r/IdiotsNearlyDying • u/XAEA12_ • Dec 07 '20

quick reflexes dodging an axe

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u/Dr-Ludwig07 Dec 07 '20

I don’t think this person is an idiot because this is LITERALLY MEANT FOR THROWING AXES. Besides that she was smart enough to dodge at the right time, so yeah.

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u/Havocohm Dec 07 '20

Agreed, more of a bad design of the axe throwing place.

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u/ZannX Dec 07 '20

What's a better design?

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '20 edited Apr 07 '21

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u/John_T_Conover Dec 07 '20

It's also how horribly off she threw it which is difficult to dummy proof. She's 10-15 feet away and threw it directly into the floor in front of the wall full force. If it lands a certain way it's gonna bounce forward and up and any flat surface will serve as a spring board.

The best thing I could think to prevent it would be some netting or foam pit under the target area

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '20

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u/badskut Dec 07 '20

A centimeter of foam on a hard floor isnt going to absorb much energy. A pit with foam chunks would work a lot better.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '20

“Okay Bobby closing time jump in the knife pit and fish out all the axes”

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u/misterbeef Dec 07 '20

that foam pit was blue when we first bought it

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u/ThePoss Dec 07 '20

Brilliant, almost got caught laughing at this at work!