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[–] [email protected] 90 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Non-Newtonian fluid would be fun, but the Jesus run would get banned after the first season.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (4 children)

can you jesus run across non-newtonian fluids? because i think that would be a popular sport…

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

Me, a few minutes ago: "is it Mythbusters? I bet it's Mythbusters. Mythbusters did this once."

it's not mythbusters

clicks play to enjoy a new thing

Ooooohhhhh fuck yeah that's the stuff.

Thanks for the dopamine hit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This better be John Tickle

Edit: it wasn't :(

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

It depends on the force being applied and how still the fluid is still, but it's certainly plausible. Think of oobleck (cornstarch and water). Hitting with enough speed and force, the surface will act like a solid

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Braniac, a British show kinda like mythbusters, filled a pool with custard and walked over it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ketchup is a non-Newtonian fluid and I'm pretty sure that wouodn't work Oobleck might though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

someone posted a video, replying to me, of people doing it with oobleck… it’s not very deep but they do run and ride a bike across it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

It would be interesting swimming in diesel. Or mineral oil

Edit: on second thought, the diesel vapours works probably kill you

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

That's what makes it interesting. It's a race to see who can go the furthest before having to exit the pool to breathe.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Isopropyl Alcohol

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 months ago

no it's okay, he's male, he's allowed to have all of the genetic advantages he wants

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ever since the banana peel slip myth, I've wondered what it would be like to swim in a pool filled with that industrial lube they used when they couldn't confirm the myth as stated and had to forcibly make it slippery.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

did you see the Nitro Circus behind the scenes for that giant water slide they built? to get enough speed to hit the jump at the end, you had to use lube along with the water so they had these giant 55 gallon drums of KY

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Can we start making golf courses out of gravel instead of environmentally damaging grass?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Or, better yet, all golf is moved to digital/putt-putt. No need to waste all that land just to hit a ball.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Then create a new biathlon category: putt putt golf + laser tag.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Also gotta add go karts in there as well

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Tower golf and it's played like Getting Over It

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Frisbee Golf already does this. Most frisbee golf courses are designed around their natural environment and require minimal maintenance

Disc golf - Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_golf

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Wilderness golf is were its at.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (3 children)

No molten glass? No fucking lava? tf is this weakass shit?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

I, like Chuck Norris, swim through earth.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I swim 100 laps in an olympic-sized pool of mercury every day before breakfast.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

mfw you’re not swimming in an olympic-sized pool of gleaming liquid iridium.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Just need a nice dolomite coating and you're good to go

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

You. You get me. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's the tough black mineral that won't cop out when there's heat all about.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Im 40% dolomite

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

200m heavily polluted French river

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

And if you can do that you unlock the 1000m Yangtze crossing.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Calm down, Satan.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Sponsored by Redbull.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Go and see David O'Doherty live if you can. The lad is a riot.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I only know him from Countdown, but he's been great every episode he shows up.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

They tried that in the Paris Olympics, they had the triathlon in raw sewage 😅

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Beer, Olive Oil, Carbonated water, Milk, Orange Juice

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Jell-O, molasses, tomato paste, alfredo sauce

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

They have hurdles so what about a swimming obstacle course? Have them go through underwater hoops and tubes or over/under underwater bars.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I remember seeing something that a pool filled with liquids thicker than water wouldn't really affect your ability to swim in it, it doesn't even affect the speed at which you swim in it. You would need a liquid that's several times more viscous than something like a syrup to see any real difference from just swimming in water.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Well sure, but then the Canadians would have a distinct advantage!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Fluoroantimonic acid.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Tennis has different surfaces? They mean table tennis? Well then, what we actually need is a smaller version of swimming.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Sand (aka beach) and whatever turf material they use for standard tennis