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Sweet Jesus. Is it even possible to bend like that? (i.imgur.com)

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[–]Superspookyghost 117 points118 points ago

Billy would do anything to be a professional gymnast. You could even say he'd bend over backwards.

[–]markkawika 9 points10 points ago

This deserves far more attention

[–]glitchius 63 points64 points ago

Yes. A small matter of destroying your spine, but looks entirely possible.

[–]NathTheMirv 19 points20 points ago

Recent reports show: No.

[–]honest_ed 12 points13 points ago

and later, are trampolines making our children spineless? more at 6.

[–]Whereisnumnum 46 points47 points ago

Money shot

[–]Gavalar[S] 10 points11 points ago

Mother of God. This made me cringe and now I can't stop holding my chest.

[–]Chakra_Flow 0 points1 point ago

my back hurts O_o

[–]Erosindra 20 points21 points ago

It sure looks like this contortionist can get pretty close to that

[–]nateqb12 54 points55 points ago

What the flying fuck is happening to her vagina?

[–]XxmsmaliciousxX 22 points23 points ago

It's the pubic bone. If you bend like that, the hips and other bones move about. Pubic bone stays put. And yes, it'll happen to everyone that flexible.

[–]parrotforpresident 16 points17 points ago

More like pubic boner! am i right?

[–]KousKous 11 points12 points ago

No.

[–]slander420 5 points6 points ago

Dat Vagina

[–]Erosindra 1 point2 points ago

I was wondering that too, it makes me wonder if that would happen to me if I were to get that flexible.

[–]Frack-Star 1 point2 points ago

Giving birth to a small stuffed animal I think.

[–]weedmonkey 0 points1 point ago

dat mons pubis....

[–]electricmice -5 points-4 points ago

yea if op was a girl it would not be as bad because they were built to arch their back but male spines can't bend like that.

[–]Erosindra 5 points6 points ago

Guy's can't do that? I never knew that...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

That statement wasn't based on reality FYI.

[–]electricmice -1 points0 points ago

let see. i did not say guys could do that with training. i did not say girls would be unharmed in that accident. i said it would not be as bad for a girl. is it not commonly known that girls can arch their backs or something?

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

Source? Guys can't arch their backs?
You are talking out of your ass.

[–]electricmice -1 points0 points ago

it's so obvious that guys can't arch their backs as much as girls. stop asking for source like a dumbshit. these are things that you just know from everyday life. good lord.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

Like you just know the bible is true? Just because you see more pictures of girls on the internet, doesn't make it's representative.
Where are the female Indian yoga gurus for example?
So surely based on this demographic, we can also assume that females can't contort?
I bet you haven't even been outside the us and are 13-17 years old.

[–]electricmice -1 points0 points ago

it's ok. one day you'll realize it. no need to argue now.

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

Why not?`Make a reasonable argument. I dare you.
You are talking out of your ass again.
No need to be patronising because you realised that you are a fool, surely.

[–]strobeprobe 2 points3 points ago

i'm going to need a source on that claim.

[–]electricmice 0 points1 point ago

women need to be able to arch their back to move their center of mass over their feet when they are pregnant. some girls can naturally arch their back more than others while i've never heard of a man who is naturally flexible in that way. source is called knowing shit.

[–]saladtossing 10 points11 points ago

I watched it 6 times through and still am not entirely sure what happened. But fuck, ouch

[–]Tamer_ 22 points23 points ago

His knees were bent at an angle greater than 90° (from the rear), because of this, the inertia of the upper parts of the body forced his legs to extend flat.

When they could not extend any longer, the torso and head were still falling, but did not have time to be brought ahead of the spine's center. That caused backward pressure on the spine, pressure which could not be sustained by the ligaments.

[–]Gavalar[S] 2 points3 points ago

something's definitely broken in there, that's for sure...

[–]Tovora 0 points1 point ago

Not necessarily, people can bend in all sorts of odd ways and somehow get away without an injury.

[–]OhMaaGodAmSoFatttttt 7 points8 points ago

Man, it looks like he's doing the worm

[–]Gavalar[S] 32 points33 points ago

The worm of permanent paralysis...

[–]ubc2015 7 points8 points ago

He ended up being ok.

[–]Scorm93 4 points5 points ago

Source?

[–]Wayfarer21 16 points17 points ago

hope

[–]ubc2015 3 points4 points ago

His name is Martin Baker. Some googling should yield what you want.

[–]violetdreams 3 points4 points ago

laughed so hard till the guilt kicked in XD

[–]Tbvb 8 points9 points ago

Look at the bright side he's probably a limbo champion now.

[–]spidercounteraww 3 points4 points ago

Video version. Ow ow ow.

[–]Sysiphuslove 3 points4 points ago

Is there a doctor in the house? How bad was it, do you think?

[–]trust_the_corps 2 points3 points ago

Not a doctor, but it depends. The bone might crack, other types of tissue might break, but the nerve cord might stay intact. Like when you snap a candle.

[–]jackal13antern 4 points5 points ago

yes, I have been in a similar situation. Was stuck nearly bent in half for nearly a minute before I was able to twist out of the position, feeling my ribs grind together as I did.

[–]I_FISTED_JESUS 0 points1 point ago

proof or GTFO

[–]Actually_JesusChrist 2 points3 points ago

Ouche

[–]I_FISTED_JESUS 1 point2 points ago

i dont follow...

[–]Actually_JesusChrist 1 point2 points ago

Name, relevant etc.

[–]jackal13antern 0 points1 point ago

sorry man, no can do, nobody got any pics, which really sucks.

[–]jd230 2 points3 points ago

Possible? Yes. Advisable? No.

[–]SimilarImage 14 points15 points ago

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[–]Gavalar[S] 0 points1 point ago

Dammit! I was set up!

[–]NathTheMirv 7 points8 points ago

Were not.

[–]Gavalar[S] 11 points12 points ago

I was, you sneaky fuckin' Russian.

[–]jesusfvck 1 point2 points ago

Yes but somehow I don't think he was meaning to.

[–]CountBluntula 1 point2 points ago

I have never seen anyone scorpion that hard in my life before.

[–]CoolMcDouche 1 point2 points ago

Holy. Broken. Back.

[–]dusty78 1 point2 points ago

Anything's possible...

Once.

[–]TheGoryElk 1 point2 points ago

This exact thing actually happened to me at a cousin's house. I was on the couch for a week, could barely move.

[–]leftylossies 2 points3 points ago

Ya... this didn't happen to you at your cousin's house

[–]TheGoryElk -2 points-1 points ago

Ya...actually it did. It really isn't all that rare of a scenario, so why you immediately jump to the conclusion that I'm lying I haven't the foggiest. And even if I were lying, what exactly would I gain out of saying something like that?

[–]leftylossies -2 points-1 points ago

Somebody posted this gif months ago, the kid broke his back and spent months rehabilitating. You didn't break your back

[–]TheGoryElk 0 points1 point ago

No, I didn't break my back. I did, however, pull the exact same maneuver. I'm lucky I didn't break my back, very lucky.

[–]Jeremy0020 1 point2 points ago

Nooo.....what you are seeing here is not possibly at all

[–]Derpeh 0 points1 point ago

Put this on r/cringe

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

/r/cringe? What's that? OHDEARGOD

[–]Derpeh 0 points1 point ago

lol

[–]abomination87 0 points1 point ago

Source?

[–]civilian11214 0 points1 point ago

No, the video you posted is lying to you.

[–]Ewok11 0 points1 point ago

I came here expecting some kind of bending from Avatar. What has my life turned into?!

[–]KatLikeAKat 0 points1 point ago

My mind just started to assess the situation and race through the proper course of action needed to help his spine.

... I need to go to bed and stop studying medical nonsense.

[–]nsfwdisposable 0 points1 point ago

Yes, once.

[–]willsllvn723 0 points1 point ago

Oh, fuck. Did this once in a bounce house at my neighbor's son's birthday party. Stupid teenage brain.

[–]DavyAsgard 0 points1 point ago

Lol @ guy in background: "Oh, cool, cool, thats pretty aweso--" guy lands "--WHAT THE F- WAIT. WHAT??"

[–]ragequit18 0 points1 point ago

i don't think your head is supposed to go to your ass that way...

[–]My_First_Novelty 0 points1 point ago

Why do I find this so funny?

[–]Sev-ex 0 points1 point ago

Folds, for easy storage!

[–]coolguy208 0 points1 point ago

Not a second time

[–]mschwartz21 0 points1 point ago

Looks like that other kid just did the same routine.

[–]3AYATS 0 points1 point ago

And now I'm a paraplegic and I know why...

[–]cuzseven89 0 points1 point ago

It's called "The Worm" and was a popular dance move when everyone was an idiot.

[–]endymion2300 0 points1 point ago

i bent backwards like that once.

i was snowboarding during a storm, and they were just starting to clear the slopes of people. i managed to find one lift operator who knew me and let me back up to the top of the run. there was all this powder everywhere, but no people. i decided to go for a speed run and see how much ass i could haul....

ended up losing control of the board at some ridiculous speed. i tried to bail, slid along the ground for a bit, caught the board on the ground somehow, flew back into the air and landed on my chest.

somewhere in there the snowboard swing up and hit me in the back of the head. while both feet were still strapped in. it dinged me pretty good, but i was wearing a backwards baseball hat and had a good sized braid, so the impact didn't tear into my scalp.

my back hurt like a mofo, and i was having a hard time breathing. i ended up unstrapping and doing the slide of shame down the hill. limped to the lodge, found my roommates, and went home. hurt for about a week, but no lasting problems.

tl;dr: ate shit on a snowboard at speed; did a full scorpion. lived.

[–]Fozzworth 0 points1 point ago

Yep - Johnny Knox getting rocked

[–]jpiro 0 points1 point ago

Exactly the clip I thought of. Bears fan, and I was shocked he wasn't paralyzed after that hit. Broke his back, but he's rehabbing and may play again this year or next.

[–]Fozzworth 0 points1 point ago

Was watching that game with a bears fan. The look on his face was itself cringeworthy

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Anyone know if he snapped anything? :|

[–]IWasGregInTokyo 0 points1 point ago

Back in high school I was pretty good at the trampoline and was prone to doing suicide dives. Head first, straight towards the mat then curling in at the last second and landing on my shoulders then rotating over to land back on my feet.

Well, one time I found I hadn't gone vertical enough and didn't have enough room to tuck in. Landed on my chest and my butt and legs then followed over my back resulting in a back bend like this one. Knocked the wind right out of me and I basically had to roll of the trampoline in pain.

No real after effects for years afterwards, but now at 50 I get back pain pretty easily despite a stretching and exercise regimen.

[–]missmayi333 0 points1 point ago

Yeah u can if u break ur fuckin back

[–]seafoamstratocaster 0 points1 point ago

http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/knox-gif.gif

  • Here's a similar one from a NFL game last year. The guy was seriously hurt and will probably never play again.

[–]Haikus3n531 0 points1 point ago

Difference being the gymnast like has greater flexibility, and after the trauma he was not being pinned and twisted by a big motherfucker trying to collect a fumble bonus.

[–]DrMuayThai 0 points1 point ago

Lunch: This is Not Safe For it.

[–]silentkill144 0 points1 point ago

This isin't that bad. I have done something similar, and after about 15 minutes, you are feeling fine again.

[–]notdamiandonahue 0 points1 point ago

Obviously it is possible. He just fucking did it.

[–]ironspider12 0 points1 point ago

wtf, that made me cringe so badly

[–]Gasonfires 0 points1 point ago

Yes. Once.

[–]jermzdeejd 0 points1 point ago

Only thing positive from this is lortabs he will be taking.

[–]raisequestions 0 points1 point ago

Qwop

[–]haydnmunn 0 points1 point ago

I know the kid sitting on the other trampoline, when I saw this on Tosh I flipped a shit!

[–]KayZam 0 points1 point ago

QWOP.

[–]RageComicsRock 0 points1 point ago

I almost threw up watching that.... And yet I had to watch it again...

[–]Gandalis 0 points1 point ago

I watched this 30 times and i still dont know how that happened

[–]amprok 0 points1 point ago

i wish there was a slower version or a video version. that shit looks br0000000tal.

[–]OperatorMike 0 points1 point ago

He definably got hurt from that

[–]shawtywtits -1 points0 points ago

paranormal activity 3 anyone?

[–]jankin1990 -2 points-1 points ago

so yeah this is my buddy i went to school with him. he all good. dident even have to be put in a cast to hospitalized.

[–]Nicole32 -3 points-2 points ago

Broken back.... Level HOLY SHIT

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[–]lanopticx 0 points1 point ago

Fucking hipster.

[–]Gavalar[S] 0 points1 point ago

Someone else found it and told me to put it here, it was totally new to me.

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