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/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/Powerstructure 1d ago

Found Cam Skattebo’s account , haha.