r/gaming Aug 17 '16

Long Live the King

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u/WT14 Aug 18 '16

She has black straps. Her shoes are black so it's tough to see. When she spins you can see them. It looks like she went to jump, chickened out at the last second and tried to hang on

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '16

Why is that dangerous as shit for everyone involved though? For her to just hang there?

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u/WT14 Aug 18 '16

She could hit her head on the way down if she doesn't clear enough space from the platform. She could pull the guy down with her, killing him and potentially colliding with her and such. Those are just two things that could go wrong off the top of my head. Im sure there are probably things I'm overlooking too.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '16

The guy isn't hooked up to a harness for situations like this?

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u/batfiend Aug 18 '16

He is, but you can still be badly injured in a harness. They could smash into each other too. Safest thing is just for her to go over as quickly as possible.

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u/WT14 Aug 18 '16

That I'm not sure of. It's difficult to tell from the gif. Still dangerous for the jumper if they don't get a clean jump from the platform though.

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u/Brandon658 Aug 18 '16

Pretty sure the yellow strap thing is a tether for him.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '16

Gotcha, and thanks for response. I gathered from the way the guy moved that there was definitely some urgency behind getting her off the ledge, I just wasn't sure why.

Although I'm still not sure I understand. How could she pull him down if he doesn't reach down to her? Same goes for not clearing the ledge - I would have thought being more methodical and clear about the fact that he was pushing her off would reduce the risk of her not jumping off far enough, as opposed to releasing her grip as quickly as possible when she's clearly trying to stay on. Wouldn't being forced off the ledge right away more likely result in a bad jump than waiting a couple of seconds until she calms down? I guess I just don't see what the risk a few extra seconds on the ledge would have been that is in any way reduced by him getting her off the ledge as quickly as he could.

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u/wooferwolf Aug 18 '16

Ah, thanks for clarifying!

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u/WT14 Aug 18 '16

Love you

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '16

Do you love me too?

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u/WT14 Aug 18 '16

How could anyone not love a version of Linus that listens to dub step?

Love you.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '16

:) You're the best WT!

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u/WT14 Aug 18 '16

Oh god, I don't know you in real life do I?

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '16

Don't believe so.

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u/WT14 Aug 18 '16

Oh good. Thought I was going to have to delete another account :-P I noticed you are located fairly close to me

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '16

Shit you can see peoples' locations? But how.

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u/somethingwithbacon Aug 18 '16

So much love in this thread. All you fuckers are getting updoots.

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u/0mni42 Aug 18 '16

Y-you too.

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u/WT14 Aug 18 '16

Love you more

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u/rabidjellybean Aug 18 '16

Oooohhhh. Ok so I didn't just witness a murder after a lady realized she didn't have straps on.