r/oddlysatisfying • u/New_Candy_3918 • 2d ago

young man skates with his longboard on a thin road [incredible landscape]

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u/SyzygyZeus 2d ago

That man had way too much faith in the integrity of that surface

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u/Neither-Idea-9286 2d ago

And the integrity of the wheel bearings! That kind of speed can easily burn up and destroy regular long board wheel bearings. I’m guessing they are special high speed bearings.

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u/bestest_at_grammar 2d ago

Did you see his helmet? I’m assuming he has the right set up

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u/Emotional_Sell6550 2d ago

i'm no expert, but my understanding is that a helmet won't prevent you from flying off the top of a mountain.

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u/SuperGameTheory 1d ago

No, but it will make you aerodynamically sound as you plummet to your death.

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u/DIABLO258 1d ago

Visions of Skate 3, diving off a cliff, spinning, plummeting head first

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u/wbm0843 1d ago

Expert here, a helmet won’t prevent you from flying off the top of a mountain. But the right helmet will make you look cool as fuck while you do.

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u/Drum_Phil 1d ago

It would likely allow for an open casket funeral however.

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u/ShahinGalandar 1d ago

you just have to turn the neck another 180 degrees and you're good to go

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u/ImurderREALITY 1d ago

Yeah, that’s what the hand guards are for

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u/DreamzOfRally 1d ago

You’re talking like you didn’t just this man do this. What about the fucking camera man?! He did the same shit but holding a camera.

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u/nam3_us3r 1d ago

Well that's why helmets need to have retractable wings.

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u/bestest_at_grammar 2d ago

No shit

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u/Pastylegs1 2d ago

Didn't even have a propeller on it

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u/Todaz 2d ago

I initially thought he had a Dark Vader helmet

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u/invertedhorsecock 1d ago

This is false. Every skate bearing is roughly the same in performance the only real difference was when BEAR trucks was using 10mm axles in the late 00's and forced you to use proprietary 10mm bearings. And even then the rolling resistance was about the same as their 8mm ceramic and steel counterparts. Even with dirty unlubed bearings, a good 5 min run down a hill will usually chew through any gunk thats in em. Just lube em sometimes and gravity will do the rest

The main factor determining speed is wind resistance, that's why you see him hold his chest to his knee and the arms tucked behind his back. Less drag -> go faster -> more smiles -> more bugs in teeth -> more protein -> ankles stronk -> go faster etc...

As far as 'special bearings' often you'd see racers use cheap steel case mini logos for their superior side-to-side rigidity vs ceramics/bones Swiss. The added lateral stability keeps the wheels from vibrating and chattering while sliding and keeps your drifts consistent and smooth

Source: lived and breathed downhill skating for from 2009-2018ish

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u/RollinBart 1d ago

Bearings are a marketing scheme. Zealous for life.

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u/invertedhorsecock 1d ago

Give your money to someone who actually gives a fuck about skatboarders, and give your money to zealous

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u/RollinBart 1d ago

For sure!

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u/Otherwise_Spare_8598 1d ago edited 1d ago

Believe it or not, most of us downhill skaters ride on very basic bearings that don't cost all that much. There are certainly a variety of quality, but you don't have to spend much

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u/WhitelabelDnB 1d ago

Zealous steels still the meta?

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u/yaboiiiuhhhh 2d ago

He probably has ceramics

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u/4Nwb1 1d ago

People doing downhill have a whole dedicated setup of course

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u/MFbiFL 1d ago

I wonder if there’s a way to test bearings in similar circumstances with lower stakes. Nah, probably just bought some bearings having never gone downhill before and YOLO’d it. If only he consulted reddit beforehand to let him know what to worry about.

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u/ChiggaOG 2d ago

I assume they’re regular bearings from Bones Bearings. I haven’t heard of longboarders needing to use special bearings for downhill runs like in this post.

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u/RollinBart 1d ago

Probably regular Zealous bearings. I run them on all my boards.

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u/Mr_Havok0315 1d ago

Ceramics. I’ve had them on like every board

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u/MFbiFL 1d ago

It would be unheard of for someone to scout the route they’re going to ride ahead of time. Completely unthinkable to do a low speed run evaluating the road surface.

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u/Gnascher 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm sure the road was scouted first. Given the camera rig on the chase car, this wasn't a spur of the moment idea.

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u/HeadPay32 2d ago

Surface has more integrity than some people

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u/tankie_brainlet 2d ago

Do you want some fuckin tegridy? Don't you wish everyone had some God damn tegridy?

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u/rawfish71 2d ago

Randy Marsh is that you?

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u/RollinBart 1d ago

Roads are frequently checked and skate spots don't turn into skate spots without them being good. This road has been scouted and filmed with a car, it takes a lot of runs before you decide to do such a thing.

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u/Kitchen-Beginning-47 2d ago

If he fell would camera car right behind him be able to stop in time?

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u/MFbiFL 1d ago

If he fell he’d be skating on skin, pretty sure a car with rubber tires and brakes can slow down faster than a meat puck.

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u/Oglark 1d ago

I think they walk the road first.

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u/i_max2k2 2d ago

Incredible control, but one flick away from a r/meatcrayon

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u/Ok_Flan4935 2d ago

You kids come up with the darnedest descriptions

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u/realitythreek 2d ago

It’s funny you called out that sub. The most recent post looks like the same dude taking a spill.

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u/71Gibson 1d ago

Definitely not the same dude if you’re talking about the guardrail guy. The guy here is a top skater from Italy. The guy who hit the guardrail should not have been skating that road given his form.

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u/i_max2k2 2d ago

Dang I just noticed the irony.

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u/JaviEspaguetti 2d ago

If its the same dude.....he definitely dead or vegetable

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u/i_max2k2 2d ago

That definitely feels very bad.

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u/AskAskim 1d ago

Fuck you’re right. He got absolutely obliterated.

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u/allursnakes 2d ago

Vs. 1 pebbly boy.

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u/cheezecake2000 2d ago

It's not the pebble. It's that wet pinecone wishing you death

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u/Itsnotthateasy808 2d ago

We have these spiky balls all around me from sweet gum trees that will fuck your shit up

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u/DuckAHolics 2d ago

Longboard wheels are wider and softer. Pebbles normally don’t do shit.

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u/tmoe1991 2d ago

I've seen pebbles do shit in corners

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u/DuckAHolics 2d ago

Pebbles NORMALLY don’t do shit

Hence my second sentence….

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u/rikkuaoi 2d ago

Incredible landscape? Pfffft. This videos in portrait.

/s

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u/Jeff_Bzzos 2d ago

My knees could never

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u/omn1p073n7 2d ago

I used to downhill longboard, was the most fun I ever had and every hill I drive on I imagine what it'd be like to skate. I wasn't good enough though, and quit before killing myself but after leaving large portions of my epidermis on the road.

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u/Zapp_Brewnnigan 1d ago

Nothing like waking up stuck to your bed sheets. Ah, the memories.

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u/Bimbo_Baggins1221 1d ago

Bringing back memories. I’m in the same boat, wasn’t the best, went to a few slide jams, probably topped out at like 40-45 miles per hour. Never made it to the life threatening level of downhill. But my god I’ll never forget pre-drifting or just gripping through a corner. Some of the best days of my life were left on the hill.

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u/J-Dabbleyou 11h ago

Same. I haven’t really longboarded in years. Anytime I’m driving on a long slope country road with my girlfriend I’ll always say “damn this would be some good skating”

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u/MaximilianOSRS 2d ago

Better scout that whole run for rocks first

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u/Odd-Purpose-3148 2d ago

I'm certain they did. His adjustments toward the end and definitely on the hairpin say he has practiced the lines.

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u/4DPeterPan 1d ago

Bruh you know they broomed that entire long ass road before trying this. Straight up janitor style.

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u/Good_Mathematician_2 1d ago

Nah, our school janitor growing up didn't give two shits about keeping things clean. They had to be neat-freak OCD off the wall kinda clean to make sure it was good to ride

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u/belizeanheat 1d ago

Oh yeah they're just talking about style of broom 

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u/atetuna 1d ago

I'd spend a fair amount for a pavement roomba that cleared my path of pebbles.

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u/ldennison3 2d ago

And oncoming vehicles…

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u/Equal_Procedure_167 2d ago

Big balls on both ends; skater and what shadow showed looked like a vehicle following. At that speed even if avoiding going off the side in any tumble ur getting run over

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u/Vibriobactin 1d ago

This. Whatever vehicle that was following was CLOSE and it didn’t look to be fpv drone.

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u/Intergalacticio 2d ago

This account looks like a bot

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u/one80down 2d ago

The title def screams AI input.

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u/AngelThrones4sale 1d ago

Absolutely. You can see the formula:

" young man skates with his longboard on a thin road [incredible landscape] "

" Literal description of video made relatable [Curiosity gap hook!] "

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u/jarednards 2d ago edited 2d ago

que the Walter Mitty soundtrack

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u/Future_Literature335 2d ago

*cue

:=)

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u/jarednards 2d ago edited 2d ago

I was trying to have the soundtrack wait in line for something😬

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u/HouseKilgannon 1d ago

That would be queue.

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u/jarednards 1d ago

JESUS CHRIST WHAT DOES QUE EVEN MEAN? ANYTHING?!

EDIT: Turns out I speak spanish.

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u/farnhajs 2d ago

Narrow road…

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u/rosscoehs 1d ago

I think others who have replied to you missed the point that calling it a "thin" road is weird, and it's much better described as a "narrow" road.

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u/Filiforme 2d ago

This îs what? 5x ? 10x? 25x speed?

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u/Global-Bonus-5615 2d ago

Incredible.

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u/MajorDonkeyPuncher 2d ago

Really is. Of the daredevil shit out there. This impresses and fears me the most.

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u/El-Inquisidor 2d ago

Wait till you hear about wingsuiting

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u/MajorDonkeyPuncher 2d ago

Bah, they have parachutes. When they manage to land with a running stop, then I’ll be more impressed.

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u/Adestimare 2d ago

Not saying the original video isn't already enough to induce sweaty palms, but this clip from it is sped up to hell and back, like it's not even subtle at all.

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u/Keyboardpaladin 2d ago

Anyone know where this might be?

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u/Nictrical 1d ago

I'm not sure, but it could be in France near the 'Observatoire de Haute Provence'. The quality is too bad to be sure, but those two white dots in the background could be the two observation domes.

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u/ye_roustabouts 1d ago

It looks like California, north of San Fran, but that’s a wild guess

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u/Talkurt 2d ago

Show me that hairpin at full speed and add a wing suit please. @redbull ;)

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u/Squeaky_Ben 1d ago

He is one pebble away from the meat crayon

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u/just-a-scratch- 2d ago

It sure looks like this skate is entirely too close to a large vehicle.

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u/Gnascher 1d ago

You mean the large vehicle with the chase camera ... Who he probably works with all the time ... And trusts with his life?

That large vehicle? Didn't notice it.

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u/Dsaroeth 2d ago

Definitely more stressful than satisfying.

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u/bluesmaker 2d ago

They got a proper helmet (and gloves) for this and they clearly have the skills. Very cool to see.

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u/stonkfrobinhood 2d ago

I'm not sure that those thin pants and sweater would do much for him if he fell, but I guess something is better than nothing.

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u/bluesmaker 2d ago

Yeah... that part was more concerning!

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u/DistinctStranger8729 2d ago

r/praisethecameraman

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u/Curious_March 1d ago

Was thinking the same thing, how you concentrate on someone else while skating down yourself….

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u/Bimbo_Baggins1221 1d ago

This is a car following them! You can see the shadow in the beginning. Pretty standard operation for this level of skateboarding. Also helps you get back up the hill!

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u/limeyNinja 1d ago

This week on Exhilarating Ways to Die ...

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u/dudesblood 2d ago

Holy flat spots!

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u/Otherwise_Spare_8598 1d ago

Not if he's doing it right

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u/vfraviator 2d ago

At first glance, I thought I was watching a Troll skateboarding in reverse.

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u/getyerhandoffit 2d ago

That title is straight up an AI prompt.

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u/mendohead 1d ago

Sick powerslide

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u/Bimbo_Baggins1221 1d ago

That last standing predrift was a thing of beauty

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u/Naykon1 1d ago

Fuck that.

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u/ConstantBench7373 1d ago

The camera car shadow behind him 💀

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u/I-am-Chubbasaurus 1d ago

His lack of protection is giving me anxiety.

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u/Agreeable_Register_4 2d ago

More Sweaty Palms

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u/DeathandFriends 2d ago

Obviously satisfying

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u/Affablesea9917 2d ago

Another bot account using chatgpt to repost shit [weird titles]

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u/ordinaryaspee 2d ago

Read the title to the tune of YMCA

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u/Uh_Just1MoreThing 1d ago

Where is this?

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u/TerriblyDroll 1d ago

Well fuck ya it’s a young man, nobody gets old doing this.

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u/MasonSoros 1d ago

Id rather take a cruiser bike and enjoy the landscape riding slowly

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u/Ginkoletsplay 1d ago

When this guy falls, he probably goes over the tarmac like a red crayon.

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u/IVIisery 1d ago

One little rock or crack and he is dead

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u/-SomethingSomeoneJR 1d ago

I would love to do this but speed wobble is a thing and I’ve been on the receiving end of it. lol

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u/SuckMyDickDrPhil 1d ago

I used to ride downhill too, max speed I reached was about 120 kmph. To this day I have no fucking Idea how I didn't die during this time in my life.

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u/Barlindsky27 1d ago

1 pebble and he is dead

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u/slain1134 1d ago

One pebble. That’s all it takes.

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u/eW4GJMqscYtbBkw9 1d ago

The title was AI generated, wasn't it?

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u/kindnessvalley2 1d ago

plays Freebird at maximum volume

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u/lucaoaol 1d ago

What about the camera man that did the same stunt WHILE recording the other dude

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u/clare616 1d ago

The cameraman who is driving the car the camera is mounted on? Very limited skills required there

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u/NotYourAvgWildman 2d ago

I get the speed wobbles and fall off at a quarter of that speed lol

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u/Willing_Stomach_8121 2d ago

That’s crazy.

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u/Carbon-Base 2d ago

Gives off mad Goku on Snake Way vibes

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u/MutedBrilliant1593 2d ago

At first glance I was thinking, nice Spaceballs butt cheek armor.

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u/Phixiately 2d ago

Bro I can feel my feet burning just by looking how he handled that corner, looking at how he left the skate shortly after I can bet it didn't feel nice.

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u/parker1019 2d ago

Mr. Meat Crayon….

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u/snoopjg11 2d ago

Gotta have a spotter for oncoming traffic, right?

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u/Vampiremayor 2d ago

Great strip of emptiness.

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u/Fantron6 2d ago

Just go out and buy your wheelchair now.

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u/nzungu69 2d ago

used to do this shit with the local kids, fun as hell

https://vimeo.com/18165499

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u/18h22 2d ago

Aerodynamic helmet to compensate a parachute jacket?

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u/Optimus_Shatner 1d ago

Hwiskey. HWISKEY!!

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness4488 1d ago

Oddly terrifying

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u/Triple7Mafia-14 1d ago

Impressive.👍

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u/iiitme 1d ago

Well timed

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u/Vorexxa 1d ago

Any geoguessr here that can tell me where it is?

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u/2into4 1d ago

Eh Walter Mitty did it better

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u/nn666 1d ago

That looks so sketchy

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u/ShankCushion 1d ago

I can understand why you'd want a rush like that. But whoo boy naw. Not I said the cat.

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u/4DS3 1d ago

The flapping of the jacket in the wind looks like a high speed but if you really want to be fast then wear tight clothes

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u/Ok_Nail_16 1d ago

How does he come to a stop?

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u/NaSMaXXL 1d ago

At least he's wearing a helmet

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u/Any_Roof_6199 1d ago

I hope he doesn't do this often as I can already see his gofundme page

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u/bad2behere 1d ago

I could do that if I only wanted the ride to last 2 seconds before my entire body flew onto the pavement and I was bathed in lumps, bumps and asphalt.

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u/Ok-Ask3380 1d ago

Owen Wilson by lil supe on Spotify or Apple Music

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u/FabianTIR 1d ago

He's one small pothole away from becoming a new road marking

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u/TheRebelMastermind 1d ago

Had to check what sub was it posted on, just to have an idea of what outcome to expect

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u/co1dBrew 1d ago

Is that the Drive jacket? Lol

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u/DJ3XO 1d ago

Cool video aside, what in the r/titlegore is this?

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u/Fun_Construction9193 1d ago

No need for helmet other than to help easier identify potential human remains

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u/batman09052003 1d ago

Does anybody know what place this is?

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u/DailyRageQuitter 1d ago

Did you just assume their gender?

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u/sovalente 1d ago

This got me holding my breath for a while...

👀

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u/kaisershinn 1d ago

I hope both wore sufficient protection.

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u/3-2-1-backup 1d ago

How does a stop that long from that fast not turn his wheels into cubes?

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u/fitty50two2 1d ago

Oh god that was terrifying to watch, my balls sucked into my body and I was leaning into the curves with them

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u/tekjunky75 1d ago

The word is narrow

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u/acidkrn0 1d ago

There are 70 year olds cycling past my house at 8 mph head to toe in lycra, meanwhile this guy is going faster than sound dressed like vanilla ice

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u/testedonsheep 1d ago

He is one pothole away from becoming meat crayon.

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u/JibletsGiblets 1d ago

Doesnt skidding like he does into that hairpin, with the board sideways and the wheels not rotating, just flat-spot the wheels and make the rest of the trip a lesson in vibrating the teeth out of his skull?

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u/Bazzo123 1d ago

Imagine falling down at those speeds… your flesh would be torn away and you’d remain with your bones

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u/shingaladaz 1d ago

When one pebble in the wrong place can alter the trajectory of your whole life. Just not worth the risk.

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u/eboseki 1d ago

That’s incredible landscape? Incredibly plain.

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u/clusterfuck2022 1d ago

Pure skill

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u/_Wolfheart_ 1d ago

Walter Mitty!

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u/sneezymrmilo 1d ago

Seems like a good way to die. Jeez...

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u/Snoo_70531 1d ago

No matter what tricks go down, it's always the camera man that's most impressive. In this case, going just as fast, and keeping camera steady. But things like snowsports, the dude literally goes over a 70-80 foot jump while filming... That's insane

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u/Electrical-Score8768 1d ago

How fast was you going. Great job awesome but scary sametime lol

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u/Turbulent-Willow2156 1d ago

What are the things he has in hands?

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u/WaywardMind 1d ago

piece of gravel: I'm gonna destroy this person's life

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u/nshkaruba 1d ago

Minus knees

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u/harzum6 1d ago

Looks so freeing! Been a long time since I skated. What wouldn't I give to experience this again? Maybe time for me to get off the virtual world of reddit and go experience the real world!!!

Thank you for the motivation!

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u/NJWendys4life 1d ago

My neighbors tweens do this while revving their cars and going 20 mph on their skateboards down a bunny hill with selfie sticks...this is what they must think they look like in their heads...

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u/doesnothingtohirt 1d ago

He got a little scared at the end.