More marketing for the endless marketing machine that is Red Bull. The cans cost 1c to produce, but most of the profit is spent on marketing of this sh1tty product, so they can sell more, and use the profits to market it some more... Coca-Cola did this for over a century before them.
As someone who used to do comp mountain biking, that shit isn't as easy as it sounds. Major kudos to you! Remember to keep both wheels vertical, or your skin won't like you for a few weeks.
Cool you used to compete? I've done some "fun" mountain bike races and done well because I'm usually the only woman in my age group competing lol. Won by being the only entry!
It's my mental health fix. You can't come back angry and stressed after riding a mountain bike on a beautiful trail. I'm headed to the U.S. from Canada to do some riding next week!
East Coast, stick to the Appalachian trails of the upper North East. West Coast, go visit the glacial trails. Midwest, watch out for tornadoes, & maybe stay away from the Rockies; those trails are rudely abusive to your quads. 😅
So I showed this to my son and he told me number one the guy that’s doing this is scared of heights number two the stuff that it’s made out of is the same material that Formula One race cars are made out of, they tried wood, but it was too heavy.#GetWithTheTimesOldMan.
I’m pretty sure someone who isn’t normally scared of heights would still do the butt-pucker from this altitude. It takes like 100 jumps before you’re allowed to jump non-tandom. So even though he has a parachute. He’s still not “safe”.
Real talk: what is this butt pucker thing people keep mentioning? I've only ever heard of it on imgur. When I get scared or anxious, I get a sinking or dropping feeling in my stomach, but no butt symptoms. Is this really a thing? Is it an affectation? Is it culture-bound? Do some people do it and others don't? Why is imgur the one and only place that talks about it?
It's an adaptation from the 'so scared that I shit my pants' cliche. You'd pucker your butt to hold back the flow. As far as usage, I've heard it out on the wilds often enough.
What happens to the bike when it goes over? Does it have a tiny parachute? Or does it just slam into someone’s house? Or land in a field to be gobbled up by a combine harvester?
Good luck holding onto a bike while decelerating from 125mph to walking pace in 2 seconds. Besides, you don’t want any stcky out things that might tangle your lines on deployment. So it would have to have it’s own chute if at all.
When they did the Mt Dew commercials they dumped the bike at about 6k feet and tracked the hell away before pull time. I think one still hit someone’s canopy
99% chance that bike is tethered to the guy, and he's clearly wearing a parachute. As much as they hide it, shit like this is insanely carefully planned because Red Bull do not want to be sued back to the dark ages if it goes wrong.
If you think about it, though, almost any scenario where he needs it will involve him tumbling quite a bit as he falls, and that’s still a pretty scary situation for a skydiver.
That's on case he falls off the bike, not off the balloon. Can you imagine the crap you'd get off your mates if you rode a BMX on a fucking hot air balloon and hurt yourself doing a bunny hop?!
My surfboat row team approached RedBull for them to sponsor a boat. They said yes, but on condition we supply them with film of us going out in stupid dangerous conditions. We said nah, it's dangerous enough already. They're ruthless.
AverySillyName
heteroscedastic
Fuck off, sugary drink.
Fishkeeper
That's the least of the concerns about that stuff.
TankardHoot
HeywouldJablowme
Type17
More marketing for the endless marketing machine that is Red Bull. The cans cost 1c to produce, but most of the profit is spent on marketing of this sh1tty product, so they can sell more, and use the profits to market it some more... Coca-Cola did this for over a century before them.
J4nein4ne
It's still, just... such a *profoundly* bad idea, though...
slotheroll
DarkBusterBaron
If it makes you feel better he's wearing a parachute.
ScottyDoesDev
chittychittybangbanglovesustoo
I jumped over a log with my mountain bike a few days ago. It was a pretty big log. Well, more like a medium sized log.
booboothefool
A large log the size of a medium log
LarvaLamp
I bet you got like three feet of air!
SerenePrincess013
As someone who used to do comp mountain biking, that shit isn't as easy as it sounds. Major kudos to you! Remember to keep both wheels vertical, or your skin won't like you for a few weeks.
chittychittybangbanglovesustoo
Cool you used to compete? I've done some "fun" mountain bike races and done well because I'm usually the only woman in my age group competing lol. Won by being the only entry!
SerenePrincess013
I was a kid, & both a lot stupider & a lot more reckless back then lol. But mountain biking is a lot of fun, even without the race aspect.
chittychittybangbanglovesustoo
It's my mental health fix. You can't come back angry and stressed after riding a mountain bike on a beautiful trail. I'm headed to the U.S. from Canada to do some riding next week!
SerenePrincess013
East Coast, stick to the Appalachian trails of the upper North East. West Coast, go visit the glacial trails. Midwest, watch out for tornadoes, & maybe stay away from the Rockies; those trails are rudely abusive to your quads. 😅
iananimated
Redbull executives coming up with ideas in the boardroom
imainlinemaplesyrup
It’s all BMX fun and games until you get confused with another spy ballon
MarkySpaceMagnet
I'd pay to watch that engagement
ballsoutflyer
That hip thrust at the end. haha.
notyoubizness
Its the people below who will pay. The bike has no parachute.
ImHereToCommentOnEverything
*Anxiety activated*
atomfixes101
He has a parachute on
ImHereToCommentOnEverything
I stand by what I said
DoctorNinjah
He's wearing a helmet, it's okay.
ThePastmaster
He's wearing a 'shute, it's okay.
ImHereToCommentOnEverything
I stand by what I said
profloyo
Overdrive mode initiated
cheeseguy3412
"No Mr. Hawk, I expect you to fly." - My brain, for some reason.
Rustmyer
Geo80
That's gonna be a no for me dawg.
Mansooratyale
ThankYouForYourTime
How much adrenaline does one need?
drcookieninja
Depends on how dead you are.
70ikketje2000
Depends on the amount of braincells I guess
newsguycraigevans
In my day we didn't have to do insane stunts like this for a rush, we just did coke like normal people
DaveTheScientist
According to RedBull, all of it. Seriously, they out RedBull-ed themselves on this one.
creepwood
all of it
RPCd
Well it is a soda pop marketing machine fueled by desperate youth. Money is what they need.
SerenePrincess013
Less than that. If you need this level of adrenaline, just be an adult & do cocaine.
ThankYouForYourTime
I feel like these dudes would rail that coke in some high intensity way
nclu
at least 9
LordLchaim
5/7
CDNJoe2
If I had that kind of money and time to spare on something dumb. I would do something else.
humorouslyoptimystic
Redbull has money to waste......noted
toomanymemesandnotenoughmemeory
I wanna see he purposely overshoot that bowl!
Heisanevilgenius
This makes me more angry than scared. Why would you do this? How dare you?
DatGuyOvaDare
galapas
Good thing you have pics as no one is going to believe you.
skyfishgur
ball curling
Quizz25S
Gotta hand it to redbull, they created a media empire and always come up with the craziest shit.
RodgerRodger
GrogMetron
Very courageous??? This is just stupid.
MarkySpaceMagnet
This has nothing to do with courage, it's all about adrenaline.
xcelita
He's wearing a parachute. So there's some safety measures at least
SolHSA
you say courageous, I say stupid
bhobby1212
So I showed this to my son and he told me number one the guy that’s doing this is scared of heights number two the stuff that it’s made out of is the same material that Formula One race cars are made out of, they tried wood, but it was too heavy.#GetWithTheTimesOldMan.
76000BatteryLlamas
So, fiberglass?
amp99
Carbon fibre.
DisneyCountdowns
I’m pretty sure someone who isn’t normally scared of heights would still do the butt-pucker from this altitude. It takes like 100 jumps before you’re allowed to jump non-tandom. So even though he has a parachute. He’s still not “safe”.
WrongUn
UK is 8 stages to pass then 10 consolidation jumps before you can jump solo.
LarvaLamp
Yeah but those are metric numbers
Marick2Die
I just had to take a class. Technically never had to jump tandem if I passed. But did the first jump tandem anyways
bigbigbilly
In Canada you just need to take a test, that's it
petresun
Nah. That would mean what I've been doing for the past 20 years is extremely illegal and I would have been told this by now, so nah.
louloubrisefer
My first jump was "non-tandem"....
bhobby1212
Airborne?
RobertTheBruise
If you were trying to tell us that you don't have the first clue about skydiving you've done an excellent job.
KaptainObveeus
What's the first clue then Mr.expert?
RobertTheBruise
Instead of just asking a stupid question that reveals their ignorance they posted wildly inaccurate information.
Fly1
"AFF jump is part of a week’s course of 8 levels and a minimum of 10 consolidation jumps which will qualify you as a skydiver." https://britishskydiving.org/become-a-skydiver/
dasklaus
Real talk: what is this butt pucker thing people keep mentioning? I've only ever heard of it on imgur. When I get scared or anxious, I get a sinking or dropping feeling in my stomach, but no butt symptoms. Is this really a thing? Is it an affectation? Is it culture-bound? Do some people do it and others don't? Why is imgur the one and only place that talks about it?
wiggadewah
It's an adaptation from the 'so scared that I shit my pants' cliche. You'd pucker your butt to hold back the flow. As far as usage, I've heard it out on the wilds often enough.
Interleaver11111111
What happens to the bike when it goes over? Does it have a tiny parachute? Or does it just slam into someone’s house? Or land in a field to be gobbled up by a combine harvester?
flukeysnail
MisuseOfLiterally
not so funny anectode. Some childhood friend of mine died while skydiving.. well on impact.. on someone's roof
TheMadOnion
Someone gets a free bike.
Fishkeeper
Maybe they're just doing this over a section of farmland where they can go recover the bike if they have to, without anyone getting bonked.
RobertTheBruise
Except for the obvious roads and building you can see.
Xendrash
its a small risk, the lawyers have the calculated cost already tallied.
Fishkeeper
Not clear if those are directly in the potential path of the bike, particularly with the wind.
m0problems
I'm guessing if the guy falls out, he or his associate picks it up and moves it out of the way of the harvester
Zeeo
the bike and the rider are one.
LuLuPennyAndOdium44
How is homeowners dead toddler cover by insurance from “bike rain”
genericanamoly
Insurance will just say it's part of the weather cycle or some shit and deny any claim.
MostFurociousMeow
Weather bicycle, iswydt
DoomKitty01
You have no idea what shitshow of a company Red Bull is. I bet they'd find a moraly fckd up way^^
dogfavoriter
I can't see one, but I imagine there is a tether connecting the bike to the rider somehow.
YELLOWnotYELLOW
That’s what I thought too
Fargus57
Probably not. There'd be a risk of him and the bike tumbling in the air and the bike tangling the chute.
chainedm
Or limbs tangling in the bike on landing...-snap-
Fishkeeper
That seems wildly hazardous while attempting to parachute.
tilltoad
Red I’ll gives you wiiiiings
Fishkeeper
Sadly, bikes can't drink.
tilltoad
People with small parachutes caaaaaaan!
fr0stbyte124
He has to hold on to it the entire time. With his feet.
JoJotarot
Biker has parachute. Maybe he just holds onto bike?
TheRealFireFrenzy
I'm guessing there's a strap attached to the harness
AgainstMethod
That would be a bad idea.
mercbrit
Good luck holding onto a bike while decelerating from 125mph to walking pace in 2 seconds. Besides, you don’t want any stcky out things that might tangle your lines on deployment. So it would have to have it’s own chute if at all.
fishbicyclerepairman
When they did the Mt Dew commercials they dumped the bike at about 6k feet and tracked the hell away before pull time. I think one still hit someone’s canopy
sangman
Surely the deceleration isn't that fast?
StephenDaniels
It depends on the rig. BASE jumpers need it open instantly. An AFF instructor making 10 jumps a day couldn't absorb that much punishment.
patta8388
It's fast enough to rip your arms out of the socket if you hold on to it
MarsIsAfire
How stupid is this comment?
Kittynomnoms
I sincerely doubt it's fast enough that just wrapping your arm around the frame and hugging it to your body wouldn't be enough.
AGoodBoii
Surely
mercbrit
Can be faster but it hurts too much, especially in the gentleman’s area!
jinbee
99% chance that bike is tethered to the guy, and he's clearly wearing a parachute. As much as they hide it, shit like this is insanely carefully planned because Red Bull do not want to be sued back to the dark ages if it goes wrong.
trailhounds5772
Yeah, Red Bull can't be worried about things like that, it is all about the cool, and only their cool.
VinnyVeritas
Pleased to see someone point out the bike could be a hazard
Klpincoyo
That last one is quite specific
aSchwarzie
You must be fun at parties ^_^
Fishkeeper
No, no, it's a fair question.
RobertTheBruise
You must be an inconsiderate asshole.
scuba7jb
I'm not trying to diminish his stunt........ but he clearly is wearing a parachute.
CycloneSP
insurance won't let him do the stunt otherwise. Mythbusters were constantly at odds with their insurance companies cuz of stuff like this
JorgeLourenco
I’d be mad at him if he weren’t.
Jinxies
I would f-ing hope so! With the chute it's impressive. Without one it's just stupid.
JPRiddles
Good!!
JeremyPeevin
I mean I had SO MUCH ANXIETY until I saw the parachute, and then I had a little less. So I thank him for wearing the parachute.
littlecoatfatguy
Like a pussy.
MrTheSpoon
Yeah I mean they're insane but not crazy.
HisRoyalMajestySirPussyVonSlappington
That still takes balls of steel
Fishkeeper
Good! This ain't worth his life if he fucks up somehow.
Dimestream
It says he's brave, not foolhardy.
SteveTheEgg
I was waiting for him to jump out and skydive with his bike.
happiesthedgehog
I WOULD HOPE SO. Good lord I’m so glad you see it and can assuage my anxiety!!
gooftroop
Well yeah, no shit.
ATLandNerdy
He's courageous, not stupid
SirRuppOfFigs
He'd be a fool not to
DeadPeet
Yeah, a real goofball one could say
monikir
He'd be Travis pastrana not to
colsanders2002
That was actually what I was looking for. I actually sighed in relief when I saw it.
ViscousCousCous
SAME
NotADodgeBallCannon
A foolish fool.
darkninja2992
On the other hand he's getting some amazing hangtime
JohnnyLawlessEsq
If you think about it, though, almost any scenario where he needs it will involve him tumbling quite a bit as he falls, and that’s still a pretty scary situation for a skydiver.
mrmillar
So thankful for that outline, calmed my nerves
jrblast
Even if he wanted to skip it he'd never be allowed to. The liability would be way too high.
NotTheCommentYouAreLookingFor
Why would him having to skydive from a failed trick be any less cool?
BreathBeStank
Your right to up there and do it with the parachute on to show em it isn't much
umbabrahattasil
Better than the safety flip flops we usually see on here
SixWhisky
You didn't diminish his stunt, just yourself, son.
guildencrantzandrosenstern
To me that is impressive as well. A badass biker and a skydiver. Leave some for the rest of us!
MarcUK
And there's a safety handrail all around the edge, pfft.
Mechlai
Good
TrilithonStone
I bet going over the side is all part of the plan at some point...
BubbaLubbaTubbaHubba
"Im not trying to diminish his stunt, but im going to point something out that diminishes his stunt." ??????
WhenInDoubtC4
Red Bull Marketing has learned from previous mistakes it seems
giordanom
Part of his routine was jumping off at the end, so.. yeah.
anyrandom0
They wanted to make it more challenging so they made him do bike tricks wearing a parachute.
Blightsteel101
The difference between a daredevil and a Darwin Award is preparation
SlidinDownTheLannisters
Yeah, just like those fake mountain climbers who use ropes.
mymanmaverick
And I’m going to be that guy. Multi billion dollar company. Only way to do stunts like this for insurance purposes 🤷♂️
Fishkeeper
Good!
Geracht
Right, the video calls him "Very Courageous", not "Suicidally Stupid". Frankly, I approve of this wacky stunt.
drakkaris12718
Parachute or not... Still a BIG NOPE for me.
pareidoliaperson
My heart attack came back...
aslum
I'll be honest, I was hoping the clip would end with him ramping out of the bowl and deploying chute.
geekykeycap
Probably too expensive to insure a stunt that dangerous for marketing.
YELLOWnotYELLOW
Same
ButtsFartington
He is also wearing a helmet
TheN8
That's on case he falls off the bike, not off the balloon. Can you imagine the crap you'd get off your mates if you rode a BMX on a fucking hot air balloon and hurt yourself doing a bunny hop?!
ByteeBandit
Well shit he IS wearing a helmet. I never thought I'd grow accustomed to safety gear. Didn't even notice it
BumbleBeeBeardedGingerBear
I'd be pissed if he wasn't. Being edgy isnt worth his life. Do you know how many athletes have died doing red bull promotion events?
localsurfer
My surfboat row team approached RedBull for them to sponsor a boat. They said yes, but on condition we supply them with film of us going out in stupid dangerous conditions. We said nah, it's dangerous enough already. They're ruthless.
Fishkeeper
It's probably not zero, is it.
BumbleBeeBeardedGingerBear
At least 7 in the past few years: https://the.me/extreme-footage-dying-for-red-bull/
Gruesslibaer
RhymingEverything
(Mr. Rogers and Steve Irwin give disapproving looks but still believe in you)
Madv1lla1n
EugeneEff
Right, its a cool stunt, but hes clearly also a skydiver or at least comfortable with it. A mistake on the bike just leads to a skydiving adventure.
smittyatyou
That bike will hit someone or something tho
aguacatedeldiablo
I'm not sure why we would expect any different.
imsofreakintired
And a mistake on a skydive leads to a biking adventure?
Jt68686
Yes, a wheelchair is just a bike with a comfortable seat
DaPastry
dicklep1ck
Last biking adventure
imsofreakintired
BEST biking adventure
BumbleBeeBeardedGingerBear
And a bike hopefully not landing on something or someone important
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
He could be tethered to it
Sageypie
Blunt force trauma to some unsuspecting passerby is just part of the adventure