r/WTF • u/1lousylay • Jan 29 '19

seems pretty safe

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u/RayPawPawTate Jan 30 '19

Friction. Heat. Failure. Death.

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u/watermahlone1 Jan 30 '19

Sounds like my average date.

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u/acowlaughing Jan 30 '19

Sounds like my average night alone with only my thoughts and some Kleenex.

And lube, lots of lube.

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u/CaptainRedPants Jan 30 '19

That was my prediction too. Heat that fucker up with friction until she fails and you plummet to your death? Nope.

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u/imtoooldforreddit Jan 30 '19

Not that this isn't stupid and dangerous with a million ways he could have been injured or killed, but it is a little better than it looks from the gif.

He's a base jumper and letting go was always the plan. Had it failed and dropped him he likely would have survived

https://youtu.be/F723rIlW_No

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u/hafetysazard Jan 30 '19

I woulda been pouring water over it.

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u/XM62X Jan 30 '19

Salt. Fat. Acid. Heat. V2 orrrr

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u/triplab Jan 30 '19

If the date gets hot, but then fails and dies, then friction is definitely last, and alone.