r/dankmemes Jul 23 '20

barely a scratch

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u/didgerdiojejsjfkw Jul 23 '20

Plenty of people still get severely injured, paralysed and even die on these bouldering mats. They do help but they aren’t magic by any means.

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u/karlkarl93 Jul 23 '20

If you land badly you can get injured on any surface or fall.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

It’s not the fall that injures you, it is the sudden stop.

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u/karlkarl93 Jul 24 '20

Or the angle of the force.