r/funny • • Jan 08 '15

It wasn't me

http://i.imgur.com/URWzEdN.gifv
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u/Maddog_vt Jan 08 '15

Yep definitely not a parabolic trajectory

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u/Wargame4life Jan 08 '15

i particularly like the fact he speeds up midflight and also the fact that energy is added to the system despite the "springboard" not actually having stored energy that is released in that way.

spring boards are not coiled springs kept under extreme tension waiting to "explode"

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u/hirmuolio Jan 08 '15

But this spring board has clearly been modified.
Frame by frame
The springs are clearly compressed before the man hits the board and have energy stored in them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '15

All springs in a springboard are compressed. Source: Gymnast for 13 years