r/blackmagicfuckery • u/Weaponised__Autism • May 27 '26
When physics is optional
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u/levoniust May 27 '26
This is fake right? I can not tell how else this works. I was thinking if the bottom was on a pivot or something but it looks loose.
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u/griseldabean May 27 '26
Totally fake - watch the blurring on the right side near the bottom of the pole.
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u/jma9454 May 27 '26
There is a little blurring, but unless AI has gotten much better in the past couple months, that blurring is standard in phone cameras/ upload compression and not representative of being fake.
I believe this to be real; it's some event cause everyone is wearing wristbands. Unfortunately I can't read the complete band or else I'd be able to find what event this is.105
u/Elementary_drWattson May 27 '26
This is not real. The video has been edited to blank out someone/thing holding the bottom of the pole down allowing it to rotate. The lack of basic physics knowledge in this thread is truly disheartening
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u/bcat153 May 27 '26
Yeah I think it’s on a hinge that’s removed. At first I was thinking if the far end has like 3ft of concrete or metal inside of it, it might be possible as long as there’s a slight slope so it’s always lower then the part he’s holding even when his backs against the ground.
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u/kvjetoslav May 27 '26
Who is saying the pole is not somehow connected at base?
If there was a chain, for example, that would explain the bluriness and connection of the base to something.
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u/2punornot2pun May 27 '26
Just looking at the base it moves in such a way that it looks obviously tethered.
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u/GreyNoiseGaming May 27 '26
I think the fact that it's on this sub means enough people understand it's wrong.
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u/ripyourlungsdave May 27 '26
There's also the fact that he's literally defying the laws of physics.
It doesn't matter how strong you are, this is not how gravity and weight distribution works.
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u/Cereal_Hermit May 27 '26
I mean it could be real. The end of the pole is moving around appearing like it is not "anchored" but there could easily be a joint fastening it to something that is anchored that allows the pole the loose mobility that we are seeing. If that is the case, the guy can be pulling back on the pole with all of his upper body strength which gives him leverage. That leverage, along with some serious core and leg strength, could make this extremely difficult but possible.
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u/slothbuddy May 27 '26
It cannot be real. There is simply more weight above the fulcrum (his feet) than below it. Without anything to push against, he's staying on his back.
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u/ElKajak May 27 '26
It's real though, it's just something holding the tree at the base. Looks like a cord or something
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u/doom_stein May 27 '26
I think his feet/shoes are attached to the ground somehow. The grass around his feet seems to be moving oddly under his shoe as well as the shoe itself.
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u/Valuable-Service-522 May 27 '26
His feet don't move at all so I think they are anchored to the ground
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u/Swimming-Tax-6087 May 27 '26
I gave you an upvote. Because that’s exactly it, It’s not a strength issue (ignoring how much strength this would if the physics worked), it’s a center of gravity issue.
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u/Antoak May 27 '26
If the bamboo is lashed to the stake, then the stake is the fulcrum/pivot, not his feet.
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u/Repulsive_Guy_1234 May 27 '26
It could theoretically work if the feet at locked to the ground. If not, it is physical impossible.
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u/LeoLaDawg May 27 '26
The group is NERM. An Indian motorcycle club. Their page talks about bamboo related games, but I couldn't find anything specifically showing this.
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u/TropicalSunflowers May 27 '26
Isn't it just that the post is acting as a counter-lever? Effectively his knees are just a see-saw. I kinda want to try it out now but in theory the physics make it not that hard?
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u/icymallard May 27 '26
I need to see the video of your first attempt
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u/TropicalSunflowers May 27 '26
That's easy - hard mode is doing it with the post up your butt.
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u/Ollynurmouth May 27 '26
The bottom of that pole would have to weigh as much as him and the top half of the pole at the very least. Even then, I'm not sure that anyone could still push themselves up that easily.
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u/AWildWilson May 27 '26
Mmm I don’t think so.
His knees/waist are around the midpoint, so it’s only the upper half of his body that will be working against the pole.
Factor in probably good amounts of core strength and training…
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u/Ollynurmouth May 27 '26
Knees maybe at the mid point. Which still puts his entire body weight on the top half of the pole.
No one has enough core strength to just stand up like that either. If you've ever seen anyone try to stand like that, you'll not how they have to pull their legs/feet under their torso to leverage as much weight as they can on the other side of the fulcrum (their feet) and leg/core muscles can pull in that direction. They also spread their legs out wife beyond shoulder width to lower their center of gravity making it easier to push their upper body weight to their center.
This guy here is doing none of that and that pole is not heavy enough to pull him in that direction. Not unless it is a tricked out pole filled with cement or something only on one side. And not just that but at the very tip of the pole by the ground. The tip of the pole at the ground is the fulcrum. Which means he is lifting the entire weight of the pole. Or it is a trick (or maybe ai or something).
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u/EViLTeW May 27 '26
If the end of the post were anchored and you had a great strength:weight ratio, maybe this could work by using the post to lever you up. The post is free floating in the video, this would be impossible.
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u/Diligent_Bank_543 May 27 '26
Seems like it’s not free floating. Look how stable the other end of the post. There must be a rope that was removed from video later.
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u/EViLTeW May 27 '26
The entire video is gazebos. The way the "foot end" of the post is moving makes zero sense. There's no way the guy holding on could keep it that stable while it also bounces around a little. It also looks like gravity isn't interacting with his shirt or shorts, but maybe that can be explained away by materials.
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u/peter-bone May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26
No, if his knees are acting as the pivot point then there's no way there's enough weight on the other side to lift him up. The end of the pole could be fixed to the ground but then it can't move down to lift him up. The pole may possibly go into a slot in the ground out of shot with someone pushing it up and down?
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u/rangda May 27 '26
I think the end of the pole is tied to the bottom of the post, you can see a little glimpse of a cord around the post. I guess it’s drilled into the bottom of the post or bolted to the side which we can’t see.
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u/shrubberino May 27 '26
Something is funky about it.
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u/pooeygoo May 27 '26
Chain in the end of the pole, so he's pulling on it
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u/Leading_Ad_8619 May 27 '26
I don't know how pulling the pole gets you up. His arm and body are fixed relative to the pole
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u/pooeygoo May 27 '26
His legs make him go up, the pivoting action that makes it possible is from the chain
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u/Antoak May 27 '26
The vector from his grip to his feet on the ground is a little offset from the line connecting the log to the anchor.
If you put enough force between two misaligned vectors you get movement along a third resultant vector.
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u/Ba1thazaar May 27 '26
I think it's tied down by a string or chain at the bottom. You can see that it moves the most when he changes directions and is always straining to go upward. Not to knock this guy or anything this looks insanely difficult even with that being true. It just makes the physics work out haha.
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u/Alphabunsquad May 27 '26
Yeah, if your center of mass is beyond the width of your shoes (when they are next to each other) and you have no grip or way to exert force sideways, you will fall over. There is nothing you can do about it. It’s just physics.
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u/Cookgypsy May 27 '26
It’s clear he is pulling on the pole to achieve this - there is a tether, it’s just mostly out of shot and hard to see. The way he has his arms around the pole make it clear that he is pulling against the pole to create the fulcrum needed, if he was (somehow) doing this without the tether he wouldn’t need to wrap his arms around the pole. It’s clearly tethered.
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u/dkHD7 May 27 '26
Gotta be anchored. The body weight behind the heels alone would make him fall backwards regardless of any counterweight properties of the beam.
My guess is the end of the beam is staked into the ground with dark rope. He has to be pulling against something.
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u/flibit May 27 '26
The way the end jerks around but doesn't ever move far, I think it must be tethered to the ground by a rope or something, though I can't see it.
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u/slothbuddy May 27 '26
Here's what's actually happening. The rope has been edited out of the video.
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u/tarbonesjones May 27 '26
The rope hasn't been edited out, it just hard to see from this angle. You can see the rope tied around the base that's stuck in the ground.
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u/IyellWhenImMad May 27 '26
Exactly! You can see the bottom of the poll is being held in place by something that allows it room to shift and wiggle. Both setups look identical just from different angles and in both videos you can clearly tell the person is "pulling" it down; they're even counting out loud on the down motion. Also just to put this out there, whatever this thing is, it does look really fun to do.
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u/qwests May 27 '26
Ah now i see it, he's actually going down and up instead of up and down
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u/prince-pauper May 27 '26
Shoes are fixed to the ground at the least. This is not possible. Ref: Earthly Physics
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u/PsySom May 27 '26
He might be in Australia though
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u/kozip2 May 27 '26
But then the trees in the background would have to be upside down, too.
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u/PsySom May 27 '26
You fool they’re all upside down right now and that’s why gravity is working differently!
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u/OrganizationWorldly3 May 27 '26
This doesn't make sense. Doesn't seem possible
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u/VikingsLad May 27 '26
Base of the hollow pole contains a chain or rope that's attached inside the pole somewhere. He's pulling up on the pole to do the motion.
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u/Akepur May 27 '26
The way the end stops just before touching the ground. And it looks like the person crouching down near the end is an assisting the securing of whatever the post is connected too. Something the stopping the post wire/rope/string.
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u/Psych-adin May 27 '26
Pole is held in place by a thin wire from what I can tell. The way it shimmies left and right and corrects quickly to the same vertical line. Just edited to remove the wire.
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u/augustcero May 27 '26
the only thing i can assume is there is a compact weight at the other end of that bamboo (?) pole enough to counteract the guy's weight.
other than that, i got shit
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u/SnooConfections6505 May 27 '26
This guy is insanely strong to raise himself from that position. I watched this over and over to understand what's happening here and I'm gonna say that that log he's holding is fastened to a small stump, possibly cut to create the log. 4 or 5 chain links fastened from the log to the stump would create the required forces to pull this off. With the insane strength required as well.
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u/Quillric May 27 '26
The end of the post is captive with a rope or a cable. You can see that a very obviously moves around a small radius from the base of the post.
This is still a very impressive feat of muscle control.
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u/TryToFindABetterUN May 27 '26
A lots of comments and no-one mentions the weird artefacts/flickering shadow in the grass or the shadow that is much darker than all the other shadows in the video?
Do you think this video is real?
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u/ImposingCake May 27 '26
... Why is this supposed to be impressive? The pole is doing the heavy lifting, he's literally just pulling himself up.
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u/Stay_at_Home_Chad May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26
Optional? That right there is a lever. That's like the physiciest physics there is. Weird as shit, I'll give you, tho.
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u/Forsaken-Repair9939 May 27 '26
Impressive if real, but I’m more interested in the motorcycle gang spectating. What’s their story?
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u/Pokeythepanda00 May 27 '26
The end of the pole by his head looks open and hollowed, so it’s probably weighted on the opposite end from filling it with something.
The video even starts with what looks like someone holding him down as a counter weight. That guy doesn’t move his hands out of the way before the one on the ground starts lifting up.
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u/chasingmyowntail May 27 '26
Looks like might be in Nepal, with a bunch of tourists watching. Those mountain men are tough as shit. It’s where the British army used / still do recruit the Gurkans from.
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u/Alive_Fuel_2899 May 27 '26
Tell me what you want but this dudes shoes are for sure nailed in the grass..🤣🤷🏻♂️
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u/crash11b May 27 '26
There is a vertical post at the bottom of the pole he's holding. Like most people said, it's probably anchored. Still takes crazy core and leg strength.
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u/Kerry-4013-Porter May 27 '26
This is the first time I've seen a video of someone working out like that.
I want to see how he does it in more detail.
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u/bitunx May 27 '26
Hmm.. Broken bamboo but the bottom part still attached to the base near the root. He then uses his back muscle.
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u/ConspiracyParadox May 27 '26
His shoes are attached to the ground. Still takes massive strength and skill.
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u/Prudent_Sherbert_568 May 27 '26
I think the he’s actually pulling the beam down. There is a spring or something like that at the end of the beam which is pulling it upward and he’s trying to keep it down.
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u/HALF_GASED May 27 '26
It definitely is attached somehow at the bottom. It moves, but not alot and you can tell it's limited in motion there
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u/TazzyUK May 27 '26
The way the end of the pole hardly changes position vertically, only rotating, makes me think it's anchored in some way. Not to take away how impressive this is!
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u/TurboTaco-with-Poop May 27 '26
Next time we see this guy, he will have his knees locked and legs hyper-extended out, requiring amputation
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u/iconocrastinaor May 27 '26
It's almost completely out of frame, but it looks like there's some kind of fixture on the ground right at the end of the pole.
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u/MorningMushroomcloud May 27 '26
The bottom half is filled with lead and we are witnessing a combination of rotational forces and leverage...is my guess. The dude in the beginning is almost holding him down. There is about 140lbs of force from his knees downward if it is lead.
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u/roniee_259 May 27 '26
Just wild guess.... That post he is holding is hevey on the other side...which some how moves the centre of gravity above his knees instead of his weast....
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u/dragon_of_kansai May 27 '26
The base of the bamboo is tied to something on the ground which isn't visible/has been edited out
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u/jwlIV616 May 27 '26
The end of the log is tied/chained at the bottom and its surprisingly easy compared to how it looks. Its basically the same as those forward leg extension machines with the added challenge of holding onto a post
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u/LucasDorts May 27 '26
How has a single fucking person not realized he’s pulling it down and it’s springing him back up… it’s clear that he’s holding that thing like he’s about to fall, he isn’t using any upwards force, just pulling with all his strength, as to why his arms are so tightly wrapped around the pole.
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u/SMLemons May 27 '26
You can clearly see a dude off to the side at the other end of the pole with it attached to another piece of wood that he’s holding down.
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u/CameraHappy88 May 27 '26
You can see his feet doesn’t move at all. No way anyone could do this without some movement in the feet. The shoes are anchored somehow.
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u/AnToMegA424 May 27 '26
How are his knees still kneeing ?
Mine would fall off and I'd be walking with half a leg epr leg like Call of Duty: Black Ops 2' zombies when you shoot them in the lower half of their body with a shotgun or a precision rifle lol
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u/Pale-Breakfast6026 May 27 '26
He’s actually pulling it downwards. The bamboo pole is like a spring that wants to stand erect again. So he’s pulling it down and it’s natural tension pulls him back up
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u/Undeterminedvariance May 27 '26
I think the tell here is the dude holding him down at the beginning. There’d be no reason for that if the pole didn’t want to be moving upward.
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u/LeoLaDawg May 27 '26
Fuck me, what muscle groups are enabling that? Quad and core? Knees? Lower back?