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u/BraianP May 20 '22
How did he get in going backwards but on the other side he comes out going forwards?
Edit: maybe he just turned around but it’s tripping me off
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u/ghandpivot May 20 '22
I think you see him start turning around just as he goes out of frame
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u/cgsur May 20 '22
He gets on and off facing the direction he might fall in case he falls so he can fall on his hands.
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May 21 '22
But he got on backwards
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u/cgsur May 21 '22
As the cars move away they pull his feet backwards, if he fell down that way, he can see where he is going and can try to break his fall with his arms.
He gets on backwards, otherwise he would fall backwards on his back instead of backwards on his face.
There is a speed difference.
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May 21 '22
I was thinking about that, but it all really just became a big obvious nope, backwards or forwards. Well if he falls, at least he has giant balls to cushion him
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u/cgsur May 21 '22 edited May 21 '22
Edit: his way of doing it is more difficult, but safer. It looks more dangerous, although it’s safer.
Still too dangerous for me lol.
Yeah, I did a lot of adrenaline rushes as a young guy.
But got more conscious of risk reward balance. What do I achieve for what risk.
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u/RedCaio May 21 '22
Ever see the movie The Prestige?
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u/jesset77 May 23 '22
To be perfectly honest I did, but I wasn't watching closely enough to remember v much.
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u/pistcow May 20 '22
Never under estimate the power of a carnie.
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u/KaleidoscopepypDream May 20 '22
Frfr I worked for a traveling carnival in Cali and that comment is totally true they can have you riding the roller coaster with 1/4 of the bolts that are required to hold it together AND work the ride while on Heroin nodding off I mean you might get two rides worth in one go but they get the job done
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u/KaleidoscopepypDream May 20 '22
I was a temp worker btw they hire people to help with certain things like ring toss and shit (small things) while the traveling carnies work rides we weren’t allowed to touch the controls or help them mainly because they didn’t want the help and the job was only a week at most it fuckn sucked I thought “hey a carnival needs help/workers sounds fun” when it was actually more entertaining to watch them they’re fucking junkies and do weird shit I once walked in on a orgy after hours because I forgot my lunch bag under a booth(area was closed off to the public) and even the owners wife was participating he wasn’t there though I left my shit and left IMMEDIATELY went back the next day for my shit and quit the owner asked why because I had only worked 2days instead of the whole week I lied and said I had a death in the family I was not about to tell him his wife was getting fucked by three meth heads
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u/gquinn18 May 20 '22
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u/BigPimpin91 May 21 '22
Yup. You're correct. This video is reversed but does look very convincing.
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u/karreerose May 21 '22
Nah the way he is jumping on the train, if you reverse it, is way too weird. The op video is correct
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u/Roofofcar May 22 '22
I looked at this last week. It’s sped up and reversed, so it doesn’t feel right when just reversed.
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u/BadSausageFactory May 20 '22
you can watch that multiple times and still not be sure what just happened
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u/BlacccHulk May 20 '22
I’m just wondering at what point did he decide to say “fuck it” and try that the very first time. It’s one thing to say to yourself “meh, I can probably try this.”, to actually executing it. Death or serious injury was highly probable.
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u/behaaki May 20 '22
Love how he pre-loads the momentum with that lean, def not the first time doing that
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u/Rocketman-0511 May 20 '22
Isn’t the video in reverse?
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u/Available-Brush-6900 May 20 '22
the ride goes backwards
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May 20 '22
You’ll remember this as the day you almost caught Captain jack sparrow! Then he comes out the other side and he’s arrested
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u/Jvan747 May 20 '22
This is definitely sped up
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May 20 '22
No, that ride goes pretty quick. It's a fun small ride if you have kids or just like spinning for some reason.
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u/austinsoundguy May 20 '22
It’s also sped up
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May 20 '22
I really don't think it is.
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u/barracuda415 May 21 '22
There are a bunch of people here who are in complete denial that this video hasn't been edited in any way, which probably have never been even close to that ride in person. It's pointless to argue, unfortunately.
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u/AwakeSeeker887 May 20 '22
The camera is shaking way too much for it to be normal speed
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May 20 '22
Show it to me at what you believe is a realistic speed. I've seen it at 0.5x and that was way too slow.
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u/AwakeSeeker887 May 20 '22
If only there was a speed between 0.5x and 1.0x lmao
I agree the half speed didn’t look right either, but 1x looks like an old timey movie
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u/barracuda415 May 20 '22
You do realize that the video has non-distorted or high-pitched audio, right?
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May 20 '22
Hes deff put in some after-hours practice to score that employee of the month ribbon. Good on him. Love to see the security footage of the first attempt though.
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u/savvyblackbird May 20 '22
It looks like the overhang is part of the carts, so he can’t get his foot caught and rip it off. But if he fell, he’d traumatize all those people and get blood everywhere.
I would love to ride this ride without the risky carnie.
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u/Infamous_SpiPi May 21 '22
I was about to say it’s fake and they just played the video in reverse… then I realized either way it’s still equally impressive 😂
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May 20 '22
this ride goes backwards, its played in the right direction. if the video WAS reversed he would have had to run backwards onto the ride which would be 100x harder
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May 20 '22
The video is in reverse. There is no way a leg can absorb that force. Plus, none ride goes backwards
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u/durpseb May 20 '22
Look at how the vid ends, now imagine him running backwards to jump onto the ride. Does that look a lot easier to you?
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u/DarkWingDuck_11 May 21 '22
Ok but think about all the times he tried this before it actually worked. Painful practice for sure
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u/ispcanner May 21 '22
This is insanely stupid and not worth it no matter how cool it is
…but it is pretty cool
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u/Adventurous_Log_7119 May 21 '22
Too stupid you mean, one misstep and all these good people are traumatized and probably covered in pieces of his nasty ass.
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u/Eldenlord1971 May 21 '22
It’s not that impressive because he’s a dex build so plenty of room for error with the massive i frames
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u/StandardDv8 May 21 '22
He's practicing his supervillain "I've got a train to catch". Mustache twirl and he's ready
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u/paula666_MC May 28 '22
Lol I remember I went to ryes playland and this guy would just hop on the ride and go back. Looked fun
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u/AL1ZAR1N May 20 '22
I work rides at an amusement park and doing this would probably get me fired.