catbirdseat Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 Okay, Dru. Will you please explain what's going on in the picture? Quote
E-rock Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 http://www.buildering.net/ Looks like it's the rave in France. Have you seen the french commercial for Nike's where the dude is running from the chicken and bouncing off of walls? Same thing. Quote
COL._Von_Spanker Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 The Parkour is the art of movement, a new french sport created by David Belle and Sebastien Foucan. The objective is clearing all the obstacles which you have on your way, climbing a wall, a stair, a roof, or a tree; all in the research of an esthetic and original movement. People who practice this sport are called Traceurs. Training is physical, but also reflects a moral philosophy with it's own values. More than a sport, it's an art, an everyday lifestyle! It's kinda a cross between skateboarding (without the board) and ninjitsu. Basically, they are climbing and jumping around like a bunch of Super Mario Bros over there. How rad is that!? And they take themselves super serious about it. "Traceurs"... like secret agents or something. Man I love the Europeans! So progressive. All of a sudden buildering feels so two dimensional. I gotta start practicing my jujitsu moves again. Quote
klenke Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 I bet every one of the competitors in the Parkour Hall of Fame is....DEAD! Quote
JoshK Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 Wow, as if we needed more proof this week of the fact that the french suck. Quote
specialed Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 They probably get $ from their government for this shit too. Quote
Off_White Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 Found on www.darwinawards.com DAREDEVIL (29 September 2002, United Kingdom) The Parisian Yamakasi craze, a building-jumping fad inspired by wire stunts in action films, has been likened to a martial art by its practitioners. This urban "art form" was the inspiration for a BBC TV advertisement wherein an office worker travels home by leaping between buildings, over fences, and around antenna. So it seemed perfectly normal to Marc, 22, to engage in a spot of building jumping during his free time. However, this Darwin Award Nominee failed to take into account the fact that he was not a highly trained gymnast, and could not clear the 20-foot gap between two multi-story car parks in Maidenhead. He also failed to consider the result of a body hitting concrete from a height of 40 feet. His friend said, "We just did stupid stuff when we were bored, like finding gaps to jump." The result was inevitable... Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 That person appears to be jumping or trying to jump over the Great Wall of China on a BMX bike. Is that what's going on there? Looks to be a long way down, 'specially seein' as what that the bike ain't underneath 'em no more. Quote
Dru Posted March 14, 2003 Author Posted March 14, 2003 hes bouncing with a bike on a trampoline with wall behind him. Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 Dru said: hes bouncing with a bike on a trampoline with wall behind him. Damn. It was better when he was Evel-Knieveling over it. What a puss, then. Quote
freeclimb9 Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 (edited) gone Wang Jiaxiong ate shit and died as a result. He lost his grip on his bike and missed the net that was to catch him on his attempt to jump the Great Wall of China. Personally, I'm stoked when I can bunny hop onto the curb without catching the back tire. deleted pic per freeclimbs request - gt Edited March 14, 2003 by gapertimmy Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 Damn, that sucks. So he WAS busting large over the GW of C! What a drag to die. Poor Wang Jiaxong! Quote
klenke Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 Wang deserves a Darwin Award post mortem post haste, me thinks. Quote
freeclimb9 Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 klenke said: Wang deserves a Darwin Award post mortem post haste, me thinks. werd. Post analysis indicates that spandex and a road-bike helmet ain't enough when you're going large. I don't know if the full downhill gear setup would've helped, but it couldn't have done worse. Quote
PullinFool Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 Y'know, ya build a damn wall to keep people in, and they just try to keep escaping! Quote
freeclimb9 Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 Rumors abound that would-be Great-Wall-on-a-bike-jumper Wang Jiaxiong boastfully declared in Mandarin the equivalent of "Hey ya'll! Watch this!" prior to his fatal attempt. Quote
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