I could do that. Seems easy. Run, slip, smash your face against the log and fall to the water. Easy peasy. No way I'm getting the flag like that last guy did though.
I think this is Gloucester, and the pole is greased. You can't get grip. Fun fact this is the setting door innsmouth, so you are watching half fish people here and they are using their suction feet to grip better than normal humans can.
The pole is greased and almost frictionless so you need the momentum to slide towards the flag. Notice how not a single person can maintain an arm grip on it either. Going slow gives zero chance of reaching the flag.
No way, you kidding me, senile old white men can't even walk on dry land. No way would they run anyone coordinated enough to get even one foot on that pole. 🧐
undrh2o
Do they call this the nutcracker?
BurtMaklinFBI
They do this in Gloucester, MA also
WrongUn
Would you want to anymore?
ChristopherHallett
Why the fuck do Americans act like they have Finnish healthcare?
Emrys12
Thats obviously been lubed the fuck up
pfshfine
What gave it away? The visible grease all over the top of the pole?
jackmichaels85
Looks like a shit way to die 🫡
0570
The pole is greased
Zautajin
It seems the Comunitat Valenciana's flag, in Spain. Another of our funny and painless traditions!
cousteau
Yep, I noticed too. Can confirm it looks like the Valencian flag.
phoony
mikey739256
Retards
TheChunguskaEvent
[trips on the front edge of the ramp, faceplants into sand]
Stonemarter
Faceplants into the ramp ...
ParpleBarglarAhrlm
I wouldn’t even make it to the ramp
AbeHamTraveler
Why not just walk. Balance will improve. Might have a better chance.
Hemilio
This has been done in Triana, Seville, for at least a couple of centuries. We call it "la cucaña".
cousteau
That looks like a Valencian flag though
EclecticSheep
Also famous in Sicily and malta
PPlank
Idiots...
Jaqdakloun
Does one have to run ?
pareidoliaperson
The first girl, (both meanings):
SomebodythatIusedtonope
Deez
Boatsntoes
Ow my balls
ChazzK
Wait, wait WAIT! THIS IS MY ONE ACTUAL SKILL! WHERE IS THIS, I CAN WIN!!!! Oh wait, no, nevermind, that involves.. *shudder* going outside...
cousteau
Somewhere near Valencia, Spain. Or that's what the flag suggests. Or at least it looks like it.
NekoEvie
I know too many people that would see this and confidently say "I could do that" and smugly never have to defend the assertion
cousteau
I could do that. Seems easy. Run, slip, smash your face against the log and fall to the water. Easy peasy. No way I'm getting the flag like that last guy did though.
bigboneded
I'm not saying I COULD, but watching all those fails, I would certainly try differently.
cousteau
Me too. I would approach slowly, sit on the log, one leg on each side, push myself forward, slip and fall on the water.
Garwoodxx
My younger self, yea that would be me.
resolved
malachilenomade
tp0d
Whats today's safety fluid, vic?
JustTheCats
Today we have a mix of car brake fluid, hydrogenated margarine, flame retardant and the semen of 25 sperm whales!
JeremyPeevin
Well it's a secret, but I can tell you it comes from Hot Karl's Septic system.
SaintSleepyWeasel
I'm old, I don't want to break something.
eastend666
Falling down on a log like that has got to hurt.
DarkwingDuc
On todays episode of "Ow! My Balls!"....
BobAllen2004
Did the last guy's count?
cousteau
He got the flag, didn't he?
BobAllen2004
He basically slapped it.
CorrectMostOfTheTime
Dislodged it but didn’t hold it but not sure what rules are
Thesaya
he caught it and everyone cheered, so I would assume it did
BobAllen2004
But he didn't catch it, he just knocked it down, which is why I asked.
Thesaya
He literally held it in his hand as he hit the water.
CorrectMostOfTheTime
No he didn’t he went left the flag flipped down right separately
Sunflier
I'd watch this if it were an Olympic sport
BrokenKnuckle
They also do this in Gloucester, Massachusetts and it's called "The Greasy Pole"
datphone777365
Mmmm splinters and bruised groins.
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1bmpkdW9jZTMycTMwY2hpOG9pdXFydnFxcXN1bnNidWk0aGp6MnF0dyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/fjpYUp612jgXe/200w.gif
lopix
Right in the taint!
stayingalive4life
Splinters into bruises groins?
xxandl
I would worry about the rips more. More damage to be done...
Pwnzistor
Splinters from a greased metal pole? impressive
PorneliusHubertII
Someone has never gotten a metal splinter before and it shows.
datphone777365
Paint spliters are also gnarly.
redundancy
found the dendrophiliac
Level21Magikarp
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
Nice. https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ZnB2OHN4d25lemdza2g1am1zcHd0bXkyNTMxdnVwdTdzbm9iZHpkciZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/11J6HQutnctcU8/200w.gif
JustTheCats
Cool coolcoolcoolcool
ItsStillJustTina
Do you have to run?
I'd just walk as far as I could, then sit down with both legs over one side, and scoot sideways until I reached the flag.
Even if it's timed, I'd still be faster than everyone who ran right off the pole.
TeamSpicyTacos
I think this is Gloucester, and the pole is greased. You can't get grip. Fun fact this is the setting door innsmouth, so you are watching half fish people here and they are using their suction feet to grip better than normal humans can.
cousteau
I'd do exactly that, and then fall anyway.
Tenugui
The pole is greased and almost frictionless so you need the momentum to slide towards the flag. Notice how not a single person can maintain an arm grip on it either. Going slow gives zero chance of reaching the flag.
RobearGWJ
You slide in all directions, so sitting down, you'd still slide to one side or the other. It's oiled.
imnotgoodwithschedules
I wonder if it is slippery? Some of those look more like a slip than a loss of balance
Thranx
it is highly lubricated... that is the point, otherwise you just walk out there carefully.
ItsStillJustTina
Scooting still seems safer to me, but I've fallen off of couch, so I'm probably not the best judge of slip, trip, and fall risks. 😅
1kaura1
Resolution of the video isnt quite good enough to be sure, but it does look shinier than dry wood would
VictusVonGuyver
It looks yet, which is a good indicator that it's slippery.
beoff
I'm a bit out of touch with American politics: is this how you guys decide your next president?
PowerPedant
That's not an American flag.
beoff
I withdraw my joke and would like to apologise to all those impacted by it
bamcobra
Couldn’t get any worse results than last time.
STINKPICKEL
No way, you kidding me, senile old white men can't even walk on dry land. No way would they run anyone coordinated enough to get even one foot on that pole. 🧐
HelpfulCorn
No, it's not racist enough
JestersWing
It's got red and white stripes, but that isn't America. That's a place that has healthcare for its denizens.
boumboum34
Picture Trump trying to do that.....
beoff
Powerfully erotic image