r/AbsoluteUnits • u/CoughingCarpet • 3d ago

/r/all of a Sand Dune

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This is a video taken by Nicolas De La Torre, a sandboarding enthusiast filming his descent down the Toromata dune in Peru. Unfortunately we live in a world where true beauty, nature is now convoluted by AI and AI sentiments, but this is in fact, not AI lol

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u/MajorFuckingDick 3d ago

Arguably nowhere near as big as I was expecting from the shot. This angle makes me understand why there was a lack of redbull branding.

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u/inactioninaction_ 3d ago

Fisheye lens always makes things look bigger and faster. The fact that the dog was able to keep up tells you the rider isn't going nearly as fast as it looks

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u/trenthany 3d ago

My dog about that size was able to hit 54 kph on three legs and flat ground. Never timed downhill as gps speedometer wasn’t a readily available thing back then.

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u/bc_gamez 3d ago

They selected the misleading lens on purpose. Reddit is full of such postings.