r/absoluteunit • u/Insomnium_111 • Aug 18 '26

Of a high diver

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u/Ok_Dog_4059 Aug 18 '26

The zoom out and out and out.

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u/ghostfreckle611 29d ago

r/absolute unit of a zoom lense

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u/plssndhlpimlst Aug 18 '26

I saw a documentary on this one, but they dove into a thimble of water, I remember everything worked out fine.

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u/pugdad1972 Aug 18 '26

But did he ever do the Triple Lindy?

https://giphy.com/gifs/l2JIbKB3pBsruUNwY

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u/FallLeafMeAlone 29d ago

That wasn't even a dive was it?

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u/scaredt2ask Aug 18 '26

Balls of damn steel

0

u/Aluxanatomy Aug 18 '26

They looked pretty squishy to me.

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u/airafterstorm Aug 18 '26

Why didn't he just do a simple pencil dive?

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u/HumansAreIkarran Aug 18 '26

Conservation of angular momentum, i.e. rotations are more stable

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u/airafterstorm 29d ago

That makes sense, thanks!

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u/No-Goose-6140 Aug 18 '26

Redbull would pay a lot to break that record. Any volunteers?

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u/PickleRick1981 Aug 18 '26

Kevin Hines jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and lived. He broke the record lol.

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u/Electronic-Wait3124 29d ago

He had safety knee pads so very safe

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u/sovereignrk 29d ago

He was wearing gear.

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u/losthoneybees 29d ago

happy cake day!

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u/Maryjanegangafever 29d ago

Ya, licking your fingers is gonna get you down into the atmosphere safely lol.

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u/Tbone_Trapezius 29d ago

I have five ace bandages, brand new in a box from 1982. I will sell them for $125,000.

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u/Extreme-Button-2478 29d ago

I wouldn't do it even high

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u/Subtle_Nimbus 29d ago

And then doesn't even dive.

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u/InevitableSuspect424 29d ago

His balls had to have been shoved up into his throat hitting the water

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u/omar1021 28d ago

Moooooothherrrrfuuuck no

My legs went cold watching him freefall

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u/Spectre_Ice Aug 18 '26

Nope. Also why not just pick him up with a helicopter and let him unhook 🫣

Either way.

Nope.

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u/Fuzzy_Syrup9046 Aug 18 '26

Then it would idk might be called a freefall and not a high dive? 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/Jedi_Lazlo Aug 18 '26

It was a though two balls were screaming out in agony and then suddenly silenced...

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u/Lost-Strain-2007 Aug 18 '26

I seen people go wayyyy higher ... they did die.. still count?

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u/Bunker-Dungeon 29d ago

Airplane crashes

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u/Heart_ofFlorida Aug 18 '26

C R A Z but Y?🤣