What it Feels Like to Slide Downhill at 90 M.P.H.
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- čas přidán 6. 02. 2018
- John Daly is an American skeleton racer and a two-time Olympic athlete. Sliding face-down, head-first on a slick bobsled track at 90 mph might sound insane, but for Daly, it’s the thrill that keeps him coming back. For the past 15 years, he’s been putting his life on the line while racing at breakneck speeds.
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0:09 when she says she’s home alone
Bruh I'm dead
69 likes
He got that 🎂 too
Lorcan Corless i mean you’re not wrong but you didn’t have to say it
GAS GAS GAS
"Instead of letting fear you gonna need to embrace the speed"
Wow bro, nailed it 👌
kirito kitzugaya it makes sense too
*Planking on the next level*
Underrated 😂
Underrated but it's at the top with 76 likes, nonetheless
BlackAlpha oh it was in the 40’s when I saw it
*touches ground*
This.... this is a memory from long ago
0:54 me on the last day of school when the bell rings
wolfyandpigington lmao same
Same😂😂
When there’s a test in school
5gs from dipping school I’m dead😂
Roblox pfp: Check
Cringy comment: Check
Typical 9 year old username: Check
yep, it's cringe
What it feels like to chew 5 gums
stimulate your senses
Grozdor HNNW how do you chew 5 gums at once?
Zach Brown stuff 5 chewing gum in your mouth.
😂😂😂😂
Lol 🤣
This is actualy Stig from Top Gear. But with ice
Alkautsar A LOL true, yet its not Stig. Its the Stig Cousin.
The stigs Norwegian cousin
Top Gear on Ice
stig's cousin from Antarctica
*AH YES, A MAN OF CULTURE AS WELL!!*
I don't know how he can run to get enough speed with those huge balls of steel
Pervert,who was talking about that.Get a life pervert
Well basically hes going down hill so the laws of physics give his huge balls of steel a weight advantage making him create a sonic boom as soon as his balls hit the sled
Jose Salinas *S O N I C B O O M*
Abdulrafiq Dimmie 🤡🤡🤡🤡
Don’t forget Head goes down first🤕😯😅 fuck the bs 💀💀
Imagine you sneeze while on top speed...
Abec777 Hondatech forget sneezing, I was sick a few times with the G-Forces on big bends. Not nice with a full face helmet half way through a run...!
You mean "roller coaster sick" well that might be bad too yes. Ouch.
Full on fill your visor sick...! Not ideal when you are trying to see the next bend....!
🤣🤣
Rugby players: “American football’s for sissies”
Surfers: “boogie boarding’s for sissies”
Skeleton boarders: “livings for sissies”
@Joseph Falasca nah it's like rougher american football I guess
@@hangyeoltarbutton6193 waaay rougher. No helmets, pads, only mouth guards. The rules are stricter too.
@@paarthurwax2522 american football padding is hard so it doesn't do shit, a hit wearing pads hurts like a mf
@@heavenascended still, rugby has a lot of oversights, like you can legally beat someone up in certain circumstances
@@heavenascended but I hit without pads hurts more
Looks intense. But not as intense as Finding good hotel prices.
Trivago has hundreds of great deals for a fraction of the price.
Hotel? Trivago.
Oof
You’re a sell out micheal
What's up with Trivago''s low stock price? Is company struggling?
Trivago,
Our stock prices are as low as hotel prices.
hahaha yesssss even lower than prices during low peak seasons.
S E L L O U T
how my grandparents say they went to school
90mph = 145kph
& 40 pounds= 18kgs
Thanks dude
Legend
Ah, using the superior metric system I see ...
@@a_yan6581 I prefer the metric system of freedom
@@a_yan6581 Fragile britbong detected
Face reveal please.
Selene his name is John Daly just google him
Elena Hervey
a fat guy playing golf?
The dude had perfect hair. No Joke.
Slow down at 0:27 one frame has him.
100th like
The Stig from Top Gear
andika I was hoping they show his face but they didn't!😣😥
Nope, The Stig's American cousin! 😆
0:45 man said baby grind on me
0:42 how it feels to chew five gum
Cole 19 *strobe lights*
stolen comment but ok 😌
pumpkin head ...i dont think so just because somebody makes a joke doesnt mean i stole it there are always a lot of comments and nobody would read them all to make sure theirs is 100% original
The passion he has is amazing
0:09 when mom yells “dinner’s ready!”
Rinds me of growing up in Australia fanging down massive hills on maccas trays.
Bloke is a legend.
😂
It’s a shame this video is so short. This sport is really cool
I’m taking a flight to Canada right now
You can’t comprehend the speed I go up the stairs when I turn off the lights
the most frightening winter sport for me. I am scared going above 70 kph on ski and these guys are rushing way faster through a concret hard ice channel. my respect
Nils Klingebiel IMO Skeleton is much safer than skiing...!
steve anson since when dude a person died 2 olimpics ago
dont have a coffee table man ok That is correct, a luge athlete from Georgia called Nodar Kumaritashvili sadly died at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Whistler. However, that is a completely different sport, Luge and Bobsleigh have had a number of serious injuries and deaths. This clip is about the sport of Skeleton.
steve anson alright but my point still stands
Your point if worthless, he states "people have died doing this". As I have already stated, luge is much more dangerous than Skeleton. Your comment is the same as someone starting a race around a motor racing track in your family car knowing that people have died in racing cars. Same track, different levels of danger.
As a person who has been involved with the sport of Skeleton for the past 22 years. I stand by my original statement that I am not sure it makes the sport sound any better making a statement like he did to a large audience.
That feeling! The best ever just being stoked!
“So you wanna go penguin sledding with me!!”
This the extreme version of the gym scooters form school
All I heard was "blah blah people have died."
Nah... I'm straight fam. More power to you my guy.
Cyber bullying go to hell
@@emergencyfoodpaimon7122 *wat*
@@emergencyfoodpaimon7122 I didn't think I was bullying anyone. I was just saying that the narrator stating "people have died" caught my attention more than anything else. And was also praising this guy for doing what he does even though it's super dangerous.
Absolutely amazing
Union Pacific: GOING 90 MILES AN HOUR!
John Daly: IS SO DAMN FUN
this is really interesting. wish it longer and know more about how he started. and it could have been more cool to see his face too hahhaha this is very nice that it's like celebrating the winter olympics
Thanks for the advice bro
This is one of my favorite sports to watch.
Love it. Great vid!
AHHH, YOUR UPLOADING MORE!
This looks like so much fun.
Nobody:
Me:they oughta put a ramp at the end
Bruh.... you know you couldve just typed your comment without the whole "nobody:" thing right? I swear memes are slowly taking away man's ability to produce an original thought
Oh my goodness it looks fun and scary!!! Good job!
This type of enjoyment is the type of enjoyment you experience when you swerve to avoid an accident. Not the type of enjoyment you'd choose if you were on a relaxing break.
Looks mad fun
I'm digging the flash gloves
How amazing!
This is one of those sports that no one talks abt but is so badass
This seems super fun honestly
This is cool seeing that I have gone down this track too, only I did luge instead. I was watching to see if this was shot in lake placid, and it was! Cool
My favorite episode of Pop Team Epic
That's amazing and terrifying.
This is so cool.. 😊😊
Nice cinematic!!
crazy sport! go olympics!
The first thing that popped up when he said "people have died doing this" is the horrible practice crash when a rookie crashed straight into a concrete pole
That looks so fun
As he’s going I imagine the start of cars... “I am speed...”
Looks awesome and scary! !!
What a way for transportation
And it feels so good oh yeah
Oh wow
Two things well three things I like. They all involve speed. First 70MPH on a bicycle with the attendant huge hill and a speedo on the bike. Second the Moutain Slide at Attitash in New Hampshire. Something about flying down the side of a mountain on a little plastic cart. Then of course there are cars - getting them up to red line and getting them to 100MPH as fast as I can.
Goin fast makes him feel alive. His heart beat in hyperdrive.
I feel it all the time it’s called my *life*
great big story. literally
Those Flash gloves do look dope.
woah a real life hotwheel track and vehicle
Wow lake placid just went there and saw the track
Cold
only something this intense can earn the name 'skeleton'
Shout out to John
This is the way
Finally I have heard The Stig’s voice !
That looks fun
Professional sledding is crazy, man.
Imagine just on a sled like that and just humming bloody stream while he waits to finish
Nice
Cool
Home baby!
20 seconds to travel a mile,
FLEX TAPE COULD PULL YOU QUICKER
...
People who do must have soo much confidence
This is how you describe anxiety
@0:09 me running out the hall on the last day of school!
It's Actually Fun I've Felt It Before.
That was the best
Mate you’re properly crazy good on you do whatever you like
This would be amazing in vr wow
Well THIS, I wish, was about 15min longer w highlights
Wow
90mi per hour sounds fun as hell!!
I love how he’s just a masked man
Dope
That was in NY LAKE PLACID
Play at 0.25 speed makes him sound like he’s stoned
bro what weed have u been smoking
What kind of weed are you smoking dude. I need some
Sonic: I am the fastest thing in the world
Jhon: hold my beer
"But going 90 mph, is so damn fun" I could not agree more
Nice tide ad
We learned about this is class JUST YESTERDAY :OO
Super...
that would be pretty terrifying the first time
hardest sport hands down
I really wanna try that
Once upon a time, there lived someone who thought sledding needs to be scary.
Some say he went to the emergency room the first time he ate bubble gum,
Some say otherwise
But all we know is, he's the Stig's Sledding cousin!
Imagine he’s on a new course and there’s a right turn 😳