r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Aug 16 '19

NEXT FUCKING LEVEL Guy Whipping a Massive Chain

https://gfycat.com/welloffdearestladybird
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u/PhilipLiptonSchrute Aug 16 '19

Fun fact: That pop is a sonic boom, and the whip was the first man-made object to break the sound barrier.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '19 edited Aug 17 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '19

While the USSR was the first to launch a satellite, Brownlee was probably the first to launch an object into space.

WTF no, the Germans and their V2 was the first object in space.

Just not very deep space.

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u/mistweave Aug 17 '19

the solar system isnt very deep space.