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Fucking Magic (i.imgur.com)

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[–]gloomdoom 358 points359 points ago

You know what's magic? How quickly that gif loaded in my browser.

[–]RankMotleyMindedScut 80 points81 points ago

Yeah, what the fuck was that?

[–]beeztrain 1 point2 points ago

Seriously... I'm on my phone and I wasn't sure what to expect after reading your comments. That was terrificly fast

[–]Retanaru 54 points55 points ago

Properly made gif on a website that actually gives decent bandwidth = a good experience.

[–]rorykane 20 points21 points ago

how does one make a proper gif?

[–]Retanaru 13 points14 points ago

Amount of frames/compression/resolution size used that allows you to easily see whats going on without it being huge. For example that .gif is only 495kb where as many of the longer longing gifs you see on reddit is up around 3mb.

[–]rorykane 10 points11 points ago

i was lookig for more a how to, but that is a good insight

[–]moto593 12 points13 points ago

I was in such a good mood with how that loaded I upvoted everybody

[–]killzy707 0 points1 point ago

I hope you know that means you really upvoted no one. But it's the thought that counts.

[–]realfuzzhead 0 points1 point ago

explain

[–]BlockoManWINS 5 points6 points ago

if everybody has superpowers, then nobody does

[–]moto593 0 points1 point ago

Everybody on the top comment, Lol I don't have time for that shit

[–]Take42 0 points1 point ago

Press J then A repeatedly.

[–]BEAVERWARRIORFTW 0 points1 point ago

Get res first.

[–]Take42 1 point2 points ago

Did someone say Reddit Enhancement Suite?

[–]d4vid87 0 points1 point ago

I've seen gifs on here and other forums go over 15 before. I don't even know where the fuck they are uploading them that lets them be that size.

[–]Deracination 0 points1 point ago

That's stupid high quality, too.

[–]snoozieboi 0 points1 point ago

but I like seeing NSFW gifs in slo-mo the first time around! :(

[–]TaintedSquirrel 0 points1 point ago

The image on the sides/top doesn't move, so it's been made transparent in most frames. In other words 90% of this image is a static picture, the only moving GIF portion is the middle, the rider mostly.

[–]thee_chompermonster -1 points0 points ago

I think it's pretty magical that this is from my hometown. Michigan City, IN bitches.

[–]DrStu 133 points134 points ago

Reversed

[–]Redsox933 80 points81 points ago

Somehow that seems more plausible

[–]TrampyKnight 37 points38 points ago

PHYSICS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY! GOODNIGHT!

[–]julesjacobs 2 points3 points ago

Actually, the physics at play here are time-reversible. So in theory if something works one way, it can also work reversed.

[–]Human_Missile_Crisis 6 points7 points ago

How der I fiscs?

[–]BlockoManWINS 2 points3 points ago

he used the word "actually" so i believe it

[–]moto593 3 points4 points ago

Bulllllllshiiiitttt

[–]julesjacobs 0 points1 point ago

For all the people claiming bullshit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-symmetry

The weak nuclear force is non reversible, but we're not dealing with radioactive decay here.

[–]accretion 0 points1 point ago

Seems to me that the link disproves your statement:

Although in restricted contexts one may find this symmetry, the observable universe itself does not show symmetry under time reversal, primarily due to the second law of thermodynamics.

The heat dissipation occurring due to the impact of the bicycle against the ramp alone would make this non-reversible.

[–]julesjacobs 0 points1 point ago

It's a subtle issue. There is no such thing as heat dissipation in itself. At the atomic level heat is just atoms jiggling around. If you would have reversed the velocity of all those moving atoms at the end of the video, it would reverse the complete movement.

That said, on a macroscopic level it's very likely to see a configuration where the velocities go one way, but it's very unlikely to see a configuration that goes the other way. Edit: for example suppose you drop a ball on the floor. It will bounce a couple of times but eventually it will lay still due to loss of energy to heat. What happened is that the ball hit the atoms in the floor and made them jiggle more. Now if you look at the situation after the ball is laying still on the floor and you reversed all the directions of all the atoms in the floor, the situation would rewind itself and all the atoms in the floor would conspire to hit the ball at the same time, making it bounce up from a stationary situation. Statistically this never happens, because there are so many atoms and they're all going in random directions, they never conspire to hit the ball from the same side at the same time. But if you took the situation after the ball stopped bouncing and reversed all the velocities, then it would happen.

If you're interested in this kind of stuff, there is an excellent lecture about it from Feynman.

[–]repmack -2 points-1 points ago

I don't think it is. He'd have to have mad core strength to throw himself like that. By mad I mean very unlikely. The first way is more plausible with the run up and jump then insane landing.

[–]RexM 6 points7 points ago

There's some real magic.

[–]unkljake 2 points3 points ago

Came here looking for this. Thanks!

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[–]Captainpanda55 -1 points0 points ago

Yeeah...right...

[–]dallasmills 20 points21 points ago

Mad respect

[–]krazykenn 5 points6 points ago

Serious respect. How did he even get that high with that speed?

Seriously crazy. Anyone have link for a video, btw?

[–]iwillgotohell 10 points11 points ago

link for a video of the same rider

[–]omgpro 1 point2 points ago

haha he REALLY needs to work on his endurance.

[–]graffiti81 0 points1 point ago

Dem front flips.

[–]Hopingforvibraphone 5 points6 points ago

I met this kid and he was a total prick. given, he is an insane bmxer (he went pro at 12), but there was no reason to be as cocky and rude as he was. it makes me sad that he's such a huge representative of a sport I love so much.

[–]ZxEfR 2 points3 points ago

Well that sucks...I always liked him...but then I never him. :O(

[–]ATownStomp 15 points16 points ago

I never him either ;[

[–]Young_Link13 4 points5 points ago

This made me always you. :-*

[–]iwillgotohell 7 points8 points ago

Ladies and gentlemen i present you: Brett Banasiewicz

Pulled his first backflip on a bmx when he was only 9 years old and is now, at the age of 17, one of the most skilled riders today

[–]howitzer1 39 points40 points ago

Obligatory link to Danny MacAskill being awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o

[–]slytim 11 points12 points ago

Newer Danny MacAskill being just as big of a badass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw&feature=related

[–]Kaeltan 8 points9 points ago

Personal favorite one is Industrial Revolutions

http://vimeo.com/30043673

[–]upinflames 5 points6 points ago

I love how after the last stunt people rush to the railing to see if he just died.

[–]drleaky 1 point2 points ago

The most amazing thing I've ever watched. I'd love another version of this video with people's reactions.

[–]WhiteZero 0 points1 point ago

Amazingly, I was listing to this song when I saw the GIF, thinking of the video you just posted.

[–]kanno 0 points1 point ago

holy shit.. whats up danny madskillz

[–]slytim 3 points4 points ago

this is at the Michigan City, IN skate park

[–]verbal_diarrhea_guy 0 points1 point ago

This is the nicest looking neighborhood I've seen with a skate park.

[–]thee_chompermonster 0 points1 point ago

The rest of the surrounding area isn't really that nice...

[–]thee_chompermonster 0 points1 point ago

I live there.. and notcied that too.. Do I know you?

[–]eazyzed 6 points7 points ago

Flair to 360 tail tap to fakie

[–]Beakerbite 4 points5 points ago

I always sucked at Tony Hawk games.

[–]bungchung 1 point2 points ago

NOPE

[–]swskeptic -1 points0 points ago

Perfect balance cheat? Check. Grind pool? Check.

At least that's how I'd always do it.

[–]Safi_Hasani 6 points7 points ago

This isn't a picture...

[–]realigion 5 points6 points ago

Yes it is. It's a picture mixed with magic. Didn't you read the title?

[–]beachjustice -2 points-1 points ago

No one cares. Go back to Germany.

EDIT: Go back to 1942

[–]sharplyintense 9 points10 points ago

Same rider with trick he invented http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YeSPPycqFgI

[–][deleted] 40 points41 points ago

FTFY

[–]Nopies4u 2 points3 points ago

The one time that fixing it for someone was actually useful.

[–]pappa67 1 point2 points ago

how just how ?

[–]unseenbeing 1 point2 points ago

cat physics

[–]caseyfw 1 point2 points ago

Wow. That's a neat trick. The final part of momentum seems to come from nowhere - makes it look like he's going to eat it hard then all of a sudden he's oriented correctly.

[–]Kevinsense 0 points1 point ago

what is that movement exactly?

[–]jskater17 1 point2 points ago

180 to backflip 180.

[–]railking39 2 points3 points ago

actually dhers did it first. either way that trick is stupid. THIS is far more badass in my book

[–]what_a_pickle 1 point2 points ago

More badass than you, me, or pretty much anyone, ever. Ruben is a legend.

[–]railking39 0 points1 point ago

got to watch him flow around the bowl at my local park once. one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen

[–]koonat 1 point2 points ago

Fuck. That is something.

[–]lychee-twist 1 point2 points ago

I was really hoping that after he landed and spun, he beefed it going back down the ramp.

[–]jericho2291 1 point2 points ago

I wonder how many broken bones it takes to learn that.

[–]railking39 -2 points-1 points ago

0 because the bitch learns all his tricks into a foam pit

[–]my_internet_points 1 point2 points ago

What's most impressive is that he did it with no brakes on the bike

[–]realigion 0 points1 point ago

A lot of BMX riders ride brakeless. A lot.

[–]my_internet_points 0 points1 point ago

Yep. I used to be into BMX before riding brakeless got popular and this still blows my mind.

[–]YinAndYang -1 points0 points ago

how does he keep going back up the pipe and doing it again? he doesn't even have any forward momentum! this is fucking magic!

[–]LaughsAtYourBadJoke 17 points18 points ago

Haha! .gif humor. Oh man.

[–]GoodGuyAnusDestroyer -3 points-2 points ago

I've been watching for 20 minutes, this guy has some serious stamina.

[–]DesigningANewReddit 1 point2 points ago

It's not fake. If any of you have ever been to a skatepark, you'll see people doing shit like this all the time without giving a single fuck. The bike is designed to be really light, so when his bottom wheel is just about to come off the pipe, he pulls up and swings his body to spin, then land on single wheel by keeping the breaks gripped so it doesn't move.

[–]MadZane 1 point2 points ago

You actually don't use brakes to not move. You just press back on pedals, the freewheel on the back rim only works in one direction. This is why when rolling backwards on a bike you must pedal backwards or you will stop all motion.

[–]DelayingAdulthood 2 points3 points ago

Unless hes rocking a freecoaster. Personally, I never could get used to them.

[–]blubear 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, what? I guarantee that guy has a freewheel on his back hub.

[–]railking39 0 points1 point ago

nope, just about NOBODY rides freewheels anymore. Its almost impossible to find a hub that isn't a cassette hub like he is riding. same idea, much better design

[–]DesigningANewReddit 0 points1 point ago

Oh, sweet. I never really understood how they would back up and balance it still. Thanks.

[–]dwtompkins 0 points1 point ago

Except this guy can roll backwards without pedaling backwards.

[–]wootfatigue 7 points8 points ago

I'm on my phone so I don't have a link, but it's called a freecoaster hub. It has a clutch mechanism to allow both peddling and coasting backwards.

[–]wootfatigue 0 points1 point ago

I found a video that does a decent job of explaining how it works here

[–]Rubber_Lover 0 points1 point ago

Fucking smooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooth

[–]Dhanich 0 points1 point ago

Fucking Skill

[–]domggg 0 points1 point ago

I saw that happen thats maddog Bret banazawitch at Michigan city skatepark

[–]emkayL 0 points1 point ago

Jesus riding has sure progressed in the last 8 years since i've been on my bike

[–]jorellh 0 points1 point ago

Eddie Fiola?

[–]MischievousPickle 0 points1 point ago

BRETT BANASIEWICZ! :D watta legend

[–]dez4u 0 points1 point ago

Fucking Physics, actually.

[–]repmack 0 points1 point ago

That picture is moving! Fucking Harry Potter is real!

[–]Skatastic 0 points1 point ago

I didn't know the Aquabats were into BMX now.

[–]meatwad1987 0 points1 point ago

Michigan City?

[–]56k 0 points1 point ago

Anyone have a link to the original video?

[–]RacingAxe 0 points1 point ago

Fucking practice.

[–]douchetag 0 points1 point ago

How does it work?

[–]DickAvedon 0 points1 point ago

Is that Brett Banasiewicz?

[–]cheesy_ninja45 0 points1 point ago

Imagine all the times he messed up.

[–]JAMD2506 0 points1 point ago

http://i.imgur.com/Dhlw3.gif

[–]joemundel 0 points1 point ago

a good abbreviation would be PFM-pure fucking magic. As a pilot we use abbreviations a lot and a lot of PFM

[–]PulpFictionSnazzy 0 points1 point ago

Oh, I didn't know you could photoshop life.

[–]Supersnazz 0 points1 point ago

I can do that, I just don't want to right now.

[–]TinBryn 0 points1 point ago

I didn't see magic penetrated once

[–]badoosch 0 points1 point ago

can someone make this gif without the bike?

[–]dancesir 0 points1 point ago

I was hoping he'd pull a bunny out of his helmet :(

[–]YoutubeZombie 0 points1 point ago

what kind of witchcraft is this?...lol

[–]ryaqkup 0 points1 point ago

I usually do not fuck magic, I make it.

[–]niperwiper 0 points1 point ago

This shit would get you some mad points on THPS.

[–]Nickprovs 0 points1 point ago

On my way to skatepark. 'Hmmmm maybe I'll work on doing a kickflip today' See this guy on the way. Go home.

[–]flipsideCREATIONS 0 points1 point ago

Here is the video where he performs the trick

[–]aidanf123 0 points1 point ago

What is this sorcery?

[–]cknight18 0 points1 point ago

dude thats sweet! HE TOTALLY BALANCES 1 WHEEL FOR LIKE 5 SECONDS!!

[–]Slammered 0 points1 point ago

that's at the skatepark by my town. OP: if you know who took this picture pm me.

[–]theTezuma 0 points1 point ago

OMG how is this picture moving?

[–]NecronLordship 0 points1 point ago

This is my favorite picture.

[–]IWasGregInTokyo 0 points1 point ago

I had to watch that four times to see what he actually did. I was expecting him to drop down on the other side then he lands on the top on his back wheel and my brain short-circuited.

[–]digital_evolution 0 points1 point ago

The song I was listening to had the lyrics "there's nothing in life I can't achieve" playing when I watched that. Kinda awesome.

[–]thewizwhored 0 points1 point ago

Fucking Athleticism.

[–]zzzuluz 0 points1 point ago

Level 50: Bicycle Ninja

[–]beachjustice 0 points1 point ago

Is that ramp a spine? If so, that's some insane precision..

[–]andrewsmith1986 -1 points0 points ago

I would need a full armor to do that.

[–]BadgersB -2 points-1 points ago

Take #143 - Nailed it!

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[–]BadgersB 0 points1 point ago

Well I stand corrected. However nowhere does it say anywhere it is competition footage. If this truly is competition footage then I would have to increase the amount. He must have practice it many many times over before being able to do it at will perfectly.

Never did I state it was a bad thing. If you wish to be good at something practice is extremely important.

Don't be condescending.

[–]JollyJeff -1 points0 points ago

And he's been doing that ALL DAY. HOW THE FUCK DOES HE DO THAT?

[–]papsmearPugilist -1 points0 points ago

Still waiting for the wipeout

[–]Revoker -1 points0 points ago

2nd post that makes it to the front page? (mine at least) and your cake day?

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[–]B_Boudreaux -1 points0 points ago

mad skillz yo

[–]AVVIT -1 points0 points ago

I want to call fake, the shadow doesn't seem rite, anyone else ? got the orig video ?

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[–]sirbikesalot 0 points1 point ago

You are retarded. Google Danny MacAskill.

[–]chicago69 -2 points-1 points ago

WHAT IS THIS SORCERY?

[–]swisscheeese -2 points-1 points ago

happy bday

[–]stinkytwitch -2 points-1 points ago

At least account for shadows to whoever made this. It was well done, save for that. 6/10.

[–]mjplost -1 points0 points ago

That is nice trick.

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