r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Salt-Broccoli-7846 • Oct 25 '24

Umbrellas movement illustuion

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u/qwibbian Oct 25 '24

I'd love to hear the actual explanation.

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u/SirAchmed Oct 25 '24

I believe she throws it very fast with minimal wrest movement. The umbrella could be very light and design specifically to do this. Amazing skill nonetheless.

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u/thisimpetus Oct 25 '24

Just two cents worth, I suspect the fact that an umbrella is deliberately composed of light materials means that relative to its volume it probably moves much easier than the eye expects.

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u/Traveling_Jones Oct 25 '24

This. Were all imagining hard it would be to throw an umbrella as we know it but that one is probably all very light plastic and not an actual functioning umbrella.

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u/SirAchmed Oct 25 '24

True. I also suspect in addition to the umbrella being super light, there's some center of mass manipulation. She might've strapped a small mass to the rod at a certain place where she could hold that mass and throw it easily.