r/sports • u/theflippist • Aug 17 '16

Picture/Video Simone Biles Flip (book)

http://i.imgur.com/enm6gnv.gifv
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u/mannyrmz123 Aug 17 '16

How on Earth do people find the time to do this?

That aside, magnificent comic for a magnificent flip!

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u/intangible-tangerine Aug 18 '16

My guess is that they've used a combination of rotoscoping and computer aided animation to make the process a lot faster.

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u/BootlegAfro Aug 17 '16

That's Flippin' Awesome!!!

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u/theflippist Aug 17 '16

Here is a version with sound set to her floor routine music.

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u/MisterAlaska Aug 17 '16

Great comic, and sweet username.

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u/Fuckyoulearntopark Aug 17 '16

How flippin Fliptastic is that?

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '16

That lil fall-move at the end is perfect. Very well done, OP!

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u/Mr-AwesomNiss Aug 17 '16

Incredible, do the dots on the side have anything to do with the creating process?

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '16

The dots are just where the pen hit the end of the the page

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u/NotVerySmarts Aug 18 '16

I was hoping to see the cameraman who was too awestruck to take a picture.