 points ago

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I can't wait for the day when they start using a three letter acronym similar to mfw/fml/etc for this phrase. 'tam', I guess.

That will be the day when I can finally quarantine user-generated content sites from my Internet experience. And both sides will benefit!

[–]honi 1 point2 points ago

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Upvote for you my friend. People need to learn that you can express the same hilarious message without relying on memes.

Not saying memes are bad since memes are basically mini tropes

[–]beckynickie 6 points7 points ago

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Prepare for take-off

[–]DaHozer 8 points9 points ago

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Not prepared for takeoff

[–]liveryowl 5 points6 points ago

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Get vertical.

Get vertical with DEW.

[–]sbsb27 2 points3 points ago

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Da Gorge.

[–]newhoa 2 points3 points ago

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5ft: Awesome!

10ft: Still awesome!

15ft: WHAT WITCHERY IS THIS?!

20ft: Nothing to do here!

[–]GarenBushTerrorist 0 points1 point ago

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25 ft: I sure hope nobody sees me shit my pants!

[–]igda6 2 points3 points ago

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Columbia River Gorge?

[–]Ninja_Kurtle 2 points3 points ago

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I know were that is. It's in the columbia river gorge. In between Oregon and Washington. One of the windiest places on earth. All you have to do to get a blowjob there is put your dick in the wind.

[–]rgliszin 0 points1 point ago

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but do they serve bacon?

[–]igda6 1 point2 points ago

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There's a good chance they do. http://columbiagorgehotel.com

[–]Ninja_Kurtle 1 point2 points ago

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Yes, they haz bacon. I grew up there. It's known for the beer, wind and fruit.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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This sailboard is too damn high!

[–]theworsttasteinmusic 4 points5 points ago

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[–]rgliszin 1 point2 points ago

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haha. holy shit.

[–]strangersadvice 0 points1 point ago

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"Woah... there's a guy up there, look!"

[–]Slowhand09 7 points8 points ago

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Quitter lets go early on ride of a lifetime. "I coulda been a contender" says Stanley Kowalski who ALMOST made the big time while windsurfing at CRG. His girlfriend Stella had one word for him, "LOSER"!

[–]Finntastic 6 points7 points ago

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Isn't "I coulda been a contender" from On the Waterfront? Stanley and Stella are Streetcar Named Desire.

[–]Exit_Only 1 point2 points ago

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So, umm, did it swim/fly back to its owner? Or did it decide to be an asshole and fly away, just like all the other disgruntled windsurfers?

[–]Great_Chairman_Mao 1 point2 points ago

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He should have hung on as long as possible! Who knows where he could have gone.

[–]bryandenny71 1 point2 points ago

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Get so pitted. Like whapbloaw!

[–]explodr 1 point2 points ago

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That's incredible.

I want one.

[–]ryanknapper 1 point2 points ago

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Up with this sort of thing. It needs to be made into an activity where similar events are desirable and purposeful.

[–]jimaug87 2 points3 points ago

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New sport: How high can you get? Off of the water . . .

[–]that_black_guy 1 point2 points ago

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I must go. My planet needs- OH SHIT

[–]PocketFred 1 point2 points ago

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Kiteboarder here: He puss'ed out! :o)

[–]dont_get_it 1 point2 points ago

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How high can you go before splashing into water i) breaks bones? or ii) indefinitely prevents you from being classified as 'alive'?

[–]YJDO 1 point2 points ago

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I have to go! My people need a he-oh shit...

[–]a_small_thump 1 point2 points ago

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Looks like the columbia river gorge. Drive through it a lot... these guys are awesome to watch.

[–]giscience 1 point2 points ago

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Columbia Gorge! Near Hood River.

[–]killafofun 1 point2 points ago

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when i was in college, we had this grassy area in front of our dorm. one day it was super duper windy.. like 25+ mph so the RD thought it'd be a good idea to get this large 100 by 100 ft tarp out and just mess around with it. The fat people (like 15 of them) would sit on one end holding it down and then about 20-25 people would grab the other side and stretch the thing out. everyone would let go except for 2-3 people and just let the wind fill the tarp (like a parachute) which would take the 2-3 people flying. anyways, once i was one of the 2-3 people. normally the people still holding on would get dragged across the grass.. maybe get 3-4 feet off the ground. however, when i went the wind caught the tarp just right and i didn't let go. I went up into the air 15-20 feet, while flying thru the air i caught my foot in a hole on the unfolding tarp and took a nosedive. broke the fall with my shoulder. it hurt really bad, but it was Awesome.

[–]Lalalla 1 point2 points ago

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Looks like a fuck ton of fun!

[–]talemon 1 point2 points ago

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They told me I could be anything, so I became an unsuccessful bird.

[–]acromulent 1 point2 points ago

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Jokes on him, he was being raptured.

[–]MrMojoRisin5211 2 points3 points ago

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My people need me!

[–]foolishsnails 0 points1 point ago

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"Fuck it, I'm outta here"

[–]zanhoshi 0 points1 point ago

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I swear I heard him yell "that was aweesommme" as he fell!

[–]MeadowlarkLevin 0 points1 point ago

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r/awesome is that way -->

[–]4nt4r3s 0 points1 point ago

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Listen to this while you watch

[–]googooga_joob 0 points1 point ago

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Did anybody else hear this in their head?

[–]tucci77 0 points1 point ago

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I've actually seen this happen on Lake Erie once, except the guy got just a little bit less air and kept a hold on it. It was actually super scary because he almost landed on a jet skier.

[–]PropMonkey 0 points1 point ago

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I imagined this playing in the background, thanks to that Skyrim bug video.

[–]Daggerfall 0 points1 point ago

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Upvote for gif AND username. Best flexor evah!

[–]Magrippinho 0 points1 point ago

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Thank God he wasn't strapped to the sail!

... Why wasn't he strapped anyway?

[–]Shatterer 1 point2 points ago

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Maybe that's how long it took for him to undo it? Looked like it was getting unstable, I think he did the right thing to jump. If you can actually windsurf, you probably have a decent sense of balance, right?

[–]doombunny0 0 points1 point ago

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Holy fucktitties.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Not gonna lie, I laughed.

[–]pbjghost 0 points1 point ago

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He hit the invisible wall.

[–]CleverTiger 0 points1 point ago

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Holy fuck, that's insane. I used to windsurf

[–]44oz 0 points1 point ago

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Ah look, where I live.

[–]krayola33 0 points1 point ago

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Just as this began playing, an ambulance siren went off in my neighborhood. I thought it was part of it.

[–]qeddomin 0 points1 point ago

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This has to be one of my favorite gifs of all time lololol

[–]PandaK00sh 0 points1 point ago

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Someone doesn't have a sound enough understanding of Bernoulli's principle. If he would've relaxed and focused he could've bent that sail to take him straight back down to the water.

[–]gizmo1024 0 points1 point ago

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I'mmmmm saaaaaaaillllling awaaaayyyyyyy!

[–]WaywardSpaniard 0 points1 point ago

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This is me trying to hit on girls.

[–]problemheresir6 0 points1 point ago

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holy shit..

[–]HarrrrrveyDent 0 points1 point ago

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Just keep thinking happy thoughts, Just keep thinking happy thoughts...

[–]jrowe20 0 points1 point ago

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INTENSE!!!

[–]charl3y 0 points1 point ago

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so many people would wish to be as lucky as him, and he decides to let go. what. the. fuck.

[–]JackedIn 0 points1 point ago

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I wonder if he let go because he was scared of going to high or if he just lost control

[–]Dr___Mobius 0 points1 point ago

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We should make a competition on who catches the most wind. The more airborne you get the more points you receive. Extreme Windsurfing is what we'll call it.

[–]superwinner 0 points1 point ago

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OMG was the ocean OK?

[–]SAguirre 0 points1 point ago

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like mah statsu if you like wind surfin.. look at tha shit go!

[–]jarhead930 0 points1 point ago

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Man I love the columbia gorge.

[–]CarlyBarly390 0 points1 point ago

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Wee this is.....aww fuck!

[–]Realworld 0 points1 point ago

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To get lift you need relative airspeed. While he's on water, there's airspeed (wind) relative to water surface. As soon as he lost contact with water he started accelerating downwind, diminishing his relative airspeed. If he'd held on he would have accelerated downwind until his relative airspeed and lift dropped. He would have come down vertically gently, but with higher horizontal speed. No problem if he aimed his board downwind.

[–]Tebasaki 0 points1 point ago

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All I hear is Snakes voice in my head, "bye!"

[–]Vada54 0 points1 point ago

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you are not a kite, get down from there!

[–]Ductking 0 points1 point ago

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If you want to see someone land from that height, kiteboarding is a better sport!

Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_M6cKJku80&feature=related

[–]ForgettableUsername 0 points1 point ago

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If you steer it properly when this happens, you can just fly around until the wind dies down.

[–]PhallusAran 0 points1 point ago

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That guy died.

[–]rwingvr6 0 points1 point ago

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I would guess that's the Columbia River Gorge.

[–]Cjguitarguy 0 points1 point ago

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Ha... He broke wind

[–]LettersFromTheSky 0 points1 point ago

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I've been windsurfing, it's really hard.

[–]1000FXX 0 points1 point ago

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I have to go, my peop..! Nope, false alarm.

[–]Smithw4 0 points1 point ago

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it is almost like jurrasic park 3!

[–]UnknownArchive 0 points1 point ago

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[–]shatteredplaster 0 points1 point ago

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Ok, so if I treat this wave like sine using f(x) = sin (1/x) and I approach it from the left as I approach zero OH GOOOOOOOOOOOD!

[–]QuietFlight 0 points1 point ago

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Turbo gnarly.

[–]so_many_things 0 points1 point ago

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ohh!! Tiiiiittiiieeeeeeesssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!

[–]Welshpanda 0 points1 point ago

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Bottled it!

[–]december6 0 points1 point ago

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Wouldn't the constant wind/whitecaps break the surface tension, allowing minimizing his risk of injury?

[–]marty86morgan 0 points1 point ago

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Who starts flying and decides that's the moment to bail? Should've kept going.

[–]durtydubnutsub 0 points1 point ago

Dale Rucker - sail - 4.2 sailworks on the gorge Oregon Columbia river