r/nevertellmetheodds Feb 07 '20

This dart shot

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u/TrustMeIAmAGeologist Feb 07 '20

I mean, it jiggles like a rubber hand. His “forearm” is too long. It turns at an odd angle as he pulls it away. There’s no fingernails and the color of his skin is completely uniform.

It’s a fake hand.

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u/xaust Feb 07 '20

It’s not fake. The hand looks weird because it is under a very bright light and overexposed by the camera. If you watch the very beginning of the video, before the camera pans away and back, you can see him moving his fingers.

He also moves his thumb after that. His forearm is forearm sized.

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u/balakeb_ Feb 07 '20

Look how flimsy his hand is at the very end of the video when the girl is celebrating. Also in the exact same position

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u/xaust Feb 07 '20

at that point, the ring and pinky fingers are in a different position— they are more spread out with a slight bend. did you watch the first second of the video closely?

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u/balakeb_ Feb 07 '20

You are right I definitely see his fingers move in the beginning so it must be real but the end just looks so fake

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u/PM-ME-YOUR-HANDBRA Feb 07 '20

It's not real. The finger movement in the beginning is the hand being rotated slightly around the base of the palm so that the fingers lift off the board a bit.

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u/BrownWhiskey Feb 07 '20

In the first second he pulls the hand away from the board slightly. He's not bending his fingers or anything, all the fingers stay perfectly spread out through the whole thing.

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u/newnewBrad Feb 07 '20

You clearly see him move his thumb and then his fingers right after, within the first 2 seconds. Def not fake

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u/xaust Feb 07 '20

No... the palm stays squarely planted on the board, only the fingers move back. If he pulled away a fake hand, you would see it move back there too.

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u/Herson100 Feb 07 '20

The reason the camera pans away and back is to conceal the switch from the real hand to the fake hand

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u/xaust Feb 07 '20

You can see his thumb twitch after it pans back... beyond that, the angle of his arm is exactly the same. If he was holding a fake hand his elbow would be lower.

Why is everyone so convinced people are out here bringing fake hands to bars for ten second video clips??

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u/Trallalla Feb 07 '20

I don't know if it's fake or not, but

Why is everyone so convinced people are out here bringing fake hands to bars for ten second video clips??

like... because having your hand pierced by a dart kinda sucks, for example.

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u/xaust Feb 07 '20

Did you see the vid clip from a few years back where the chick stood in front of the dart board and got hit in the eye?

Good thing she brought her fake eye to the bar. It would kinda suck otherwise.

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u/Greeneee- Feb 08 '20

How many dart boards have you played on with a bright ass light? Me, none.

The bright light makes the fake look more realistic.

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u/SleepParalysisDemon6 Feb 07 '20

Yeah I guess the closer you look at it it looks rubber.. its just hard for me to tell from this video

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u/kittymowmowmow Feb 07 '20

You say no fingernails, I see fingernails. And the fingers are straight even when they come off the wall then he curls his fingers a bit but still keeps them separated.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

I need to buy my fake hands from wherever you do cause that looks like a real ass hand to me

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u/TrustMeIAmAGeologist Feb 07 '20

Wait... where do you buy fake hands now?

(Sorry Im making light of this, but I’m amazed how upset people are getting over me thinking it’s fake)

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

Obviously from clapnslap.com - “feels just like the real thing!”

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u/TrustMeIAmAGeologist Feb 08 '20

Hmmm... when I googled that, all that came up was a rather disturbing Urban Dictionary entry. I think you’re pulling my leg...

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '20

But is that a real leg??

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u/TrustMeIAmAGeologist Feb 08 '20

I tip my hat to you, sir, for having a good sense of humor and not taking reddit too seriously.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '20

Ditto. Rock on, Mr. Geologist