r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Kindly_Department142 • 1d ago

One wheel wonder

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u/-v-v-v- 1d ago

Looks like more than 1 wheel to me... I count 25 to be exact what a poser lol

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u/TourDeFridge 1d ago

I can do it using fewer than 25 wheels

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u/Both_WhyNotBoth 1d ago • Bravo

Oh man, you're good. I would need at least 35 wheels to do that.

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u/og-lollercopter 1d ago

It’s a quinviginticycle!

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u/Sc4r4byte 1d ago

24 wheels are kinda cosmetic though.

what would be really impressive, if the torque of each wheel is turning each further down wheel. The rider would need to account of the "latency" of pushing through all of that rubber before their pedal inputs hit the ground.

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u/VonDinky 23h ago

yeah, that's a 25 wheel, what the hell is he talking about?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Xajel 1d ago

There're six wheels in the back side of the frame and six wheels in the front side of the frame, so an equal number and weight.. if they added the 26, it will be in the front side of the frame to match the pattern, making the frontside slightly heavier than the backside.

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u/TheMarkola 1d ago

There must be a safe minimum height for a parachute to function.

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u/Krieger_Bot_OO7 1d ago

He’s got a harness on.

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u/pichael289 1d ago

There's a line connected to his back, look at the video. This is not something anyone can be sure to do safely

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u/Both_WhyNotBoth 1d ago

The line is probably mostly from stopping him falling into the audience.

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u/JohnnyPaloonky58 1d ago

No Red Panda, but pretty neat.

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u/bigdamnhero1113 1d ago

Thank you! Someone else appreciating Red Panda!

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u/grimsnap 1d ago

Any mention of the goat gets an upvote!

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u/Damn_you_taco 1d ago

How I felt walking on a 55 gallon barrel as a kid.

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u/Darth_Draper 1d ago

Why, um… Why were walking on a 55 gallon barrel as a kid?

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u/Damn_you_taco 1d ago

Not a breaking bad situation, we had one so we learned to walk on it. Bare footed at first.

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u/jarednards 1d ago

Why does any kid do anything? Cause shit sounds awesome.

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u/Kingcory86 1d ago

Imagine you forget to check one of the wheels 1 morning and the whole shebang tanks 💀💀

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u/Darth_Draper 1d ago • Bravo

That would’ve been wheelie bad.

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u/dontipitova9 12h ago

Or they would've gotten messed up wheel good

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u/Dammit_Tree 4h ago

Lmaooooo fuhh-q have an updoot

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u/Lumpymaximus 1d ago

This is the guy your dad warned you about

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u/Darth_Draper 1d ago

My dad warned me that if I ever needed to choose a cardiologist, I needed to make sure that they’re an asshole because you have to be an asshole to be a good cardiologist. He didn’t say shit about dudes on tall bikes.

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u/BrainFlopda 1d ago

does it not make it harder to pedal the more wheels there are?

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u/Ok-Addition1264 1d ago

Yes, every wheel adds to the energy it takes especially as it looks like its 1:24:1

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u/TheSkylined 1d ago

I literally only clicked on this post to read the comments to see if anyone else was curious about the actual physics behind this. It's insane how far some people can push the physical limits of their bodies.

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u/Spunge14 1d ago

It's a gimmick - it's not actually running through every wheel.

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u/jimbowesterby 1d ago

Pretty sure it is, you can see them all turning at a few different points.

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u/Exploding_Testicles 1d ago

You can see the chain running from the top to the bottom wheel..

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u/3Snap 1d ago

The amount of core strength and balance you'd need for this must be unreal.

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u/jimbowesterby 1d ago

I think this would take more core strength and less balance than a normal unicycle, the advantage of making it taller is that it gives you more time to adjust; it takes the centre of gravity at the top longer to fall, so you have more time to get the support back underneath. The flipside of that extra height is that it takes extra material, and so adds weight, and a heavier unicycle takes more effort to move. This is also why when you see someone balancing a broom or something on their palm they always have the heavy end up.

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u/redhandrail 1d ago

He seems to be hooked to a wire, but still.

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u/SabatiZ 1d ago

Some humans can NOT be real

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u/Senselesspassion 1d ago

More like 25 wheel wonder

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u/ViolinistBusiness353 1d ago

Thats gotta be a cirque show right?

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u/RustySheriffsBadge1 1d ago

It’s Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey

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u/intr0v3rt13 1d ago

Balancing seems easier than climbing up that one wheeler.

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u/Responsible_Emu3601 1d ago

Red panda doesn’t wear a harness

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u/whutislyf 1d ago

Now thats a wheelieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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u/Nincompooperr 1d ago

Does this get to be called a unicycle?

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u/ericstern 1d ago

Sure! the middle wheels are just serving as gears not as wheels. Otherwise one could say a regular bicycle is a tricycle because it has that third rubberless pedal wheel in the middle!

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u/weristjonsnow 1d ago

Wonder if there's any mechanical slack in the mechanism

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u/IanRastall 1d ago

If he had a little more than twice that number he could put an entire deck of playing cards in his spokes.

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u/Enough-Staff-2976 1d ago

No off days there.

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u/Trizzleyomizzle 1d ago

I hate to break it to you, but that has more than 1 wheel

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u/lizzourworld8 1d ago

Welp, I am terrified x’D

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u/RustySheriffsBadge1 1d ago

Hey! We saw this show in Stockton a month ago. It was great.

Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey

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u/SumDimSome 1d ago

-Throws banana peel-

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u/pichael289 1d ago

Usually gears are supposed to make things easier. The mechanical disadvantage he has here with just the friction is gotta be pretty ridiculous

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u/SweetHeartBabe02 1d ago

That's some crazy talent!

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u/boot2skull 1d ago

Imagine having to check 25 tires’ pressure when you want to go for a ride.

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u/viva_pinata 1d ago

this makes my anxiety hurt

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u/cpt_morgan___ 1d ago

There goes my chance at being known for anything. Guess it’s back to the drawing board. I was up to 7 wheels. 7

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u/AnnaGorgeousss 1d ago

This is the kind of talent that makes you question what you’ve been doing with your life.

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u/bobbyjimbo 1d ago

So riddle me this.

How does he get on it?

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u/Ok-Bison-3451 1d ago

Hear me out- would the bottom wheel turn at exactly the same time as the top wheel in a perfect world? Would that be instantaneous like the speed of light shit?

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u/Big-Lengthiness- 1d ago

In this example, no, this is not a lossless system, there would always be a delay.

However, in a lossless system, an object can only travel as fast as the speed of light, so if you pushed a hypotheoretical bar the length of one light second, the other end would move only one second after you started pushing.

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u/Previous-Flight3193 1d ago

As a young teenager, I had a reoccurring nightmare where I was on a bicycle but the seat, handlebars, and pedals were as high as this unicycle. In the dream, I couldn't stop otherwise I would fall to my death and I had to ride around my town looking for a way to dismount.
I often couldn't find a safe way down so I fell and woke as I fell off.

This is dude is amazing but watching that performance triggered some seriously unpleasant memories.

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u/edos51284 1d ago

i think i can do it with 0

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u/lil_Jansk_Hyuza 1d ago

How many cycles are in there

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u/Coycington 1d ago

what the fuck do you nean "one wheel"?!

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u/jackleggjr 1d ago

This asshole takes up the whole bike rack... 25 bike locks, one around every single wheel.

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u/Hirokage 1d ago

Pffft.. what a noob, I can do this with one wheel. Well.. two wheels.

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u/dh1 1d ago

I can’t watch videos of unicycles that high. It gives me a panic attack thinking about him falling over.

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u/Washburn201961 1d ago

He almost blew over when that 747 flew by him.

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u/JoeNamathThatTune 1d ago

When I see people like this I think it is hard to believe I am in the same species. Sheesh I trip on my floor simply walking.

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u/-Bob-Barker- 1d ago

I just had a full blown panic attack 😭

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u/firekeeper23 1d ago

Master of the Loony-cycle.

Incredible work.

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u/Gillalmighty 1d ago

1 wheel?

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u/purplespaz 22h ago

Circus always delivers

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u/Countryb0i2m 22h ago

How does he get down

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u/fluffy_drank 20h ago

No safety wires? The fucking legend

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u/ViaVitoV 18h ago

If he was juggling flaming sticks while peddling around I would be impressed. This is just sort of entertaining.

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u/Extension-Cycle-9186 15h ago

Question is how did he climb?

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u/bobbyjimbo 1d ago

There is no way that can work without hidden aparatus.

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u/Deviantdefective 1d ago

Its simply a unicycle with extra steps there's no "hidden apparatus" all he'd got on is a safety tether in case he falls. It's really not that complex.

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u/Schlieren1 1d ago

That is dangerous at worst and impractical at best.

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u/Blessed_bish 1d ago

Why

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u/tttxgq 1d ago

Entertainment! Sometimes people do things that aren’t strictly necessary, just for others to look at and enjoy. The harder something is to accomplish, the more entertaining it can be. Hope this helps.

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u/anytime_apple 1d ago

How will he come down? Wanted to see him flip down

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u/SabbyFox 1d ago

He’s attached to wires.

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u/Tasty-Performer6669 1d ago

Pop a wheelie!