Waterslide Jump

daveake · 07 Aug 2009, 22:29

YouTube Video

Pudding · 07 Aug 2009, 23:42

Now THAT is f*cking impressive. BALLS OF STEEL!

~Helen~ · 08 Aug 2009, 00:46

That's some accuracy or just bloody good luck!!!

duke knooby · 08 Aug 2009, 01:15

awesome

roomster · 08 Aug 2009, 03:18

Like the comments on YouTube I have to say that the jump is fake... But a good video though

Wario · 08 Aug 2009, 03:19

Fake Fake Fake Fake.

Pudding · 08 Aug 2009, 09:07

What part(s) of it are fake?

Elijah's way · 08 Aug 2009, 09:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudding

What part(s) of it are fake?

I don't know it looks real to me.

that's one ballzy motherf..ker

Pudding · 08 Aug 2009, 09:22

It looks pretty real to me too.

**The Flying Mouse** · 08 Aug 2009, 17:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by roomster

Like the comments on YouTube I have to say that the jump is fake... But a good video though

It isn't a hard illusion to fake, given the patience to do it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudding

What part(s) of it are fake?

Real guy jumps down the slide.

You might notice that there is a dip where, just for a couple of seconds, the slider is out of sight.

At this point the slider stops and a dummy is propelled forward (think man being fired out of a cannon for example) into the pool.

The dummy splashes down in the paddling pool, and the dude who has been there all along stands up to receive his applause.

It might take time, practice, a hell of a lot of working out, and more than one or two goes to get it perfect, but it's the most likely explaination.

Wario · 08 Aug 2009, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Flying Mouse

It isn't a hard illusion to fake, given the patience to do it.

Real guy jumps down the slide.

You might notice that there is a dip where, just for a couple of seconds, the slider is out of sight.

At this point the slider stops and a dummy is propelled forward (think man being fired out of a cannon for example) into the pool.

The dummy splashes down in the paddling pool, and the dude who has been there all along stands up to receive his applause.

It might take time, practice, a hell of a lot of working out, and more than one or two goes to get it perfect, but it's the most likely explaination.

Neil, your really starting to disturb me

**The Flying Mouse** · 08 Aug 2009, 19:28

Well I did start out in the entertainment game as a magician, so i'm wise to certian switches

Betty · 08 Aug 2009, 19:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Flying Mouse

It isn't a hard illusion to fake, given the patience to do it.

Real guy jumps down the slide.

You might notice that there is a dip where, just for a couple of seconds, the slider is out of sight.

At this point the slider stops and a dummy is propelled forward (think man being fired out of a cannon for example) into the pool.

The dummy splashes down in the paddling pool, and the dude who has been there all along stands up to receive his applause.

It might take time, practice, a hell of a lot of working out, and more than one or two goes to get it perfect, but it's the most likely explaination.

Naah, that´s unlikely.

See how he tries to balance is body while he flies and how he pulls up his legs and arms to his body just shortly before he lands in the pool.
Also, if you look closely there is a dummy lying around near the scaffolding.

NO FAKE imo

And an amazing video!!

Pudding · 09 Aug 2009, 01:01

Yeah the arms and legs flailing is a bit of a giveaway that it isn't a dummy. The guy would have to stop suddenly in the dip and they'd have to propel the dummy somehow, anyone spot a cannon or a large catapult?. And obviously they're going to use a dummy for their practice runs, to get their calculations right. You can also hear the dude sliding down and the noise i consitent all the way through, you'd hear a cannon being fired.

lisa01 · 09 Aug 2009, 01:48

I thought the video on you tube was good from lisa01

mszee · 10 Aug 2009, 20:11

I think it's a fake as well...what got me thinking about it is...when the guy goes down the waterslide...he kinda disappears for a few moments...video looks chopped up and patched up...dunno...just my opinion...

I do think it's one guy going down the waterslide and the other guy goes into the water or something like this...

snowy · 10 Aug 2009, 21:37

This video was mentioned in today's London Metro newspaper - it doesn't take long for hair-brained video's to make the circuit these days!

AndrewG · 10 Aug 2009, 21:55

It's making it's way all over the internet too!

09 Aug 2009, 01:48	#15
lisa01 Super Loafer Join Date: 01.04.2009 Location: Ashington in Northumberland Posts: 334	waterslide jump I thought the video on you tube was good from lisa01

07 Aug 2009, 23:42	#2
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	Now THAT is f*cking impressive. BALLS OF STEEL!

08 Aug 2009, 00:46	#3
~Helen~ Mega Loafer Join Date: 01.11.2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,958	That's some accuracy or just bloody good luck!!!

08 Aug 2009, 01:15	#4
duke knooby Mega Loafer Join Date: 24.06.2005 Location: belfast Posts: 17,888	awesome

08 Aug 2009, 03:18	#5
roomster Super Loafer Join Date: 11.03.2009 Location: Norway Posts: 536	Like the comments on YouTube I have to say that the jump is fake... But a good video though

08 Aug 2009, 03:19	#6
Wario Monstro helps me spell things... Join Date: 05.01.2007 Location: Masculine, Pennsylvania Posts: 9,105	Fake Fake Fake Fake.

08 Aug 2009, 09:07	#7
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	What part(s) of it are fake?

08 Aug 2009, 09:22	#9
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	It looks pretty real to me too.

08 Aug 2009, 19:28	#12
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	Well I did start out in the entertainment game as a magician, so i'm wise to certian switches

09 Aug 2009, 01:01	#14
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	Yeah the arms and legs flailing is a bit of a giveaway that it isn't a dummy. The guy would have to stop suddenly in the dip and they'd have to propel the dummy somehow, anyone spot a cannon or a large catapult?. And obviously they're going to use a dummy for their practice runs, to get their calculations right. You can also hear the dude sliding down and the noise i consitent all the way through, you'd hear a cannon being fired.

10 Aug 2009, 20:11	#16
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	I think it's a fake as well...what got me thinking about it is...when the guy goes down the waterslide...he kinda disappears for a few moments...video looks chopped up and patched up...dunno...just my opinion... I do think it's one guy going down the waterslide and the other guy goes into the water or something like this...

10 Aug 2009, 21:37	#17
snowy Super Loafer Join Date: 21.04.2006 Location: Herts Posts: 292	This video was mentioned in today's London Metro newspaper - it doesn't take long for hair-brained video's to make the circuit these days!

10 Aug 2009, 21:55	#18
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,077	It's making it's way all over the internet too!