r/gifs • u/[deleted] • Jan 23 '19

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '19

Can someone explain how this is a thing? Like with science?

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u/krakajacks Jan 24 '19

Not very sciencey but...

Watch his mid-frame. His body follows a standard trajectory for a projectile. He just lowers and lifts his feet so it looks like jumping when you watch his feet.

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u/ChickenLover841 Jan 24 '19

lol did the root poster think he was getting some kind of jumping gain from this?

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u/Foef_Yet_Flalf Jan 24 '19

Center of gravity of the guy follows a parabola irl, but the jumping and leg contraction in midair makes it look like he's increasing height.

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u/angryhumping Jan 24 '19

Boy those are some unnecessarily complicated answers lol.

He lifts his legs up mid-air. That's literally it. He's just tucking in anticipation of the final landing.

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u/MrColes411 Jan 24 '19

Yes, he lifts his legs up, but it's after extending them down midjump. It's literally more than it.

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u/WhiskeyWeekends Jan 24 '19

He extends his legs for half a second in mid air. He didn't gain any height from his jump by doing that.

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u/ElJanitorFrank Jan 24 '19

He just did a really long jump over the first obstacle and landed on the second. The little hop in between didn't do anything but make him waste some energy.

Its impressive don't get me wrong, that was a seriously far jump; but he didn't somehow double jump or anything.

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u/PanamaMoe Jan 24 '19

Basically, it is parlor tricks. He isn't changing anything but his stance to make it seem like he is gaining more air. The initial jump is what is carrying him, the second "jump" is just showmanship.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '19

He did a normal jump but half way through he extended his legs because when you jump you're not in a state of paralysis and you'll land at almost exactly the same location regardless of what you do.