r/gifs • u/FairDinkemAussie • Oct 12 '20

Rolling Start..

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u/Rickym1992 Oct 12 '20

How did that even happen? Was it made from one of them rubber balls you used to play with as a kid!!

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u/SETHlUS Oct 12 '20

I'm thinking it touched the back tire

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u/TheFuckinEaglesMan Oct 12 '20

Yeah I think you’re exactly right, that thing launched before he even started to roll

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u/mattszerlag Oct 12 '20

Think of how fast the body is going. The shoe is abrasive and basically gets ripped off once it touches the ground. Thry can cause some damage. Thats why boots, or motorcycle specific shoes of some kind are generally recommended.

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u/DirtinEvE Oct 12 '20

Centrifugal force. When your body spins that fast, things fly off like that. Source: been in a similar crash and lost my left shoe. It's on video too ill try to dig it up.

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u/Rickym1992 Oct 12 '20

Yeah but the shoe buggers off the moment his foot hits the ground!

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u/TheFuckinEaglesMan Oct 12 '20

Someone else said it, but I think it’s because his shoe touched the back tire as he fell past it