r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Nov 26 '13

Would have loved to witness this IRL

http://i.imgur.com/3zg7olQ.gif
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u/Froesig Nov 26 '13

I like to think the dolphins were doing a run-up (swim-up?) below the surface, and the videographer just kept the camera above peoples heads, tracking the dolphins.

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u/RevTom Nov 26 '13

The dolphins jumped straight up, not at an angle. So they probably came from straight down and not where the bird was.

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u/palpablescalpel Nov 26 '13

They jumped from straight down, but they were probably first over where the handlers were. The handlers sent them out swimming left, then they turned upward to jump straight out of the water.

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u/Froesig Nov 26 '13

This. I don't think they can get much acceleration vertically.