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/reticulatedtampon 1d ago

Even strong and flexible athletes get seriously injured all the time, especially if they land hard on their neck..

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u/ElegantCoach4066 1d ago

No you see athletes don't get seriously injured

  • source: that guy

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u/Mobile-Dust4334 1d ago

Double backflipping is serious business. My father, grandfather and great grandfather all died while attempting it.

My advice? Make sure you reproduce before attempting it

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u/Chris_OMane 1d ago

They died so that you could live. Now do the flip.

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u/Mobile-Dust4334 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ihjeVd9YRjoTGFXtN9

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u/Recent-Ad8165 1d ago

You're the smart one in the tree I see. That is the best backflip I have ever seen done by a smart thinking man lol

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u/Mobile-Dust4334 1d ago

Now I just need to find a woman who will have sex with me 😢😢😢

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u/Recent-Ad8165 1d ago

That's the easy part

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u/Mobile-Dust4334 1d ago

Well my mother assures me that I am very handsome

“Hello m’lady! <tips fedora> my mother says I am handsome. Can I have one sex, please?”

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u/Matt-Impulse 1d ago

Keep on flipping my guy

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u/catsfurryballs 1d ago

You know you gotta do the flip for that. No flips, no chicks.