This is some helmetcam footage of skier Christian Høgfeldt performing an Olympic style ski jump with no snow on the ground. I’m pretty sure this is how ski jumpers practice in the off season though, so I suppose it’s not particularly crazy to see. Still, staring down that hill from
This is a video from Australia’s Christmas Island, where a golfer had a giant coconut crab (aka robber crab) hanging onto his bag before it selects few clubs to steal, then proceeds to pinch a driver in half while the clubs’ owner attempts to take them back. I’d call that
In other sports bloopers, this is a video of Polish National Chess Champion Pawel Teclaf making a game-losing move during the World Blitz Chess Championship and instantly becoming so upset with himself he falls out of his chair. Who knew chess was such an action sport? For reference, I would
This is a short slow motion video of a San Luis Obispo, California high school basketball player attempting to dunk over the heads of four young fans lined up in front of the basket. Unfortunately, he makes contact with the first kid and things quickly spiral downhill for him from
This is a video of Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin accidentally knocking over a fan’s beer during practice, feeling absolutely terrible about it, and having $20 sent to him to get another. Sure I’d argue this was more than half the fan’s fault for resting his beer on the
This is some archival footage from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), featuring a 1985 news segment of skiers versus snowboarders. According to the quintessential 1980’s ski patroller seen above: “Quite a lot of them are uncooperative. Some of them had a little bit to drink and, uh, smart alecks. You
This is some footage from a gymnasium security camera at Liberty Benton Middle School in Ohio of custodian Joe Orians casually sinking an over-the-shoulder half-court shot with nothing but net like they grow on trees and it’s harvest season. Sure, it’s a middle school sized court, but still, I couldn’t
This is a video featuring the top six fan favorite Red Bull Soapbox Derby cars/performances, including an Easter Island statue (seen above treating a ramp like a wall at 2:25), two eggs frying in a hot skillet, a ski gondola (I think?), a bathtub (complete with running shower), a camper