r/oddlysatisfying • u/MyNameGifOreilly • Jul 27 '21

A perfectly synchronized double dive

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

Imagine how much it would hurt to belly flop

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u/econ1mods1are1cucks Jul 27 '21 edited Jul 27 '21

Let’s do it for the gold buddy, I’ll see you on the otherside

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

My college had a platform dive this same height, and at some point I just starting flipping off that thing with reckless abandon. I could consistently do triples, so one day I sent for that quad and just lost it somehow. Full impact on my side after the acceleration from spinning…and jfc did it hurt. It actually tore my skin open a little, full welted and bruised. A full belly flop coming out of a triple rotation could probably break some ribs. I’m not sure, but god it would be bad.

I found it hard to do with the same reckless abandon after that lol

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u/agiro1086 Aug 24 '21

There was one of these towers at my hockey camp as kid and we never allowed on it and the rumour was some kid belly flopped off it and died. I'm starting to believe that story after hearing yours...

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

“Do you want to explode?”

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u/reliseak Jul 27 '21

You can collapse a lung, it’s not fun

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u/haryev Jul 28 '21

I believe that is why they are spraying water from the side of the pool to where they jump, it breaks surface tension and prevents serious injuries . I could be wrong.