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Well, I tried it!
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:15 am
by hierachy
From the other thread:
I am going to attempt a double cork at gym tonight. I doubt any of you know what that is, nor do you really need to. All you need to know is that there is a fairly high possibility that I will die. Then again... maybe I will land it.
There will be a video either way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft-goUAqlYs
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:26 am
by spacemonkey
THAT WAS BADA$#!!!! WOW!! I never felt the urge to defy gravity that way though! LOL!!!! Very cool Dude!! Keep at it! You WILL land that sucker yet!!!!!1
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:30 am
by Seareach
Wow! That's just brilliant...even if you didn't land on your feet...I'd be lucky to launch my body into the air that high let alone trying to spin! Hope you land it soon!
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:02 am
by hierachy
I WILL get this move by Christmas.
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:22 am
by Seareach
James, what exactly do you call what you do? I mean, I'd call them "tricks" but is there a technical term for it (the "discipline" I mean)?
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:30 am
by hierachy
Haha... well you are spot on, Seareach.
They are called 'tricks', and the sport is called 'tricking'.
It has only been around for about ten years, and is generally considered to be a mix of martial arts and gymnastics.
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:38 am
by hierachy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricking
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:03 am
by Seareach
Ah...so I was close when I said "tricks"!!! Wow! I sometimes even surprise myself.
Anyway...it's really COOL! I'll never be able to do it myself...so I'll just sit here and marvel!
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:29 pm
by Warmark
Ouch.
Re: Well, I tried it!
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:33 pm
by Worm of Despite
You're a true anarchist, James! Not only defying the Gods but the laws of gravity as well.
I'm too lazy to do spins like that; my family just skydives if we ever want to spit in the face of nature. Heh.
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:35 pm
by Creator
it is way cool! you should do a video of ALL the tricks!!
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:36 pm
by A Gunslinger
I want to skydive in the WORST way!
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:01 pm
by Worm of Despite
A Gunslinger wrote:I want to skydive in the WORST way!
The worst way is without a parachute. Sorry, had to do it.
Actually, I've never skydived myself, but my grandfather was a jumpmaster for the HALO Committee. If I recall correctly, he told me you don't really feel the classic sensation of falling that you'd expect; all you get is an immense pressure. Most new people read their altimeters to tell what altitude they are, but people like my grandfather could tell when to open by just feeling the pressure change as they fell.
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 4:20 am
by jwaneeta
Wow, James. That is simply amazing!