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Slo-Mo of Cliff Dive Gone Wrong

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by The Big Ragu, Dec 5, 2013.

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  1. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    http://vimeo.com/80704110

    This is just insane. Guy attempts a base jump with a go pro camera strapped on. The jump goes all kinds of wrong. The slow motion video is mesmorizing -- and painful -- to watch.

    On his vimeo channel, he lists the injuries as "Compression Fracture of the T12 Vertebra, 5 stitches to the eye, 6 stitches to the chin, severely sprained Back, wrist and hand. multiple bruised areas."

    Here is the original Business Insider link, where I found it.
    http://www.businessinsider.com/slow-mo-gopro-vid-of-cliff-jump-gone-wrong-is-nothing-short-of-insane-2013-12?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 5, 2013
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  2. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    This immediately came to my mind:

     
    Baron Scicluna, Dec 5, 2013
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  3. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    *THUD*
     
    Double J, Dec 5, 2013
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  4. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Haven't clicked on the vimeo link yet. Now sure I want to.
     
    old_tony, Dec 5, 2013
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  5. Rusty Shackleford

    Rusty Shackleford Active Member

    I thought of this:

     
    Rusty Shackleford, Dec 5, 2013
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  6. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Is there any evidence the guy is a jerk? Because if he's a regular good guy, I don't want to watch.
     
    poindexter, Dec 5, 2013
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  7. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    That's a good one too.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Dec 5, 2013
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  8. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    The original---from 100 years ago



    And the back story from wiki

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Reichelt
     
    Captain_Kirk, Dec 5, 2013
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  9. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    I thought this thread would be about this former staple on "ABC's Wide World of Sports:"

     
    HanSenSE, Dec 6, 2013
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  10. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Damn.

    Is this an allegory for gold prices?
     
    Football_Bat, Dec 6, 2013
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  11. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    The only thing funnier than that video is this, from the comment section:

    Hello my name is Franz Reichelt and welcome to jackass
     
    Double J, Dec 6, 2013
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  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I just looked at the comments. ... The guy above that comment complained that the audio is broken.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 6, 2013
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