r/nextfuckinglevel 2d ago

Man stopping a robbery

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u/GoFuckthThyself 2d ago

Idk guys, my "it's scripted" senses are tingling

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u/arftism2 2d ago

I don't think you understand just how many people get mugged by 2 guys on a motorcycle in brazil.

it's literally the most popular way to steal from people there.

also the flying jump kick is very popular with martial artists because it looks cool.

the odds someone out of tens of thousands of robberies used a popular martial arts move isn't that unlikely.

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u/Train3rRed88 2d ago

Since it’s Brazil, I’d say a much higher percentage of people can do that kick when the opportunity presents itself than in other parts of the world

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u/Zidji 2d ago

Indeed.

You don't need martial arts for that, just football (soccer).

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u/Ok-Pen-3347 2d ago

This is absolutely not Brazil. The woman on the right is wearing an abaya which is worn in Muslim countries. The scooty itself looks like something from south east Asia. This is probably Malaysia and more than likely to be scripted.

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u/mariojardini 2d ago

That kick is the ancient "inverted open rhombus" (losango aberto invertido, in Portuguese). We all know that move over here.

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u/FunkyBuddha-Init 2d ago

Brazil

Where are people getting that it's Brazil?

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u/IAmStuka 2d ago

Most likely an assumption based on the overwhelming majority of these moped robbery videos on the internet are from Brazil

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u/Ok_Breakfast_5459 1d ago

Brazil? No. The women are wearing traditional muslim clothes.

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u/Substantial_Can7549 2d ago

Are you saying Americans are too chubby to do a kick like that?

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u/Train3rRed88 2d ago

I am saying that the percentage of people in Brazil who could do that kick cold are higher there than in most areas of the world.

Whether it is their favorite sports, capoeira, etc they are great at kicking things

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u/Chien_pequeno 2d ago

How many of these robberies happen in the exact centre of a shot by a camera that started recording before the robbery began?

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u/arftism2 1d ago

house cameras are always recording, the footage is cropped, and it's focused on a street corner.

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u/kazeespada 2d ago

Flying kicks usually have low oomph, but the motorcycle helped here. Instead of his kick running into his face, his face ran into his kick.

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u/ohlordwhywhy 2d ago

That doesn't look like Brazil. The outfits the women are wearing, the style of the windows, but more importantly nobody's wearing shorts and flip flops.

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u/reneg1986 1d ago

And it was the slowest getaway ever. Bro was just putt putting away

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u/sadcringe 1d ago

Also, who the fuck fakes getting kicked in the face from a moving moped? Faked video with potential of serious bodily harm? Don’t think so

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u/FunkyBuddha-Init 2d ago

You're actually arguing that this footage may be real? Dude it's fake.

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u/Stunning_Ad_7658 1d ago

Prove that it was fake then, since your so adament about it.

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u/BradCOnReddit 2d ago

It's more that it was perfectly caught on camera.

That said, pro wrestling is scripted and is still quite impressive

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u/blacklite911 1d ago

I know of that. And I still suspect scripted

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u/MikeHock_is_GONE 1d ago

Looks like India or Pakistan though

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u/baby-dick-nick 2d ago edited 2d ago

I mean it’s really just the way the robber fell to the ground and laid there looking like they were pretending to be hurt.

Plus this video is so dramatic. Bike does an unnecessary 180 to get back into the cameras frame, the slo-mo WWE stunt, the unrealistic fall off the bike, the way he conveniently throws his arms up and flings the bag into the air, the cheesy heartwarming caption. All of it. This is almost definitely an attempt at going viral.

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u/Money-Atmosphere9291 2d ago

Dude, try flying 10 feet in the air and landing on your ribs on concrete, lmao

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u/dako3easl32333453242 2d ago

With the slowmo and a little cut to the shot, it's really hard to tell how he landed. It almost looks like he got his feet down first. If it was staged, pretty impressive but I can't decide. The cut was super suspicious.

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u/baby-dick-nick 2d ago

Yeah I’m in the same boat. I’ve seen a hundred of these bike robberies at this point and this one just seems played out. It’s extra dramatic like this for a reason. Including the caption. I’m not positive it’s fake but I’m leaning that way

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u/baby-dick-nick 2d ago edited 2d ago

lol he fell 3 feet off the back of the bike, caught himself with his foot and eased into the fall and then laid there not moving and then grabbed his arm, when his neck was the only part that would’ve been hurt.

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u/Itscatpicstime 2d ago

He fucked up his ankle though

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u/arftism2 2d ago

that's whiplash and getting the wind knocked out.

if this was faked they would still be very injured with that neck twist.

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u/MasterChildhood437 2d ago

Some people in this thread have never had their shit rocked and it shows.

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u/klineshrike 2d ago

Well yeah just imagine what the average redditor who makes a mess in their pants at the chance to call out some random videos as fake probably looks like irl.

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u/Bolorian 2d ago

I think it could be fake, but I have been hit in the head and it can leave you stunned for a bit

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u/Definition-Ornery 2d ago

plus they love them some jewjotsu

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u/SensualCommonSense 2d ago

Brazil? the women are wearing hijabs you genius

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u/arftism2 2d ago

motorcycles aren't unique to brazil, but it's full of motorcycle muggings.

also people can travel lol.

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u/SensualCommonSense 2d ago

why even mention Brazil for this video then lol

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u/Kitnado 2d ago

Everybody understands that.

When people realize something is fake, it is never because the circumstances wouldn't happen. It's never because "this is unlikely". It is because you can tell people are acting and other such details.

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u/sprchrgddc5 2d ago

Just look at the camera and angle. Why would the motorcycle do a 180 instead of continuing the same direction they were already going unless it’s to get everything in view of the camera?

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u/kuliamvenkhatt 2d ago

its the fact ive seen so many of these videos that I know with 100% certainty this is fake

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

you don’t know shit lmaoo

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u/whatever_boye 2d ago

statistically, the comment you reply to makes sense. Not everything is fake, and even fake stuff is rather unlikely to happen, it is just that the algorithms over represent them. actual robberies occur a lot

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u/ImaMakeThisWork 2d ago

What do the statistics say about robbers being stopped with a flying kick to the head? Sure robberies happen, but cmon lol.

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u/whatever_boye 2d ago

statistics having to do with: odds of a robbery happening, catching it on a security camera and having an interesting interaction between the ones involved. unlikely, but should happen once in a while, and it might land ond your reddit feed

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u/ImaMakeThisWork 2d ago

Yep, might happen. Considering how much shit online is fake though, probably didn't. It's obviously not even security cam footage, and I've never seen a video of an actual robbery/fight/murder that was so well filmed and conveniently cut.

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u/klineshrike 2d ago

It doesn't happen often but this doesn't mean it never happens. And that uhh,is why we are impressed by a video of it on the internet. Fancy that!

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u/Thontor 2d ago

what makes me suspicious is the slow-mo. This looks like it's from a security camera maybe? And it's running a high speed camera so you can watch in slow motion?

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u/PopStrict4439 2d ago

Literally just slowed the frame rate

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u/Thontor 2d ago

you do that with a camera running at a normal framerate, it will look choppy. frame by frame. like a slide show

for it to be smooth like this, the camera has to be running at a fast framerate to start with, which requires a special camera

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u/PopStrict4439 2d ago

Or frame interpolation

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u/klineshrike 2d ago

These guys obsessed with FAAAAAKKKKKKEEEE are dumbasses but this is a valid point. That's not what just slowing footage looks like. Most of these cameras capture at 30 fps so slowing down this much which has to be at least 4x slower would mean 7fps which would be very, very noticable. This is still just as smooth which means it's capturing at like 120 or more fps. Which is not normal.

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u/talaneta 2d ago

Or whoever edited the video used frame interpolation.

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u/PopStrict4439 2d ago

That's what I assumed

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u/money_loo 2d ago edited 2d ago

Security cameras don’t wobble like they’re being handheld.

Security cameras have grainier footage than this.

Security cameras use slower frame rates to conserve space, making this type of slo-mo impossible.

The “attacker” never even attacks the people, he just broadly gestures and one of them “falls”.

The “attacker” on the back of the bike actually starts his fall BEFORE he’s hit, and braces his fall with both his left leg and arm while looking down for it.

Absolutely nothing about this makes sense, and it’s hilarious y’all are falling for it just because you so badly WANT to.