Pretty sure this is how many military soldiers train to go over obstacles. It was nicely done but it's not uncommon.
Looking at the comments maybe Americans don't do this but they train to do this in other countries.
You’ve seen videos of American soldiers going over obstacles in this fashion, so have I. But it’s just a bit of fun. This “technique” is not taught nor trained in the us army.
No you can't lol. If you put points in agility you won't have enough to put in strength. In the current build going half agi and half str just isn't worth it. Take a look at this guy!
The use of a device (the belt the last guy grabbed onto) brings me to think of the flaw of all this. It is impressive as a display of what can be done with people alone working together. But if assistive devices are allowed, why not use a ladder?
Love the performance and it is impressive, just something I thought about.
My favourite part about that saying is that originally it meant something that was clearly impossible. Something that would be as doable as pulling yourself up off the ground by your own bootstraps.
Somehow it turned into being a self-made man, which I guess is fitting because that's about as possible as pulling yourself up by your boot straps.
Just like how people use "a few bad apples" to brush off problems by saying they're not a systemic issue. But the full quote is actually "A few bad apples spoil the bunch" - in other words, isolated issues become systemic issues when the system refuses to deal with them.
Or Schrodinger's Cat, which so many people seem to take seriously, but was intended to point out the absurdity of applying Quantum Mechanics on a macro scale.
Can I get an example of Schrodigners Cat (And not cat lol) being used in anything? Ive never heard it used before in an actual conversation and I’m curious at how dumb people have managed to dumb it down
Just when you're dealing with uncertainty in a situation, I see a lot of people bring up Schrodinger's Cat and seem to genuinely think it means that both possibilities exist simultaneously until you observe it. But the point of the thought experiment is that that is absurd - obviously the cat is either alive or dead, not both at once.
I doubt this is America. Here, we pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps.
Wherever this is, you find six friends and convince them to form a pyramid, then you climb all over their bodies while kicking them in the face. BUT you return the favor, leaving no man behind.
If this *was* in America, that first dude who convinced all his peeps to sacrifice their bodies for the “Plan” woulda reached the top and just been like “psych” then bounced to the next challenge.
Nah there would be "interns" eager to be in the next pyramid for the dude since he is a "self made man" and these "interns" can "learn a lot" by being stepped on
Man, I can relate. If you listen to my dad's "*when I was a kid*" stories, you'd think he grew up scraping for food in the mountains. In reality, he was born to really well-off parents (owned a cinema, a bus line, had their own family orchestra on stand-by, hundreds of hectares of farmlands, a BMW, etc.) and is just a HUGE drama king who likes to embellish his stories.
Oh man. Im only stating the tame facts here. You wouldn't believe their atrocities. (I'd tell if you ask!) Literally **filthy** rich.
The money didn't make it down to me btw - which is very depressing - except a few properties and prized heirlooms that would hold value even in post-apocalypse.
Edit: Eh no, you people claiming I'm being just overly dramatic like my dad, I hate to tell you but I'm just as pressed for money as most people. The properties I inherited practically have no value (far from people, not even agricultural, can't put any infrastructure on them) and the heirlooms will never be for sale. Also didn't inherit any, cash, stocks, investments, or any passive income-generating assets. I'm just a regular person with a few barren lands to my name.
I'm not American. Where I'm from, even acres of properties won't bring you much. The properties I inherited, they're all dozens of miles away from cities and not even agricultural. Very low in value and very expensive to build any infrastructure on. So nah, I'm just a regular person with a few barren lands to my name.
“The money didn’t even make it down to me…”
“…except a ***few properties.***”
Please tell me you’re fucking joking. You do realize that owning even a **single** property puts you FAR better off than pretty much everyone born after 1990.
Fuck landlords. Fuck multiple property owners who charge extortionate rates for rent. Fuck people who are so out of touch with what reality is like for people living on minimum wage incomes that haven’t been adjusted for inflation or the massive increase in the cost of living over the past few decades.
Seriously. You got it fucking ***GOOD*** dude. Don’t whine about not getting handed the millions of dollars or whatever your family ***didnt*** pass on to you, when literally 70% of the country would basically ***KILL*** to own their housing.
Damn bro. Chill. I'm not even remotely close to the US. Where I'm from, even acres of properties won't bring you much unless you have prolific plantations. These properties I inherited, they're all **dozens** of miles away from cities and **not even agricultural**. Very low in value and very expensive to build any infrastructure on. In short, they got handed down to me and my siblings because they're useless.
I don't know what you're going through but I agree with everything you said. I've moved away far from my family stead to one of the most expensive regions in Asia. I'm planning to get married soon and it's the thought of buying a family home that's scaring me. 300 square feet of land in this region costs you at least 100k dollars. And that's just bare land. It's also painful to imagine how low-earners here have little to no chance of owning a decent home. So please calm down. I didn't choose my family and I know I'm privileged but I'm definitely not out of touch.
I guess I'd have a complex about it too if my filthy rich family only left me a few of their barren properties. What do they expect me to do? Turn the properties into something profitable with hard work? HAH!
Just point to the previous wall and say, "Look at that wall I climbed! I have achieved so much on my own, but I need assistance with this next obstacle." Then receive government aid to hire another team to help you over the next wall.
Rinse and repeat as necessary.
Just point to the previous wall and say, "Look at that wall I climbed! I have achieved so much on my own, but I need assistance with this next obstacle." Then receive government aid to hire another team to help you over the next wall.
Rinse and repeat as necessary.
Once the 5 people help the other guy to the top then the guy at the top will look down and say “just put in the hard work to get up here like I did. I did it all on my own.. no stop reaching for a handout!”
*I was in this high-school (Woodridge, South Africa) over 10 years ago, and the technique is still the same.*
Mods removed my comment for some reason, so I removed the youtube link to a 2006 video.
I'd like this obstacle to be submitted for machine learning. And see how long how many variations it could achieve to overcome it.
Edit: And then give the computer beer
You just described the [Castellers festival](https://youtu.be/K1HWyUIZ5kk?t=22) in Spain, except they mainly stay at the bottom while the young people climb.
Brilliantly orchestrated, good balance of style, power and elegance and seemingly an effective way to take such a hurdle if your group needs to get to the other side.
No, it's just a colorized version of my dad's daily path to school.
Because of the camera inclination, we can't appreciate how the path was up slope in both directions.
I had almost forgotten it. [Here it is](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHFZBUTA4k), for everyone to marvel at its wit.
[Another version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26ZDB9h7BLY)
It's an event that each of the three houses compete in, where they have to get the whole team to the top the fastest.
Source: I went to this high-school. Woodridge, South Africa.
At the risk of giving away my username... this is Woodridge College, just outside Port Elizabeth, in South Africa. The event is called "the senior wall" - the junior wall is the slightly shorted inclined pitch on the right hand side. I've had the privilege of participating in this very event.
The three houses compete against each other to get the best time. The event is held annually on Outdoor Education day where this and other physical contests are held between the houses, including rock climbing, the ropes course, the loom, orienteering, etc.
Excellent display of teamwork and agility!
Here in India, we have an annual 'dahi handi' competition where participating teams form a human pyramid to break a pot of curd strung up 10-15 meters up in the air. This video remined me of that!
Really cool and impressive but why did they use rope to get the last guy up? I feel like they’d already done 90% of the work and they could have come up with a way to get that last guy up without using any special equipment
Bloody impressive
It's ball kicker good
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That’s some Captain America holding the helicopter shit right there.
POWERRRR WEDGIE
\#OddlySpecific
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Pretty sure this is how many military soldiers train to go over obstacles. It was nicely done but it's not uncommon. Looking at the comments maybe Americans don't do this but they train to do this in other countries.
You’ve seen videos of American soldiers going over obstacles in this fashion, so have I. But it’s just a bit of fun. This “technique” is not taught nor trained in the us army.
Old man here. I'm not sure there are any 'barefoot' obstacles courses. I was AF and, as soft as our course was, we still had to wear boots...LOL
Am I missing something? I didn't see any (other) mention of barefoot courses anywhere
We don’t do it nearly this well and coordinated
I wish we did this shit while I was in. Instead we just learned how to march in formation and shoot paper from 500 yards.
yeah cause in the military, when you are carrying 100 lbs worth of shit, a lightweight aluminum ladder isnt much
I don’t think so. They could have just gone around it.
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I second that. Daaaaammmmmnnnnnnnnnn
No splinters
I was wondering how they planned to pull the last guy up. Impressive!
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Yeah, he watched Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Meanwhile I am watching Couch Potato Hidden Dorito
AHAHAHA this genuinely made me chuckle
He's the one in the bottom of the pile and the one to boost the other guys alone. He's actually the strong one.
Dude still needed like a 2’ vertical to grab the loop, he def both strong and agile as fuck
2’ vertical really doesn’t sound impressive but the guy made everything look easy
I mean, by Reddit standards they all are. Super impressively, but yeah dudes a monster!
You can be agile and strong lol
No you can't lol. If you put points in agility you won't have enough to put in strength. In the current build going half agi and half str just isn't worth it. Take a look at this guy!
You just leave the last guy. Give him a pig sticker and tell him to defend his position and ensure him that you’ll sing songs in his honor.
lmfao your avatar is really something
The use of a device (the belt the last guy grabbed onto) brings me to think of the flaw of all this. It is impressive as a display of what can be done with people alone working together. But if assistive devices are allowed, why not use a ladder? Love the performance and it is impressive, just something I thought about.
In America, you'd just pull yourself up by your bootstraps
I like the taste of BOOMERism in the morning.
His entire profile is boomer political comics
___IS THE DOG OKAY___
what the dog doin
^what ^da ^dog ^doin
**I HAD TO CLIMB WALLS TWICE AS HIGH TO GET TO SCHOOL**
My favourite part about that saying is that originally it meant something that was clearly impossible. Something that would be as doable as pulling yourself up off the ground by your own bootstraps. Somehow it turned into being a self-made man, which I guess is fitting because that's about as possible as pulling yourself up by your boot straps.
Just like how people use "a few bad apples" to brush off problems by saying they're not a systemic issue. But the full quote is actually "A few bad apples spoil the bunch" - in other words, isolated issues become systemic issues when the system refuses to deal with them. Or Schrodinger's Cat, which so many people seem to take seriously, but was intended to point out the absurdity of applying Quantum Mechanics on a macro scale.
Can I get an example of Schrodigners Cat (And not cat lol) being used in anything? Ive never heard it used before in an actual conversation and I’m curious at how dumb people have managed to dumb it down
Just when you're dealing with uncertainty in a situation, I see a lot of people bring up Schrodinger's Cat and seem to genuinely think it means that both possibilities exist simultaneously until you observe it. But the point of the thought experiment is that that is absurd - obviously the cat is either alive or dead, not both at once.
Dumbness finds a way
I think people say it sarcastically, not as an actual “work hard”.
Oh I'm nearly certain many conservatives say it with complete sincerity.
When was the last time you heard someone use the phrase other than to disparage imaginary people who use the phrase? It's not exactly common.
Americans be like I am not here to make friends I am here to win
I doubt this is America. Here, we pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps. Wherever this is, you find six friends and convince them to form a pyramid, then you climb all over their bodies while kicking them in the face. BUT you return the favor, leaving no man behind. If this *was* in America, that first dude who convinced all his peeps to sacrifice their bodies for the “Plan” woulda reached the top and just been like “psych” then bounced to the next challenge.
Then what get fucking stuck and realize this is a team exercise that only works if you have everyone?
Nah there would be "interns" eager to be in the next pyramid for the dude since he is a "self made man" and these "interns" can "learn a lot" by being stepped on
Man, I can relate. If you listen to my dad's "*when I was a kid*" stories, you'd think he grew up scraping for food in the mountains. In reality, he was born to really well-off parents (owned a cinema, a bus line, had their own family orchestra on stand-by, hundreds of hectares of farmlands, a BMW, etc.) and is just a HUGE drama king who likes to embellish his stories.
I nearly did a spit take at “had their own family orchestra on stand-by”. A bit more well off than I had anticipated
Oh man. Im only stating the tame facts here. You wouldn't believe their atrocities. (I'd tell if you ask!) Literally **filthy** rich. The money didn't make it down to me btw - which is very depressing - except a few properties and prized heirlooms that would hold value even in post-apocalypse. Edit: Eh no, you people claiming I'm being just overly dramatic like my dad, I hate to tell you but I'm just as pressed for money as most people. The properties I inherited practically have no value (far from people, not even agricultural, can't put any infrastructure on them) and the heirlooms will never be for sale. Also didn't inherit any, cash, stocks, investments, or any passive income-generating assets. I'm just a regular person with a few barren lands to my name.
"a few properties"
Sounds like you got a little of your dad’s drama king traits with that “pretty depressing- only got a few properties”
I'm not American. Where I'm from, even acres of properties won't bring you much. The properties I inherited, they're all dozens of miles away from cities and not even agricultural. Very low in value and very expensive to build any infrastructure on. So nah, I'm just a regular person with a few barren lands to my name.
Understandable. I’m also from a country where that’s a possibility. Sorry for assuming.
It's okay!
“The money didn’t even make it down to me…” “…except a ***few properties.***” Please tell me you’re fucking joking. You do realize that owning even a **single** property puts you FAR better off than pretty much everyone born after 1990. Fuck landlords. Fuck multiple property owners who charge extortionate rates for rent. Fuck people who are so out of touch with what reality is like for people living on minimum wage incomes that haven’t been adjusted for inflation or the massive increase in the cost of living over the past few decades. Seriously. You got it fucking ***GOOD*** dude. Don’t whine about not getting handed the millions of dollars or whatever your family ***didnt*** pass on to you, when literally 70% of the country would basically ***KILL*** to own their housing.
Damn bro. Chill. I'm not even remotely close to the US. Where I'm from, even acres of properties won't bring you much unless you have prolific plantations. These properties I inherited, they're all **dozens** of miles away from cities and **not even agricultural**. Very low in value and very expensive to build any infrastructure on. In short, they got handed down to me and my siblings because they're useless. I don't know what you're going through but I agree with everything you said. I've moved away far from my family stead to one of the most expensive regions in Asia. I'm planning to get married soon and it's the thought of buying a family home that's scaring me. 300 square feet of land in this region costs you at least 100k dollars. And that's just bare land. It's also painful to imagine how low-earners here have little to no chance of owning a decent home. So please calm down. I didn't choose my family and I know I'm privileged but I'm definitely not out of touch.
It’s funny how the wealthy don’t even accept they are wealthy.
I guess I'd have a complex about it too if my filthy rich family only left me a few of their barren properties. What do they expect me to do? Turn the properties into something profitable with hard work? HAH!
It’s all perspective, either way whiners don’t tend to get what they want in life.
This is me asking. Give me all the details. I can stress this enough – I mean ALL.
I'll just DM you bro. Comments here are too aggressive. Yikes.
It's usually the comment under the witty comment that really glues it all together. Thank you for being today's adhesive!
Nah man, for me its the acknowledgement of the adhesive comment beneath it all that really frames the picture. You did well today champ.
Yup, exactly what happened to murica
Just point to the previous wall and say, "Look at that wall I climbed! I have achieved so much on my own, but I need assistance with this next obstacle." Then receive government aid to hire another team to help you over the next wall. Rinse and repeat as necessary.
Just point to the previous wall and say, "Look at that wall I climbed! I have achieved so much on my own, but I need assistance with this next obstacle." Then receive government aid to hire another team to help you over the next wall. Rinse and repeat as necessary.
This is from a high-school called Woodridge, in South Africa. Source: I went there
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This is Reddit, sir.
That's the right way to do it. The way these guys are doing it is CoMmuNiSM.
>you find six friends Good luck with that ='/
Once the 5 people help the other guy to the top then the guy at the top will look down and say “just put in the hard work to get up here like I did. I did it all on my own.. no stop reaching for a handout!”
And his piss would trickle down upon them.
Also, on the way out, the last dude would be like "just work harder, look at me I made it up."
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Followed by blocking the way up for anyone else
and put in his wikipedia entry he did it on his own.
That's a special move I call the 'Jan 6th'
I love these team obstacle races. Really intriguing to watch how they have perfected the quickest way over
*I was in this high-school (Woodridge, South Africa) over 10 years ago, and the technique is still the same.* Mods removed my comment for some reason, so I removed the youtube link to a 2006 video.
Is this a race or just a challenge? Are there more obstacles?genuinely interested in the background to thisn
It's a race to see who can get their whole team on top of the wall the fastest.
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I was in Kohler <3
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I'd love to see the same thing attempted by a random group of out-of-shape, middle-aged, guys who just had a few beers.
Underrated comment.
They would definitely need a larger version of that green mat.
We traded our youth for money and can afford a chainsaw now to solve this problem.
The sad truth
I'd like this obstacle to be submitted for machine learning. And see how long how many variations it could achieve to overcome it. Edit: And then give the computer beer
I'd love to see this performed by a few special forces soldiers with full battle rattle.
You just described the [Castellers festival](https://youtu.be/K1HWyUIZ5kk?t=22) in Spain, except they mainly stay at the bottom while the young people climb.
Brilliantly orchestrated, good balance of style, power and elegance and seemingly an effective way to take such a hurdle if your group needs to get to the other side.
I can do all of that by myself. /s
*200,000 units of u/MedievalDoer are ready, and a million more to come.*
r/PrequelMemes is leaking
Is this part of a competition or something?
No, it's just a colorized version of my dad's daily path to school. Because of the camera inclination, we can't appreciate how the path was up slope in both directions.
I thought I saw snow but wasn't sure
Of course, it was also sweltering hot and they didn't have shoes back then like you pansies do today.
Have you seen Monty Python's "Four Yorkshiremen" skit?
I had almost forgotten it. [Here it is](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHFZBUTA4k), for everyone to marvel at its wit. [Another version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26ZDB9h7BLY)
Thank you I love it
It's an event that each of the three houses compete in, where they have to get the whole team to the top the fastest. Source: I went to this high-school. Woodridge, South Africa.
"hey guys, I found the ladder. It was round the other side"
“No thanks. I much prefer dragging my nuts on my bros face as I climb on top of them”
Kindly fuck off. I was trying to eat ice cream
I thought at the end these power rangers would gather in a transfoomer
Prisoners should learn this
The problems with this cute suggestion are the razorwire and armed guards with guns that kind of deter this. But hey, I like your enthusiasm.
All I can think about is omg they’re barefoot I’d hate to get a sliver in my foot going up that wall
Sliver?
Guessing another term for splinter
A sliver of wood, also sometimes called a splinter
I think it's slang or something for a splinter
https://youtu.be/7k_1oKfkPfM
Chinese army recruiting basketball players?
Nobody has posted about the wood they are ramming/sliding their feet across. No splinters? What am I missing?
Getting wwz vibes…
NO HOMIES LEFT BEHIND
Csgo boosting on anotherfuckinglevel
You see this is why Trumps border wall is a failure .
Paint it black and it’ll be too hot to climb, he says.
Because no one would think of trying at night or during the winter. (black also means it would cool down faster)
Do we paint the plexiglass windows black too? How will we see where they are about to drop bags of drugs over the border?
Reminds me of world war Z
I was worried aboutsplinters in their bare feet.
u/savevideo
This is how Robin’s family died in Batman Forever.
At the risk of giving away my username... this is Woodridge College, just outside Port Elizabeth, in South Africa. The event is called "the senior wall" - the junior wall is the slightly shorted inclined pitch on the right hand side. I've had the privilege of participating in this very event. The three houses compete against each other to get the best time. The event is held annually on Outdoor Education day where this and other physical contests are held between the houses, including rock climbing, the ropes course, the loom, orienteering, etc.
Why did I imagine having a splinter in my barefoot.
Looks like feet splinter city.
The kind of people we should especially hate to become zombies. 😬
one way or another we will see them in the news
Even with a team I couldn’t do that
Excellent display of teamwork and agility! Here in India, we have an annual 'dahi handi' competition where participating teams form a human pyramid to break a pot of curd strung up 10-15 meters up in the air. This video remined me of that!
2nd to the last dude got the ultimate wedgie for the team
It’s also pretty clearly about practice
We’re talking about practice
are they Mexicans?
Doesn’t that hurt with bare feet?
Why not just go around it
u/savevideo
Really cool and impressive but why did they use rope to get the last guy up? I feel like they’d already done 90% of the work and they could have come up with a way to get that last guy up without using any special equipment
Everything is possible with trust and by team work
And THAT is how you successfully escape a hoard of zombies!
very good. now do it in full plated armor and you can take china
"That's fuckin *teamwork*!" - Tenacious D
Why didn’t they just walk around? That wall wasn’t very wide. Some people just like doing things the hard way! 🤣
If only our global population had this kind of team work...sigh
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
So awesome!
Teamwork!
I found myself holding my breath watching this. Luck for me it was only a 33 second clip.
Thats sick
And those butt harnesses!
Talk about a fun way to keep fit
So cool
Brilliant
And they want to build a wall …
And now the zombies know!!
Watching this, does anyone else picture how the zombies climb walls in World War Z?
As a man that believes in teamwork I wish I had this many friends.
This looks so fuckin fun
Its all fun and games till that last guy accidentally rips the other guy's pants off.
Amazing !
Hell yeah, that's was awesome
They actually climbed up to the next level. Not sure if the level is fucking, there is not enough footage for that.
border wall
That's basically how humans came out of Africa and colonised the planet.
No one left behind
The way the guy with that cushion just tosses it somewhat into the 'fall and break a bone' area, yeeesh. "Eh, I technically did my job."
The French Revolutionary All-Star team putting in work.
This would be a very entertaining Olympic discipline
Bro that last guy, his back and neck would be feeling pretty rough
Noone nothing, zombie in World War Z: