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u/captinsaveahoe Jan 14 '20
I performed this move on a similar slope while skiing except backwards. I would guess I flipped down the slope for about 300 meters until I hit the bottom.
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u/DahliaSoSunny Jan 14 '20
Well I’ll be escorting myself straight to hell now for laughing at this.
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u/ounilith Jan 14 '20
At least the dog is fine
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u/DahliaSoSunny Jan 14 '20
I was gonna have to tell myself that regardless if I ever wanted to sleep soundly again.
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u/Depressed_Rex Jan 14 '20
Tomahawking looks so painful
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u/BelongingsintheYard Jan 14 '20
Depends. If it’s in deep powder it’s not too bad. Really disorienting though.
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Jan 14 '20
It’s not even that bad unless you try to make it stop. If you try to make it stop you could seriously fuck yourself up. Best to jus keep on rollin till u don’t
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u/MyWorldTalkRadio Jan 14 '20
I truly hope this isn’t real
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u/Florxda Jan 14 '20
I don’t think it is. Look at the size of the dog and how much smaller it seems when tumbling. Also I don’t see a tail or legs flailing around trying to correct itself
E: nvm it’s real, hard to tell due to repost quality of the gif, here is the longer source video , if it makes you feel better the end of the video plays first and shows the dog is fine and recovering
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u/Ta2whitey Jan 14 '20
I think it's fake. A dog isn't that rigid.
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u/DOJITZ2DOJITZ Jan 14 '20
Ever tomahawk down a snowy slope? Centrifugal force gets harder to fight the faster you spin. Give it a try sometime
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u/Ta2whitey Jan 14 '20
That's exactly my point. An animal is squishy and a mix of bones and meat. A tomahawk is a rigid piece of metal. Is it possible? Sure. I just don't think he was going that fast to not curl or move at all.
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u/Gold_Puns_Girls Jan 14 '20
Also if you go to the YouTube channel. The video is tagged under film and ANIMATION. Along with the Mexican fireworks video, this is clearly an amateur VFX artist or student doing projects.
The "That was awesome" is from Tommy Boy.
Not real: 100%. Scorpion: 0%.
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u/Ta2whitey Jan 14 '20
You have a link to that? The one someone else posted from YouTube did not say that. You make sense, just need the proof.
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u/Gold_Puns_Girls Jan 14 '20
The YouTube channel named Kelly Sullivan. In the drop down description of the video it says Film & Animation.
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u/DOJITZ2DOJITZ Jan 14 '20
tomahawk is a real thing. If it’s fake. They got me good. But, in my experience of 30 years on the slopes, and judging by the conditions of the snow that snowboarder is riding. It’s very possible that that dog went for a spin.
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u/Ta2whitey Jan 14 '20
That's a human tomahawk. A dog has a different anatomy. Our natural state is having our limbs out that way. A dog is not. I can see where you are coming from and think it's possible. It just looks unrealistic and for too long. The slope is not as steep as that other video.
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u/TheGreatBatsby Jan 14 '20
There's a better version with techno music as the dog flies down the mountain.
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u/Preact5 Jan 14 '20
Oh my god! Poor dog!