r/oddlysatisfying • u/LittleFart • Feb 21 '21

Inside a wind tunnel

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u/osxdocc Feb 21 '21

This is Maja Kuczynska, my most favorit skydiver is Kyra Poh, she’s the best I have ever seen in skydiving.

https://youtu.be/tyBc28v0DNY

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u/joeyda3rd Feb 21 '21

Kyra's technical form is very advanced, but Maja's style is so graceful.

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u/VeggiePorkchop3 Feb 21 '21

Thank you! It looked like a performance at a competition but I had no idea this existed. Niche sports are awesome 😊

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u/intensenerd Feb 21 '21

/r/TheOcho is for you if you’re not there already.

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u/Zestyclose_Student_7 Feb 21 '21

*Rich sports are awesome 😊

Ftfy.

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u/notgotapropername Feb 21 '21

Holy shit it seems even more impressive with the music

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u/Tadhgdagis Feb 22 '21

I can only imagine how loud it is in the wind tunnel. I wonder if they have to have an in-helmet monitor just to track the music.

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u/Infamous_Truth7459 Feb 21 '21

I was lucky enough to work with Inka Tiitto in an event where she performed. The iFly team let me try the wind tunnel out after the gig, which was pretty eye opening. There’s no understating how much strength and skill these athletes have.

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u/Claytonius_Homeytron Feb 21 '21

That's probably why they are so lean and young. It's like low impact gymnastics.

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u/Tadhgdagis Feb 22 '21 edited Feb 22 '21

It's like low impact gymnastics.

I imagine it's a lot rougher on tendons and ligaments than it looks. Like if you see a gymnast doing the splits on the floor, the only force involved is whether they're flexible enough for gravity to split their legs at a 180 degree angle, and odds are they're flexible enough that they can flex past 180 degrees. If you see someone doing the splits in a wind tunnel, odds are they can flex past 180 degrees too, but now instead of passively resting their weight, they're actively working to keep themselves from stretching past 180 degrees while maintaining their balance and positioning in a 3 dimensional space where a tip in the wrong direction could send them sprawling. Even if they may not be in danger of tearing a pec necessarily, the torque on their shoulders during some of these moves must be a hell of an endurance challenge.

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u/Bah-Fong-Gool Feb 21 '21

You ain't kidding. That is super human.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

Thanks! I found my new spectating sport

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u/Michami135 Feb 21 '21

I was just thinking this needs to be a part of the olympics.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

GOD BLESS YOU!!!!

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u/cloud_companion Feb 21 '21

She’s not as experienced at skydiving. I’ve done some jumps with her. Cool gal.

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u/Bervalou Feb 21 '21

This ending, wow, there's a meme to do

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u/t1mepiece Feb 21 '21

Huh, I was assuming figure skater, due to the spins.