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[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My lord. Whoever planned that is a fucking genius.

[–] magikmw@lemm.ee 35 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Red Bull, if anything has amazing marketing teams.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

And engineering teams.

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[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

At the end, he did the thing Jamie Hyneman wasn't allowed to do

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago

I didn't notice his motion relative to the background the first time and rewatching it with this in mind makes the video even cooler.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

In Poland they only get BMX once per year if good harvest.

[–] papertowels@lemmy.one 24 points 2 years ago

Introduction to physics professors everywhere are salivating.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wonder how much that cost to set up

[–] jagermo@feddit.org 38 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The Prada cars probably cost a fortune, they could have saved money by using a cheaper brand.

  • Ken M.
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

GOOD point

(Been years. Love me some Ken M.)

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Wife makes Prada with salt and pepper for extra flavor.

[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I know I'm a moron but isn't this just purely visual? Like wouldn't this be the same as doing it on the ground? Still looks really cool regardless but as far as degree of difficulty isn't this just pretty much as hard as doing it anywhere else? I know this is extraordinarily difficult stuff anyways and it's still impressive, I just don't really get the point of the train other than just kinda looking neat cause of the frame of reference.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 2 years ago

There's couple extra factors

Wind - he's sometimes moving even backwards on relation to the earth. That means you'll feel the air resistance completely messing with your brain

The platforms - it's extremely narrow, just 2m wide or something. He has to land the tricks very accurately to not get thrown off the train

The fucking train - there's a non-zero chance in this to get driven over by a train

[–] UnrepentantAlgebra@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago

It's basically the same as doing it on the ground, except here you get hit by a train if you mess up.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

I'd say a bit more difficult, dude is managing his exact speed to stay in frame.

[–] courval@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, look again, it's a commercial.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

John Deere more like!

edit Oh shit, I never saw that before... And conti tyres, too

[–] walter_wiggles@lemmy.nz 7 points 2 years ago

I think it would be a bit disorienting for the rider.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah and what happens if he doesn't land a trick?

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Off the top of my head, since he's not moving, his momentum is very different than doing the tricks on the ground. He probably had to get a feel for the difference (notably the difference in air resistance, again, since he's not moving forward).

My guess is the relative distance traveled is greater than usual for some of these things (train moves at a steady speed while he's in the air, while an equivalent ground jump he'd have a velocity that would be decelerating).

[–] 0laura@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

wouldn't it be the same as wind?

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 points 2 years ago

Yep, Redbull hire and film a lot of these stunt for commercial. Also a big sponsor for extreme sport.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Seldom has the British term "madlad" been more appropriate in both the colloquial and literal sense 😆😮

[–] walter_wiggles@lemmy.nz 14 points 2 years ago

That was dope.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

It's a trip how he just stops dead when he jumps off the train, since his forward and backwards motion cancel each other out.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 years ago

I don't think this is even the craziest stuff he's done. Both brothers are crazy.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

It’s like watching a level of Motocross Maniacs

[–] vovo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Red bull is an evil company. Fuck their PR stunts.

At least 20 athletes sponsored by Red Bull or taking part in Red Bull events have died in training; while participating in their sport; or in circumstances related to their sport. The youngest was Toriano Wilson, a 14-year-old boy who was hit by another rider during a Red Bull motorcycle event in 2008.

https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/03/26/extreme-sport-deaths-are-rising-why/

Servus TV is a TV station based in Wals-Siezenheim in the Austrian state of Salzburg and owned by Red Bull Media House GmbH, a subsidiary of Red Bull GmbH ... It is politically aligned with the far right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ServusTV

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Wait. You mean a cheap, hype-driven stimulant product with unregulated "proprietary" and/or intentionally obtuse compounds claiming to grant superpowers, et al, and wildly marketed as a powerful refreshment only the most heroic mortals could be capable of enjoying casually... is tied to white supremacism?

/shockedpikachu.webm

[–] nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

damn even has the webm needs moar jpeg

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Extreme sports do kill people, I guess that's part of the appeal for people who are into that kind of thing.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That was quite the John Deere commercial.

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's a Fendt. Source: Farming Simulator enjoyer

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Hill Climb Racing in real life, lol

[–] portuga@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

California Games.

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