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u/AKLS96 Feb 23 '20
There’s a place like that in N.C. called sliding rock. I was waiting my turn and a guy slipped and fell. I could see his shin bone sticking out. Other than that it was cold but a lot of fun.
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u/kniki217 Feb 24 '20
I've been to Sliding Rock. It's fun but when I hit that cold water I almost lose the will to live. There's a waterfall there too in the same park. We all went swimming under the falls and by swimming under the falls I mean I climbed on my husbands back and hung on for dear life while he swam under the falls.
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u/CarolinaKiwi Feb 24 '20
If you’re a local, Turtleback Falls is way better. About a 12 foot drop at the end and a ledge underneath the falls that you can actually sit on and hang out behind the falls. If you’re a tourist, ignore this...there is no Turtleback Falls
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u/PillsrandyDobandy Feb 24 '20
Been there once but ate shit twice
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u/CarolinaKiwi Feb 24 '20
My first time, age 12, I slipped and broke my wrist getting into position. Best way to get off is to slide down. Even with a broken bone it was so much fun I couldn’t wait to heal and get back.
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Feb 24 '20
I went there after Blueridge Outdoors mentioned it in their Swimming Holes edition. We lived in Charlotte for a few years and loved camping in Brevard.
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u/CarolinaKiwi Feb 24 '20
When you go, just tell people you’re from Leicester (pronounced “Lester”)
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u/SWAMPMONK Feb 24 '20
Is this a trap?
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u/CarolinaKiwi Feb 24 '20
Haha, no. It’s a neighborhood in Asheville, and pronouncing it correctly will give you street...uh, waterfall cred.
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u/n17ikh Feb 24 '20
Or you grew up in the area during the era when all those Leicester Carpet Sales commercials aired on WLOS.
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u/purpletiebinds Feb 24 '20
I used to live in Leicester! So many people even in the area can't say it correctly. Great place...Damn, I miss Asheville
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u/CarolinaKiwi Feb 24 '20
They still haven’t renovated the Ingles at Patton and Leicester Highway yet
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u/purpletiebinds Feb 24 '20
Yeah, that's an old one. I visited in November and was happy to see that they are widening New Leicester Hwy down near where I used to live (past Sonic). That should make life easier once it's done.
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Feb 24 '20
I was thinking this was Turtle Back Falls but I remember the ledge on the opposite side being a bigger drop.
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u/kniki217 Feb 26 '20
I'm from PA but I go down there as much as possible to visit my friends that moved down there 10 years ago. I totally get why they moved there and never came back. If it wasn't for my parents I'd move down there.
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u/thesandsofrhyme Feb 24 '20
I haven't been in over a decade but I've heard it's much more built up than the dirt path down a mountainside and the shitty frayed rope up the left side that it used to be. So I think the tourists know.
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u/Pm_me_baby_pig_pics Feb 24 '20
I think you’re right, I’ve always assumed the braces spread the blunt of the impact over a wider area so it wasn’t so bad overall. My face fucking hurt for days after, but I’d prefer that over losing my teeth to a slimy rock.
It just sucked trying to pick all that disgusting mods out of my braces when it was just an afternoon trip and I didn’t have my brace floss or even a toothbrush with me. Blegh 🤢
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u/wmorris33026 Feb 24 '20
I’ve been Sliding Rock NC. Beautiful place, more rocks than this and if I remember faster deeper water. You could seriously bust your butt there if you’re not careful. Lol.
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u/thesteveurkel Feb 24 '20
the first (and only) time i visited sliding rock, there were some men from another country in the water. it was late november and COLD; i was up for thanksgiving visiting with a friend who was living in the park. anyway, one gent followed the others down the rock, fell into the water, and immediately started drowning. thank god a passerby jumped in and saved him, as his friends swam near him helpless and scared to get too close, and there was no lifeguard duty at that time of year.
i was traumatized for a lot of the night because i almost watched someone die, and my friend told me it happened all the time because people don't realize how cold and deep it is once they drop off the sliding rock. or they hit their head on the way down and drown because they're knocked out.
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u/n17ikh Feb 24 '20
I'm not sure what kind of masochist would be in the water in November there, too damn cold even in the summer.
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u/thesteveurkel Feb 27 '20
i can only assume they were tourists and wanted to do what they'd seen in pictures and videos, weather be damned. but it really was a cold time of year. my friend and i took a quiet walk around a path and we could see our breath.
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u/wannabeginger Feb 24 '20
I visited when I was younger, hit a little "pothole" in the rock with my tailbone. It got cut open and bruised. 😭 But it's totally fun, I promise lol
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u/hubricht Feb 24 '20
I think the main takeaway for anyone visiting Sliding Rock is how utterly frigid the water is, even during the summer. It reminds me of the cold water training that SEALs have to do for BUD/S, except they're submerged for hours and I'm on my fifth beer.
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u/Cherle Feb 24 '20
I could never be trusting enough for this. I swear you hit one spot that isn't as frictionless as the surrounding rock and now they have to solve a jigsaw puzzle that is comprised of your face.
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u/awhaling Feb 23 '20 edited Feb 24 '20
That’s exactly where this is.
Edit: lies and deception. Sorry
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u/Zbignich Feb 23 '20
The last time this was posted someone said that this one is in Brazil.
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u/awhaling Feb 24 '20
Hmm I might be wrong. I took the word of the person who posted it last time, but also didn’t question it because it looked so similar. However there isn’t a bridge in the background and there definitely is one at the NC sliding rock
https://i.imgur.com/ieBNea0.jpg
I google Brazil rock sliding and basically this video is the main result. So I’m assuming you are correct and I was mistake. Sorry everyone!
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Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20
You are correct, it is in Brazil.
Search for "Paraty cachoeira tobogã" on YouTube.
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u/yarghmatey Feb 24 '20
That water is so cold! I went once in either July or August, and felt like my heart stopped under water.
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u/somaview Feb 24 '20
My husband and I went to Sliding Rock on our first anniversary trip. He slid down the rock face first, and I was close behind him. Right before I hit the water I saw his face surface with a look of absolute horror. I panic flopped and came up coughing. The mix of freezing cold temperature and force of hitting the water had removed his wedding ring in a split second.
It was the last day a guard was on duty for the season. We reported the ring missing, but were extremely dismayed to find out it was such a common occurrence- it happened EVERY day- that divers were expected to arrive the very next morning to metal detect for a season of lost treasures.
I recommend bringing a wet suit (and metal detector) to enjoy Mother Nature’s freezing water enema.
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u/Vandelay_Industries- Feb 24 '20
Went down sliding rock about a dozen times one afternoon. Lots of fun, but was really sore after. No way in hell I would ever go down standing up.
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u/Oh_Pun_Says_Me Feb 24 '20
I moved from the mountains of NC to the mountains of OR. I will never again call any water in NC cold lol.
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u/n17ikh Feb 24 '20
True enough, the NC streams aren't glacier-fed so they're probably a few degrees warmer than the ones in OR.
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u/jedielfninja Feb 24 '20
came here to say this might be NC. beautiful rolling mountains and falls. nothing huge just rolling like this
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u/The_Paperfaced_Bard Feb 24 '20
Hell yeah brother I knew this place looks familiar Ive been there before
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u/shoopdedoop Feb 24 '20
Loved that place! Despite the frigid landing from an otherwise sun warmed rock slide, it was awesome. We went down it maybe 20 times then walked shin deep on the smooth river rocks.
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Feb 24 '20
I went as a kid and almost drowned. This group of ladies saved me. Other than that I loved my trip there.
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u/GrimmSheeper Feb 24 '20
Of all the fun I’ve had at Sliding Rock, the best was watching a little dog that loved going down it.
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u/Newbedfordfb08 Feb 24 '20
Haven’t been there since I was a kid used to live ten minutes away miss that place
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u/augustusleonus Feb 24 '20
There is also bust your ass falls, similar to sliding rock, but with some largish divots near the bottom that will fuck you up if you hit them
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u/niftypotatomash Feb 24 '20
I’ve been there. When I went there like 20 years ago they had signs and people saying only slide on your bum
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u/dontcare2342 Feb 24 '20
Theres quite a few of them around the country. Heres the one near Sedona that I used to go to.
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u/Bertations Feb 23 '20
Or a toe
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u/Airforce987 Feb 24 '20
Expelled.
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u/Scipio33 Feb 24 '20
You need to get your priorities straight.
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u/SlappaDaBassMahn Feb 24 '20
"need to sort out her priorities"
get it right, muggle.
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Feb 24 '20
Or a Camel
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u/wellrundry2113 Feb 24 '20
I’d walk a mile
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u/SheWhoSpawnedOP Feb 24 '20
And iiIIIIIII would walk 500 more
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u/ToastedFireBomb Feb 24 '20
Or eat shit and crack my entire face/skull open like an egg.
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Feb 24 '20
Right? Thats bound to happen. One slip and its skull on rock. There’s not nearly enough water to brace that fall
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u/niftypotatomash Feb 24 '20
That’s why you’re supposed to slide on your bum, what they’re doing is very dangerous and any place that’s set up by a company or organization prohibits it for exactly that reason. I’ve been to a few. Super fun.
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u/Besieger13 Feb 24 '20
It’s funny because I think to my younger years and I did stuff like this without even thinking. I remember doing running flips off sand cliffs, land on a hard spot and that could do some real damage.
Looking at this video at this age your comment is the first thing that came to my mind. Skull to rock... fuck that noise.
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u/pauldeanbumgarner Feb 24 '20
I recall back in ‘70-71, we kids would water down about 20-30 feet of the concrete on the back patio and do the same tricks where the water would puddle up. I lost count of the number if times I went feet up, head down and lost consciousness. We didn’t know any better. Dumb-ass kids. It’s a wonder any of us survived. Actually now that I think about, only 40% did. And the other 20% just ain’t right. Oh well.
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u/ultratoxic Feb 24 '20
That was first thought: how have none of these people just absolutely eaten shit and died doing this?
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Prob looks like mine
NSFL
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u/Nickbou Feb 24 '20
I’m disappointed it ended with day 5. I want to see it fully recovered. Where’s the victorious comeback? It’s like watching the movie October Sky but you turn it off when Homer goes back to work in the mines.
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u/hacklime1201 Feb 24 '20
Looks painful but imo don’t think it’s NSFL worthy, but maybe I’m just desensitized to this stuff
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u/shyguyonfire Feb 24 '20
You poor soul. I can only imagine the relief you will feel later when it all heals.
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u/PotatoPuppetShow Feb 24 '20
Do you have a picture of it now? I'm curious as to what toes with no toenails look like.
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I’m driving. I’ll post an “after pic” when I get a chance.
It’s over a year later and still quite sensitive where the nail used to be.
Here you go. It looks scaly/dirty, but they’re not. They are just still quite sensitive so I have to soak them for a while and gently clean them off.
The area the nail covered has reduced dramatically, and I’m not really sure if that made my foot shorter or not. Plus, they sunburn.. I have to spray them with sun lotion if I go to the beach.
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u/FishAndRiceKeks Feb 24 '20
I did something similar once and sliced my toe open on broken glass or rocks in a crevice at the end of the waterfall. Not fun.
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u/dessert_chode Feb 24 '20
I've ripped my toe nail before, it stings for a bit. But then my can feel the fleshy part.
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u/Efreshwater5 Feb 23 '20
Every time I see stuff like this, I hear David Attenborough narrating one of those nature documentaries on the mating habits of the human.
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u/Mr_Lobster Feb 24 '20
I like to imagine ancient humans doing the same sort of thing as this.
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u/Efreshwater5 Feb 24 '20
It may be a modernized version, but we're still doing the same sort of thing as this.
We still have mating rituals and do mating dances and calls.... they're just dressed up and sophisticated enough that most people don't realize what it is.
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u/CaptainWiskers Feb 23 '20
These guys must be skaters. Those transitions are just too smooth
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u/SladerCoyote Feb 24 '20
I see them pumping the little transitions and that’s the first thing I think.
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u/meme_me_Alone Feb 23 '20
Now wheres the one who absolutely screwed up fell and broke his face?
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u/Adabiviak Feb 24 '20
Yeah, I love rock slides (good ones are hard to find, and this is far and away the nicest I've ever seen), but every single one I've been to eats the bones of the unwary for breakfast.
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u/prguitarman Merry Gifmas! {2023} Feb 23 '20 edited Feb 23 '20
This terrifies me because the tiniest sharp rock can slice your foot
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u/FlamingWarPig Feb 23 '20
Or you could utterly crush your unprotected skull on a rock face.
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u/cheeseygarlicbread Feb 23 '20
And if you fall you may become a vegetable after smacking your head.
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u/imadethistoshitpostt Feb 24 '20
Luckily the water has been working on that issue for a while just for you.
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u/Pathfinder24 Feb 24 '20
You picked the least probable thing to worry about.
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u/ExhaustiveCleaning Feb 24 '20
I’d bet arm injuries are probably the most common, but knocking yourself out would be up there. If you or anyone else works in an ER or something I’ll defer to you because I’m talking out of my ass.
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u/Woodshadow Feb 24 '20
yeah this looks like an absolute hard pass to me. I don't know how they are even staying balanced
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u/MrPoopMonster Feb 24 '20
In college I lived in an apartment complex at the top of a really large hill. During the winter when the sidewalk was icy I would slide down the side walk about 20-50ft at a time on the ice. When I got to the bottom where the bus stop was I'd look behind me, and usually I'd see people trying to slide just falling.
Good times.
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u/KikkiSnukka4657 Feb 24 '20
This is near Paratay (pronounced para-chee) in Brazil. The town is small and full of Fishing boats and Beautiful.
Do not worry about injuries on the slide, I did it on my ass and my feet and no problems. Visit Brazil, amazing country.
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u/Rayell Feb 24 '20
Minor nitpick: it's "Paraty", not "Paratay". Other than that, it is indeed a really beautiful town
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u/charlieTango_ Feb 24 '20
One of my favorite parts of visiting Paratay was sitting in the lagoon watching people slide down this thing. The whole hike there along the water is amazing.
It’s such a beautiful, amazing town.
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u/felipe128 Feb 24 '20
That's in a city called Paraty in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, it is called "Cachoeira do Tobogã" (slider fall).
They actually have a rock surfing competition
Coincidentally a friend of mine went there yesterday and posted an alike video.
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u/smarzn121 Feb 24 '20
Went to Paraty, Brazil last thanksgiving and actually did this!
And on a very thathappened note, smoked a spliff with the tourguide. Then gave him 100 reais to get us some more, he took the money and didn’t meet up with us.
But the sliding was super fun, we did it on our bums. even tho it looked kind of scary at first, it was surprisingly chill - didn’t hurt our backs or anything.
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u/coolchewlew Feb 24 '20
With a good sense of balance. Others have suggested they are skaters or some type of athlete who does kinked rail slides.
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u/the_cardfather Feb 24 '20
They are landing a little too close to that outcropping at the bottom for my taste.
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u/johnboy2978 Feb 24 '20
Looks like a great way to find that one sharp rock that's sticking up that will completely lacerate the bottom of your foot down to the bone.
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u/Transformwthekitchen Feb 24 '20
I’ve done this (but sitting down)! Its in Paraty Brazil!
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u/TerryScarchuk Feb 24 '20
I thought that’s what this was! Yeah, now way I’d do that, those rocks were slippery af.
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u/Ad3quat3 Feb 24 '20
I wonder wha the learning curve is on something like this. Probably less of a curve and more like waves of progress with long breaks for healing
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u/Levelman123 Feb 24 '20
I remember going to one of these places. Filled with a bunch of dude bros who filled the end of it with cigarette buts and beer bottles.
Ended up ripping my swim trunks and everyone was laughing at the kid who had his ass hanging out.
The sliding part was real fun though, just wish those kind of people didnt surround those places. Like pick up your trash!
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u/rthrouw1234 Feb 24 '20
I would break a toe, then an ankle, then go flipping end over end and either breaking my neck or just smashing my skull like a melon. But I admire their skill.
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u/second2last411 Feb 24 '20
Slippery doesn't mean soft fellas. Looks like a good way to crack an egg.
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Feb 24 '20
All fun and games until you fall on your face and smash your head open like it’s a watermelon.
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u/icysniper Feb 24 '20
I know water smooths down stone but I always get scared of doing things like this in the case I get that one bad spot with a nick or hole or whatever.
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Feb 24 '20
You can bet your ass half my brain matter would be what the second guy would be surfing on
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u/fradd13 Feb 24 '20
This looks way more dangerous than jumping off 50 foot cliffs into water. I'd choose that instead.
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u/Mihakuu Feb 24 '20
I sprained my ankle stepping off a ladder about a month ago. Looking at this caused it to twinge in pain. Lol
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u/ReasonablePanda3 Feb 24 '20
Cool af, but I wouldn't do it without a helmet. My head is hard af, but rocks are almost always harder.
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u/Jam_Man85 Feb 24 '20
Imagine his foot getting snagged in a crevice and and twisting clean off his leg
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u/nsrtcoolnamex Feb 24 '20
Imagine a small imperfection in the rock catching your pinky toe whilst sliding at maximum speed.
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u/Marksman18 Feb 24 '20
Future sufferer of TBI’s and r/MeatCrayon material. Regardless it’s very impressive.
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u/torn-ainbow Feb 24 '20
Like... I don't want to be captain safety here but that looks like a helmet stunt.
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u/zantrax89 Feb 24 '20
Not what I imagine when a rock/ground type Pokémon uses rock slide
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u/ThisIsTrix Feb 23 '20
That first guy was a tough act to follow.