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50m+ jump 🀯 the wind just took me away by Yücel Paralik Wind power (piefed-media.feddit.online)
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a bitcrushed GIF of fisheye action cam footage of kiteboarder Yücel Paralik gliding around above the sea with his sport wing; he's wrestling with his kite to wing to stay aloft as it spins him around chaotically, and it was hard for Hitstun to find a 15-second clip that loops decently well

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[–] 15 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I watched this for 2 minutes not realizing it’s on a 15 second loop!

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    Alright! I was afraid it wouldn't loop well, but I did my best finding a 15-second clip that worked. He actually only flew around up there for 1 minute and 20 seconds.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Is the board connected to the sail or just connected to his feet? Either way that’s some serious upper body strength

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 months ago

    The board is only on his feet, and he can do aerial flip tricks with it. As for the wing, he seems to be harnessed into it. With the handlebar, he can shift his weight like a hang glider amd control the wing.

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    • [–] 23 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    😧 1 🫣 1
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    • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Terrifying. What if you just go higher. And higher. And than the sail folds.

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    • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    How is the camera attached?

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    [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Some say he’s still jumping to this day.

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    [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Without a landing, this gif is unsatisfying

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago

    Yeah, I could see that. I could have used different tools to make a GIF of the entire 1 minute 20 second jump, but it'd have been 4 frames per second. If it was only the landing, it wouldn't have looped well.

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    • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Thats insane!

    Also love the colour of the water, looks like a lovely day for it.

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    [–] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    No life jacket 😬

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    • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

    So he's got to hold on to that bar or he's seriously injured or killed? Damn, it sounded fun until I saw this 😦

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    He went out there looking for big air. He had to control the wing at all times, but at least he's harnessed into the wing, so he wasn't hanging on for dear life or anything.

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