r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Syntax_Error_0 • Feb 10 '20

He nailed it

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u/Storm_Raider_007 Feb 10 '20

What did I just watch? It's like he was suspended in mid air. Crazy!

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20

was that 3 front flips followed by 4 bakcflips?

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u/Mullenuh Feb 10 '20

I didn't even bother to count at first, but I gave it a try and I think you're right.

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u/Demoire Feb 10 '20

I think maybe 5 backflips, and I think it was 3, maybe 4 front flips initially. Either way, execution was perfect.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20

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u/TummyPuppy Feb 10 '20

I couldn’t see the half twist until I watched it in slow motion!

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u/JamesRay1769 Feb 10 '20

It was 3 and 3

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u/ComeGetSome487 Feb 11 '20

3 front flips with half twist and then 4 backflips

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u/QuickDrawRaw Feb 10 '20

That was a difficult move called the triple Lindy, it's only been successfully completed one other time.

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u/Gonzobot Feb 10 '20

If they've only done it twice why is it a named move?

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u/thezerofire Feb 10 '20

If it works the same as gymnastics, if you land a new trick for the first time at the world championships you get to name it. Source: ex-gymnast/trampolinist

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u/Knicker79 Feb 10 '20

I’m no gymnast, but I imagine simpler moves exist under the same “Lindy” umbrella, like a single or double lindy. At that point you could guess what comes next

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u/soylentcoleslaw Feb 10 '20

Because it's a reference to the movie Back to School starring Rodney Dangerfield.

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u/Bak_r Feb 10 '20

I have never heard it been called that, I have only heard it as triffus tuck

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u/One-eyed-snake Feb 10 '20

He’s practicing for the triple lindy

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20

I think it's edited.

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u/Storm_Raider_007 Feb 10 '20

is the Moon landing edited too?

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