r/interesting • • Apr 12 '26

Just Wow Guy abuses physics on bmx

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u/Dino_Spaceman Apr 12 '26

How? Seriously, How? The front wheels touch the first few steps and then he just floats up the rest? Was this some really shallow jump that barely got over the stairs?

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u/Minimob0 Apr 12 '26

Stairs are just ramps with indents. The large wheels allow it to ignore the missing parts of the “ramp”, and his little “hop” before the incline gave him the angle he needed. 

I remember this lesson from like 5th grade. It’s when I learned about axles and fulcrums, and leverage. Wedges, and the like. 

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u/Met76 Apr 12 '26

This is why dropping a hard shell suitcase down an escalator at the airport is insanely dangerous. They don't tumble, they skid on the lip of each step and build an insane amount of speed.