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This 30-Second Video of Simone Biles Landing a Triple-Double Flip Is Truly Astounding
Cosmopolitan ^ | 12 Aug 2019 | ALEXANDRA WHITTAKER

Posted on 08/12/2019 3:56:13 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

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41 posted on 08/12/2019 5:37:26 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.")
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To: DUMBGRUNT

That’s impossible, yet there it is.


42 posted on 08/12/2019 5:42:05 PM PDT by TChad
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To: 21twelve

Me: Acceleration do to gravity is 9.8m/s^2

Simone: Hold my latte.


43 posted on 08/12/2019 5:49:03 PM PDT by Raymann
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The “Scambler!”


44 posted on 08/12/2019 6:27:04 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Congrats to Simone. Truly amazing.


45 posted on 08/12/2019 6:33:01 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: goodnesswins

Apparently they can, but very few according to USA Today.

Anyhow, it is massively impressive. Gymnasts are to me the kings and queens of athletes...


46 posted on 08/12/2019 7:26:05 PM PDT by Eurotwit (FRexit? No. AdiEU. - Loud Mime)
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Gymnasts are to me the kings and queens of athletes...

Everyone knows, it is rock climbers and ultra runners!!!


47 posted on 08/12/2019 7:58:17 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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Well...I WAS a gymnast (girl) when it was not cool (late 60s)...and I did floor ex...so yes I’ve followed it. I do not believe guys can do the moves Biles does with the smoothness and grace (plus the splits) the way she does. Guys routines are more mechanical.... IMHO. (I’m referring to the whole routine, not just the one move.)


48 posted on 08/12/2019 9:09:51 PM PDT by goodnesswins (White Privilege EQUALS Self Control & working 50-80 hrs/wk for 40 years!)
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Amazing!!


49 posted on 08/12/2019 9:12:30 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: DUMBGRUNT

If I tried this I would land on my head on the first flip then the second flip then the 3rd flip. Just end over end then splat against a wall.


50 posted on 08/12/2019 9:22:48 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

So she did 5 flips and is not even dizzy?


51 posted on 08/12/2019 9:24:18 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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She can out jump anybody in the NBA!


52 posted on 08/12/2019 11:10:32 PM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: goodnesswins

Thank you.

I watched some men’s floor exercise championships and
noticed some of the men with upper body noticeably more developed than their legs.

Also seeing the men use more upper body in the routines.

Guessing the additional weight is NOT an advantage when defying gravity?


53 posted on 08/13/2019 6:31:13 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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