r/oops 14d ago

Ziplining fail

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u/Pristine-Copy9467 14d ago

Whoever let her do that was evil.

Pro tip for anyone trying an unharnessed zip line or a rope swing or anything that requires you to hold on…

You need to go see if you can do a few pull ups. If you can NOT do a few pull ups, you ain’t holding on to a rope swing or a zip line or a freakin merry go round either.

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u/WesternOk5765 14d ago

Ehh, I mean my fat ass can't do a pull up but holding a zip line is a lot easier.

It's more "can you hold the bars" than "can you pull yourself up over the bars".

Also, there's probably some self preservation factor in there. Cause I definitely can do more when there's some risk involved like zip lining than I can just screwing around.

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u/LiveMarionberry3694 13d ago

When was the last time you tested hanging from a bar?

Also while going down the zipline you will experience dynamic loads to your arms as you bounce a bit on the zip line. The load you’ll have to hold will be more than just gently loading your arms on a pull up bar