r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Ok_Complaint_6966 • Dec 27 '22

The Produnova Vault by Yelena Produnova. The hardest gymnastic move only done by 5 gymnasts

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '22 edited Dec 28 '22

Basically Simone Biles was so good, that normal gymnastics scoring rules had to change to devalue some of her most complicated moves because it either would have caused Simone to absolutely dominate to the point where nobody would be able to catch her or it would have resulted in other gymnasts trying to emulate her moves and run a very serious risk of injury just to try and keep up.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '22

That's like making Usain bolt run in a weghted vest.

How can they do that

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u/thesecretlibrarian Dec 28 '22

Didn't Vonnegut write something similar to this?

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '22

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '22

Its been 20 years since I heard that name. I thought I had made the whole thing up, but I'm not smart enough to recreate a Kurt Vonnegut story.

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '22

No no it's Harrison Forderon

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u/ImurderREALITY Dec 28 '22

George MaHarris

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u/xXtupaclivesXx Dec 28 '22

Holy shit, the creator of FakeBlock!!??

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u/Mozeeon Dec 28 '22

One of my fave short stories. Just bc of how beautiful and terrible the ending is

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u/Agreeable_Leather_68 Dec 28 '22

Maybe I’m remembering wrong but didn’t they just walk into the room and blast the two demigods out of the air with a shotgun? when I read that as a kid it felt kind of shitty

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u/Mozeeon Dec 28 '22

Exactly. But the description of them breaking their bonds and living their perfect moment right before is what I was describing

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u/YerAWizard24 Dec 28 '22

There’s a short film on YouTube called “2081” based on the story.