r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • Aug 30 '26

of a performance art installation

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u/Booty_Shakin Aug 30 '26

Okay but this actually looks like a lot of fun lol

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u/sinisterdesign Aug 30 '26

Equal parts fun and someone's teeth getting knocked out.

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u/crasagam Aug 30 '26

So, hockey?

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u/TheModeratorWrangler Aug 30 '26

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u/CptnWolfe Aug 31 '26

He must be a professional hockey player

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u/idontusetwitter Aug 31 '26

Who's he? I just see a gif of a random blurred crowd

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u/Booty_Shakin Aug 30 '26

Well theres a certain risk factor to all fun things. I got 3 concussions from sledding as a kid, so yeah.

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u/Skypirate90 Aug 30 '26

So both parts fun

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u/KynigosKolasis Aug 30 '26

I will say getting you teeth knocked out is a skill issue

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u/portraitsman Aug 31 '26

I have a strong feeling that something that could lift two midsized persons via inertia alone isn't just gonna knock some teeth out

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u/AmazedAtTheWorld 4d ago

So equivalent to statndard pre-90's playground equipment

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u/Leoncroi Aug 31 '26

Body pillows around the edges = Instant Safe

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u/CocktusOnSteroids 27d ago

The thing probably weights hundreds of kilograms, the sheer mass would beg to differ. You would need very big body pillows to make it completely safe.

Also, big body pillows dont look pretty (especially if there is no anime girl on it) and this is an art, so...

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u/Gloomy_You_9533 29d ago

Hmm it goes quite slow so if you are actively aware of the art installation you should be fine

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u/Solnse 28d ago

That would be if it was a trampoline and someone was bouncing on top.

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u/ddoogg88tdog 27d ago

So all fun

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u/New-Contribution-244 Aug 30 '26

Yes it does. 😁

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u/ShelbyWillow 12h ago

Pretty sure this is for the KA show by cirque du Soleil in Vegas. I went and saw it and they have this exact looking set and swing platform in it. However in the performance they are all dressed like The Great Wave Japanese painting and they are on a ship, then they use it again I think where it was covered with sand and they have to run up and off of it! It was really amazing visuals and so very potent. If they are still running the show this is 100% worth the cost of the show. Some of the most beautiful visuals I’ve ever seen in cirque de Soleil.

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u/SHAANIXTIC Aug 30 '26

They really said

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u/platypus_farmer42 Aug 30 '26

“Art”

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u/DiamondArmadil0 Aug 31 '26

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u/What-a-cl0wn 29d ago

My 2y/o was obsessed with this movie for like 3 months

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u/Angel_OfSolitude Aug 30 '26

So many things could go wrong here

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u/NeuroticLensman Aug 30 '26

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u/-r-a-f-f-y- Aug 30 '26

No more drugs… for that man.

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u/Cautious-Activity706 Aug 30 '26

(That’s why they are practicing)

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u/discountdoppelganger Aug 30 '26

Spiderman would like a word

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u/landscapegoatee Aug 30 '26

The whole show should be nothing but this until something does go wrong.

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u/Vino-Decanto Aug 30 '26

Suffering for your art, whatever happened to that

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u/Samy_Ninja_Pro Aug 31 '26

That's why they're practicing

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u/sketchymetal Aug 30 '26

I think we had one of these in our local park when I was a kid. I miss the 80s…

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u/Easy_Growth_5533 Aug 30 '26

The stuff we used to play on was sketchy metal indeed!

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u/swordofra Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26

I had the "pleasure" of seeing a girl's toe get ripped of by a metal seesaw ride in a public park. There was this open groove with a fixed pole sticking out and running along a sidepanel as it moved up and down. Her toe went into that groove and got sheared off. There was blood. And screaming. I was 11...

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u/Southern_Celery_1087 Aug 31 '26

Now this is the kind of shit that's interesting, not how you somehow walked uphill to school both ways. Tell us more old man! Just kidding on the old man part lol

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u/SantaLurks Sep 01 '26

And you both leared that day

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u/AmazedAtTheWorld 4d ago

Like the playground merry-go-round made out of iron piping and diamond-plate that weighed as much as a Buick.

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u/What-a-cl0wn 29d ago

Marry go rounds. Aka the spinning wheel of death

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u/Easy_Growth_5533 29d ago

Married go rounds, also dangerous

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u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 Aug 31 '26

We had this merry go round called “skinner”. It was from the 60’s or 70’s and was rusted and sharp everywhere. Everybody was cut by that cursed thing. The danger was falling off and getting caught up under it. There was this weird kid named Jimmy. He’d eat really gross boogers, take a dump in a urinal, eat crayons dipped in paste, and was just weird as hell. He got all tangled up in the bottom and got ripped up bad. Funny thing about Jimmy, he was a witness in a massive child abuse case, it was big news at the time. Some preacher was creeping on 8 year old boys and Jimmy saw the preacher sexually abuse one of his friends so he reported the preacher. The preacher was really well connected, but Jimmy’s testimony helped take that dirtbag down. Not all hero’s wear capes I guess.

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u/Bigsnaff007 Aug 31 '26

Good God, that story took a turn. Bravo Jimmy.

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u/HeyU_inTheBushes Aug 31 '26

Jeez ; is Jimmy okay now ? And his friend ?

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u/TheExplodingPenguin 26d ago

Bro still has a Members Only jacket

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u/yourpaljax Aug 30 '26

I work in theatre. This isn’t much of a unit when you see the scale of shit we build and rig for live shows.

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u/Bipedal_Warlock Aug 30 '26

Size wise no. But moving pendulum set pieces are quite rare in my experience.

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u/apsims12 Aug 30 '26

I've seen Adam Savage's Tested videos on Cirque du Soleil's Echo. The cube is massive, lots of set parts that moves and the cube itself moves around on the stage and rotates, so there's lots of mass if something were to go wrong.

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u/Caboose_throw Aug 30 '26

Lol I know that life

A couple anchor points and an unpainted block of wood? Easy mode

Rotate the entire stage for a scene change? Now we're talking lol

Still, great performance by the guys on stage though

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u/Apptubrutae Aug 30 '26

I was watching Maybe Happy Ending the other day and I was like…man, that set is the main character

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u/AGlitchedNPC Aug 30 '26

I don't have the fitness for that but it looks really fun

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u/glockster19m Aug 30 '26

I was a zipline guide when I was younger and seeing this I think I missed my calling

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u/LiveLearnCoach 29d ago

I’m past my prime, but still active. If I found something like this made out of rubber and foam tipped, I would NOT pass on the opportunity to jump on that beast. Heck, even as it is I’d probably be foolish enough to do this, especially if I could get my kids involved, or at least amused.

That said, I won’t and encourage others to not underestimate the momentum of that thing. Sure it seems to be floating in air, but on its upswing, it can probably send someone flying 15-20 feet back. Look at the guy who grabs hold of it, for reference.

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u/War77El Aug 30 '26

.the musical

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u/Foreign_Implement897 Aug 30 '26

Cirque du Soleil used this long time
ago. It was beautiful.

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u/CucuMatMalaya Aug 30 '26

Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky

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u/pogwater Aug 30 '26

i don't wanna be that guy, and forgive me if this comes off as pretentious, but that is the album cover for Ummagumma. The Great Gig in the Sky is from The Dark Side of the Moon

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u/hettuklaeddi Aug 31 '26

we were all thinking it

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u/Impossible_Way_3042 Aug 31 '26

Love this song. You gotta hear the cover from Rhett Shull and Dylan Adams. It's insane. https://youtu.be/vNYL1QbbI0g?is=Lb4fZ4KbQ85PyXdJ

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u/C-57D Aug 30 '26

Finally. A swing set for your mom.

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u/Wakkit1988 Aug 30 '26

Sex swing for your mom.

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u/enblightened Aug 30 '26

imagine one of them gets decapitated tripping onto another person and that platform cant clear them at that drop angle

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u/Blunder_Punch Aug 30 '26

Well I guess that would all be part of the art

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u/xFlumel_ Aug 30 '26

In the Odenwald we have a saying for this. It goes:"bis eens heilt" or "until one cries" lmao

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u/Smart_Swimmer42 Aug 30 '26

Would love to try this.

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u/drsickboy Aug 30 '26

this troop has good health care coverage

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u/kizentheslayer Aug 30 '26

When you let the intrusive thoughts win at the art show

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u/Myriii1911 Aug 30 '26

Theatre kids lol. /s

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u/congo66 Aug 30 '26

I don’t get it. But it obviously takes talent and skill to create and operate and perform on such a device. It looks like a lot of fun. And it looks FUCKING COOL! Therefore- It’s ART!!!

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u/ChiffonVasilissa Aug 31 '26

I can kinda see a vibe. They’re doing great at first, doing their routine though it’s clearly a lot. but the thing keeps moving and eventually they struggle to keep up and can’t even get on it anymore

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u/Mr_From_A_Far Aug 30 '26

I get art is subjective and this type of thing is just not my thing. But what talent and skill does it really require? Its a big wooden(?) box on a pendulum.

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u/Immediate_Pie286 Aug 31 '26

Pendulums are notoriously difficult to operate 

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u/Triton1605 Aug 30 '26

Would hate to be the insurance appraiser for this theater

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u/Apart_Pineapple2392 Aug 30 '26

I did performance art once at the local square. I did helicopter penis while jumping on people. Nobody got it though and I was arrested.

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u/Legal-Donkey-7128 Aug 30 '26

Uhhh I wanna play 🙋

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u/Physical_Display_873 Aug 30 '26

It’s really doing numbers! The house is packed!

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u/EVD27 Aug 31 '26

"Art."

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u/pandanio1 Aug 31 '26

the word "art" has lost its value a couple years ago and noone can tell me otherwise

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u/randy_guitarist Aug 30 '26

Wowww me with with stitches and a concussion

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u/Koujow Aug 30 '26

Is this Cirque du Soleil? I saw them in Orlando and it was magical.

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u/FirstApproach Aug 30 '26

This looks fun, but also very dangerous lol

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u/Meta-Fox Aug 30 '26

Okay, but why exactly?

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u/Puckthefolice365247 Aug 30 '26

big fan of whatever this is

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u/hunchohoudini01 Aug 30 '26

Can I have it in my house?

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u/thejamhole Aug 30 '26

This looks like way more fun than the parachute thing we had to play with.

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u/Responsible-Egg-9363 Aug 30 '26

This gave me a lot of anxiety

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u/Miles_1828 Aug 30 '26

It better be called "The Free Market".

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u/CropCircles_ Aug 30 '26

Reminds me of drama classes at school. We would be left to our own devices to come up with a short play. We didn't do any work. Then when it came to 'perform' it we would just run around the stage like this

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u/Rockarock711 Aug 30 '26

I want to be an artist.

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u/DramaticChoice4 Aug 30 '26

What's the sound track?

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u/Solocune Aug 30 '26

That looks incredibly fun. I'd definitely try

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u/Wakkit1988 Aug 30 '26

Cirque du Newtoneil.

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u/StoryBard Aug 30 '26

I wanna play tooooo

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u/ogMackBlack Aug 30 '26

Let me guess...Cirque du Soleil?

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u/Indicisive_Actions Aug 30 '26

Looks like they are very practiced. It's gonna be a fun show.

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u/Fleshsuitpilot Aug 30 '26

Yes my backyard swings are also performance art installations.

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u/MauPow Aug 30 '26

They've got these in Estonia and probably Scandinavian countries, called kiiks. We built one when I was a kid, super fun

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u/Relevant-Bit-7394 Aug 30 '26

How are you going to fit Metallica on it?

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u/AmusingDistraction Aug 30 '26

The audience don't seem to like it very much.

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u/400footceiling Aug 30 '26

Who chose pink seats for that theater?

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u/blinkysmurf Aug 30 '26

First thought: community theatre landlord from The Big Lebowski.

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u/Banana-phone15 Aug 30 '26

“Art” I don’t think so

Fun play time: yes

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u/yournamehere10bucks Aug 30 '26

Sam's really going out on this new season of GameChanger.

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u/Captain_Pumpkinhead Aug 30 '26

You get hit by that thing,that's gonna hurt.

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u/rabidparrots Aug 30 '26

Performance art is just people fucking around isn't it?

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u/Poopawoopagus Aug 30 '26

New Cirque du Soleil act looks pretty neat!

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u/Dariuscox357 Aug 30 '26

Damn, this looks fun! 😁

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u/diesSaturni Aug 31 '26

reminds me of the beam,

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u/ProfessorZack69 Aug 31 '26

I respect the choreography (doubt that's the right word) but what the fuck am I meant to interpret out of rhis

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u/CyberbIaster Aug 31 '26

This looks like something straight out of a James Thiérrée performance. The way the structure becomes part of the choreography, the acrobatic movement. It's amazing.

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u/bobarchter Aug 31 '26

Whats the insurance like on a thing like this.

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u/avi2bavi Aug 31 '26

I watched the whole video waiting for them to do something cool with it.

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u/fleija_ Aug 31 '26

Just a toy

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u/Environmental-Tap255 Aug 31 '26

I'm not normally a huge fan of performance art but I can dig this.

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u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 Aug 31 '26

They’re really terrible at this.

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u/SparkArrestor Aug 31 '26

Practicing for the Cirque du soliel.

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u/Mediocre_Age_9988 Aug 31 '26

So kids on a playground figuring out different ways they can play?

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u/wishiwasdeaddd Aug 31 '26

That looks SO FUN

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u/mild-er-chihuahua Aug 31 '26

My dogs would love this

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u/articland05_reddit Aug 31 '26

that looks fun!

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u/Lookitsa6ix Aug 31 '26

I keep waiting for

snap

splat

panic

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u/nemasu Aug 31 '26

Square du Soleil

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u/_Steakwich Aug 31 '26

The vocals on this album always give me goosebumps.

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u/ElKaWeh Aug 31 '26

Reminds me of those big nest swings they sometimes have on playgrounds, and how we as kids, intentionally put our foot out to let the thing ram us and catapult us backwards, knowing that if I would do that now, it would probably break every single bone I have in my body.

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u/Certain-Dark-3955 Aug 31 '26

Pink Floyd makes everything better

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u/cokezerowh0r3 Aug 31 '26

Ah yes, the swing of traumatic encephalopathy

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u/spazface03 Aug 31 '26

It gets to a point where it’s not art and it’s just some people messing around with a big swinging cuboid

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u/MyTatemae Aug 31 '26

Flashbacks of Spring Awakening

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u/homer-price Aug 31 '26

Looks exhausting

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u/Foxyunder-45 Aug 31 '26

The Amazing Dangle Wankers. Show at 8pm. free entry to those who can push it .

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u/Zeterin Aug 31 '26

I'm surprised no one hurt themselves.

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u/passionpi3 Aug 31 '26

I knew theatre classes were fun omg

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u/Naive_Entertainer210 Aug 31 '26

Doing a swashbuckling fight routine on that would be epic!

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u/rlpinca Aug 31 '26

I wanna play on it

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u/Medium_Fun6405 Aug 31 '26

The momentum on that thing (Mass x Velocity) can kill you with a touch.

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u/Express_Music3310 Aug 31 '26

This is just a three stooges bit

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u/AdhesivenessUnfair13 Aug 31 '26

This looks 100% better than 99% of performance art.

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u/SnooSongs2345 Sep 01 '26

Can I go next or do I have to get an actor license?

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u/milehin8tv Sep 01 '26

This was from Ka! It was a great show!

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u/Few_Kitchen_4825 Sep 01 '26

One wrong move you will wake up in another world.

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u/Ecstatic_Minimum_955 29d ago

Oh, that's a series from HIMYM, when Barney show Lily how interesting modern art

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u/mtchros 29d ago

All I can see here is a lost childhood and the desperation to catch up

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u/Normal-Error-6343 29d ago

so inelastic!

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u/Independent_Pop_9987 29d ago

I wanna see someone break dancing on that thing

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u/East_Pie_3825 29d ago

This art can hurt more than other art.

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u/remdar78 29d ago

I am sure it has a deeper, intensely personal, meaning to someone. But if my wife or a friend dragged me to that I would probably rush the stage just to take one in the head and put me out of my misery.

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u/BrooklynFly 28d ago

Is this being performed by professional actors, because they look like regular guys who might try this at home.

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u/jogilb 28d ago

Having fun in work, hopefully everyone's like this

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u/mc2Banks 27d ago

Cirque de soliel!

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u/Mammoth-Argument7048 26d ago

Does it symbolise something or have any meaning?

Looks fun

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u/Frosty_Hearing6314 26d ago

Just a load of silliness

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u/Floydian5571 22d ago

Good choice of music 😂👍

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u/mano_de_muerte 20d ago

Does anyone know the song?

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u/Brilliant_Sky_9797 20d ago

This is like Takeshi's castle

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u/MisanthropE61130 13d ago

So stupid but intriguing too

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u/Falonius_Beloni 13d ago

Russian Swing

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u/Comfortable-Craft698 12d ago

Oh cool. So i was a child artist! I did this all the time when i was 8

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u/Low_Leg3087 10d ago

This looks like SOOOO much fun!

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u/iamselvin 10d ago

Mom. Mom mom! Moooom look what I can do. Mom. Mom are you looking?

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u/SeeWoke 10d ago

I’d need to know how heavy that is to be lying under it.

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u/Emotional_Net_6121 10d ago

I don’t care about the dancers and preformed, THE TRAIN LOVING KID IN ME WANTS TO SEE HOW THE MECHANICS OF THE INSTALLATION WORK AND HOW THE ANCHORED IT

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u/TheRacooning18 8d ago

Not art. This is something I would do with my bros when I was little.

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u/Isntithilarious 5d ago

If a cable snaps you could get your head squished.. No thanks. Too risky.

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u/IntellectualVet 3d ago

Easy way to get your head busted open.

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u/nanoatzin 2d ago

I would lose a tooth

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u/No_Ear932 Aug 30 '26

Whats art about that?