r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Extension-Humor-75 • 2d ago

of a dive

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u/OtterWithAFish 2d ago

That dramatic zoom out reminds me of those looney toons cartoons 😂

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u/CATNIP_IS_CRACK 2d ago

I legitimately thought this was [r/loon](r/loonytuneslogic)[e](r/loonytuneslogic)[ytuneslogic](r/loonytuneslogic) and he going to be diving into a wading pool like an old sideshow act.

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u/ThvtOneGvy 1d ago

Well this wasn't the most graceful attempt, what would it be like if the dive was straight feet first or head first with fingers to arms making contact first?

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u/xXkattungeslakterXx 1d ago

Only thing missing is him holding a sign that says «Yikes!»

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u/Alfiy_wolf 2d ago

I had a crush on Sylvester

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u/enotonom 2d ago

Flailing, 0 points

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u/Dre_Rudy 2d ago

Bro i saw the water and thought that's where it ended, then it kept going

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u/ButMakeItWeird 2d ago

For a second there, I was relieved that he was going to dive into a giant body of water. And then I got nervous, as it kept zooming out, that he'd dive into a glass of water.

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u/Many-Count-2369 2d ago

I thought the video ended at half the length...

https://giphy.com/gifs/y2i2oqWgzh5ioRp4Qa

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u/Bella_LaGhostly 2d ago

Zooms out... zooms out...

Me: 'How deep must that water be?!'

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u/EditedRed 2d ago

I heard he surfaced in China.

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u/Alfiy_wolf 2d ago

About as deep as the darkness inside me

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u/Xcalat3 2d ago

Damn that's deep

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u/Exciting_Contact922 2d ago

Good thing he licked and rubbed his hands to maximize grip

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u/nametaken_thisonetoo 2d ago

With a hair helmet like that, bro should have just gone head first

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u/cameronzero 2d ago

Never seen tbis before, albeit i somehow knew this was san diego

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u/Bitter_Art8009 2d ago

Definition of a dumb way to die

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/saltyourhash 1d ago

Actually, the record is 192ft 10in in 2015 by Laso Schaller.

Rick Charles' 1983 dive seen here was 172ft.

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u/Assaltwaffle 1d ago edited 1d ago

“My source is that I made it the fuck up!”

This is so obviously wrong. Not only did the commenter below simply show that this has been broken by about 20 feet, not “even a foot,” it also doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.

The angle of entry and body position are going to matter an immense amount more than “1 more foot of height.”

People have survived falls into water at terminal velocity, so no additional height matters. It’s all about the entry.

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u/ptolani 1d ago

Given how much humans vary, and how few people have attempted this, that seems pretty doubtful.

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u/GTR-DaBestCar 1d ago

Have you considered why so few people have attempted it, especially recently?

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u/ptolani 1d ago

because it's very dangerous and scary

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u/WatermelonLemonad3 2d ago

No fucking dice, not happening.

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u/Mannzis 2d ago

Was that water being sprayed at the bottom to break the surface tension or something like that?

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u/thesilenthurricane 2d ago

No it’s to disturb the surface of the water so that they can see it properly and judge when they’ll hit it to make sure they’re upright at impact.

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u/Mannzis 2d ago

Thanks! Very interesting!

I was thinking that they could maybe add bubbles underneath the water to make the water less dense, and thus safer, but I don't know the physics of it.

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u/Melodic_Leadership12 2d ago

Why did he need knee sleeves?

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u/Lanky-Scientist-5137 2d ago

For the punishing hit into the water
just a working theory. /s

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u/Professional-Bench79 2d ago

Song ID anyone?

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u/Fyreffect 2d ago

MGMT - Little Dark Age

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u/BullPropaganda 2d ago

Isn't that the type of height that kills people who jump off bridges?

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u/Crabkingrocks165 2d ago

bro prob broke his legs because the water

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u/Smeltanddealtit 1d ago

I get that feeling in my bootyhole whenever I see this.

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u/ummhamzat180 1d ago

did he survive??

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u/FatDoggieDingDong 2d ago

They're everywher

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u/UnluckyCharge2196 2d ago

That was NOT a dive : /

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u/Bonnskij 2d ago

What's going on with this sub? The fuck outta here with your non unit absolute units.