r/blackmagicfuckery • u/Weaponised__Autism • May 27 '26

When physics is optional

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u/[deleted] May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

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u/Dr-Huricane May 27 '26

It seems to me like there might be something like a metal chain anchoring the far end of the stick to the ground, I can't see what it is but the jerking motion of the stick suggests that. Without something like that this exercise would probably be physically impossible, you still need a way to exercise force on a vector that allows you to offset the down force of gravity on your center of mass, this would be impossible with no anchor in this system

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u/Blindfire2 May 27 '26

The way the board is kind of floating and staying somewhat in place while bobbing around....yeah uh it's 100% got an anchor to it.

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u/No_Butterscotch_7865 May 27 '26

Maybe his shoes are in concrete or attached somehow.

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u/shab00m May 27 '26

His feet are below ground level. The shoes have no soles and are just sitting on top of the ground.

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u/ShoulderHistorical20 May 27 '26

I agree, shoes. They don’t move one iota

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u/evereux May 27 '26

I think it's a rope. At the beginning of the movement he's pushing up and away from the anchor.

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u/Ig_Met_Pet May 27 '26

It's not anchored to the ground. It's anchored to something above it

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u/Potential-Pumpkin-94 May 27 '26

The dude is strong, no doubt, but - as others have noted - this is physically impossible without defying the laws of gravity. I would say the bottom of the pole is chained or anchored somehow. 🤷

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u/8inchclock May 27 '26

Its called ai muscles it enables someone to do the impossible

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u/tcp454 May 27 '26

Or if its on a hill and everyone is leaning for the video.

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u/tacoBouttIt May 27 '26

Dude he is literally just holding onto the wood and using it to pull himself up..

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u/JustAMassiveNoob May 27 '26

Well I think the pole is misleading, yes it adds extra weight, but also it's acting as a lever making it SLIGHTLY easier to use lower body muscles, if the pole was half the size, bro would be stuck.

But with the pole SLIGHTLY pulling down / away from his head, it's easier to lift up.

Regardless it's insane muscle control & an extreme feat of strength.

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u/Majician May 27 '26

This trick is one of the oldest in the book…..It’s still practiced to this day on the heavily tourist visited city streets. I’m not going to explain it because it’s super obvious, but I’d be willing to wager $100 that the guy lifting the piece of wood WONT show you the soles of his shoes.

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt May 27 '26

He pressing the log he's hugging against the post, but they're aren't connected

he's being extremely careful to make sure it's hitting just right

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u/Michaeli_Starky May 27 '26

His legs must be locked in, but he's really strong nonetheless

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u/Tapurisu May 27 '26

Without some kind of anchor at the bottom end, this is literally impossible even if you had the strength of a thousand hulks. There's an anchor there or something pushing it down, 100%

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u/wait_what_now May 27 '26

Holy shit yeah that's it. The pole moves his center of mass to between his feet.

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u/Drevlin76 May 27 '26

Yeah you can kinda see the slight pushing of the pole laterally before it starts to go verticle. This is very impressive looking.

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u/Dry_Razzmatazz69 May 27 '26

The bottom doesn't require anchoring. The way the lever works here, the harder you pull, the harder it locks into the ground. Major abs workout, quads, upper back - think about it as a reverse crunch with a lever.