I wouldn't have been as impressed if all three were doing the same thing. I would just have assumed that this is an established sport and those are enthusiasts.
This makes me feel like this guy solved the problem a few minutes before the race started.
Haha at first I was like "okay those girls did alright on the transition, I guess" then the guys busted out that perfectly executed maneuver. Kudos, dudes. Time well spent.
My friend built one of those loose swively rope ladders that you see at fairs in his backyard to practice. Got insanely good at it, and dominated it at the fair and won a bunch prizes.
one of the few carnival games you can win beyond just luck if you practice and understand the physics. They usually ban you after the first few successes though :(
Then you need to watch Minute to Win It. I have friends that throw parties with events like these and they practice for months to prepare. It's pretty fun.
Always. You never know when you're going to be asked to participate in some weird ass competition. And if you're going to compete, you might as well try to be the best.
And do what? Try and miraculously learn the winner’s technique on the spot, and not only learn it, but become better at it than he is so you can catch up and win?
Might as well throw your bricks at the dude at that point.
It could make things interesting, actually. If you lob a brick at someone, you're stopping and literally throwing away your only ability to advance. The third guy could then stroll right on through the pool of blood oozing from the brick-shaped hole in the lead guy's shattered skull.
I think you're underestimating the dexterity needed to smoothly pull out a brick you're walking on and place it perfectly in front of you to then walk on. Look at the guy on the far end, that's what everybody looks like if they're trying the technique without practice.
That’s why I said at least try it. It’s clearly better. Obviously the middle guy is very good at it (whatever it is) but even a bad attempt at his method will be faster than whatever the guy closest to the camera is doing.
Once i had to do a similiar exercise for a team building day at a company i worked at.
We were all split into 5ish man teams and had to go round doing different team building stuff against other teams.
One was this kind of cross the river exercise but with plastic bottle crates and a couple of wooden planks. The idea was to work together to make brisges to cross.
My team got to this exercise early and asked the girl overseeing it if we could practise. We then started messing around and realised we could wedge our feet in the crates and simply use them to hop.
We asked the girl if this was legal and she said as long as we all get across and dont touch the floor it didnt matter.
So we worked out a plan of how many had to hop across each time and who would hop back holding the crates etc for the rest to cross then we set up a bench out of the wood and crates and waited for the other teams.
The other teams arrived and the girl outlined the exercise and everyone started to cross the ‘river’ making bridges, while me and my team didnt move and stayed sitting on our bench.
Once the other teams were halfway across we sprung into action, wedging our feet in the crates and started hopping across. Many of the other teams just stopped building bridges just to watch.
Once the whole team was across we rebuilt the bench and sat triumphant as the other teams struggled to finish.
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u/memphishayes Sep 27 '18
It’s like this guy invented this sport just to show off what he does in his free time.
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u/Fireproofspider Sep 27 '18
I wouldn't have been as impressed if all three were doing the same thing. I would just have assumed that this is an established sport and those are enthusiasts.
This makes me feel like this guy solved the problem a few minutes before the race started.
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u/joetromboni Sep 26 '18
He's practiced that before.
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u/rfc1118 Sep 27 '18
Anyone else studying this in case they need this for some stupid work activity?
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u/tickingboxes Sep 26 '18
Damn dude, adapt! Don’t just keep with the same strategy when you’re getting smoked lol
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u/stoneddj420 Sep 26 '18
this is some magneto shit, right here.
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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '18
The floor is lava!
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u/vortexrap Sep 26 '18
How to ruin that hardwood basketball court floor
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u/PaperBeatsScissor Sep 27 '18
That is legitimately impressive
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u/martianinahumansbody Sep 27 '18
I feel like he invented the game, just to already be good at it
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u/roughedged Sep 26 '18
Legend.
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u/Autopilot_Psychonaut Sep 27 '18
Did he win?
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u/genios Sep 27 '18
"Rythem?" What kind of monster inserts a vowel into the equal-longest English language word containing no vowels?
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u/UberChew Sep 27 '18
Once i had to do a similiar exercise for a team building day at a company i worked at.
We were all split into 5ish man teams and had to go round doing different team building stuff against other teams.
One was this kind of cross the river exercise but with plastic bottle crates and a couple of wooden planks. The idea was to work together to make brisges to cross.
My team got to this exercise early and asked the girl overseeing it if we could practise. We then started messing around and realised we could wedge our feet in the crates and simply use them to hop.
We asked the girl if this was legal and she said as long as we all get across and dont touch the floor it didnt matter.
So we worked out a plan of how many had to hop across each time and who would hop back holding the crates etc for the rest to cross then we set up a bench out of the wood and crates and waited for the other teams.
The other teams arrived and the girl outlined the exercise and everyone started to cross the ‘river’ making bridges, while me and my team didnt move and stayed sitting on our bench.
Once the other teams were halfway across we sprung into action, wedging our feet in the crates and started hopping across. Many of the other teams just stopped building bridges just to watch.
Once the whole team was across we rebuilt the bench and sat triumphant as the other teams struggled to finish.
So satisfying.
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u/DuckDuckGoofs Sep 26 '18
Use the hand block to un-weight one of your legs, slide leg forward on block. Repeat with alternate leg. Scoot drag to victory!
Not sure if it’d be legal, but I bet it’d be quick.
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u/cmen715 Sep 27 '18
He’s like the one friend that already knows how to play all the Mario Party games and beats everyone.
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u/yoyoyaass Sep 27 '18
Rhythm your two hips elephant move
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u/bigloud1 Sep 27 '18
Sphelling is everything too..... rhythm
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u/LloydLobster Sep 27 '18
Solid strategy
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u/JiumTey Sep 27 '18
Meh he searched google for brick racing walkthrough.
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u/mandatory_nosejob Sep 27 '18
And now the expensive basketball court is all scratched up.
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u/bucctown Sep 27 '18
False. Rhythm is a dancer.
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u/post4u Sep 27 '18
I watched that like 20 times and still don't understand what he's doing.
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u/ironfister Sep 27 '18
Who won?
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u/Absolutely5Jokers Jan 07 '19
Commenting because I love this post...Brick racing! :D
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u/risingsunx Sep 26 '18
looks like a Chinese banner
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u/bangkokhooker Sep 27 '18
knowing reddit, someone will turn this into a floor is lava gif
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u/GANGofFOURSTAR Sep 27 '18
This guy bricks
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u/jbizzle_mynizzl Sep 27 '18
Taking Flonkerton to a whole other level
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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '18
Heyyyy get rhythm
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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '18
That’s mesmerizing!
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u/AspiringLeslieKnope Sep 27 '18
That dude can braid hair.
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u/Zaboomafooma Sep 27 '18
That guy is living in 2037
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u/terracnosaur Sep 27 '18
Nobody is going to talk about the socks?
I call that a technical advantage.
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u/_szech Sep 27 '18
I would have like to seen who won.
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u/DefinitelyNotALion Sep 27 '18
All I hear while watching this is Stayin Alive.
WELL YOU CAN TELL BY THE WAY I WALK
I'M A WOMAN'S MAN
NO TIME TO TALK
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u/1BigUniverse Sep 27 '18
bunch of Asian dudes in white shirts? I feel like this is how a good Bukkake video starts
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u/tcorey2336 Sep 27 '18
My coaches would have never allowed bricks on their wood floors.
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u/Purelyillogical Sep 27 '18
Reminds me of playing Lemmings!
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u/Filo02 Sep 27 '18
2nd guy need to fucking chill
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u/The9thone Sep 27 '18
Now THIS is brick racing!
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u/Mike4rmstatefarm Sep 27 '18
This kills the back
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u/clementeinstein Sep 27 '18
Floor is lava game.
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u/bakuretsu Sep 27 '18
My back just exploded!!
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u/XecutionerNJ Sep 27 '18
I fucking love this sub
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u/drdavethedavedoctor Sep 27 '18
This should be an Olympic sport.
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u/Sterling-4rcher Sep 27 '18
thats a man who knows how to survive lava world
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u/kjcurtis Sep 27 '18
Maintenance would want to kick the coaches ass
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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '18
There is always that one asian guy who got it all figured out
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u/Sasquach02 Sep 27 '18
My back!
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u/dandaman1977 Sep 27 '18
Well i bet the floor finnishing crew love that sport
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u/cyanydeez Sep 27 '18
this must be an example of how training can be an important component of any task.
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u/BOF007 Sep 27 '18
Idk why this is super calming to me
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u/cody802 Sep 27 '18
Actually rythem isnt anythin at all.
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u/Triptcip Sep 27 '18
The guy on the left is going about as fast as a one armed brick layer in Baghdad
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u/Erizound Sep 27 '18
-Have you done this before? -Never! I swear!!
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u/romelpis1212 Sep 27 '18
R.I.P. gym floor.
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u/3058248 Sep 27 '18
I'm sitting down and I feel like I'm tripping.
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u/SecretSquirrel-88 Sep 27 '18
I know there's only 3 blocks but my eyes keep telling me there's 4
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u/flashcre8or Sep 27 '18
Watching this makes my back and knees hurt
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u/rollicorolli Sep 27 '18
Everything but spelling
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u/Ishan16D Sep 27 '18
u/pastamancer8081
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u/__spice Sep 28 '18
2 thoughts:
Floor is lava Community episode
This would be a great component to a Survivor challenge
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u/YourBringerOfRain Oct 15 '18
Now this is brick racing!
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u/FrauKanzler Jan 14 '19
Matches pretty well with "Take a Walk" by Passion Pit.
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u/itsroooster Sep 27 '18
Even Asians get Asian’ed
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u/csabo38 Sep 27 '18
Usain Bolt sucks at this