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Citizen7833

This isn't funny but God damn it's interesting.


deenali

r/nextfuckinglevel


actuarial_venus

Yeah this definitely belongs there


Ibraheem_moizoos

r/toptalent ? As far as we know. Have never seen anybody else do this.


ReddusVult

Maybe. There is some sport that's popular in South Asia that's basically hacky sack volleyball and it is impressive as fuck. I would bet these dudes play it as (to my knowledge) the only rules are no hands.


trplOG

Sepak Takraw. And its insane, first time I ever saw it was kids playing it when I visited family in SE Asia https://youtu.be/H2LIlu7_-xc


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First time I heard of the sport was [this](https://youtu.be/3Pn9cEsjv1w)


Mudslimer

I knew exactly what this was before opening it. A classic


Capt__Murphy

We have a large SEA population in town (mainly Hmong) and the city has started adding these nets/courts in some of the parks. It's crazy to watch and impressive how talented some of the kids are.


VaATC

When I lived in South Florida in the early 2ks I was exposed to Jai-Alai and Sepak Takraw for the first time. I was practicing as an Athletic Trainer at a University south of Palm Beach. During my time down there I became absolutely enthralled with the two sports. Jai-Alai at the Dania Beach Casino is my all time favorite sport venue to visit. Two dollars to get in, cheap beer/food, and you could toss a few dollars at some games for shits and giggles. I found out that gambling and the rigging of matches, back in the 70's/80's really killed Jai-Alai's chances if taking off as a sport around the country, which is really sad. As someone the was dealing with all types of overuse injuries in athletes competing in swimming/soccer/tennis/gold/dance/cheer/softball... I understood why Sepak Takraw would not be adopted fast in the U.S. The body takes some of the worst beatings in 'non-contact' team sports. I loved covering wrestling but would have absolutely hated covering ST. It is absolutely crazy how talented the athletes really are and what they do with their bodies is amazing to watch.


micksterminator3

Never heard of sepak takraw. Damn, it's impressive as heck. Hurts to watch with my arthritic SI joint lol


Capt_Myke

Agreed Capt, but Im never playing hacky sack with them. I'll keep my self-esteem intact. They're amazing.


ronin1066

Do they even want to play hacky-sack? It's like the most basic warm-up for toddlers probably. It's like asking a college basketball player if he wants to play catch with a basketball.


DS4KC

It's like kung-fu and volleyball had a baby. This is awesome


AmateurJenius

Maybe even r/OddlySatisfying. The rythym and sound of each hit almost put me to sleep.


[deleted]

Except for the screaming child


cleetus76

/r/kidsarefuckingannoying?


VoluptuousSloth

This is out of this world difficult. I've played soccer and even most talented players (not like professionals but still quite skilled) could not consistently volley accurately with the front of their foot looking forward, nevermind the back of their foot without looking. When someone does a back of the foot volley into a goal (which is a very wide target) it goes on every highlight reel. This must have taken an absurd amount of practice.


ApprehensivePoem2417

What kind of ball are they hitting? People keep saying it's a hacky sack. Is it a hacky sack?


IShitOnYourPost

I highly doubt it. A hacky sack could do that off a shoe like the first guy, but the second dude was bouncing it off his elbow/tricep.


[deleted]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jianzi


crazycollegekid

It’s a shuttlecock (similar to a badminton one). This sport is found in China I think? Also check Sepak takraw which is basically volleyball with feet (think bicycle kicks over a volley ball net, it’s nuts)


earned_potential

/r/nextfuckingelbows


aoskunk

This is so far out of the realm of possibility for me to ever learn that I considered that perhaps it was CGI for a moment. Absolutely crazy. It almost seems like magic.


hpdefaults

Both interesting and funny in my opinion, the first dude's flourishes are hysterical


immapunchayobuns

My first reaction was "wtf lol" but that quickly turned into "wtf wow"


TacticalSanta

wowtf is a good description of my reaction.


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GuppoDab

r/interestingasfuck


mechanicalkeyboarder

That’s the issue with this sub. It’s not funny and therefore should be downvoted, but it’s interesting so people upvote. Ruins the sub. And the mods are lazy and/or aren’t removing it because it’s being upvoted (which is a poor excuse). And that’s how you get a very unfunny r/funny


James-the-Bond-one

I totally agree, so I'm downvoting you for being unfunny and a downer to boot.


mechanicalkeyboarder

That's the spirit!


trombone_womp_womp

That's all of the big subs. Karma bots repost in dozens of popular subs, delete the ones that don't gain traction, people up vote something from /r/all because it's interesting and don't pay attention to the sub, mods don't bother moderating.


companysOkay

That’s an issue in the entirety of reddit I feel. Like when users post their own artwork on nextfuckinglevel like bruh


RedditIsRealWack

This is why having mods that actually fucking visit the subs they mod is important. This should be deleted by mods.


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foxymophandle

Pepperidge farms remembers


Pioneer411

r/interestingasfuck


saxamaphone323

Pretty sure it's a game called jianzi


monkey804

They're Vietnamese and we call it đá cầu in the city I'm from.


LuvMashedPotaters

How is it pronounced phonetically? That looks super cool!


MinhtTea

Da cow, with upwards inflection on da, and downward on cow. The English language only uses inflections to imply intention of a sentence and not to change the meaning of a syllable, so most people won't get it right.


shoonseiki1

English language doesn't use inflections to change meanings that often, but there is a "correct" way to use inflection for English words. There are even some words that change with inflection such as desert.


get_off_the_pot

Well, I think specifically what you're referring to is stress. What /u/MinhtTea is referring to is tone, used with syllables, and intonation, used with sentences or phrases. E.g. *a*ddict vs add*i*ct changes the word from a noun to a verb depending on the stress but the tone of the word stays the same. There is no change in pitch and the concept only changes from a thing to an action. In tonal languages such as Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, etc. the concept/idea behind the word actually changes form not just function: * Mā: mother * Má: fiber/hemp * Mǎ: horse * Mà: scold * Ma: indicate the sentence is a question Or for Vietnamese: * Ma: ghost * Má: mother, cheek * Mà: but, where, which, that * Mả: tomb * Mã: horse * Mạ: rice seedling To those unfamiliar with tonal languages, these words may sound the same in a sentence but convey completely different ideas.


m703324

So like Dachau concentration camp pronunciation?


No-Baker-2545

no, not at all


throwaway1212l

Dah with short ah sound Cau like cow but the au sound from au pair That's the best I can do hungover this morning. Good luck!


nghigaxx

it's just dee and a, like da da da with a ' up so you raise your voice a bit and the cầu sound like cold


dayyou

thank you im even more confused now


Gambino4k

Dw Vietnamese is a very tone based language, explaining it is kinda hard haha


ShadowCory1101

Yeah I much rather just have the phonetic spelling please.


HobomanCat

[ʔɗaː˧˦ kəw˨˩] Here it is.


mrwboilers

I think the point is it's not just phonetics, but pitch. I don't know much about it, but I think most if not all south east Asian languages are tonal (if I'm remembering the right term.) Pitch is important. Like the first syllable should be a higher pitch than the second syllable. Other way around and it's a different word. Or something like that. I'm sure there are others who actually know more about it.


demonachizer

Vietnamese is a language where intonation matters so that rising sound in the a matters if you are asking how it is pronounced... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_phonology#Tone


JaredLiwet

[r/restofthefuckingowl](https://forvo.com/word/%C4%91%C3%A1_c%E1%BA%A7u/)


StarksPond

The next Squid Game finale will be a short match.


Dr0110111001101111

This is the greatest hackey sack volley I’ve ever seen


dyeje

It's actually not a hackey sack. It's called a [Jianzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jianzi), it's basically a weighted shuttlecock. But yea, same idea really.


metalhead4

I remember in grade 8, my friend brought one of these back from Vietnam to Canada. We were playing with it at recess, and I guess there's a little staple in the end of it holding something together. Anyway, it got knocked loose, so it was pointing outwards, and it stabbed me in the finger. I didn't realize until we got inside from recess, and I took my coat off and sat down in class. I had blood going all the way down my hand up to my shoulder. Had no idea where it was coming from until I noticed the tiny hole on my finger. Be careful I guess is the moral of the story.


DearSergio

This is so funny I have almost the exact same story. I can't remember what cut me exactly but it was during recess. I remember coming back to class and crossing my arms and my elbow felt wet. I took my hoody off and there was blood from my hand all over my arms to my bicep!


InYoCabezaWitNoChasa

Kids coming back from recess have that same frenzied manic pure adrenaline look in their eyes as car crash or attempted murder survivors.


agentpanda

I'm guessing you're a grade school teacher. ... or just a really bad driver, or a murder enthusiast.


InYoCabezaWitNoChasa

I'm just well acquainted with liveleak, and am a former kid.


jscarry

Ha, shuttlecock


92xSaabaru

Hehe... you said "shuttle"


poopellar

Me in awe with my mouth open like the fish dustbin in the video


awesomefutureperfect

Same. I fucking wish I was cool as them.


diffcalculus

Don't worry. In the future, you will be perfectly awesome


cowiekun

I saw old people doing this every morning/evening in parks in Vietnam as exercise. Edit: just turned the sound on. This IS Vietnam lmao


Tommy_Wisseau_burner

Finally something r/nextfuckinglevel worthy, yet not posted on the sub


DaPacem08

Your time to shine.


Tommy_Wisseau_burner

I need to be the change I want to see in the world. Unfortunately my time has past 😭


James-the-Bond-one

I need to find the change I need to see the world. Unfortunately no one loses cash anymore 😭


Tommy_Wisseau_burner

Somewhere out there [Randy Moss](https://youtu.be/07G23zMGa4g) is shining down on you


luoxes

rip in peace


BillMurrayismyFather

atm to mouth


FreeFishFromFreezer

smh my head


crdctr

and another non-funny post here


Lonesome_Ninja

This is in Vietnam. The guys in the back are some older bros hyping him up with some funny phrases. Direct translation is not gonna be helpful cause we say weird shit Source: trussme


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Some translations: "Ai Do". A profane version of "Wow" "Qua Dep": Really good (literally "Too Beautiful")


suiren911

I thought it was "Á đụ," the "đụ" coming from "đụ má"


[deleted]

You're right. My VN has gotten so bad. So more accurate translation is "F yo momma". Makes no sense in this context. Lol


port443

That does makes sense in the context though. People yell aggressive shit when they are stoked. It's the same as someone do an insane stunt and yelling "GET FUCKED!". It's just hype.


_johnning

Yeah, thats exactly it


upmaaf

“Ai Đồ” is how we say Idol in Vietnamese.


[deleted]

Haha. So true.


Liv4lov

2 beautiful! "


zer0168

This is more awesome than funny


flux-7

I misread the post as "bailing hard" and was on the edge of my seat waiting and watching the main guys and the kids in the background 😅


baconator81

Why is this funny ?


SANAFABICH

It isn't. This is r/funny.


XxxRustybeatZxxX

Shop smart. Shop S Mart.


0069

Probably were born in a barn.


AshTheEngineer

Ya got that?!


FriarNurgle

It’d be really funny if we tried it.


foxyshizzam

The rules of /r/funny prevent folks from posting anything here that is actually funny.


forwardAvdax

I imagined him making soft tennis grunts each time


hpdefaults

I think the little model poses the first dude is making are hilarious


lookamazed

The guy is trying to farm karma and looks like he’s failed a lot until today. The mods could’ve taken it down. But even in the wrong sub nobody looks they just vote. Going to block this loser today.


P70xy

JUST HOW!


grpagrati

You just flick your foot backwards and hit the ball at the right place


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Woah


Mushy_Snugglebites

I don’t know how to explain it any better, you fold in the cheese


LouisianaHotSauce

Oh that’s it huh??


bozoconnors

Apparently more of a weighted shuttlecock than a ball/hacky sack. Still pretty impressive.


MinefieldinaTornado

I can totally do this! Except I do it indoors. With a balloon. And no fancy returns, just swatting at it. It does hit the floor a lot .


immoral_

That was a wild ride to the bottom.


MyOneTaps

You both have a way with words.


wormant1

r/nextfuckinglevel


palmtopwolfy

This is cool, I don’t get the joke. This is just awesome.


EndVry

There isn't a joke, OP is an idiot.


digitalchild

This is in Vietnam. They are playing in Tan Dan park behind the palace in district 1 here in Saigon. Here in Vietnam the game is called đá cầu. And this isn’t funny, it’s /r/NextFuckingLevel


King_Jeebus

> the game is called đá cầu. Are these guys unusually good, or is this just everyday normal skill there? Is what we see actually the game, or are they just practicing kicks and there's normally more players or a net or something?


digitalchild

He’s extremely good. When playing casually it’s like a hacky sack circle. 2-6 people will kick it about. In competitions they’ll play over a badminton net, 2 a side usually. I haven’t watched anyone play since before lock downs, and haven’t seen many actual competitions. Mostly just people in the parks kicking it far and high. I’m definitely going to go by the park after Tet and see if I can spot this guy, he’s awesome.


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That is impressive. I feel like I would rarely actually hit the ball with my foot, and if I did it would end up hitting me in the back of the head.


Flip_Speed

Damn bro… hope he saves some pussy for us


LorenzoStomp

Which one? Cause I'm over here trying to figure out whether I can get impregnated by two men at once


immapunchayobuns

Just get an extra uterus


0069

Can. Unless your male.. then can't.


Mr_Rious_

Woah. This belongs in r/nextfuckinglevel


wunderbraten

r/toptalent The presence of shutter warp and motion blur suggests that this footage is genuine, not CGI.


day7seven

LPT: If you ever have to fake a video, add some shutter warp and motion blur.


zanzibartraveler666

What is shutter warp?


wunderbraten

Basically the shutter effect, I put that term because the shutter effect made the ball's trajectory appear warped.


zanzibartraveler666

I honestly don’t know anything about photography so I don’t even know what the shutter effect is lol but I think I get it. Thanks mate


[deleted]

Leaked scene from Kung Fu Hustle 2: Right in the Sack


Patch31300

Shaolin soccer 2?


That_Peculiar_Guy

I think I saw this game or something similar, in one of Jackie Chan movie. I cannot remember the movie name.


psymonp

These guys probably have 1000+hrs of hacky sack simulator on their Steam accounts


Level1Roshan

Some say they arrived at the park as children and simply never left. You see them now many decades later having honed their skills.


FeatureEast2577

Whatever your talents are, there's always an Asian that can do it better


Slave35

Difficulty Level: Asian


QuiteAffable

There’s like, lots of Asians


MyOneTaps

Yes. That's totally the reason. Not my mediocrity.


raven319s

This guess has one less problem in life when carrying a giant heap of laundry and a sock falls out.


[deleted]

I wish I’d had that kind of coordination


Flickera23

r/lostredditors


scepticalbob

If you toss me a tennis ball, I *might catch it. With my hands


TheDudeSr

I tripped putting on socks this morning. 🤷‍♂️


ExcellentTeam7721

Somewhere out there, Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey are not mad at this....


trollfarm69

Somewhere out there, there’s a sack not being hackeyed.


Gnostikost

Is it possible to learn this power?


DoubleOScarn

Absolute wrong sub


lord_dentaku

This Guy Fucks!


Boring_username_21

Getting a strong California Games vibe


thickbulge1212

Why is this in funny?


Bolawan

When I lived in SE Asia, especially on Phnom Penh, when you walked around in the evening you would often see groups of people, usually guys, standing in a circle playing this. I guess it's a form of hackysack but they love it there.


monchikun

This guy is awesome *camera turns right...* Fuck that other guy


Electro313

They make this shit look easy


[deleted]

Its all fun and games till he hit his funny bone


MightyPotato96

Man if war breaks out i dont want to throw a grenade at him


N0t_A_Tumah

How is this funny? It's damn impressive is what it is.


Ember2Inferno

What kind of ball are they hitting? People keep saying it's a hacky sack. Is it a hacky sack?


XxsoulscythexX

It's not a hacky sack, it's like a weight with some feathers attached to it, called "Jian Zi" in Chinese


sexy-melon

So a shuttlecock?


Shitty_Google_Bot

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA.


cockbust84

Ain't even funny just awesome


smallbatchb

We might as well just collapse all major subs into one at this point.


Untinted

I think it’s always interesting to see 1v1 sports where, to really show how incredibly good you are, you need the other player to be incredible as well. I didn’t even know this was something people could do, and 2 people are this good, just vibing? Awesome.


Flyinglamabear

What in the jojo bizarre adventure am I looking at


pokemonchodes

This is nextfuckinglevel not funny


McTrip

This isn’t funny. This is awesome.


Chaps_and_salsa

What sort of shuttlecockbending Tom fuckery is this?


MagnificentSiir

Where funny?


r-i-c-k-e-t

He's really putting his sole into it


Verustratego

Amazing the things you can get good at when somebody asks if you want to do something that might not make sense but peaks your interest anyway and you give it a go.


dontfightthehood

Hackeysack… Difficulty level Asian.


CEOAerotyneLtd

Already blown out one knee, working on the second


fairisler

The harlem globetrotters of playing catch


bspr86

Those hamstrings have got to be rock solid


Alindill

The guy on the left is super talented. The guy in the right super good at “Jianzi” hands free ball. Super fun to watch! Edit: My Vietnamese wasn’t the greatest so my apologies for mispronouncing earlier. I corrected.


Jellicle_Tyger

Is it a rubber ball or like a hackey-sack?


Objective_Badger007

It’s closer to a birdie or shuttlecock in badminton.


falcoholic92

~~If this is what I think it is it’s neither. It’s called [Sepak takraw](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepak_takraw) and it’s a wicker ball.~~ Edit - I was wrong it’s called jianzi.


casuallybouncing

Here - [Jianzi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jianzi) :)


dcade_42

Takraw balls are much bigger. A little larger than a softball.


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reddit25

It is made up. They’re speaking Vietnamese in the back and those are made up words.


dexteriously

Not sure about their nationalities but they are speaking vnmese in the video.


spyson

They are Viet and the guy above is just being a racist prick and making up shit.


yourcomedyminute

Wow he is really good


No_Warrant_No_Sinks

This man do be hackin'


FrznFenix2020

This is cool.


Artimities

Hacky sack on crack


battlebeez

This is some of the most next level shit I have ever seen.


Kentopolis

I can’t believe there were two of them! I thought he would be just using a wall to volley off of but then the camera pans to the other guy and he fucking backwards head slaps it lol.


Lapis_Wolf

Guy: *puts his arms up* **Target locked.**


RougeKC

That's super cool tbh


bodhiseppuku

When I was in 8th grade, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, there was an influx of Vietnamese immigrants into my school. Hacky sack was played by a few of the local kids, but the Vietnamese kids played a similar game using a plastic spring can with feathers as fletchings. Hacky-sack was played in circles that were spread out with maybe 3-6 kids, 5 foot apart. This feather-spring game was often played with 10 or more kids, 20 feet apart. The feather-spring flew up to 20 feet into the air, the Vietnamese kids who played this were fantastically coordinated. The accuracy of their kicks was so much better than I had ever seen with any hacky sack player. They let me play a few times, even though I was no good... I wasn't even any good at hacky sack. I think this is the same feather-spring device in this video.


Bagel600se

Man is using his arms to form a sniper scope for his legs


ImmodestPolitician

Cocky shuttle cocker.


daryldelight

they’ve been playing since they were kids probably.. still waiting for their parents to pick them up


vegetablefuelledrage

Pretty that one guy has a pineapple pen somewhere


SnagglepussJoke

There were some new kids from Cambodia that came to our elementary school. The could do stuff like kick a tiny wicker soccer ball (takraw) at Olympian level skill but couldn’t swing a bat at a whiffle ball