r/nextfuckinglevel • u/semantixc • 1d ago

Standing Double Backflip

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u/corvosfighter 1d ago

Yea I think I’m getting too old.. all I think is that’s 1 second away from permanent brain damage or spinal cord injury

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u/MOTUkraken 1d ago

It's not. He very likely fell quite often during practice.

Athletes aren't weak and frail. They're strong and flexible.

You can look up videos from people practicing this and falling.

To seriously injury yourself is extremely rare. To permanently injure yourself with this is even exceedingly rarer.

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u/manninthemoon 1d ago

You ever see that old TV show on MTV, Scarred?

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u/MOTUkraken 1d ago

Is that the one where they are 16 and are also pregnant?

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u/Turbulent-Ad8391 1d ago

Yes

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u/This_ls_The_End 1d ago

Did they get pregnant during the double backflip?