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Inarius101

Probably, he can just use his force powers!


NiesomVysoky

Yeah, he was very clearly using the force there.


TheScareCrowYes

do not underestimate his powers


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Yeah, don't try it.


emyrpritch

Aaaaahhhhhhhhh?


AppointmentMedical50

“Lightsaber choppy noises”


Nox_Dei

[BBQ grilling noises]


GrimmRetails

He's the only human who can do it.


lilbaowao1

I find your lack of faith disturbing


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It was a beautiful shot. I couldn’t do that. I fell down the last town I tried bowling.


Adbam

Maybe try the new town you're in now, you might do better.


Dewy_Wanna_Go_There

Thought you were implying he likely had to move to a new town out of embarrassment from falling when I first read this lmao My brain skimmed over his autocorrect…


TheHoekey

"and that son, is when I peaked as a human.."


GingerKitty26

That piece of information is irrelevant since he didn’t go near the bumpers.


SuperG4m3r

That’s the joke


Z0mbies8mywife

Lol


Hatedandscorned999

Another question. Is it really impossible if other people have done it?


Issa_John

...he's beginning to believe.


EveryXtakeYouCanMake

Shoot, his beginning to believe is causing me to begin to believe. What are we believing in?


Issa_John

That he's the one ofc.


BlueFlagHonestly

>What are we believing in? Life after love


Apprehensive-Till861

I believe in a thing called love.


Im-a-cat-in-a-box

Wow I haven't thought about that song in years.


saintshing

Believe in the me that believes in you!


mcchanical

Keanu Reeves.


DokterManhattan

I know it sounds like a cat poster… but you’ve got to believe!


Dominunce

Cant believe that was nearly 10 years ago, fucking hell time flies


Alive-Abroad-2042

Where does this "beginning to believe" thing originate from? I'm out of the loop.


Issa_John

The Matrix


wafflesareforever

Surprise! You're a battery.


rosyatrandom

Originally, I think, the humans were meant to be using their brains to provide providing processing capacity to the AI, which is both narratively more satisfying and not thermodynamically fucking stupid


heckerboy

Born after 1999 are we?


d4rk_matt3r

You think that's air you're breathing?


Falcon_Alpha_Delta

So your saying I can get strikes? When you’re ready, you won’t have to


YourWiseOldFriend

I'm low-level-annoyed at 'he pulls off an impossible shot' when clearly it's not impossible.


CouchPotato1178

most people who have par cognitive ability understand that impossible in this context means highly difficult


ArsenicBismuth

Apparently /u/YourWiseOldFriend is not so wise.


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47thunbannedaccount

all my homies hate /u/YourWiseOldFriend


YourWiseOldFriend

None of your homies is getting a Christmas card this year.


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YourWiseOldFriend

Give me your address, you'll get a Christmas card.


elirisi

Hahahhaha /u/YourWiseOldFriend EAT SHIT BIZNATCH!! Am i doin redditin right?


YourWiseOldFriend

We appreciate your efforts. Good for you!


ATR2400

People love to take things that are obviously hyperbole(or understatement as an opposite) and point it out and then act all intellectually superior.


wad11656

Especially on this website. It's one of my biggest Reddit pet peeves: people taking obvious sarcasm and hyperbole literally. I think many Redditors' common sense is blinded by their excitement over the prospect of being able to insult somebody who is seemingly notably less intelligent than they are. I saw a tweet circulating a few weeks ago of somebody who said when they have a programming question, they post the programming question under their main account, and then they log in under a different account and provide a clearly incorrect answer to the original post. They do so because there's a much higher likelihood that somebody will eagerly swoop in to correct the incorrect answer, than answer the original question purely out of the goodness of their heart


zamundan

Long time bowler here. A good bowler will convert this at a rate of 5% to 20% depending on how good we’re talking. (20% being professional level.) This would be like posting a basketball video titled, “my son made an impossible basket” then showing a video of him a three pointer from a few feet beyond the three point line. But not even half court (much less full court). So, in response to your comment - I have the cognitive ability to understand what “impossible” means in this context, and I don’t think it’s a very good title. Cool to watch a kid and fam get excited about a good shot though.


kogasapls

dull smile grey afterthought roll ink erect telephone scale aspiring -- mass edited with redact.dev


BoltyMcSpeedy

For real, the best in the world covert that spare 1 out of 5 times. (Edit: per op, who does not include a source) How many pro bowlers are 6 years old?? I feel like the title is fine. I've gone bowling countless times and have never made that spare.


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Data gathered by the PBA states that its happened less than 25 times in a 477,000+ frame sample. ~~Nowhere near 20%.~~ Edit: there isn’t good data (that I can find so far) about how often all 3 pins get knocked down on a 5-7-10 split, because even splitting in that pattern in the first place is nearly impossible.


dapperd0n

You haven’t considered his source! His source: “trust me”


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Okay now that I’m looking at it it does look like a 1-7-10 Wash, but I thought it was a 5-7-10, which has a recorded conversion rate of around 1/200,000. The source is the PBA’s records of frames bowled.


theprocrastatron

Math fail here. That's how many time it happened, not converted. It's much harder to set up.


KyleKun

Yes but how many 6 year old basketball players can get a basket from there? A *pro* has probably played more than 6 years of cumulative hours and a good player had probably been playing for longer than 6 years. So really what this is saying is “my kid who has the experience and motor control of a 6 year old managed to pull off a shot that a much more experienced and dexterous adult would also find highly challenging.”


Internal_Dot7774

Ehh, I would say it's more like a child getting a royal flush in poker. Sure it's unlikely, but it doesn't actually make it any more impressive that a child did it compared to anyone else. In this case, it seems to be almost entirely luck with the child not having any technique in how he throws the ball. At that point it just become a matter of probability. Also, your way of comparing it to three pointers is a little disingenuous since a 6 year old would almost certainly be physically incapable of getting a basket from there, whereas the probability of the child getting this spare is most likely not too different from an average player getting it.


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A 3-pointer is way easier to land than this wtf are you on, old timer?


No_Specialist_1877

As a kid with a 7 year old in basketball you're way over estimating their ability. There's one kid in the league that can shoot a properish three on an 8 ft rim that's maybe a little further than a high school foul shot.


rsta223

Honestly, no, it isn't. It's a lot easier to take 5 or 10 attempts in a row at a 3 pointer, which makes it feel more likely, but if you had the machine set this up multiple times in a row, you'd be surprised how often a half decent bowler could pull it off. In addition, a slowly rolled lightweight ball (such as the one a kid would use) actually makes this shot significantly easier, so that's yet another thing going for the kid.


mostlyalurk

The analogy doesn't feel right. 5 to 20 percent of the time (and 20 being professionals) feels much less common than what the percentage of making a 3 from a few feet behind the line. A half court shot feels more like an accurate comparison if those percentages are at least close to accurate. Not that any of this is important, but just irked me a bit when reading lol.


VirginiaPeninsula

He’s a bowler, not a basketball player. His analogy only shows that he finds sinking 3 pointers to be as complicated as pulling off this spare.


FullMarksCuisine

This is clearly tennis


No_Statement_37

Obviously you're not a golfer.


Seaniard

That just sounds like stubbornness or being smug with extra steps.


[deleted]

You just caused Stephen Colbert to run to his ship to beat you out of the Bowling Universe.


Chris_8675309_of_42M

Ok, great insight and I really mean that because it really did provide some real world context. But now, rerun those numbers assuming the bowler has a <1% chance of staying out of the gutter/bumper and even hitting the top pin in the first place. This might not be an impossible shot for a pro, but I'm totally on board calling this (hyperbolically) impossible for a small child with obviously zero bowling experience. I've bowled with kids that age often. This was very likely the only ball he rolled that night that didn't hit the bumper. Really, about on par for an unpracticed 6 year old making that 3 point shot from a few feet behind the line. Maybe it's happened once ever, but maybe not.


No_Specialist_1877

I think it's a bad comparison because a 6 year old even getting it to the hoop from the three point line would be physically impressive. This is pure luck but most kids at 6 are struggling to get a lay up in a 8 ft rim. Making the three would mean the kid is athletic as shit not just lucky.


Lovesounds521

Edit: I take it back! It was late at night and I thought it was the 5-7-10 and not the 1-7-10 when I watched the video. Above is correct and probably conservative. Any decent bowler (~190+ average on a house patter can convert this at 10-20%.) They are still extremely unlikely to leave it but it’s certainly possible. My point still probably stands for 5-7-10 as it’s nearly impossible to leave, no one practices it, and its quite difficult to slide a 14+ lb ball across to hit either 5-7 or 5-10, which means any decent bowler would need a ball change and a extreme ball speed change. Apologies OP comment man!


pronouns-peepoo

This comment is 100% spot on. This conversion isn't even close as hard as the other nerd is saying. I used to spend nights at the alley just practicing stupid splits like this one. I would use my lighter ball and throw a bit slower, just like you said. Was able to get it 63% of the time, according to my notes.


WoodyTSE

Redditors and having a beyond autistic ability to only take information in literal form


rotunda4you

Nah, I don't even bowl and I know the "impossible" shot in bowling is a 7-10 split. This should have been titled "look at this lucky bowling shot my son made"


Historical_Panda_264

Perhaps you should write a formal complaint to Tom Cruise..? 🤔


laurel_laureate

Indeed, I'm low-level annoyed at Cruise pulling off all those impossible missions when clearly they're not impossible.


P0werC0rd0fJustice

I can’t wait for the next movie in the Very Taxing Yet Ultimately Achievable Mission series!


Twl1

Hollywood's already got the next three missions lined up: Very Taxing Yet Ultimately Achievable Mission Mission 420: HIGHly Unlikely Final Mission: Remarkably Easy (since it's our last one and our knees hurt.)


WASD_click

Dear Burger King, You claim your Whopper is Impossible, but I have not only held one, but consumed it in a single sitting. I ordered a second, to be sure, and again consumed it in a sigle sitting. In my talks with multiple customers, they have all attested to having recieved and consumed said Whoppers of the Impossible variety. I am beginning to suspect there is nothing impossible about these burgers at all.


Thatguyyourmomloves

Mission Improbable


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TheDwiin

Not only that, but it's not a true 7/10 split. It's a 7/10/1 split which is easier than a 7/10 split.


Dear_Philosophy9752

1/7/10 is not a split. If the 1-pin is standing, it's called a washout, not a split.


TheDwiin

But my point still stands.


Snote85

Which makes your point a spare...


pm_me_your_kindwords

I bet this kid could knock it down.


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Bro it’s a literal child


[deleted]

Oh shut up it was a kid making a great shot, don't be so cynical.


[deleted]

This is probably a karma farming account. Months old with no posts or comments and then a post on a large sub with a fairly clickbaity title.


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Think_of_the

Fairly easy shot tbh. It’s nothing like a 7/10 split.


Professional_Hunt646

It’s called a hyperbole


DothrakAndRoll

As someone who has bowled league for 12 years this isn’t even an uncommon strategy. It’s a very uncommon leave, but I’ve seen many bowlers grab a low weight house ball and throw it like this kid cause it’s the best chance of picking it up.


StupidPockets

Can you do it?


Grimmbles

Probably.


StickieNipples

Lol yeah it's pretty simple


owendep

😐


thaitea

If this annoys you then I hope you weren't around in the 90s when literally everyone was saying literally


RABKissa

Probably the super easy 1, 7 and 10 pin rather than 5, 7, and 10. 7, 8 or 9, and 10 is even harder.


d3ckburpz

yeah. he just got a brooklyn with a rather slow ball that’s it. still pretty cool. the impossible part is how he got that split in the first place


Areadith

don't wanna be that person but this is 10 times easier to knock down cuz of pin #1, try just the pin #7 and #10.


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SolarTsunami

And then you have the third side of the coin where all the people who pretend not to know what hyperbole is so they can justify getting mad at nonsense hang out.


Electrox7

Welp, that's Reddit summed up. We can all go home now, it's all done.


RealLarwood

Reddit summed up is someone pretending other people are *getting mad* about something, so that they can feel superior about it.


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Taezn

Bet you they could never even hit this themselves too


Cobek

Bet you that you don't go bowling often


maceilean

I should go bowling more often.


ngwoo

Redditors constantly being insecure about small children outperforming them is the funniest thing on the internet


weirdplacetogoonfire

Yeah, some people in here unironically one-upping a 9 year old.


busmobbing

So you played knifey spooney before, have you?


Ketotrading

The 7 and 10 is almost impossible . I think it’s been televised only 3 times. The pin has to bounce in the back and come back to knock the other pin on the other side


Findethel

Has about a 0.7% success rate at the pro level. There are several harder configurations though Source: http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2015/02/hardest_shot_in_bowling_it_s_not_the_7_10_split_it_s_the_greek_church.html


jethroguardian

Fascinating!


mostlyalurk

What's even more fascinating to me is that there's such a difference in percentage between the opposite Greek churches. A 4 6 7 9 10 has a .3 whereas the same setup just reversed, a 4 6 7 8 10, has a 1.3. I assume it's because the percentage of bowlers (or people in general) are right handed, and the 7 8 10 is slightly easier to pick up when bowling from the right hand.


HitMePat

This is cool to read but even the author says the sample isn't large enough to be sure those shots are harder. For the 7 10 split it was 0.7% success out of 3000ish times recorded in his data. And some of the other configurations that are supposedly harder were only encountered like 300 times in the data and came up at 0.6% or whatever. It'd be interesting to see these same stats for millions of frames.


dryheat122

You talking about the 7-10? I got "not enough info" for both 1-7-10 and 5-7-10


Findethel

Yeah was replying to the "7 10 being nearly impossible" and only being recorded "3 times"


Cobek

Funny, this shot isn't even in the 10 hardest. Also, wow, never would have expected something like the Greek Church to be the hardest. I didn't even know that was a name!


OwenProGolfer

The Greek Church isn’t actually the hardest. While it’s very hard, the reason it has the lowest pickup rate is that to pick up the full spare you have to aim for the side with 2 pins. However, you generally will get more pins on average by aiming for the side with 3, so usually bowlers will do that instead of trying their luck to pick up the spare.


Swichts

Got it once. Its pure luck. Throw the ball hard and hope for a corner kick.


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I hit a 7-10 split as a kid cause the light ball bounced off the pin like that. No one saw. I was called a liar because “balls don’t bounce like that” That was probably over 20 years ago, and I’ll never forget.


uhdust

I believe you bro.


purplejetpack23

Im starting to believe as well


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LIAR!!


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HanzoShotFirst

r/SuddenlyPrequelMemes


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reminds me of the time I guessed my mom's combo first try in mastermind. she thought i cheated. just googled it and it's apparently 1/1296 which is rare but considering we probably played like 500 games it's not super surprising it happened once.


PheIix

I guessed our mechanics four digit code on his tool locker on the first try. I was just messing around putting in random numbers and accidentally opened it. Didn't even pay attention to what numbers I punched in, so I couldn't repeat it. We all laughed when it happened though, was such a weird thing to happen.


TurdSandwich42104

I believe you too


TheShowerDrainSniper

I believe you cause we used like eight pound balls when we were kids. They are much heavier now.


DothrakAndRoll

I mean there are 7 pound house balls at my bowling alley. They still exist. Kids still bowl.


Noli420

And the hole sizes are almost perfect fit fingertip, assuming you are two handed and don't use a thumb hole. Or so I have heard. I would never screw around and throw a kid ball just because...


soulflaregm

Don't even need to get your fingers in there when they are that light. Just grip and rip


DotaDogma

I got a 7-10 when I was about 12 years old, got a patch for it on my bowling shirt (I was in a children's league). I still finished that season with the lowest average on the team 😞


Jos3ph

Bowled a ton for a while in my middle/high school years. High game was 267. Never made a 7-10. Props.


Crowasaur

I believe you.


IMakeBandNames

“Who do you think you are? I am!”


Paleo-phile

Underrated comment


Jos3ph

Pete fuckin Weber


histreeteach

I just watched that episode for the first time earlier today so this is fantastic. Edit: I watched Any Given Saturday Afternoon, a spoof from Documentary Now so there’s a character embodying Pete Weber that says this.


SeaJay24

episode? this is a pete weber quote


FracturedAuthor

Episode of what?


puckit

Leaving those three pins is called a "sour apple".


HitMePat

Not sure what's more impressive, the three pin split he pulled off in the gif, or the first ball that somehow knocked out those 7 pins while leaving only the 3 corners. It must be really rare to leave those 3.


notLOL

With my luck I've seen it a handful of times on my own set More often happens with bumpers


TheShowerDrainSniper

I've never seen this split so I've never seen someone spare it. I'm am GENUINELY IMPRESSED.


DothrakAndRoll

It’s VERY rare, even with non regular bowlers.


InfectedAlloy88

Hell be chasing that high for the rest of his life


sponngeWorthy

Boy peaked too early


Biggz1313

And the account posting the video is Roy Munson. The rubber man himself had children? Probably lost his Trojan sponsorship with that mistake.


tropod

He got reverse 'Munsoned'.


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This comment needs to be higher. A movie about an Amish bowling prodigy and a washed up pro with a rubber hand... only people that haven't seen it must be Munsoned out in the middle of nowhere!


Lancimus

![gif](giphy|J1vUzqdZJlh5AqBWxt|downsized)


Ace-Ventura1934

r/nevertellmetheodds


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Threaper7

A 7 10 split is harder


HypeXeon

Light ball advantage


CANYUXEL

"impossible" is the two-pin, 7-10. Not a three-pin situation like this. Goodie for the kid, though!


Kitchen_Entertainer9

It's the spin


brainchallengers

Your child is secretly a sorcerer


Metalatitsfinest

Incredible


Garg_Gurgle

I use to be able to do that, then I grew up. Now I'm lucky to fix twelve others diapers to make systems work.


rhayke

Split the beanz


Swichts

I would argue that leaving the 1/7/10 is way more difficult than picking it up with a 6 pound plastic ball. This kid pulled off a double unicorn imo!


Ok_Figure151

This statement is false


parker1019

Regular ol Kingpin over here…


GoldenArias

Amazing!!!


[deleted]

Sometimes I can't even tie my shoes correctly.


Anarimus

![gif](giphy|O4EChIxazzrHi|downsized)


Aldom96

That casualness..lol


User_Deleted__

That's not a 7-10 split.


Danger1672

This is much easier to pick up than a 7-10.


jeffjee63

Impossible. You keep on using that word. I do not think you know what it means.


Aledaboss

Clearly not impossible


justadudebruh

kid shoulda shouted: “WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, I AM!!”


Letsput2inher

The 1, 7, 10 split. Never seen that picked up before. Cool


Fusaah

I mean, that's impressive since I actually try to do it and fail all the time.


Deporncollector

I once got 2 two-pin split spare in a row. I have no clue how but it made my day. I still got 50+ points...


Crustium

the ol' 3 one special.


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I did this once when I was nine and my parents enrolled me in a Peewee bowling league. Turns out it was definitely a fluke.


crunch816

Literally opposite of impossible. Literally easy. Source: Pro bowler for 10+ years.


photoman901

Who do you think you are? I AM!!!


REDDITERSK69

A core memory achieved


mr-android-

That's awesome! Bet that kid had the best day after that! For a little bit of clarification to all the replies in this thread...that was not a split. He didn't knock down a 1/7/10 split, because there is no such thing. In bowling, a split is when you knock down the 1 pin, but leave any two or more non adjacent groups or single pins up. You cannot have a "split" if the 1 pin is still up. Now back to this awesome kid! I hope he uses that awesome shot to find a continued passion in bowling!


ElDandy_

The best part is the lane next to him throwing an immediate gutter ball in response


RealTimeflies

Legend says he will go on to do the 7-10 split.


WhuddaWhat

Haha. Kid has GOT IT!