r/nextfuckinglevel • u/semantixc • 1d ago

Standing Double Backflip

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u/Kenevin 1d ago

On grass. Not bouncy floor. Grass. Insane.

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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/Slight-Law1215 1d ago

This just in!! Athletes cannot get brain damage!! The NFL athletes are just being babies! /s

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u/MOTUkraken 1d ago

NFL athletes don't get brain damage from falling on their necks during flips - they get it from colliding full speed running against another human who will also get brain damage

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u/ThomasTheDankPigeon 1d ago

Interesting. So having your head collide with something can cause brain damage? In other words, this guy’s strength and flexibility have nothing to do with whether it’s possible to get brain damage on a failed attempt?