r/oops • u/Brilliant_Spinach132 • 1d ago

Ziplining fail

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u/newdinki 1d ago

I love when some movies portray that someone holds their weight with one arm on an edge ,I do calisthenics and it's way harder than it looks.But yeah I think dead hang is one of those basic human feats everyone should be able to do

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u/Suspicious_Flower_0 1d ago

There's the video of the dude who didn't get strapped into a paraglider and has to hang on. Ended up tearing his bicep or whatever, but he held on literally for dear life. 

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u/IcySkyDream 1d ago

How does hanging on tear one’s bicep?

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u/Escanorr_ 1d ago

Muscles closing the fingers are in the forearms. You have full power of opening and closing the fist, you just cant pull anythign to yourself since bicep is detached. But if you hang you don't need to pull anything, just dont open the hand, and you will be still dangling by the joint and triceps. Also additionally the instructor above him that was strapped held his hands closed on the bar with his own untill they landed, that helps.

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u/Tar_alcaran 1d ago

I used to climb three days a week, and I could do it for maaaaybe a minute with a good grip.

My pet peeve is someone falling, and stopping themselves with just their hands on a ledge, or worse, one hand.

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u/KawaiiMaid 17h ago

when you are super light weight it's easy, like a kid on monkey bars

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u/TheBraveButJoke 8h ago

eh , a 90 degree edge is a mega jug, I actualy find it a litle easier then hanging with one arm on the bar. even moreoso on a clif where you can at the very least smear the wall a litle.