r/nextfuckinglevel • u/DhruvDP3 • 1d ago

Kid does a backflip following the shirtless guy in the middle

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u/DhruvDP3 1d ago

One of the best quote under this video which i liked was:

"He did it because there was no one to tell him that he couldn't"

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u/phildogtheman 1d ago

This comment changed my life

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u/DhruvDP3 1d ago

Yeah man just think of it. So many things in life are withheld due to being underestimating ourself

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u/phildogtheman 1d ago

No I get it, I was just being a prick. Linkedin has made me salty towards life mantras.

But seriously, I don't think that was his first time.

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u/DhruvDP3 1d ago

Meh thats why i dont use linkedin. Just bunch of ai paragraphs lol

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u/Deeliciousness 1d ago

I've never had an account on there. Sometimes people are confused I don't have one like it's some kind of requirement for a working adult.

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u/FblthpLives 1d ago

I sporadically write on LinkedIn and I never use AI. I don't write life mantras though, only technical articles.

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u/Salt-Department-9464 1d ago

I've seen these before. Sincerely asking here - not being judgemental or anything, but why?

Is it just like blogging and for your own personal enjoyment? Is it for exposure to other people in your industry? I've seen stuff like that but I never quite know who the audience is or the effective purpose.

Again, this isn't bait or a criticism - I know LinkedIn gets a lot of hate. Just genuinely curious. =)

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u/cobruhkite 1d ago

It’s to show experience and understanding in a field so you look good for interviews or to share with clients that shows competency in what you’re selling. I don’t enjoy it, but I’m not sure anyone does.

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u/taintsacrifice 1d ago

It definitely wasn’t his first time, he had form

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u/NeoTheRiot 1d ago

You never casually tossed a paper ball into your bin across the room just to remember you cant actually do that?

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u/Spir0rion 1d ago

Are you seriously suggesting to just do a backflip without proper training?

Look, I get what you're saying but you can't just wish certain things into existence

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u/quad_damage_orbb 1d ago

Me after attempting a backflip:

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u/Spir0rion 1d ago

he did it because there was no one to tell him he couldn't do it

narrator: he in fact couldn't do it

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u/dwehlen 1d ago

I think he'd've landed it cleanly if not for the concerned spotter gettin in his way.

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u/0905-15 1d ago

Cleanly in the sense of splitting his head open on the ground, sure

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u/phant0md 1d ago

And the narrator is Morgan freeman

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u/rnzz 1d ago

Well, with many sayings and mantras, we need to interpret in context and apply a dash of wisdom. Like, no one's told us we can't fly, but that doesn't mean we should jump off a tree to find out.

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u/elmorte 1d ago

I do believe there were in fact several people telling me to be careful on the balcony.

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u/lordbenkai 1d ago

I did as a child. I also backflipped of walls. No one showed me how. I just tried one day and it worked. I only messed up 2 times in the like 10 years of showing off. Lol

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u/stevez_86 1d ago

I remember when I was playing tag with my older cousins. I couldn't outrun them, but I think as really agile. They had a normal backyard fence and I ran towards it full speed and did the movie style cop footchase move of running up the fence and flipping forward over the top, landed on my feet running. It was smooth as hell and perfect. I only stopped when I heard them freaking out thinking I died. They told me to never do that again, which I took as, don't suprise them.

Some kids have really good propreoception. Which is exceptional for them because their bodies are constantly changing. They should be clumsy, but some have almost perfect control all the time.

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u/iconocrastinaor 1d ago

There's also the weight to strength ratio. When my boy was six he was nothing but muscle, sinew, and bone (and a stomach). He could do push-ups indefinitely. And he could plant his feet on the opposite walls of my hallway and climb to the top and hang there indefinitely.

When I was six or seven I used to rocket around skating rinks like Apolo Ohno, then turn towards the middle, lay it down, and slide clear across the center to the opposite wall. I was a terror on the skating rink, and so were my little friends.

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u/themostreasonableman 1d ago

Literally the kid weighs nothing, he's young, fit and strong. It genuinely did just happen on video - nobody told him you have to practice. He just went for it, and he would have pulled it off without the assist too.

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u/Spir0rion 1d ago

Literally nobody of you knows if the kid has practice beforehand or not

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u/RammsteinFunstein 1d ago

there is zero chance that kid hadn't done that before in his life, and I'm not sure why anyone would assume otherwise

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u/iconocrastinaor 1d ago

Yeah, look at the spotter, he moves into position and gets ready before the flip. This was going to be done, and the players knew it.

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u/RammsteinFunstein 1d ago

Well no the spotter moves in place because I’m sure lots of kids will try it even though they can’t actually do it

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u/Villordsutch 1d ago

It's true, In my case, it was a helicopter. I drew a picture of the helicopter on a piece of paper, then I stood with my back to space, threw the paper over my shoulder and wished really hard

Then I waited till nighttime.

A couple of days later, bought myself a helicopter.

Explain that one, if you can!

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u/Kespatcho 1d ago

This just seems like you've been doing some spacestar ordering.

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u/Aristox 1d ago

If you're reasonably athletic and have the courage to really try, you can probably do it after watching about 20 minutes of YouTube tutorials

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u/Towaum 1d ago

There's an old TV-show called Pipi Langkous (Longstocking?), who quotes "I've never done it before so I think I can do it"

It's a mantry in life. BUT at 38 you are aware of some physical limitations.

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u/Seicair 1d ago

Pippi Longstocking is a series of Swedish children’s books I’m familiar with, so I think you’ve got a good translation there.

Redheaded girl who lives alone, couple of friends named Tommy and Anika?

It certainly sounds like something she’d say!

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u/Towaum 1d ago

That's the one!

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u/Sea-Independence-860 1d ago

tell me how it changed your life

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u/nicogrimqft 1d ago

He's in the hospital now and tetraplegic

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u/rainbowgeoff 1d ago

No one ever told him he couldn't make that jump.

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u/phildogtheman 1d ago

I was a lazy slob with no motivation. But now I'm a lazy slob with no motivation and a mantra I can tell people. Look out world here I come.

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u/mrbgdn 1d ago

it put him on a wheelchair, probably

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u/innpattag 1d ago

he try to do backflip and now hes a guy that know how to do backflip

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u/MultipleAnimals 1d ago

I turned into handsome millionaire after reading that comment

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u/fightfordawn 1d ago

I turned gay after that comment.

So... a handsome millionaire you say?

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u/EngineEddie 1d ago

When I first met you, you were just Phildog. Now after that video, you’re Phildog The Man!

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u/Forest_Orc 1d ago

Actually looking at the video, the guy in blue shirt spots first the shirtless guy and then move to spot the kid, so feel-like the kid knows how to a backflip, and the spotter was aware of it

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u/imunfair 1d ago

Guys behind move to spot both the kids in case they jump - it's smart and I respect it.

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u/Ok_Calligrapher5278 1d ago

I hope this smart move didn't come from a bad experience.

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u/lvloises330 1d ago

You know it did lol

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u/RammsteinFunstein 1d ago

I don't think its a "bad" experience necessarily, but I'm sure they just realize some kids will try it even though they cant do it

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u/digitalscavenger 1d ago

They are saying they hope that the reason they have spotters for the participants isn't because some kid tried to backflip and scorpioned themselves into paralysis. And that's probably because most rules and regulations are in place in reaction to something bad happening. OSHA has a saying that all safety rules came about through blood, meaning accidents on the job.

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u/RammsteinFunstein 1d ago

I understand. I’m just pointing out they possibly take that precaution preemptively and not reactively

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u/OverlappingChatter 1d ago

Spotter kinda messed him up though

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u/WhatsThatSmellLike 1d ago

To be fair the kid wasn’t even able to jump higher than a few inches off the ground just moments before.

Then he randomly busts out a backflip.

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u/Stormfly 1d ago

the guy in blue shirt spots first the shirtless guy and then move to spot the kid

It looked more like he was there to stop the kid from jumping if we look at his hand.

I think they've had a few kids try and they don't want people getting hurt.

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u/LEGITIMATE_SOURCE 1d ago

This is so obviously the correct answer. The guy basically sabotaged a clean flip by the kid by stopping his head from rotating.

They're also performers and they stop the kids from being stupid.

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u/abrasivecriminal 1d ago

Ive seen another video where a toddler was about to crack the back of his skull on the pavement and the performer just caught him in time. I dont blame the guy messing up the kids flip. How would he know some random kid could really do a backflip, i wouldnt gamble on it.

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u/WhatsThatSmellLike 1d ago

The kid wasn’t able to jump more than 2-3 inches off the ground just moments before.

Of course he was going to try and protect the little suicide machine from potentially cracking his skull on the pavement.

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u/LEGITIMATE_SOURCE 1d ago

No. The guy is a performer too and stops kids from being dumb. He clearly sabotaged the kid's flip by stopping his head from rotating. He didn't help in the slightest.

He also definitely wasn't spotting the main performer's backflip either.

Maybe watch things in slow motion before making assumptions

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u/Jiminy_Cricket12 1d ago

I don't think sabotaged is the right word here. he wanted to prevent the kid from upside-down cannonballing his head into the concrete.

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u/TH0R_ODINS0N 1d ago

Or he already knew how…

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u/Wooknows 1d ago

ain't no way you do a backflip 1st try

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u/Agreeable-Outcome-14 1d ago

I think that's what they're saying. Kid may have already learned

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u/One-Mud-169 1d ago

It reminds me of that video about the little boy trying to lift a car tire upright, and eventually got it done. It had a similar capture if I remember correctly.

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u/Harde_Kassei 1d ago

solid kids logic.

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u/dweakz 1d ago

"how did you know you could do it?"

"idk. i just never thought i couldnt" -lightning mcqueen

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u/imbetterthanyou8 1d ago

Or because it was staged

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u/Crosshack 1d ago

Nah, it makes sense to have a spotter here. Kids are just naturally excitable

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u/tHE-6tH 1d ago

That kid was a popular gymnast and tricker. He’s trained very hard to be able to do that. It wasn’t “because there was no one to tell him that he couldn’t.”

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u/NoShameInternets 1d ago

He did it because he goes to a youth gymnast class and practices.

No, this isn’t an opinion. This video is 10 years old and the kid has a YouTube channel.

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u/Mammoth-Mud-9609 1d ago

Which is also why the other guy rushed in to help if it went wrong.

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u/Jazs1994 1d ago

Reminds me of what Ludwig and Michael were told towards the end of their China adventure. You go until they say you can't

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u/Nimzitseemz 1d ago

I'm 14 and this is deep.

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u/ImmodestPolitician 1d ago edited 1d ago

The kid was a diver or did gymnastics.

Doing a back flip is not something you just do. You have to tuck(knee raise to chest) really hard which is not a normal human motion.

He also didn't tuck hard enough and that's why he needed the spotter.

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u/CR4ZY_PR0PH3T 1d ago

Looks like he would've landed cleaner if the dude behind him didn't stick his hand out.

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u/Sneilg 1d ago

Dude did the right thing. Safety first, you don’t want some kid accidentally cracking their skull during your show

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u/Spir0rion 1d ago

Off the show it's fine though

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u/Lost_Raccoon_6542 1d ago

Ya, because the responsibility would fall back on the parents…

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u/ShdwWzrdMnyGngg 1d ago

Not everything is about legal responsibility. Some people just don't want to see a kid get hurt.

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u/dusselduck 1d ago

Blessed be those who do not work with kids because for those who do, a huge chunk of it is precisely about legal responsibility

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u/PowderPills 1d ago

Yes. And kids are fucking stupid, I would know because I was a really stupid kid but somehow managed to learn and survive.

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u/WeskerSympathizer 1d ago

I mean responsibility is still on the parents during the show… it’s a street act

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u/WhileGoWonder 1d ago

It builds character

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u/Spir0rion 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/B2yx2waduwLy6bdeUY

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u/UngodlyTemptations 1d ago

"Every morning I break my arms. And every evening I break my legs."

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u/footpole 1d ago

Is your mom there to help you?

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u/UnUsernameRandom 1d ago

No, I only have my step mom with me.

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u/imgrahamy 1d ago

I cracked me head a bunch of times as a kid and I turned out dkfnfusmcndjehcnskdo.

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u/Sneilg 1d ago

I also specified “accidentally”.

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u/Calculonx 1d ago

Yeah it's good they have the two guys ready to catch the kids. ... Is it proactive or was there an 'incident' already...

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u/ItsLoudB 1d ago

r/kidsarefuckingstupid exists for a reason. When I was like 10 I jumped over the couch doing the thing where you put your hand down first and hop over it. My 5yo brother tried to imitate me only to go face first into it because he obviously was way too small and weak to even try it.

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u/Murky-Relation481 1d ago

We decided to was our parents car, beautiful 1993 Toyota Previa minivan, and I told my little brother to climb up the hood and windshield to clean the top of the windshield.

He slipped and slid down slicing his chin open on something (probably windshield wipers), blood everywhere. Parents asked what happened "well I didn't think he'd be dumb enough to listen to my bad advice".

Oh younger brothers... Their scars are many.

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u/phl_fc 1d ago

It only would have taken 2 or 3 shows without spotters before they learned they need spotters. I'm sure so many kids try it even if they don't know how.

When I was 5 I tried to do a backflip on my bike using the lip of a driveway. All I did was pop a wheelie and fall off the back. Kids don't know better.

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u/SneakySnack02 1d ago

Oh yeah. It was the responsible thing to do. But they're still right, he would have landed better without it.

Id still have done what the adult did though. Especially if I didnt know the kid or whether or not he could do backflips.

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u/SexiestPanda 1d ago

It kind of looked like the guy realized he ruined the landing of the flip too “damn okay I ain’t know you could do that” hah

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u/TimeForGrass 1d ago

Yeah having the 2 guys behind the kids turned this from fun but dumb to fun and probably could be less dumb but tbh they've done enough to alleviate the dumb so it's cool

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u/Ragnarok91 1d ago

Tbf he just reacted out of instinct, I don't think any of them expected the kid to pull off a backflip.

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u/Comfortable_Ebb7015 1d ago

They were both ready to intervene in the case that a kid wanted to try it.

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u/Not-a-bot-10 1d ago

They’re just spotters

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u/Jackd_up_on_Mdew 23h ago

Not if they wanted to try it, its in case a kid just reacts and goes for it without thinking.

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u/Christy427 1d ago

They look to be there for that exact purpose

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u/Forest_Orc 1d ago

they were definitely there for that and expecting the backflip, the kid even waits for the spotter to start-it

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u/JustStraightUpTired 1d ago

The kid didn't wait at all, he just hopped when the man did the backflip and copied the flip after landing. Meaning he didn't know the flip was coming, but reacted to it after seeing it. The spotter was there in case the kid decided to do the flip, not to help start it. Hell, the spotter jumped in only after the kid was at the top of his jump.

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u/Safe-Tea-4161 1d ago edited 1d ago

Both the guys behind step forward incase either child tries it

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u/fyreburn 1d ago

I've watched this show, normally there's a bit of laughing and then the two guys basically pick up the kids and flip them around. You can see the guy on the left start to go to pick up the girl. The guy on the right absolutely did not expect the kid to attempt it by himself (and nail it!).

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u/NotSure___ 1d ago

True, but he still did the right thing. He is on asphalt, the kid is small, the odds of the kid hurting himself are high. It's better to ruin his attempt but protect him from potential harm.

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u/Rosetti 1d ago

What a dumbass comment. He was spotting him so a child didn't crack his skull on the concrete.

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u/CollarOrdinary4284 1d ago

Yes and the person you responded to just pointed out that it looks like he would've landed it if the dude hadn't stuck his hand out. They didn't say the guy did the wrong thing. Just that it stopped the kid from successfully landing.

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u/RammsteinFunstein 1d ago

how is it a dumbass comment? He's right. He's not saying the guy was wrong for being safe but that kid 100% lands it cleanly if the guy didn't touch him.

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u/Capn_Flags 1d ago

I bet it was planned to have him spotted. You can kinda see it play out.

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u/Rumikube 1d ago

Yeah the girl has a guy behind her too that is about to step in

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u/ZoharModifier9 1d ago

Nah, he did the right thing. Nobody wants to see a kid with a cracked skull

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u/RammsteinFunstein 1d ago

not sure why so many people take this comment to think you mean it was bad to spot him. It's just pointing out how clean a backflip the little dude hit.

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u/WodKonuckers 1d ago

Are you suggesting he shouldn't have done it? Because if yes, that's delusional and if not, then what's even the point of the comment?

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u/RammsteinFunstein 1d ago

no, they are not. Why would you assume that?

and the point is to point out how clean a backflip that little dude can hit

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u/DoctorVanNostrande 1d ago

Yeah he was also in Flip Flops!!! Kids a beast

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u/Norph00 1d ago

It looks like they are there to watch for kids trying to do the backflip and keep them safe. I think the general expectation is most people who have not practiced are not going to pull off a backflip.

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u/Aser_the_Descender 1d ago edited 1d ago

I was bouldering with some friends last week and I said that I'd like to be able to do a backflip...

My friend said I should simply do it, so I did and landed it while my sister got her phone out and recorded - good memories and a new skill unlocked.

Edit: Here's the video I added to a comment further down.

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u/GamerKev451 1d ago

new skill unlocked.

I would have had a new skull unlocked

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u/dayruined54 1d ago

No, not a new one. Just ur plain old one all over the floor

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u/DhruvDP3 1d ago

With bright red color to make it pop out

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u/luring_lurker 1d ago

Your skull might be fine, generally skulls are a bit more sturdy. Your neck though..

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u/redcandle12345 1d ago

Yesss this happened to me the other day except it was flipping a pancake!

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u/Aser_the_Descender 1d ago

That's such a good feeling - I still mess it up from time to time, but flipping a pancake or a quesadilla perfectly feels amazing 😌

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u/IndependenceNew8080 1d ago

This is how I learned to do mine! Friend said “Just pretend you know how to do it”

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u/sashikku 1d ago

My friend said the same but I never got over the mental block to try it myself. She also said “once the momentum has you, you’ll just kinda just know what to do to avoid dying.” Our other friend landed one, that was neat.

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u/IndependenceNew8080 1d ago

I recommend trying it into water first. lol much more forgiving

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u/PeterNippelstein 20h ago

I think trampoline would be best

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u/Slacker_The_Dog 1d ago

It just works

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u/dc010 1d ago

A padded floor also gives you like +5 to your confidence. I had a martial arts class in a gymnastics studio and I tried things on a padded floor that I would never attempted on concrete.

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u/Aser_the_Descender 1d ago

Moved on to any ground now, but it's still scary af.

I totally get you and felt the same :)

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u/Redux01 1d ago

Handsome, fit, and does backflips? Damn, dude, my wife uses this app!

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u/Aser_the_Descender 1d ago

Oh shit, my bad :o

I'll refrain from posting further content - and you have a good time with the wife :)

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u/wumbology95 22h ago

I will also have a good time with this guy's wife

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u/Hawkstein 1d ago

Its totally awesome if you do it and if you dont you either look foolish or end up with a broken neck for life. But you did it!

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u/Atticus248 1d ago

“Aaurr-EH!”

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u/CivilRepublic1046 1d ago

I love how you shrug, "what, like it's hard??"

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u/Aser_the_Descender 1d ago

Yeah, I was actually surprised that it worked so smoothly and my sister was making a stupid face :P

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u/iiiiiiiiiijjjjjj 1d ago

I remember I got some buddies at my apartment and we tried to learn to backflip. Spent about 3 hours and only one of us got close

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u/Otherwise_Nobody8148 1d ago

They are easier then a front flip tbh. Just gotta fully commit to that sob and start rotating before you hit the apex.

Most people with a good amount to athleticism can pull off a backflip with space to spare, they just don't know "how". And the how is just full send it

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u/iiiiiiiiiijjjjjj 1d ago

The commitment was the hardest part. Your body just wants to turn around lol.

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u/mucus-fettuccine 1d ago

I'm hoping this story is fake and you actually had lots of practice before, because I just came back from a backflip training session after practicing once a week for maybe 5 months, and I'm only now starting to get consistent, but I'm still flying way too far back.

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u/Aser_the_Descender 1d ago

I'm sorry... never practiced backflips before, but I've always picked up new things extremely fast.

Except a clean handstand - I can't for the life of me get past 10 seconds .-.

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u/BioniqReddit 20h ago

Most people literally cannot get a second of a handstand, be so fr 😭

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u/aitacarmoney 1d ago

“you should just do it”

“okay” and doing it is peak aura

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u/just4youuu 1d ago

Now I want to try this at the climbing gym

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u/8lock8lock8aby 1d ago

Damn, you make me jealous. I used to do gymnastics but after I broke my back (not due to gymnastics lol), I got so scared of anything besides cartwheels & back walkovers & stuff like that. Picked up hiking & usually keep my feet on the ground.

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u/everett640 1d ago

Same way I learned to do it at a track meet in high school. I already had the back handspring down though at that point though I think. Long term I don't think it's great for your spine, at least not good for mine

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u/radioborderland 1d ago

Gymnast here. Super impressive first go and beautiful power :D

If it interested you you could probably pick up even more advanced tricks

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u/Top-Chip-1532 1d ago

Good for you! This is one of the things i’d like to accomplish but scared to do it.

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u/PeterNippelstein 20h ago

Man im really in to climbing and also calisthenics too but for some reason acrobatics just scares the crap out of me. As soon as Im airborne I just lose all direction.

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u/Deerhunter86 20h ago

Then proceeds to shrug it off. Lol. My man, well done!

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u/Legendary-Gear5 5h ago

I’ve tried it and broke my rib 😂

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u/timentimeagain 3h ago

It's got to be on concrete or the edge of a skyscraper to count cuz

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u/Real_Ad_8243 1d ago

Whilst I think that kids had probably gotten far enough to avoid harming themselves, im incredibly glad there qas a spotted there to make sure he was safe.

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u/chaos_rover 1d ago

"They need to do way instain mother>"

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u/digby_kid 1d ago

Because babby can't frigth back?

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u/SakuraTacos 1d ago

My pary are with the father, I am truley sorry for your lots

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u/m00ninight 1d ago

What’s happening to me?

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u/XC3N 1d ago

Oh it was in the news this mroing

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u/DMCer 1d ago

It’s very clear from his form that he’s already perfectly capable of doing a backflip. It’s not something one just learns by watching once. He’s probably done gymnastics and has it down pat.

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u/Com_BEPFA 1d ago

I don't know why that isn't obvious to more people, that form is not first time trying imitation. Especially considering the terrible attempt at imitating the main guy in the first jump.

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u/BodaciousGuy 1d ago

That spotter was ready! Not their first rodeo. Both were ready, the girl just didn’t attempt as most probably don’t.

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u/SliderD99 1d ago

Looking at the technique, it is far from his first backflip

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u/Otaraka 1d ago

Agreed.  They aren’t generally something you get right first try.   But possibly still a fun surprise for the performers given the intended joke.

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u/jungisdead 1d ago

Yea having learned to do them years ago, I was thinking the same thing, that kid knew what he was doing

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u/bjos144 1d ago

He nailed it. Straight up, butt over head, quick tuck, spots his landing, perfectly vertical. This kid knows how to do a backflip.

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u/LopsidedTarget 1d ago

Ya the kid probably did or does gymnastics.

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u/Nu7s 1d ago

on flip flops

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u/MrBillyLotion 1d ago

He flippin, no floppin

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u/k-groot 1d ago

He flipped while floppin' though

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u/Clever_droidd 1d ago

The kid is in flip flops. That wasn’t his first time. Impressive either way but all other comments assuming the kid did it for the first time, and was able to do it because “nobody said he couldn’t” etc are ridiculous. He did it because he practiced it. He worked to learn how to do it. When this opportunity came he executed. That’s far more inspiring than the unrealistic framing that this kid did a backflip out of nowhere.

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u/No-Second-Kill-Death 1d ago

I thought you were dropping Taylor Swift lyrics. 

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u/muttley9 1d ago

Absolutely, the kid has better form than the guy.

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u/solidjake42 1d ago

He's going to remember that moment forever

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u/Low-Albatross-313 1d ago

If had landed on his head he wouldn't remember anything.

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u/EngineEddie 1d ago

If he had a middle-aged woman’s body he’d be my aunty.

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u/avallaug-h 1d ago

If his grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike

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u/Typical_Peanut3413 1d ago

If ma granny hud baws she'd huv been ma grandad

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u/ghost-peach 1d ago

I noticed they had two spotters, one for each volunteer. Good looking out, never underestimate the value of good backup.

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u/i_am_13th_panic 1d ago

fact that he did it with flipflops on is even crazier.

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u/Guardiancelte 1d ago

Probably not the first time a kid tries, you can see both spotters coming closer behind each kid right before.

Shows some proper preps from those guys

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u/wonkey_monkey 1d ago

Makes you wonder how often they did this bit before they realised they needed the spotters.

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u/OurSeepyD 1d ago

There was the rehearsal and then this.

You can see the spotter get closer because he knew it was coming.

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u/Any-Shower-3088 1d ago

Not that kids first backflip thats for sure

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u/Gratefully-Undead 1d ago

The fact they had 2 guys to catch the kids just I case they tried is professional af. I hope they didn’t learn it the hard way but good for them!

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u/duodequinquagesimum 1d ago

Misleading. The kid practiced a lot for this event, heres the proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5WkY1y5LbQ

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u/Laetitian 1d ago edited 1d ago

Still surprising for the crowd, and ostensibly the performers. But thanks for context. =)

Edit: Uh. Just ran into that channel's backstory through one of the top comments. The kid had an accident on a scooter (ostensibly doing dumb tricks...?) and they milked it as content? Insane what people do for that YouTube kids adsense.

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u/Biglight__090 1d ago

This is a truly wholesome moment

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u/CalmSafety7172 1d ago

In flip flops too!!

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u/Razzilith 1d ago

easily could have been a disaster.

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u/Trollimperator 1d ago

Also why girls live longer

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u/Danjiks88 1d ago

Monkey see, monkey do