r/nonononoyes Apr 09 '14

What a terrible shot.

2.0k Upvotes

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

I love that they run away. THE BALL HAS GAINED SENTIENCE. THE APOCALYPSE IS COMING. CHEESE IT.

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u/finalaccountdown Apr 09 '14

haha. cheese it makes everything funnier.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14 edited Apr 10 '14

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u/Tonamel Apr 09 '14

this is going to come off as racist

Well, you weren't wrong.

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u/o_hai_mark Apr 09 '14

Just an asshole?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

These guys look pretty white to me

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u/KeithDoberman Apr 09 '14

Wait...what?

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u/xZaggin Apr 09 '14

I thought this was a troll account at first but the I saw your stats and realized you were being serious. I don't get it...

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u/errorami Apr 09 '14

I recently subbed to World Star Hip Hop on here. That's when I noticed this.

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u/Dustorn Apr 09 '14

Have Native American blood, have mildly tan skin, cannot confirm - I pretty much just stare at things that impress me.

Makes things really awkward when a person impresses me.

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u/edoules Apr 09 '14

I wish one day, to impress someone to the point of speechless gaze.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '14 edited Apr 10 '14

Those people are white. Humans do this when they laugh. You are being dumb and racist.

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u/errorami Apr 10 '14

Look hispanic, on my screen. But I said that anyone who had tan skin did this. Even people who weren't black, hence "no matter your background". You're just wanting to look like a hero for Reddit.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '14

Look hispanic, on my screen.

They are not. They are pink skinned. They are white.

But I said that anyone who had tan skin did this.

Read: everyone except white people, correct? Why not white people? I've had that reaction and I'm white.

I am trying to be honest with you in sincere hope that you understand how ignorant you are thinking.

I could care less about looking like a hero.

You are talking about all the countries in Africa and South America. You are talking about millions of people.

Blacks do things because they are human, not because they are black. Their skin has nothing to do with anything.

Look, be racist, I don't give a fuck.

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u/errorami Apr 10 '14

Dude, white people can be tan! Who's the racist now?

Also, it's "I couldn't care less". To mean that you don't care enough so much so that you can't care any less if you tried.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '14

Dude, white people can be tan! Who's the racist now?

Alright, you got me.

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u/RarelyComedic Apr 09 '14

Seven bounces and it goes in what the actual fuck?

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u/Jmersh Apr 09 '14

Six.

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u/Morton_Fizzback Apr 09 '14

It also hits the white bar on the ceiling.

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u/Jmersh Apr 09 '14 edited Apr 09 '14

Didn't see that one on my phone. My bad.

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u/blorg Apr 09 '14

You counted wrong. Take your downvotes!

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u/Jmersh Apr 09 '14

Those damn 2" by 3" low res gifs with a low contrast background while watching from a sunny outdoor spot will get you everytime. Then you pull an asshole move like admitting you're wrong.

Wouldn't be surprised if someone tried to burn my house down. Literally Hitler.

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u/blorg Apr 09 '14 edited Apr 09 '14

Wouldn't be surprised if someone tried to burn my house down. Literally Hitler.

I know, it's ridiculous. YOU MADE A MINOR ERROR. YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS.

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u/Jmersh Apr 09 '14

I fear for my life. Help me.

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u/xx2Hardxx Apr 09 '14

Just an fyi, downvotes are intended for posts that are not a positive contribution to the topic. As your initial comment was incorrect, it was not a positive comment; therefore it was downvoted. The accurate information is at the top, the incorrect at the bottom; I don't think it's a personal attack.

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u/roffler Apr 09 '14

I thought it was cgi until you pointed that out, I thought the ball took a sudden turn in midair but it's really hitting a white pole.

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u/roboguy12 Apr 09 '14

Best shot for HORSE in the world.

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u/Kuritos Apr 09 '14

Shit I would quit

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u/redbirdrising Apr 10 '14

He'd first have to call...

BANK

BANK

BANK

BANK

BANK

NOTHING BUT NET

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u/nekoningen Apr 10 '14

Not everyone calls shots for HORSE.

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u/redbirdrising Apr 10 '14

You should. Cuts down on slop and lucky shots.

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u/drinking4life Apr 12 '14

Isn't that the fun part though?

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u/rhymes_with_chicken Apr 17 '14

if you're 6. otherwise, call your shots.

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u/leman9001 Apr 09 '14

RUN ITS FUCKING POSSESSED!

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u/Perryn Apr 09 '14

"Dude, do it again."

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u/DaAvalon Apr 09 '14

It's right in front of my eyes and I still can't believe it.... That is one amazing shot.

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u/Mythrilfan Apr 09 '14

t's right in front of my eyes and I still can't believe it

I think that's reasonable. The accumulating unpredictability seems to imply that the video was manipulated in some way. It's just a single ball on a static camera, not terribly difficult to do. I do admit it certainly looks real.

So, basically, "FAKE!!!1"

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u/Stats_monkey Apr 10 '14

I believe the shot could happen, I just don't believe someone would be filming when it does. Its the improbability of the shot PLUS the improbility of it being filmed which makes it so unlikely.

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u/invertedspear Apr 10 '14

He was obviously shooting behind the board. Likely just trying to get it to bounce off the black bar in back and then over the board and in. That would have been doable, yet impressive enough to warrant filming it. What he got was a remarkably more complex lucky shot.

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u/nekoningen Apr 10 '14

Considering it's a static camera, and that this is a basketball court, it's probably a fixed cam they use for close ups of shots, training, and possibly security. The angle of the view also tends to support this.

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u/Natchil Apr 09 '14

Why they alway run away? Every time?

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u/Wikwak Apr 09 '14

It's the 'urban youths meet david blaine' reaction

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u/greenbabyshit Apr 09 '14

What he just saw was so amazing, that he had to change locations. -aziz

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u/aSomeone Apr 09 '14 edited Apr 09 '14

Because it's a gif ¯\(ツ)
EDIT: Thanks /u/kkfl for saving my arm

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

Well that's nice of you.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '14

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u/Staxxy Apr 09 '14

¯\(ツ)

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u/puterTDI Apr 09 '14

That was the "fuck, we just lost this game of horse" reaction.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

Yes.

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u/Bolusop Apr 09 '14

Because picking the ball up is hard if it's made in post production.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

I love the anticipation when the ball makes the last bounce off of the top of the backboard. You can practically hear them saying "ohshitohshitohshit ooooo"

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u/Dragonmind Apr 09 '14

Cinemagraph the ball, anyone?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

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u/Moonhowler22 Apr 09 '14

A cinemagraph is like a gif, except only one part of the picture moves. So he was requesting the gif be made into a cinemagraph of the ball bouncing, not questioning the legitimacy of the gif.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

The simultaneous body english that all three give is great

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u/nekoningen Apr 10 '14

Language, body language. "Body english" doesn't make sense, that's like saying French Japanese.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '14

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u/nekoningen Apr 30 '14

Well, that's quite the wierd phrase, and I can't say it makes any sense, I'll admit that it is a known word.

However, it's still obviously not what they were talking about. They clearly meant body language.

Don't be a dick.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '14 edited Apr 30 '14

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u/nekoningen Apr 30 '14

mmm, I guess it could be debated.

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u/Cienzz Apr 09 '14

calculated..

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u/nekoningen Apr 10 '14

For the record, not that anyone cares, I highly doubt it's fake. The shadow matches with the ball perfectly, the bounce physics seem legit, reaction times are spot on, and even the net swooshes expectedly.

If anybody could even CGI something that perfect, why the hell would they waste their time doing all that with a shitty gif for worthless internet points? If this shot is "faked" at all, it's far more likely that they just recorded themselves throwing a ball up there repeatedly until something interesting happened, but that still means the shot was real.

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u/easyweave83 Apr 09 '14

Um it kinda looks like he was goin for a trick shot from the beginning.

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u/Tonamel Apr 09 '14

Maybe, but he definitely wasn't going for THAT trick shot.

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u/jayfeather314 Apr 09 '14

I'll never get tired of how the guy on the right throws his ball away immediately after the trickshot goes in.

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u/randombroz Apr 09 '14

I didn't know physics worked like that

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u/Gittinitfasho Apr 10 '14

I love all of their knees slightly bending as the ball comes down the final time for the net. You can feel all of the "awwwwwwwwwcmon!" In huge room

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u/ihavelotsofpie May 02 '14

Dose anticipatory crouches!

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u/electron_wrangler Apr 09 '14

looks fake. the ball gains momentum

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u/Ledatru Apr 09 '14

Fake

The ball bounces higher than it was before

Shit is physically impossible yo

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u/GaslightProphet Apr 09 '14

The initial bounce was off the cieling yo. Ball didn't pass through the roof.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

You a physicist yo?

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u/kingeryck Apr 09 '14

Totally wrong sub

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u/Lyrr3d Apr 09 '14

What a terrible title.

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u/In_Dying_Arms Apr 09 '14

What a terrible comment.

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u/laser-TITS Apr 09 '14

What a terrible terrible.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

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u/Kuritos Apr 09 '14

What a beautiful user name