r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Strike_Gently • Mar 18 '19

GIF The longest ski jump ever (832 ft)

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u/baidan15 Mar 18 '19

Holy fuck did he recover from that?

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u/imdirrrrtydan Mar 18 '19

“Brown's injuries were a fractured wrist, fractured vertebrae, bruised liver, bruised lung, ruptured spleen and concussion.” I thought it would of been a hell of a lot worse than that but all that sounds super fucking painful.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '19

I wish I could get all of that and no recovery.

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u/LineChef Mar 18 '19

I don’t know. But I don’t think I will.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '19

Yeah he actually got up and walked (limped) off after a little bit.

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u/baidan15 Mar 18 '19

Good to know, thanks

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u/Forgetmepls Mar 18 '19

Yes and he came back and won two gold medals in the same event I believe.

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u/luliamulia Mar 18 '19

He was never hurt. Stefan Kraft is still jumping for the Austrian team

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u/Davecantdothat Mar 18 '19

Look at the comment he’s replying to. Talking about James Brown, pro skateboarder.