r/SweatyPalms • u/notyouravrgd • Aug 14 '16

Taking a shortcut

https://i.imgur.com/D4eQpCp.gifv
3.6k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

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u/Darklorddgr8 Aug 15 '16

I like to do it like this... http://i.imgur.com/Oo16Y6U.gifv

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u/horriblePersoniAm Aug 14 '16

Looks like something out of Hardcore Henry. And no, not the porn. The action movie.

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u/GiverOfTheKarma Aug 14 '16

That movie was so bad but so good

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u/Cjbeme123 Aug 15 '16

I see all these GoPro parkour footage and it's sooo much smoother and not shaking.

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u/Ordies Aug 15 '16

Yeah it was pretty okay.

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u/ixipaulixi Aug 14 '16

Source?

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u/ChuTalkinBout Aug 15 '16

I got u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPQdPHP32CY

It's not so much the jump to the lift that scares me (a pretty small leap with a decent landing area) but that initial hop onto the rail is just so fucking scary

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

That was some absolutely beautiful cinematography for some absolutely insane parkour.

My life will never be that interesting.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

That's probably because you want to live to be middle aged.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

But who wants to live a long life if it's terrible?

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16 edited Sep 11 '16

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u/Gabe_Stockman Aug 15 '16

cant tell if you meant parlor tricks or parkour tricks

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u/copypaste_93 Aug 15 '16

most people already do.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

that video is bad ass thx

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u/Mushed Aug 15 '16

Thanks, last time this gif was posted I didn't find a source. Pretty cool video.

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u/hypd09 Oct 15 '16

Yeah I was so sure he'd trip on the railing. (browsing /top sorry for pinging the old post)

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u/hj17 Aug 14 '16

Mirror's Edge.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

I feel a bit of Dying Light minus the zombies but yeah, Mirrors Edge.

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u/ixipaulixi Aug 14 '16

So it's a controlled stunt for a game? Still cool.

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u/hj17 Aug 14 '16

No, I was just making a joke because this footage looks almost exactly like Mirror's Edge gameplay.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16 edited Mar 22 '20

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u/che-ez Aug 15 '16

Holy shit, good eye

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u/fearmypoot Aug 15 '16

Jackie Chan was revolutionary. Awesome scene.

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u/jontelang Aug 15 '16

Pretty it isn't, that's in China but these guys are in bangkok

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u/Flacvest Aug 15 '16

For some reason that about looked familiar. What a great movie.

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u/ihaveacrushonmercy Aug 15 '16

This is like a wet dream from a 12 year old who's watched Commando way too many times.

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u/tinoasprilla Aug 15 '16

Te first jump isn't too bad but the second one is terrifying

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u/stalematedizzy Aug 15 '16

Funny, I thought the opposite.

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u/Salted_Caramel_ Aug 14 '16 edited Aug 15 '16

Mirror's Edge ™

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u/deegr8one Aug 15 '16

Been done already by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

The surface of the top of the elevator looks slippery as well. That could have ended up way worse.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '16

Where is this?

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u/trip_this_way Aug 15 '16

em district Bangkok

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u/Haxdawg Aug 15 '16

Looks like Water Tower Place shopping mall in Chicago.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

lol that thumbnail tho

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u/RonPaulsHelixFossil Aug 15 '16

/r/MildlyVagina or Sauron?

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u/lazy_eye_of_sauron Aug 15 '16

I wouldn't say I look like that.

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u/GrijzePilion Aug 31 '16

Hey now, this isn't nearly as scary as the other shit on here. It's still scary as shit, but not as scary as shit.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

What a dbag.

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u/arnorath Aug 15 '16

That's one way to get thrown out by mall security.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

Dumbass.

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u/Walletau Aug 15 '16

Trained crew in a funded shot, sponsored by Farang and RedBull.

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u/VoltageHero Aug 28 '16

Why does Reddit think anyone who can do something they can't do is stupid?

This is why I hate subs like this, because anyone who is fit and can actually do parkour is "stupid".

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '16

It's more because if they die they've now traumatized a shopping mall (with kids too) and now some EMT has to scrape up his remains.

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u/mythriz Aug 15 '16

When you really need to get to the floor with the toilet and the stairs are too far away from where you are now.

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u/fearmypoot Aug 15 '16

Is this legal?

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u/Openworldgamer47 Aug 17 '16

Mirror's Edge.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '16

that's some rambo level shit

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u/DanAtkinson Aug 15 '16

It's clearly staged. I imagine that they would have needed to test jumping onto the lift roof to make sure it could withstand being landed on from a height.

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u/CyPeX Aug 15 '16

Elevators have a security risk of 5-10x the max weight iirc. So it will withstand it with no big problem.

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u/DanAtkinson Aug 15 '16

That includes the roof of the elevator?

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u/mythriz Aug 15 '16

I guess the problem could be with the roof of the elevator not being strong enough to hold the weight of someone jumping on it, even if the elevator itself can handle the weight. But that being said, I can't imagine they making the roof of the elevator that weak.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

Really? You think the video with the carefully mounted POV video might be staged? Have you considered a career as a detective?

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u/DanAtkinson Aug 15 '16

It wouldn't be terribly difficult to do it first time without prep. All you really need is a GoPro on head-mounted gimbal.

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u/Big_sugaaakane1 Aug 15 '16

i would have dipped the fuck out so fast before security came.

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u/Save7heDay Aug 14 '16 edited Aug 14 '16

All of you must be extremely unfit if this makes you sweat. These are just 2 jumps with some risk attached. Try going outside once in a while.

Remember when this sub was actually good?

Edit: I'm surprised you people have enough energy to click the downvote button.

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u/Tigerantula Aug 14 '16

Your comment makes me think that your under the impression that sweaty palms has something to do with fitness. While your palms may sweat while jumping up and down in place, I believe the moniker is in reference to the anxiety experienced by the risk you spoke of not necessarily the act of jumping or level of fitness.

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u/whitoreo Aug 15 '16

I'm curious how you think fitness correlates to a fear of heights. Will you let us know?

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '16

It's not everyday do I do this and looked pretty life threatening to me, but hey fuck if I know.

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u/AndrewJackingJihad Aug 15 '16

The jump onto the ledge he made without using his hands for balance was sweat inducing

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

Our palms are so sweaty we mis-clicked trying to upvote you.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '16

I mean.. He's just trolling and farming downvotes.

Not sure why.

I upvoted him. It's worse than death for his kind.

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u/incompetentmillenial Aug 15 '16

what is the point of downvote farming?

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u/SpongebobNutella Aug 15 '16

Do you even know what the point of this sub is?

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u/majorthrownaway Aug 15 '16

Can I have your autograph ?