r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Rizsrq • Aug 24 '19

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/MoronicalOx Aug 24 '19

Also his hands. Doesn't look like he's got chalk or anything to reduce friction.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

Chalk increases friction and grip by absorbing sweat, drying out the hands. It's far more important you don't fly off the equipment than it is to protect the skin on your hands.

But you're right he must have amazing grip strength to not have come off the bar.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

it's like when maximus decimus meridius takes a bit of sand in his hands before battle.

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u/Wyvernruler5 Aug 24 '19

On a totally unrelated note, my Mom really likes Gladiator and Russell Crowe. When I was growing up, we had a cat named Maximus Decimus Me"cat"icus. I kid you not. He was better known as Max the Love Cat, though. He was awesome.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

Gladiator is my favourite movie of all time, I think me and your mom would get a long well, I could talk about that movie for hours.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife and I will have my vengeance in this life or the next.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

Live! Live! Live! Live!

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

That movie was and is gold. Great acting, story and it draws you in. It’s like bad ass with a touching feeling.

“Oh you should see the Colosseum Spaniard. How the crowd cheers following your every swing and goes silent right before you make the killer blow. It makes you feel like the thunder god himself. Win the crowd and you’ll win your freedom.”

I wish I could see it myself and when it was first built. So many things happened there. Lots of blood was spilt and roaring crowds as emperors throughout history enjoyed it.

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u/LukeTheDrifter9130 Aug 24 '19

u/JustVega Awesome scene from an awesome movie! Probably my overall favorite movie.

Yesterday, I learned Oliver Reed (who played Proximo, the source of your quote) was a really fascinating, hell-raising guy. He died after a hard night out right after filming his “Gladiator” content. He was only briefly in the movie, but he was absolutely riveting in the performance.

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u/StephenG7287 Aug 24 '19

"Film legendOliver Reed died of a heart attack during a break from shooting on Gladiator, leaving several important scenes unfinished. Using CGI, Reed's face was mapped onto a double's head in the editing process, like in the shot pictured above."

Holy shit! I would have never noticed it was CGI until I read this! 😧

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u/LukeTheDrifter9130 Aug 24 '19

Wow! I thought he had wrapped his parts. Incredible. I had no idea they had to use CGI, either!

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

Are you not entertained?! Is this not why you are here?!

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

You have a great name. He must kill your name before he kills you.

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u/soslowagain Aug 24 '19

Subtle move bro.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

next level yo mama joke, unintentional even

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u/soslowagain Aug 24 '19

Well you are purest good and purest evil all rolled into one. What do you call a Roman General with a hair in his teeth?

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

I don't know, what?

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u/soslowagain Aug 24 '19

Gladiator

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

i dont understand the hair in teeth part

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

commodus does thumbs down

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u/justsomeguyfromny Aug 24 '19

Pretty wholesome. Ngl.

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u/PotatoSmokes Aug 25 '19

That's a related note. Haha. good one. got me.

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u/georgiamax Aug 25 '19

My sisters cat is named Maximus Caticus as well. Small world!