High_AspectRatio t1_ir1c8x0 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 4:51 PM

Reply to comment by Merfen in what goes around comes around by sometimesisleeptoo

It's entirely different from jumping on a flat surface. If you were to actually jump off the board you would just fly away from the wall.

If this is real, he basically just raised his legs closer to his body and lowered them at exactly the right time

candidateforhumanity t1_ir1ivf5 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:32 PM

for every action, en equal and opposite reaction. for him to raise his feet without exerting pressure on the board he would have to be 1. not standing on the board while going up and 2. have his head lower to compensate.

he is jumping on his way up and the curvature of the wall catches up with his trajectory, that's all. you won't magically keep flying away from the wall in a curved path

High_AspectRatio t1_ir1jag6 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:35 PM

If that is your view of what's happening, then you must think it's fake. A human just doesn't have the ability to change their trajectory in mid air.

candidateforhumanity t1_ir2btxv wrote on October 4, 2022 at 8:32 PM

he doesn't change trajectory. seen from above

TheoreticalJacob t1_ir1i7dt wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:28 PM

No it's even worse/better. He has to actually jump a tiny bit since his legs hold the force of him continuing into the wall. So he needs to jump a tiny bit, but not enough to completely overcome his momentum because he can't get it back.

This trick boggles my mind, I think the video has be to be rotated or something.

Edit: I think I can see it a bit better, just really impressive

gopherdagold t1_ir40n17 wrote on October 5, 2022 at 4:16 AM

You can see his lower body counteract the jump at the same time so the force of the tiny jump is still applied but the average momentum of his body doesn't change. Essentially the board/his feet see a jump, his torso sees a dip, and his center of mass sees no change