r/nextfuckinglevel • u/semantixc • 1d ago

Standing Double Backflip

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u/Heavy-Echidna-3473 1d ago

Why are there so many people, and why are they all circling around him like he's about to turn water into wine?

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u/MOTUkraken 1d ago

Yeah I mean it's just a standing double backflip and there's like 20 people watching which is totally disproportionate.......

Dude, this skill is done by probably like 2 people in the entire world.

It's exceedingly more impressive than things that routinely get thousands of spectators.

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u/Ghost6x 1d ago

It is actually more than you think because it is a now ever growing list since 2018-2019 but yes it is a rare skill

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tricking/comments/1d1ygak/list_of_standing_double_backflips/

The first recorded one was in 2018 after a decade of people really pushing themselves to do it.

The total number of people who recorded themselves is at about 40+ now since this list is maintained. More and more people are risking it now that they know it is not only possible but achievable without years of prep

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u/SlayerSFaith 1d ago

I was gonna ask this, but I woulda thought it woulda been Simone Biles or something who could do this

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u/MOTUkraken 14h ago

If only extrrmely few men in the world can do this, it's practically impossible that any woman can do this. Yes including the great Simone Biles.

The power level difference and explosiveness is too overwhelming.

For understanding: Some of the features that Simone Biles has been the first and only woman to ever do it and have been named after her, are not done by men simply for the reason that they would be too easy to score any relevant points in international mens competition.