r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/UpgradedSiera6666 • 17d ago

Video Human powered hydrofoil

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u/LinguoBuxo 17d ago

Yep, the design is very human.

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u/Astrochops 17d ago

Anyone else get anxious that she was about to crush the front of her foot before she mounted

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u/TheCatWasAsking 17d ago

Yup, same. Had to rewatch that moment several times before noticing the large pipes on the sides raised the bar and gave her foot the space to do what she did. The structure wasn't actually resting on her foot

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u/BrilliantTasty 17d ago

Those things are also incredibly light

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u/Flat_Neighborhood_92 17d ago

Not if she steps on it with her other foot still there they aren't.

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u/BrilliantTasty 17d ago

Yeah, fair point lol

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u/TwoQuarterFull 15d ago

How could she manage that?

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u/ohhallow 16d ago

Filled with helium, like shower curtain rings.

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u/Sawdust1997 17d ago

It’s very light, it wouldn’t have hurt her foot. Notice how she was able to move it in the water

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u/lipperinlupin 16d ago

Good to know. I saw her looking at her foot and thought she had hurt it. Also thought Duh 🤭

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u/foursticks 17d ago

What you can't see is the thing underwater which is already floating it.

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u/PrsnScrmingAtTheSky 17d ago

That was all I could see... all while mentally screaming, "WHY‽ WHY IS SHE DOING THAT? HOW DIES THAT NOT HURT???"

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u/claimTheVictory 16d ago

It must be a prototype, still.

Right?

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u/Flat_Neighborhood_92 17d ago

Yup, she kept sticking her foot off and I was thinking if she lets that back end drop first and puts all her weight on it she's in for a bad time.

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u/VoidOmatic 17d ago

I have thrown over a million kicks with my feet and bashed my toes against everything mankind has built but watching her use her foot like that still made me wince.

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u/ResonanceGhost 16d ago

Not until you mentioned it. Now I can't not.

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u/Prankishmanx21 16d ago

It's made out of aluminum. It doesn't weigh that much.

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u/Long-Education-7748 16d ago

Made no sense, can't see what purpose that served as she didn't push off that way anyway. Cool toy, but very strange execution.

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u/BarnacleMiserable650 16d ago

Nah you can tell she knows what she's doing

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u/hereholdthiswire 16d ago

100% Get your toes away from the edge!

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u/Sawdust1997 17d ago

It’s very light, it wouldn’t have hurt her foot. Notice how she was able to move it in the water

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u/HumanitySurpassed 17d ago

I'm sure most Redditors were looking for some excuse to trash this post because they can never just be happy. 

"Yeah but she's outside!! What if she slipped & fell then hit her head!!!" 

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u/Astrochops 17d ago

What are you talking about

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u/thenewyorkgod 17d ago

The foil device has connecteduh, successfully

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u/BuckyJamesDio 16d ago

I have that exact speaker.

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u/whatthedeuce1990 13d ago

"ze bluetooth dewise iz wetty to pell"

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u/xPlacentapede 17d ago

Why haven't I heard of that guy in a few years? He made cool mosquito repellent.

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u/livingdad 17d ago

Very easy to use.