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How much weight are the 8-10 humans at tier 2.5 carrying? (lemmy.ca)
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It looks like they’re actually tier 1 (they seem to be standing on a white platform), but what, if any, weight is each layer above them? I can see narrow platforms, but are they all taking most of the weight?

I’m not sure whether this was meant as an athletic or purely aesthetic display – since they’re billed as ‘acrobats’, I assumed skill was involved, so what would be the best and worst case scenario those 8-10 in the narrowest tier would be supporting?

e: was there any kind of structural support in this? I’m not finding much about it.

Here’s a Snopes article about this event at the 1980s Olympics in Moscow.

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[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don’t know why but I find the video extremely unsettling. At first I was like, oh neat, human dominoes! But then the formations started looking more and more like sea creatures, but made of people… I don’t know. I like sea creatures just fine. I do not like this.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

YOU MUST JOIN WITH THE FLESH

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

WE ARE WE ARE WE ARE...

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Part of the ship, part of the crew.

Part of the ship, part of the crew.

Part of the ship, part of the crew.

[–] Zonetrooper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

...get out of here, Sarkic scum! The Machine endures forever!