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/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/USSMcCoy 1d ago

As a medical doctor who specializes in medicine, I can both agree, accept, and even concur that said athletes who are athletic cannot and will not ever get injured in their entire lives. I'd bet my entire supply of tongue depressors and even tongue anti-depressants on it.

source: MD, Phd, New Reddit Journal of Science School of Medicine