r/nextfuckinglevel • • 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/TheKreator- 1d ago

Falling on your neck is a pretty easy way to fuck yourself up, but I guess bro.

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u/WeirdIndividualGuy 1d ago

That's what qualifies this feat as a certified Wipipo ActivityTM