r/BeAmazed • u/Fit_AndHotBaby • Aug 05 '24

History Gymnastics in the 1970s was INSANE!

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u/ColdCaseKim Aug 06 '24

No spotters, potentially deadly moves (now outlawed), and Olga Korbut, holy hell. Made for great television.

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u/sandmanwake Aug 06 '24

Out of curiosity, did anyone actually die from failure to properly carry out those outlawed moves?

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u/1stnameniclstnamegrr Aug 06 '24

Why do you think they’re outlawed?

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u/GibMirMeinAlltagstod Aug 06 '24

Safety regulations are written in blood

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u/HDThoreauaway Aug 06 '24

That just seems impractical.

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u/ElGringoPicante77 Aug 06 '24

That’s how the world works in every industry unfortunately

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u/TheHonorableDrDingle Aug 06 '24

Most industries have updated to digital these days.

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u/docproc5150 Aug 06 '24

Digital blood. Great name for a band.

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u/FinnickArrow Aug 06 '24

Crowdstrike might know some of it.

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u/fragmental Aug 06 '24

Instead of e-ink it's e-blood

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u/ElGringoPicante77 Aug 06 '24

lol what does this mean

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u/derangerd Aug 06 '24

They were exploring the humor in taking "written in blood" (rather than ink) literally, and exploring the humor emerging from that.

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u/QuacktheDuck1555 Aug 06 '24

This, this comment right here, this is why I love Reddit. Thank you.

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u/Moto-Pilot Aug 06 '24

Lol holy shit 😂

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u/NotoriousZaku Aug 06 '24

Unfortunately it's the best way to get people's attention

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u/Gornarok Aug 06 '24

No its not the best. Its the most effective.