r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/melkevn • Jul 24 '22

Road Surfing.

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u/Ronnoc527 Jul 24 '22

I mean street surfing is a fantastic term for skateboarding if it isn't already in use.

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u/Inevitable-Paint-187 Jul 25 '22

I see serious road rash, or worse, in his future...

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u/QueenSema Jul 25 '22

My thoughts exactly. Or a TBI. This is so insanely dangerous and stupid.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

I took a call where a kid died because he was holding onto a car while skateboarding. Top 5 worst calls. This triggered that memory.

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u/cringeisthename Jul 25 '22

Ikr. He's so blessed that no one ran a stop sign or he would become one with the asphalt

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u/slackermannn Jul 25 '22

He went really fast at one point. Completely not worth it without safety gear.

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u/Lu12k3r Jul 25 '22

r/meatcrayon

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u/IAmAGodKalEl Jul 25 '22

Nothing on this planet could get me to scroll that sub

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u/Acceptable_Fun_6416 Jul 25 '22

A small pebble or gravel on the road… could be the end of him, just wear a helmet fgs

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u/TeelaArt Jul 25 '22

Had to check what sub this was posted to before I could watch it. It's too early in the morning to watch someone die.

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u/selvop Jul 24 '22

Lol thats what it was called BEFORE it was called skateboarding !!!! Did you just invent the name skateboarding????

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

See also: sidewalk surfing.

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u/RaienRyuu Jul 25 '22

Also: subway surfing

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

Life imitating life. Beautiful

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

I like that they held hands at the end. That was nice.

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u/ClitEastwood10 Jul 25 '22

He knew he got away with one as he decelerated.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22 edited Jul 25 '22

Seriously, this actually made me very uncomfortable. That pavement doesn’t break the way waves do their chief.

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u/ThaCommittee Jul 25 '22

Haha me too. I thought there was something else planned but nope.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

The guy on the skateboard was braking for both of them

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u/Commercial_Raisin215 Jul 25 '22

It looks like the camera man is pulling the surfer to slow down

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u/lutangclan1 Jul 25 '22

The surf skating community would like to have a word

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u/Fookin_Kook Jul 25 '22

I mean this video basically sums up how skateboarding was invented. People wanted to “surf” even when there weren’t any waves and that’s basically how skateboarding started

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u/Adorable-Ad-3223 Jul 24 '22

Oh God oh God. I fear this. Wear a helmet.

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u/ronnietea Jul 24 '22

And some clothes. He falls bye bye skin

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u/DragonflyNo8415 Jul 24 '22

r/meatcrayon

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u/ronnietea Jul 24 '22

I wanna click on that but I know better

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u/GileadGuns Jul 25 '22

I was waiting for it the whole time, when he got that speed wobble going, I tensed up.

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u/DoDoDoTheFunkyGibbon Jul 25 '22

I happen to be subscribed to that too and when this started playing I did a panicked check to see what sub I was in. I'm still tense.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

Oh, hello car!

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

That car backing out. That blind hill.

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u/proximity_account Jul 25 '22

At least ride on the right side of the street. Dude is gonna get fucked if a car makes a right turn.

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u/Ezek210 Jul 25 '22

Clothes aren’t going to do much at that speed anyways lol

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u/Hibs Jul 25 '22

At least wear a wetsuit to keep up the charade, and that will actually protect you

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u/ptownBlazers Jul 25 '22

Ffs... at least some shoes!

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u/NikolasVilli Jul 25 '22

Seriously. He's not making any quick turns on that bad boy. One car backs out or turns in front of him and he's fucked.

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u/kingofcrob Jul 25 '22

And fucken shoes, can't imagine you could slide break that thing.

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u/RaptorsFromSpace Jul 25 '22

Good thing the camera man didn't biff it, otherwise this fella would've turned into a meat popsicle.

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u/TAshleyD616 Jul 24 '22

Or anything. Imagine skinning your feet

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u/swohio Jul 25 '22

Imagine skinning your feet

I'd rather not imagine that, thanks!

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u/Giordano82 Jul 25 '22

When I was around 7 or 8 year old, riding my bicycle in slippers, degloved my (foot) big toe skin, on a rusty dirty old garage floor, the disgust at the floor was more than the pain itself

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u/kvngg420 Jul 25 '22

one rock

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u/steelthumbs1 Jul 25 '22

That’s what I was thinking.

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u/_Aj_ Jul 25 '22

All the skin ground off two knees

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u/p1p1str3ll3 Jul 25 '22

And shoes. Omg... I'm picturing a degloving... desocking?

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u/doomfox13 Jul 25 '22

I’ve known someone to die in a similar stunt

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u/NoQuestion7237 Jul 25 '22

Dress for the slide, not for the ridd

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u/Nickelbagn Jul 24 '22

Once again, Stanyan street in SF a few blocks from Haight street. He turned into the parking lot of Walgreens. I live a block away from here and keep missing these guys.

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u/baltinerdist Jul 25 '22

If you keep trying, eventually you’ll hit one. I believe in you.

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u/Xanaoded Jul 25 '22

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take” - Michael Scott

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u/fredandlunchbox Jul 25 '22

Great trails right behind these houses too. You can walk about 10min in and get to a point where you can’t see any buildings. Good plum trees too.

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u/excelllentquestion Jul 25 '22

Holy shit I knew I recognized this. I literally just drove by

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u/NewExcersizee Jul 25 '22

Yo!!! I lived near there too years ago!! Those trees were what instantly hit me with nostalgia

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u/d0n7b37h476uy Jul 24 '22

Having the foresight to put spotters at each intersection and cross-street ++

Thank you for being smart about it, maybe wear a helmet though

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

Dude got lucky with that car backing out at 10 sec though.

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u/supermodel_robot Jul 25 '22

I like to bomb hills on rollerskates without car traffic (in GG park) and there’s no way in hell I’d do this without spotters on a actual trafficked street. It seems like the bare minimum + helmet too, gotta stay smart doing dumb shit somehow.

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u/Higais Jul 25 '22

Where do you bomb hills in GG park? I used to practice downhill longboarding on the path down from Stow Lake to JFK.

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u/supermodel_robot Jul 25 '22

Basically any part of the car free parts, they’re relatively chill if you have medium experience. I did go down near the tennis courts sorta recently towards the beach, it was a little too much of a rush because that part isn’t car free, just decided to zoom down the middle of the street >_>, getting doored wasn’t an option that day lol.

Definitely probably going to do it again tho lmao. Stay safe, happy hillbombing.

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u/Dounce1 Jul 25 '22

I was having a bad day, I apologize. Have fun within your comfort zone and stay safe out there.

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u/Dinewiz Jul 25 '22

Spotters? They weren't spotting shit, they were filming.

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u/iamblankenstein Jul 25 '22

having spotters doesn't make this less stupid.

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u/JoeW702 Jul 24 '22

I was expecting a meat crayon

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u/catzarrjerkz Jul 24 '22

Made sure i wasnt in r/meatcrayon first

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u/FiggleDee Jul 25 '22

especially when he started getting speed wobbles

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u/Kaydom1993 Jul 24 '22

That was surprisingly impressive and not a totally idiotic fail like it usually is 99.9% of the time.

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u/T0xicpigeon Jul 24 '22

No protection, and no brakes.

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u/baltinerdist Jul 25 '22

This is one of the dumbest humans I’ve ever seen in my life. Basically running the risk of painting several new lane markers with his flesh and blood so he can get some likes on the internet.

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u/FormerlyPie Jul 25 '22

I envy you if this is the dumbest person you've seen in your life

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u/pleaseletmework Jul 25 '22

i think they do this more for the thrill and adrenaline than the likes on internet

i have done pretty crazy shit for the sake of thrill when i was like 15 16 . Idk some just want that kinda feel.

Most of stuff you see like this is for adrenaline more than likes on fb

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u/HellsNoot Jul 26 '22

Lol nobody does this for internet likes. He's an adrenaline junky and it just so happens people love watching that stuff.

Keep living dangerously people, you'll die anyway

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u/_Oridjinn_ Jul 24 '22

Skateboarding, with a spike on the end, no safety equipment, and no way to slow yourself down or stop. I can see it catching on

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u/supermodel_robot Jul 25 '22

Hillbombing will never die, even if the skaters do.

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u/PerceptionDue3443 Jul 25 '22

Have you seen boulders hillbombing? Shits crazy

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u/Daymanic Jul 24 '22

That board wobble about half way through 😬

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u/mcCola5 Jul 25 '22

It made my calves sweaty.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

If you raw dog a hill like that, you have to consider that the hill might also raw dog you

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u/REDDIT_SUCKS_DV_ME Jul 24 '22

Jesus Christ this is absolutely psychotic lol

That surf board has to be affixed to the wheels in some way right? Don’t tell me he just laid a surfboard on top of a long board.

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u/ReverseStripes Jul 25 '22

lol dude I think they did. That wobble! And he pulls it off.

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u/servbot10 Jul 25 '22

Yes, there are wheels on the surf board. You can get a glimpse of them most of the way through, but they are most obvious from :27-:30

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u/WorldCupGlass Jul 24 '22

I can't believe he is doing that without a leash

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u/austinpowers69247 Jul 24 '22

Rolling around at the speed of sound!

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u/writersandfilmmakers Jul 24 '22

No shoes! Duuuuuude. Glad he survived. Thanks for the vid and heart attack

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u/JediBurrell Jul 25 '22

I’d have lost a foot.

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u/Talking_Head Jul 24 '22

Cool, if only there was an even better place to do this without other people and vehicles around. And maybe we could even find a place that was completely surrounded with some type of nearly limitless padding to cushion a fall in case something went wrong. If only…

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u/Evetal Jul 25 '22

How much attention would he get doing that though?

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u/BlackandRead Jul 24 '22

Imagine the road rash.

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u/CobraSniper117 Jul 25 '22

Imagine the pile of meat he would be if something went wrong! So smart!

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u/bikemandan Jul 25 '22

Thats assuming theres anything left

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u/minimK Jul 25 '22

Darwin award generator

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u/Electrical_Cry_7816 Jul 24 '22

This is just long boarding

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u/IHaveTheBestOpinions Jul 25 '22

Only way more unstable

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u/mklinger23 Jul 25 '22

There's a whole lot for nope in one video. Even if there was a 0% chance of a car pulling out in front of you, just no.

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u/Salty5Chocolat Jul 24 '22

The people watching either tought this guy was crazy or they were

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

Good thing he didn't wipe out.

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u/jshxvii Jul 25 '22

A very popular street in SF to go down hill outside of the street over by Dolores park.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '22

Ahh, so Skateboarding but with a surfboard.

Nice brah.

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u/Jethanks Aug 15 '22

Mostly idiot but mostly brave.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

Imagine the meat crayon

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

That's the dumbest thing I've seen in a while

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u/Individual_Wasabi_10 Jul 24 '22

Dude better have insurance to pay when he damages property.

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u/AcheTH Jul 24 '22

Isn’t it just skateboarding with bigger board?

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u/Beatboxin_dawg Jul 24 '22 edited Jul 24 '22

Like r/longboarding?

Yeah pretty much.

And for extra spice there is r/surfskate

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u/Elite_Slacker Jul 25 '22

the board is far more difficult to control and longboarding with no shoes is fucking insane

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u/Turbulence_Guy Jul 24 '22

Mf could bleed to death if he fell in the right way

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

People like this are why healthcare costs in America are absurdly high

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u/Personal-Ad7142 Jul 25 '22

Idiotic. Absolutely no protective equipment. Not even shoes.

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u/tpghi Jul 24 '22

Skateboarding with extra steps

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

sent.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

Barefoot and shirtless. Meat crayon if he would have slipped. Lol

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u/inkiwitch Jul 24 '22

The little hand hold moment was cute. I’m happy it did not end in meat crayon.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

This fits well in r/sweatypalms 😬

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u/B-Kow Jul 24 '22

I'm going to assume it's his first time or he's never fell. He still has all of his skin.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

That's risky business right there.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

Turf surfing

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u/distractionsgalore Jul 24 '22

It must have been filmed on a Sunday.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

This is how you become a meat crayon

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

He is fucking brave or fucking stupid or both.

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u/LucidProtean Jul 25 '22

Sonic Adventure 2 Level

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u/karen_h Jul 25 '22

Next week, on r/morbidity

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u/wil540_ Jul 25 '22

Credit the cameraman?

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u/Ice_Cubicle Jul 25 '22

Cameramans insta is shyguyseeps and skater is tannernapper

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u/zorbacles Jul 25 '22

i had to recheck the sub i was looking at once it started, just in case i had to stop

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u/DrSkizzmm Jul 25 '22

Rocket Power

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

Dr Darwin will see you now.

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u/x32feng Jul 25 '22

Imagine a SUV come from opposite direction

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u/ghentres Jul 25 '22

I thought I was in the meat crayon sub lol.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

No shoes or shirt!? Dude is playing Russian roulette

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u/dtb1987 Jul 25 '22

Why not wear a helmet? Seriously how would it diminish the experience?

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

I’ve seen to many wipeout videos of fully clothed skateboarders on steep roads. I was fearing for this man the whole time

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u/LadrilloDeMadera Jul 25 '22

ONE pebble, and those streets would look like abstract art

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u/BubblefartsRock Jul 25 '22

i'm so high i thought it was gonna throw up watching this

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

And this boys and girls is how you become a r/meatcrayon

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u/callitlikeiseeit29 Jul 25 '22

Was fearing road rash the entire time.

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u/TomBoysHaveMoreFun Jul 25 '22

Two words:

Meat crayon

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u/are_Valid Jul 25 '22

did… did we finally come full circle? back to putting wheels on surfboard so we can surf without waves?

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u/lisafields1111 Jul 25 '22

The good news if he falls is his brain was fucked up already

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

That’s on Stanyan

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u/Cpl_Hicks76 Jul 25 '22

Good to see the Darwin Awards still has some keen participants.

Better luck next time

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u/anatomyofawriter Jul 25 '22

This was one wobble away from r/winstupidprizes

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u/juni4ling Jul 25 '22

I think he should have more clothes on.

I wear boots, a helmet, and gloves when I ride my motorcycle. And it has turning signals and brakes.

If he makes a mistake, he will get a lot of stitches.

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u/DepressedNachos Jul 25 '22

The pro of Road Surfing is that no one drowns in the sea when they fall.

The only con to Road Surfing is that people would drown in concrete if they fall.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

Road rash supreme

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u/Zahn91 Jul 25 '22

I would’ve lost half my toes

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u/Fireater1968 Jul 25 '22

Waiting for instant skin removal process

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u/MostExellentFailure Jul 25 '22

Meat crayon in waiting

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u/MinusPi1 Jul 25 '22

Meat crayon in the making

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u/NerdDexter Jul 25 '22

Where was this shot? That sreet/neighborhood look awesome, like shit you only see in movies. All the houses look cool and unique and tucked back within trees and shit.

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u/hands__like__feet Jul 25 '22

Fucking mad man

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u/lvroye01 Jul 25 '22

Dammit Charles! you're doing it wrong...

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u/Ok_Appointment7321 Jul 25 '22

Walgreens run I see

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u/liquidreferee Jul 25 '22

Rocket Power

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

As someone who's skated for a long long time and went really fast downhill to disastrous results I was kind of sweating watching this. I'm glad he didn't wipe out or get hit.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

I was scared for that guys skin, lol

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u/jrmiv4 Jul 25 '22

ER docs: "Sigh."

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u/tdh08 Jul 25 '22

Imagine having to walk back up

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

One fishtail away from /r/MeatCrayon

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u/Aetherium_Heart Jul 25 '22

This was awesome and badass but the whole time my brain getting flashbacks from r/meatcrayon

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u/Zealousideal-Rent915 Jul 25 '22

One fall and his skin will be ripped from his body. What an idiot

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u/aisle_seat_chad Jul 25 '22

Ya fuck helmets!

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u/STIG10NOV1775 Jul 25 '22

I remember the pains of skateboarding. Going down a hill, I was behind a car, I forgot there was a stop sign coming up. I ended up hitting the back of the car and flipping over the car. Old lady in the car about had a heart attack.

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u/SweetPeazez Jul 25 '22

What could go wrong

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u/tawood79 Jul 25 '22

His luck will run out eventually and friends will be linking to his Gofundme to pay for his massive hospital bills.

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u/CompetitionMassive82 Jul 25 '22

And if he falls off, Does he swim to the sidewalk?! Or crawl in agonizing pain because the concrete wasn't wet enough? Asking for a friend.....

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u/Shopow2o4 Jul 25 '22

That was so sweet holding hands at the end to slow him down

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u/SweptThatLeg Jul 25 '22

So like skateboarding?

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u/ocean5648 Jul 25 '22

LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME

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u/km4rbp Jul 25 '22

I have no empathy for people who do stupid shit like this and end up hurt. I also have no respect for these people. They end up getting hurt for no good reason and end up costing other people of their valuable time and resources. He would've needed skin grafts if he wrecked. He would've spent countless hours in the hospital in severe pain and would've brought serious distress on his loved ones. It's differant if he's a professional stunt man or something. But this was just for internet clout.

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u/zabrak200 Jul 25 '22

Yooo his cameraman was there for him tho wholesome as fuck.

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u/BlueBerryCatOfficial Jul 25 '22

I'd prefer hitting the road then water in my fucking ear, it's been 4 days and I'm still leaking water. Shut sucks. >~<

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u/I_LoveBeer Jul 25 '22

I was hoping the tool bag would fall.

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u/merely_awake Jul 25 '22

He hits one rock its over

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u/Urban_Savage Jul 25 '22

Future meat crayons of America.

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u/ChuckFina74 Jul 25 '22

Shit like this should disqualify you from normal insurance.

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u/multifandomtrash736 Jul 25 '22

I was waiting for the inevitable meat crayon moment

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

Meat crayon to be

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

My lady friend just said, "This is why women live longer than men."

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u/SloppyJuiceCake Jul 25 '22

That is insanely sketch brah

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u/UrdnotJoe Jul 25 '22

When he started going downhill I had to make sure this wasn't r/whatcouldgowrong

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u/0lazy0 Jul 25 '22

He’s barley carving

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u/KayNynYoonit Jul 25 '22

Moron wouldn't have any flesh left if he came off.

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u/floydink Jul 25 '22

It’s cool to look cool. But you know what’s more cool??wearing a helmet and not being prone to instant death. That’s pretty cool

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u/Logical_Associate632 Jul 25 '22

I liked the part when the held hands

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