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nox_nox t1_ir198os wrote

Reply to comment by Merfen in what goes around comes around by sometimesisleeptoo

This is such a high risk, eat major shit move too.

Catch a foot and rotate awkwardly into concrete while falling face first into concrete.

Miss board and fall into concrete on your shoulder.

Hit board but slip out and crack against metal stairs.

I'm always amazed by people that pull off crazy gaps while skateboarding.

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Merfen t1_ir1b2bq wrote

Not a single piece of safety equipment either. Too cool to wear a helmet, let alone knee/elbow pads.

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nox_nox t1_ir1ekso wrote

I split a helmet in half once while snowboarding. Went off a jump, landed fine, then caught my heel edge with a ton of speed and it whipped me onto my back and head.

I got up a bit dazed and my friend comes over to check on me and is like holy shit your helmet is cracked in half. The only thing hold it together was the plastic outer cover.

That helmet saved me from major injury or death that day. I can't understand why anyone nowadays rides anything without at least a helmet.

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[deleted] t1_ir3wwmp wrote

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nox_nox t1_ir55066 wrote

Yep, I'd been told that years before the first time I was fitted for one.

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rinn10 t1_ir49gjy wrote

I was riding my bike to work one day and slid on some wet leaves. The bike went completely sideways. My head wanged the pavement hard enough to crack my helmet.

It would've been so much worse if I had not worn my helmet.

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Elite_Slacker t1_ir2gwus wrote

That is lance mountain. He has been skating 47 years and IS wearing kneepads, the most important piece of gear to fall safely in a pool.

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caustic_kiwi t1_ir46uip wrote

Don't care how cool and great you are, wear a helmet. If not for your own safety, then to be a good role-model for kids who look up to you.

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HereWeGoAgain-77 t1_ir4zstq wrote

Worry about yourself dude. Jesus christ lol.

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[deleted] t1_ir598mk wrote

Nah he's fucking right. That's why Tony Hawk insisted on wearing protective gear

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caustic_kiwi t1_ir7a7iq wrote

How about you worry about yourself instead of what I'm worried about?

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shreddy5050 t1_ir1n8le wrote

He’s wearing knee pads

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Merfen t1_ir1o09h wrote

Good call, hard to see them in this 144p gif. Still nothing protecting the most important body part.

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NoGodsNoJanitors t1_ir3clzx wrote

Lmao, gonna call hard to see on the knee pads but expect to see his buttplug at that same resolution

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