So a while ago someone sent me quite a strange video
and it might be the scariest video on the internet
in it a base jumper hooks onto a zipline
with the goal of parachuting down from halfway along
but as he got going he realized something was wrong
the clip was not strong enough to handle the friction it took along the zipwire
so as he picked up speed the metal clip literally began to melt
realizing the only thing holding him up was basically disappearing before his eyes
he was forced to try and slow it down using his bare hands
grabbing onto the wire left his hands burnt
and he was lucky to survive
but it somehow worked out okay
it's unclear what went wrong here
but apparently zipliners usually have two attachments
a primary one with wheels and a much weaker safety clip
it seems like this guy only had the much weaker safety line
making an accident way more likely
there's only so much info available on this video but that seems to be the case
so here's my question
if the safety line is so weak it gets destroyed by a single ride on the zipwire
then first of all there's nothing safe about it
but what's the point in even having it
it could be psychological
that just by having it makes people feel more safe
and maybe that's it's entire purpose
here's another question I have
if this zipline is able to melt through metal
how was he able to touch it with his bare hands
I mean yeah he burnt his hands in the process
but I would have expected so much worse
some people just have ridiculous hands
I remember seeing a video where some guy just casually puts his had in molten metal
so that's weird
but I think he's Russian so it kind of makes sense
in recent years ziplining has rapidly increased in popularity
and with that have come thousands of injuries
12 percent of which were serious enough to require hospitalization
but not all ziplines were equal
some are modern and well maintained
while others are old and rickety
I'll let you decide which category the one from this video belongs in
so I just thought it was a crazy video and wanted to share it with you
when I first saw it I forgot they were base jumping
so when later in the video he unhooked himself from the wire
I was
well
I was just confused
another video I like is the one where the kid knocks down the giant stone pillar
it looks like he spent ages weakening it just by throwing bricks at it's weak spot
I admire his hard work and dedication
the kid's an inspiration
he's the kind of man I want to be when I grow up
I'm pretty sure this guy is also Russian
it seems like 90 percent of all insane videos on the internet are from Russia
I think someone called this real world jenga