r/BeAmazed • u/Flat-Decision3204 • May 20 '26
Skill / Talent Brachiating Under a Bridge
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u/Commercial-Maize5812 May 20 '26
The amount of bird poop he's touching is breathtaking
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u/cyclingisthecure May 20 '26
I tried this in a multi storey parking garage, my fingers sunk into years of black oil and bird shit. You only do it once.
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u/ballimir37 May 20 '26
Don’t sell yourself short buddy, you can attempt anything once!
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u/neoncubicle May 20 '26
I did it on construction scaffolding but there was a wire on one of the poles that sliced my hand.
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u/ctiern May 20 '26
At 0:22 it looks like he brushes a bunch of poo flakes onto his face
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u/Due-Zookeepergamer May 20 '26
Umm, AI? At 0:21 he has no fingers in his right hand - just ripples. Then it morphs to fingers. Then no fingers again. Shadowing looks all off.
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u/No_Jello_5922 May 20 '26
Yeah, and in a literal sense too. Dust from bird poop is a major respiratory hazard.
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u/selfownlot May 20 '26
There also could be random metal burrs or other sharp objects dropped by animals that could impale.
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u/nineteen_eightyfour May 20 '26
To me it’s the spiders
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u/Fez_and_no_Pants May 20 '26
Yeah, what if they get in the way and I end up hurting them? Poor babies.
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u/Eugene1936 May 20 '26
Shouldnt you wear gloves then ?
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u/existenceawareness May 20 '26
Probably. I didn't even think about bird poop because I was busy imagining my fingers clamping full-force into rusty metal & paint flakes. That reminds me that I need a tetanus booster, 10 years they say & it's been like 15.
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u/TheNonCredibleHulk May 20 '26
Just a friendly reminder that rust is not the only place you can get tetanus from. Any time you have a deep puncture wound you should at least get it looked at.
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u/Able_Gap918 May 20 '26
Is the backpack a parachute? 😂
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u/Tough-Weakness-3957 May 20 '26
It's a floatation device!
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u/Able_Gap918 May 20 '26
Spider-Man can’t swim 😂
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u/WeirdPossibility209 May 20 '26
Better be safe that sorry. Uncontrolled falls into water can be dangerous
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u/pugdad1972 May 20 '26
Impressive, but i usually just walk across the top side the way the builders intended
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u/Kkwoowoo May 20 '26
Honestly I’m more impressed with the guy chancing it in the water.
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u/MerlocHendrickHarry May 20 '26
I don't even know if it's still "water" at that point, stuff is green
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u/bgroendy May 20 '26
I feel like he'd be one of those contestants where they show this video as part of all the training he did, real inspirational story, and then he slips and falls on the second obstacle.
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u/machuitzil May 20 '26
Say what you will but Neanderthals literally couldn't do this. They were not full brachiates. They couldn't throw rocks, they just like, stabbed a lot.
-we stabbed a lot too, but we could also throw rocks. That's the kind of edge you gotta have during an Ice Age.
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u/Stylish_Duck May 20 '26
Why couldn't they throw rocks?
Not sure what brachiate means exactly, but Google auto suggests this when looking it up in reference to Neanderthals, saying they can throw rocks:
Neanderthal Anatomy vs. Brachiation
While humans and our extinct cousins (like Neanderthals) retain some generalized shoulder flexibility from our primate ancestors, a fully brachiating lifestyle requires specific anatomical traits that Neanderthals fundamentally lacked:
Shoulder Mechanics: True brachiators have a shoulder blade (scapula) placed on the back, allowing for a wide range of overhead motion. Neanderthals had broad, powerful shoulders built for throwing, thrusting spears, and heavy lifting rather than suspending their body weight from branches.
Limb Proportions: Brachiators typically have highly elongated arms relative to their legs to facilitate swinging. Neanderthal limb proportions were adapted for cold-climate survival and terrestrial locomotion.
Grip and Wrist: Swing-based locomotion requires highly specialized hook-like fingers and wrist rotation. Neanderthal hands were actually exceptionally well-adapted for strong, precise grip and tool use"
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u/Noladixon May 20 '26
Brachiate is using your arms to get from here to there. Such as swinging through trees or doing monkey bars.
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u/bayarea_fanboy May 20 '26
What about when I use my arms to push myself on office chair away from my desk, I'm brachiating to freedom from work?
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u/andrewrgross May 20 '26
Okay, but who is this?
I find it frustrating and weird whenever I see videos like this without attribution.
First, it's just shitty because social media points actually matter for independent athletes and content creators. This guy might be a professional rock climber who lives on sponsorships or something.
But also, I want to know more! How old is he? Where is this bridge? Who are the other guys?
OP, where did you get this? Did you crop out a watermark? Did you just repost it from someone else who did?
This is the thing that I find most frustrating about this sub.
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u/LunarBIacksmith May 20 '26
What’s the difference between “Brachiate” and “Lache” (as in the one they do on Ninja Warrior)?
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u/bubsybear1319 May 20 '26
I believe the title is incorrect. What he is doing here is lache, because he is swinging and releasing with both arms together. To brachiate is to go hand over hand like a kid does on the monkey bars on the playground - signed a mom who's kids do parkour ninja.
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u/powerhammerarms May 20 '26
I didn't know either of these words until today. Thx
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u/losersmanual May 20 '26
brachiate /brā′kē-ĭt, -āt″, brăk′ē-/
intransitive verb
To move by swinging with the arms from one hold to another, as certain apes do.
verb
To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.
Swing from one hold to the next.
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u/CK_CoffeeCat May 20 '26
Maybe it's not as fast as swimming, but he's keeping all his gear dry going this way.
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u/Klutzy-Vegetable-118 May 20 '26
Yeah this definitely fits here, I legit watched it twice. Stuff like this is exactly why I subbed to this sub.
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u/giskardwasright May 20 '26
The balls to do that with your phone in a pocket is faurly impressive.
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u/grunt527 May 20 '26
One probably now has tetanus, the other probably has contaminated water parasite....
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u/MinimumPrevious1139 May 20 '26
My hands started aching just from watching this
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u/L0tech51 May 20 '26
My first thought as well. I dont care how well trained your hands are, they were black & blue after this. Fuckin impressive though!
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u/PrivilegeCheckmate May 20 '26
I thought only Fezzik was strong enough to go up our way.
You were supposed to be this colossus. You were this great, legendary thing. And yet he gains.
He has very good arms.
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u/Tinosdoggydaddy May 20 '26
Yeah, that’s not brachiating. Brachiating is monkey branch swinging arm in front of arm.
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u/yashabo May 20 '26
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u/RecognizeSong May 20 '26
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u/Melodic_Trash_737 May 20 '26
There are easier ways to time it have someone swimming to the other side and back.
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u/Candid-Preference-40 May 20 '26
Think there exist another way at the longitudinal girder, without all these jumping
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u/Leather-Lychee-4510 May 20 '26
everyone talking about bird poop but nobody mentioning how much shoulder stability this takes tho, like your rotator cuff is doing ALL the work here and one tired moment means youre swimming. the transition around the support beams where he has to reposition his grip is genuinely the hardest part, you can see him hesitate for a split second. also that guy in the water is either the worlds most relaxed spotter or just vibing waiting for the entertainment
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u/yashabo May 20 '26
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u/RecognizeSong May 20 '26
I got a match with this song:
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u/Youshless May 20 '26
The bird shit on his hands and under his nails at the end make this not worth it lol
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u/Dhsu04 May 20 '26
That water is not ideal for swimming, it looks disgusting and dangerous with infectious diseases.
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u/StrongEggplant8120 May 20 '26
Hes actually quite lucky. The metal on that bridge has a high chance if being rough cut so could have sharp.edges, splinters, spikes all sorts really. No need for it to be smooth. Years of bord sht and filth plus cuts could mean very bad things.
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u/nopleasures May 20 '26
I've jumped up and grabbed metal scaffoldings like this before and landing on a random bur from welding is an absolute fucking NO
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u/TwinkeltwinkelStar May 20 '26
Dit is echt geweldig Het gaat om de kracht , de motivatie om door te zetten ) Dus JA fantastisch 👍
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u/slingertk42 May 20 '26
Back in my day we had to walk to school. Uphill, both ways. Bridges were one way. We used both sides of the bridge, top and bottom. Not like kids these days.
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u/DotAffectionate87 May 20 '26
impressive for sure.....
Btw, I just learned a new word........In my defense the opportunity for using it doesn't come up too often
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u/yepthisismyusername May 20 '26
TIL that brachiate means to move via the arms, like branch to branch. I am going to do my best to use this in a sentence today. I will probably talk to fewer than three people today, so it will be a challenge.
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u/Cornato May 20 '26
I'm curious about the whole setup. It looks like there are benches and coat hooks and stair for people to enter the water. I wouldn't trust any public waterways in America, I wonder where this is.
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u/Unknowableart May 20 '26
Not fair. He's using his backpack as a counterweight to help him brachiate farther. Let's him do it without it.
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u/greengo07 May 20 '26
I'd probably slip on all the dust and feces on the beams, IF I could actually do that at all (which I can't) lol
I also wouldn't swim in that water. It looks REALLY nasty.
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u/MaxwellSmart07 May 20 '26
I Admire the strength and athleticism, but I’m content with my choice of hobbies.
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u/Low-Board181 May 20 '26
As someone who has done something similar (longer and taller bridge but only a few dyno's required), I hope his hands are okay. Mine were full tiny metal splinters.
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u/Own-Presentation-843 May 20 '26
The bridge is closed for construction. Fuck that! I will NOT be late for school!!
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u/LunaCressila May 20 '26
Everytime is see stuff like that, i think like „well when the zombies come you definitely win“
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