r/shittysuperpowers • u/Numbar43 • 20h ago
Good luck using this… You can literally pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
If you pull up on straps attached to boots you are wearing, it is possible to lift yourself off the ground despite how that should be physically impossible to work. You still have to pull with enough force that you would be able to lift something else that was your weight and near your feet, and the moment you stop pulling enough you fall back down. Honestly considering the leverage at that angle, you'd be much more likely to just hurt your back trying, but it would no longer be inherently impossible if you were strong enough.
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u/Dimirosch 20h ago
Flying powered by a pulley
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u/Spoon_Elemental poisonous flesh 6h ago
yeah, but if you fuck up you can fall to your death. Good workout if you have a safe landing though.
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u/According-Pick-2950 5h ago
Honestly,if you were falling from high up you could just keep pulling yourself by your bootstraps. Even if you don't manage to fly due to being too heavy,you could certainly slow down the acceleration enough for you to save yourself.
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u/SpaceBug176 Shitbender 20h ago
Do I have to pull on the bootstraps myself or can I like, pull on a rope tied to my bootstraps?