can you do a backflip?

crwth

*bender voice* do a flip!

smof

I've never tried, so I'm going to assume yes

Quantum Tiger

yes

Yes but only once

Uriel

no

I can do a belly flop

Juggernut

no

Look at me does it look like I could or ever have been able to do a backflip?

crwth

https://youtu.be/IaQjz1NuntY?si=1ndQUazW5KCe1TCU

if big van vader can do a backflip, then i bet you can too dear reader

Uriel

no

Juggernut wrote: »

Look at me does it look like I could or ever have been able to do a backflip?

I mean maybe

I think it looks more like you could lift the earth and flip it like a spherical pancake with you big arms

Brolo

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BEtIoGQxqQs&pp=ygUVbmluamEgYmxhY2sgZmxpcCBmYWls

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Weaver

no

Used to do single front flips on the trampoline and double-fronts off the high dive. Never could go for a backflip, couldn't override my neck & spines built-in safety features.

Endless_Serpents

i used to be able to but not anymore

I used to but I’ve replaced that ability with joint clicking sounds.

Juggernut

no

Tallahasseeriel wrote: »

Juggernut wrote: »

Look at me does it look like I could or ever have been able to do a backflip?

I mean maybe

I think it looks more like you could lift the earth and flip it like a spherical pancake with you big arms

Thank you but I got out of the car this morning and stepped onto the sidewalk slightly weird and felt my back start to snap in half

Uriel

no

Juggernut wrote: »

Tallahasseeriel wrote: »

Juggernut wrote: »

Look at me does it look like I could or ever have been able to do a backflip?

I mean maybe

I think it looks more like you could lift the earth and flip it like a spherical pancake with you big arms

Thank you but I got out of the car this morning and stepped onto the sidewalk slightly weird and felt my back start to snap in half

Relatable

I sat on a living room floor for ten minutes last night and can't stand up straight today

Veagle

https://youtu.be/kxPWPzk7MA4?si=uWPYySGDZ8EcIG1Q

Prolegomena

no

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ph blake

yes

Last time I did a backflip was like 4 years ago, but I assume I still have it in me?

Might need practice or a spot for the first try though, I'm a bit fatter now

Mortal Sky

no

Whatever sense of balance and coordination is necessary to do a flip barely exists for me, unfortunately

PiptheFair

can YOU?

ph blake

yes

My first job was coaching gymnastics/tumbling during the summer, so I'm pretty confident that I could teach anyone capable of jumping ~2 feet in the air how to do a backflip (as long as we had the right floor mats for safety).

Cause that's all it is, being able to jump, after that it's just "bring your knees to your chest then try and stick your head inside your own ass" and physics does the rest

Backflips are initially more scary than front flips to learn, but much easier to actually land safely from (cause you can see the ground through the whole landing)

Quetzi

no

Never been good at jumping.

While I've got a lot of general natural athleticism, I'm real hit or miss with a lot of specific things.

Weaver

no

I once tried to flip off of the trampoline, like onto the ground-
Didn't have enough forward momentum, toes caught the outer rail and lever action slammed me flat into the ground. 30 years later I think I'm still getting my wind back.

RT800

no

Possibly on accident.

But otherwise 99.999% no.

Raijin Quickfoot

Only one time.

Then I die.

RawrBear

no

I cannot.

Magell

I could on the trampoline back in my prime, but not anymore.

Madican

no

I've never tried on account of fearing what would occur if the answer was no. I used to be able to do a roll backwards from a sitting position though.

Captain Inertia

I can barely flip an omelette

Lucedes

i used to be able to but not anymore

almost entirely on trampolines

i'm mostly legs, which i think helps??

Pinfeldorf

yes, but only with assistance (like on a trampoline)

On flat ground? No.

Off a 10 foot or higher ledge? Absolutely. But just the one time, I reckon.

ChicoBlue

I used to be able to do a kip-up.

Back in the old days.

I used to be able to do the worm really well, but when I tried last time I mostly ended up slamming my jaw into the ground repeatedly.

Speed Racer

i used to be able to but not anymore

In gonna "flip out" if you don't go to the store soon

Depressperado

i used to be able to but not anymore

what's everybody's secret athletic skill?

I have good hand-eye coordination, despite the glasses, or possibly because of?

I can catch pretty good, and I am a passable shot

RMS Oceanic

I can bite my toe

smof

Do you bite your toe at me, sir

Poorochondriac

Depressperado wrote: »

what's everybody's secret athletic skill?

I have good hand-eye coordination, despite the glasses, or possibly because of?

I can catch pretty good, and I am a passable shot

I can run backwards surprisingly fast

SirToasty

yes, but only with assistance (like on a trampoline)

Uh well I've played disc golf for the past 9 or 10 years so I guess I can throw a Frisbee pretty far compared to most people.

ph blake

yes

The backflip thing

That's pretty much all I got

Quetzi

no

My hand eye coordination isn't particularly good, but outside of that I tend towards being generally athletically gifted. Not necessarily in shape or particularly strong, but I have a really good sense of my body and its movements, so I tend to be able to make it do new things without a whole lot of training. Anything that wants deep specificity or practice is a no-go, but any time someone brings out the weird lawn game they got from their European relatives I am all in.

Solar

yes

I can do one. But not well enough that I just like, will do one on command

Pinfeldorf

yes, but only with assistance (like on a trampoline)

Depressperado wrote: »

what's everybody's secret athletic skill?

I have good hand-eye coordination, despite the glasses, or possibly because of?

I can catch pretty good, and I am a passable shot

I can max out most digital bathroom scales with my grip strength.

The Lovely Bastard

yes

of course

Depressperado

i used to be able to but not anymore

guys, watch, watch, I'm gonna do it

hup

hyup

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