Would you?

danielmarcevans · 11 months

We all know it's a photoshop job but for those wondering where the two images originate, I'm fairly sure the slide is the Jumeirah Sceirah water slide in Wild Wadi, Dubai.

http://i.imgur.com/up0Bl.jpg

Been down it many a time and it's fucking terrifying.

TropicalDeathPunch · 11 months

I'll wait till I'm about eighty years old and about to croak anyway. My luck would be such that as soon as I tried to pedal, I'd fall over the side and bounce off the rocks until I land, finally land a total of a 10 feet away from where I fell making nothing more than a splork noise with a little whimper. On lookers would note the piece of corn still stuck to my chin from the lunch I ate at the lodge.

DubbleCheez · 11 months

Would you consider selling me that seat?

penal · 11 months

I would cover myself with lube and go down on my stomach, head first.

zopiac · 11 months

Holy fuckshit yes. I don't care if chance of death is probably a few hundred percent, this looks like it would be the most thrilling ride ever.

AvoidanceAddict · 11 months

No. I'd pretty much expect it to end up something like this

mrgoldenbrown · 11 months

I believe this was a worth1000 photoshop. Would do it after inspecting the brakes on the bike.

srd178 · 11 months

Very slowly maybe

BloodRelic · 11 months

i thought of hotwheels, anyone else?

aparkermagyar · 11 months

hipstersarepeopletoo · 11 months

Too mainstream. I'd do it on a fixed-gear unicycle.

MustStopMasturbating · 11 months

Who the fuck puts a tricycle on a long water slide?

aridese · 11 months

Mountain bike mechanic here:

On that long of a descent, the rim brakes on the bike will overheat the tire and tube. Best case scenario is a flat tire, worst case is an explosive blowout leading to complete loss of control.

If you don't break, on that bike geometry and fork, the front wheel will begin oscillating at high speeds, throwing you off the track.

tl;dr you're dead... it's science!

EDIT: Back of the envelope math:

Assume the peak is 1km in the air, and the rider and bike together weigh 80 kg (130 lbs rider, 30 lbs bike)
Total potential energy at peak: ~800kJ (m * g * h = 80 kg * 9.8 (m/s² ) * 1000 m)
You'll probably slow down to a manageable speed of 35 mph (any faster is scary on that bike)
You need to descend ~1.5 km (1km / sin (45)), which you'll do in about 90 seconds

Therefore, you'll need to dissipate 8.5 kilowatts (8500 watts) for the duration of your descent from the tiny surface area of your rims. That's the power equivalent of about five irons (or a microwave) heating the rubber tube and wheel.

On the upside, you can cook a sweet omelette on your bike at the bottom!

Crim91 · 11 months

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runvnc · 11 months

This thread is full of liars and retards.

[deleted] · 11 months

ride an exercise bike placed at the top of a waterslide? ok sure

deathmetalbanjo · 11 months

As long as I had clean underwear waiting for me at the bottom.

u8eR · 11 months

Only if I wore a helmet.

great_decay · 11 months

wearing a wingsuit, yes. totally serious.

guy_from_socal · 11 months

Please. I used to drive on the great wall of china back in the 90's during Cruisin' World.

Frank1936 · 11 months

I'm 76 I'd do it for suresies, but only if I got dared to.

Heretic3e7 · 11 months

Absolutely, just to say that I did, or at least have it engraved on my headstone.

Slimshady127 · 11 months

FUCK YEA!!!!!!!

Geodude07 · 11 months

Toss bike away, slide down. Lots of fun and probably still live

theMadBicyclist · 11 months

Naturally. Check the user name.

itsactuallyapenis · 11 months

Woah ho ho. Fuck yes!

[deleted] · 11 months

Makes me think of those really big slides at the water park. I'm terrified of falling out the side of one of those and hav never been on one. You're asking if I want to ride a bike down one that looks like that? And I thought I was crazy.

LuxMedia · 11 months

Fuck yeah. No hands.

Shanegentry · 11 months

Have to pay me a million.

Gikas77 · 11 months

AW HELL NO!!

kreius · 11 months

Yes. Life is something you live, not cower to. Only live once, do something awesome, even if you die epically doing it.

"Here lies Kreius, the man who died going down a five thousand foot slide on a bike with shit brakes."

gotrocks · 11 months

I cannot ride a bike, so yes.

allimsayinis · 11 months

...wet myself? Absolutely.

zeldafanboy345 · 11 months

I think the pedals would rip your legs off.

eldiablo31415 · 11 months

For a Klondike Bar yes

WeCanSurvive · 11 months

The Vegetable Maker

MittingShunkeys · 11 months

San Andreas Multiplayer stunt server.

lunaneo1007 · 11 months

i would do it on my butt

YHZ · 11 months

http://i.qkme.me/3540ev.jpg

uchiha420 · 11 months

Yes xD

Aquaman314 · 11 months

Only if you let me do it naked while sitting backwards on the bike while people stand on the sidelines throwing pieces of ice at me. Or during a hail storm.

[deleted] · 11 months

Just looking at this picture makes my balls tingle.

dha3691 · 11 months

only with parachute

SadGruffman · 11 months

As a matter of fact, yes I fucking would.

InigoMontoya47 · 11 months

too narrow; certain doom.

aguirre1 · 11 months

if there was a tiny chance to survive it, hell yeah

[deleted] · 11 months

I wouldn't even be able to go down the fucking stairs I got up there with.

Fuck, how did I get up these goddamned stairs in the first place?

TheJet42 · 11 months

Fuck. That. Shit.

Toshie534 · 11 months

not on the bike, on a scooter yes, sitting on a skateboarder maybe, rollerblading on

Robozio · 11 months

No thanks, I choose life.

BaronZee · 11 months

I would on a blanket. Not on a damn bike.

GMan129 · 11 months

i never learned how to ride a bike. so no.

phalmatticus · 11 months

Nope

AngerControl · 11 months

To infinity and beyond, my friend. To infinity and beyond.

feureau · 11 months

Are you serious? That is like, a mile down and the handlebars are garbage

Beevo · 11 months

I'd need to see more of the track but probably.

marksandwich · 11 months

We all gotta die sometime anyway. May as well make the trip memorable.

Eight8FlyingTurtle · 11 months

Yeah after i drink my big glass of NOPE juice.

LimpanaxLU · 11 months

Nope

reddog323 · 11 months

Nope..

patrekhatolik · 11 months

Jonneke · 11 months

Without the bike? Yes.

_Rand_ · 11 months

Fuck no.

I'm scared of heights though.

And dying.

frostiitute · 11 months

nope

Stember · 11 months

What could possibly go wrong?

DaleDenton · 11 months

If this would exist, you could easily secure yourself and the bike similar like rock climbers do, using the same equipment.

I tried something similar in a climbing park in Germany, but it was a wooden hanging bridge between two trees, about 20 meters (~60ft for you people out there still refusing to use the metric system) above the ground.Was about 20 meters long, and maybe 60cm wide, made out of thin trunks split into halfs. It was hung up pretty loosely, so it would tilt to the side up to ~60° in the middle i guess, and going slightly downward. ( not completely sure about the measures, just guessing)

The old bike had no brakes, and the gear-shift had been removed, you had to use the first gear (right word?), or simply not pedal.

And although it looked kinda scary, after watching others trie it and fail, i actually lost my fear. The system that secured you was simple, you had to wear a climbing-belt-thing, and you just hooked it to the wire cable that was mounted to the two trees pretty tightly, and the bike was permanently connected to the wire cable with a longer rope than yours.

So as soon as I realized that nothing really could go wrong, I lost the fear and just fucking did it. And then I did it again and again and again, I realized that most of the people just failed because the were too nervous.

If you ever see one of those tree-climbing parks, give it a try! Also great for kids, its funny to watch how the kids arent nervous at all and just do it, unlike most of the adults.

Edit:Just made a decision, if I ever have a garden with trees, I will build my one climbing park. Right next to my Millenium Falcon treehouse.

trexflyer02 · 11 months

I'd do it.

I'd do it with no handlebars.

No.

Handlebars.

PoorBoysAmen · 11 months

Fuuuck NOOO!

maybe....

norsurfit · 11 months

Would you do it in a boat? Would you do it with a goat?

runpmc · 11 months

I came in here hoping to find video of someone actually doing it. I was disappointed.

De_Angelo · 11 months

The wind will always be against you at this elevation.

If it's going sideways, you'll get pushed off near the top.

If it's going against you, the resistance will throw you off balance, knocking you over and probably off. The same thing will happen if the wind is blowing with you, the turbulence would be too dramatic and you'll probably just float off and away like trying to make that shortcut on N64 Mario Kart's Rainbow Road.

If, for some reason, the wind is blowing upwards, you'll fly off easily.

If it's going downwards, then you'll suffocate from lack of oxygen. Why the fuck are you up this high.

tl;dr - Wind. No.

Plus, that bike sucks. I wouldn't trust it down a hill.

toogoofy · 11 months

Poop in my pants? yes i would

knocklessmonster · 11 months

I would slide down that on a large high-friction rubber sheet. That's about it.

Yazzer · 11 months

I have nightmares about doing crazy shit like this.

beeteeoh · 11 months

How exactly is this a WTF? I think it belongs in the bad Shoop sub reddit.

WTF

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