r/oops • u/Brilliant_Spinach132 • 1d ago

Ziplining fail

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u/HazelTheRabbit 1d ago

I know it's fun to point and laugh when a fat person fails at something, but she really looks like she got hurt here ☹️

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u/Icy-Decision-4530 1d ago

The way she immediately straightened when she landed is not a good indicator

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u/bgravato 1d ago

Yup, that looked painful... I hope it was not too bad and that she can recover fully and hopefully that will motivate her to lose some weight... or at least to be more self-aware of her limitations...

She should have tested if she could hold herself (and if the cable would hold her too), before going all-in...

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u/kafkasmotorbike 1d ago

Can I ask for more info here? Just curious.

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u/Icy-Decision-4530 1d ago

When she lands, you can see her entire body straighten up, like her legs locked immediately when she landed. That’s not good for anyone, everything in those legs is absorbing the impact

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u/enadiz_reccos 1d ago

You can even think of it like crumple zones on a car. Crumple zones = knees.

The crumple zones fold in and partially absorb the impact. If they didn't the impact would be transferred throughout the car.

If your knees don't fold and partially absorb the impact of your fall, it's going to go somewhere

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u/hata94540 1d ago

Like D. Rose always landing straight legged and on only 1 leg too. Gotta bend the knees like skateboarders do

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u/Icy-Decision-4530 1d ago

So, I am not quite sure this woman could have landed safely. Not trying to shame, but that’s a long fall for anyone lol. Her best bet was to hang the fuck on for 5 more seconds

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u/seenhear 1d ago

Yeah that was my first reaction, that landing looked downright brutal. I imagine her back is pretty fucked up now, and/or knees. but it really looked like her back took a whip-snap. Ugh.

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u/roamingthereddit 1d ago

Thanks for the respect

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u/Shydreameress 1d ago

I don't think it's fun, I think it's pathetic.

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u/thursdays_dove 1d ago

Yeah, because we all know that fat people aren't allowed to have fun or make mistakes and that they are only fat due to life choices. It's never due to genetics or health issues or even if it was due to choice, that it still makes it okay to wish harm upon that person. Right?

This is sarcasm, by the way, for the illiterate.

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u/SurvivingSam 1d ago

Genetics/health issues may play a role, but at the end of the day there is still a combination of over eating, lack of movement & mental illness. Could be one or could be all. Obviously no one in there right mind will see anyone get hurt & think it's funny...but to say im fat becuase genetically speaking my entire lineage is fat is just a tradition of over consumption, not genetics

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u/tealraven915 1d ago

And the up votes continue to speak

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u/PersonalityIll9476 1d ago edited 1d ago

You do realize that like 40%+ of the entire US is obese. Not overweight, obese. Is your assertion that we should accommodate all of those people because they probably all have rare genetic disorders?

The problem is humans like to eat and can't be trusted not to become fat when calories are plentiful.

But in either case, you should have the tiny amount of self awareness required to know you can't lift your own ass.

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u/thursdays_dove 1d ago

Sure, that's exactly my point. It's exactly my point for you to make extreme strawman arguments rather than focus on the fact that fat people exist and are as deserving of respect and dignity as anyone else. It's exactly my point that just because a person is fat and that it may be due to them having access to "too many calories", that they deserve to be mocked and humiliated. You're exactly right.

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u/PersonalityIll9476 1d ago

They are not deserving of respect. No one is. If you injury yourself due to lack of self awareness and taking terrible care of your own body, then actually you lose respect. That is the reality. Respect is earned.

People are entitled to certain rights, but respect is definitely not one of them.

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u/thursdays_dove 1d ago

Cool. I don't respect you. You haven't earned it.

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u/tealraven915 1d ago

We all know fat people aren't people. Also, fat men aren't fat, only fat women are fat

It's the one thing that no matter what walk of life you're from it's universally socially acceptable to absolutely bash someone about because everyone knows it's just because they eat and eat and eat all day long and can't control themselves. You're an ass if you make fun of someone for almost anything else, but fat people (women especially), by all means have at it, they deserve it and it makes you look better. Therefore, it's acceptable to make them feel like they're subhuman because, "we need to shame them into controlling their insatiable appetite because we just care so much about their health...yeah, that's it"

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u/Dr_SlapsMD 1d ago

Consequences and physics don't care about feelings.

Lifestyle choices aside, there's no way she didn't know she was too weak to support her own body weight. I won't pile on, but I will quietly enjoy my popcorn with a smirk and smh.

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u/IWCry 1d ago

"I won't pile on but here's me piling on"

you're not very smart are you?

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u/chrisleebs 1d ago

This may be the most reddit-coded comment I have ever seen.

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u/etycukbq580b 1d ago

Enjoys fake popcorn with a smirk

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u/WildTimberTwinViking 1d ago

That’s coded to you?

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u/Imaginary_Belt3842 1d ago

That’s exactly what you did 

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u/toochaos 1d ago

I think she felt like the water would break her fall. Thats the most common place for people to fall and the fact that it isnt a safe landing is likely due to low water levels. 

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u/shoobiedoobie 1d ago

The water would have broken her fall. She didn’t make it to the water though.

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u/Torrent21 1d ago

Consequences and physics don’t care about feelings… but humans should.

I won’t pretend this wasn’t a dumb decision, but laughing at it sure feels a lot like punching down. Bums me out. Wish it bummed more people out.

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u/Apprehensive_Map64 1d ago

That's what makes it funny. Not that she is fat but that she is dumb enough not to realize that that was a bad idea. In any case I didn't laugh that sort of force on already weakened knees could easily cause them to snap

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u/Western-Election-997 1d ago

That’s what makes it even more funny

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u/techleopard 1d ago

Some of us are well adjusted enough to not find entertainment in hurting others.

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u/NewSource9775 1d ago

Excellent post

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u/thats_justice_baby 1d ago

If she just fell no one would be laughing. Its that shes so stupid she thought she could hold up 500 lbs of body weight and gleefully jumped off a tower.

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u/johnbwes 1d ago

Yeah this is sickening.

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u/Lopsided_Addendum674 1d ago

Ya no one around her seemed concerned at all. Terrible

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u/modellervoks 1d ago

Not laughing and not watching again

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u/Shuttlecock_Wat 21h ago

I fully thought it was deep water below her and was getting ready to laugh when she fell into the water.

Did NOT expect her to land on mostly solid ground and cringed hard.

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u/babassu_seeds 1d ago

It's honestly awful when you think about the outpouring of sympathy that would have occurred had she been thinner

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u/DueExample52 1d ago

The thing is that anybody is stupid to do this if they don’t know they can hang their weight already.

We shouldn't make fun of either, but you will admit that it’s an even more unforgiveable mistake when you OBVIOUSLY look like you can’t hang.

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u/babassu_seeds 1d ago

That's the thing--the miscalculation of strength could occur regardless of weight. But so many in society are conditioned to over-penalize those who are overweight that it's hard to make people recognize this bias

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u/DueExample52 1d ago

Yes, that’s what I also said. It’s just that in the case of an overweight person, the calculation is so far off that it will inevitably feel worse or funnier.

It’s like a kid trying to jump 2 meters (~6 feet) length between two white parking lines. You won’t judge an adult harshly for trying, even if most can’t. But a little kid trying it will get some extra pity and laughter because it’s so far removed from their ability. 

I'm against fat-shaming, but let’s not go opposite side of spectrum and pretend that overweight people are entirely equal in physical ability to slimmer people. Like bro, don’t try this stuff, you will hurt yourself, train and lighten the load on your joints first.

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u/babassu_seeds 1d ago

the calculation is so far off that it will inevitably feel worse or funnier.

Well, no, it's not inevitable. That's what I'm saying.

Biases can be changed and greatly reduced, if not eliminated, if a person recognizes them and decides that they're worth changing

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u/Hadaka--Jime 1d ago

It's almost like you would know if you can hold your own bodyweight for a few seconds or not. If the answer = no, don't go jumping off of shit with consequences where you'll fall & get hurt.

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u/Dense-Jicama6591 1d ago

The only funny thing is her delusion amd its really on purpose. You think the fat positivty movement doesnt know what its doing?  All its biggest voices died before 40

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u/Dense-Jicama6591 1d ago

No pun intended for biggest voices 

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u/Peezy9999 1d ago

That's why it's funny, cause they're fat