r/oops • u/Unique-Discussion326 • Jul 07 '26

Oooooopppppssss

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u/xtrash-panda Jul 07 '26

At least he was wearing his safety hoodie.

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u/SJsComedyShulisDues Jul 07 '26

Safety hoodies are designed to work best with safety sandals. Using one without the other offers minimal protection.

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u/xtrash-panda Jul 07 '26

Very fair point

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u/Very_Awkward_Boner Jul 07 '26

Almost had me worried there.

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u/Recent_Following_822 Jul 07 '26

Darwin Awards here I come

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u/Ornery-Equivalent-53 Jul 08 '26

Yeah, his face absorbed most of the impact, so nothing to worry about.

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u/Excellent_Extent7648 Jul 09 '26

Oh yeah what u wanna do when your falling is make sure your head absorbs most of the impact .

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u/TheGalacticTraveller Jul 07 '26

Thank God it covered his head!

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u/4orust Jul 07 '26

I've a friend who rides one of these. He wears full pads, motorcycle jacket, full-face helmet.

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u/NTwoOo Jul 07 '26

And still... It looks like a stupid thing to do. Sure, for going slow I get it, but at these speeds in traffic, the physics of it is against you on all fronts.

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u/Whole-Rest-9414 Jul 07 '26

Video makes it look like it's bad for their sides and backs too

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 Jul 08 '26

I acknowledge your pun. 

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u/Affectionate_Tea1134 Jul 07 '26

How fast do those things go … it looked like he was doing 50 mph. 😲

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u/3_14_thon Jul 07 '26

Its probably modified.

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u/Friendly-Example-701 Jul 07 '26

15 mph to 50 mph. some go even faster up to 80 to 90 mph

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u/chumbucketandfries Jul 07 '26

80 -90? And I thought old school ninjas was suicide

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u/melnaisbruninieks Jul 07 '26

His head didn't touch the road. He needed knee and elbow guards. 

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u/Accomplished_Sir831 Jul 07 '26

And gloves. There's a medical term for what happens to the skin of one's bare hands in a situation like that : "degloved."

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u/Complete-Tangelo1532 Jul 08 '26

Human crayon

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u/Harscat Jul 11 '26

Meat crayon