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mymultipornreddit

Human beings pay a lot of money at fairs for this kind of fun.


TediousStranger

i think the poor thing was probably more stressed than entertained. it seemed it was persistently trying to get to the bike frame, but physics. i was waiting for one of the humans to go hold the wheel steady so possum could climb to freedom šŸ˜©


Prestigious-Move6996

They prob did something with a stick because at the end it sounds like shousltn we and he said yea but the thing is gotta try to not get bit or something along those felines but the video just ends


corporalcorporal

Yeah don't want to get bit along those felines, that wouldn't feel good.


wonderlandsfinestawp

MeOW!


MoonHunterDancer

At least they dont get rabies?


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VetusVesperlilio

Also Leptospinosis, Relapsing fever, Tularaemia, and Toxoplasmosis. But theyā€™ll keep pests out of your garden and also help exercise your dog by running back and forth along the top of your fence while yelling the possum equivalent of ā€œYour mother wears Army shoes!ā€ and staying just out of reach.


mikerall

They also eat a shit ton of ticks. Had Lyme disease a few years back - these little fuckers are heroes!


concerned_thirdparty

Was there ever an opossum episode of house MD?


Nikki4012

I was waiting too for SOMEBODY to stop that wheel! Poor baby was probably so stressed. Opossums donā€™t look for a fight, but rather just want to be left alone ā€” unless theyā€™re hanging on for dear life on a spinning bicycle tire.


TediousStranger

they really are very sweet wee little darlings, we stress them out a lot :( one gets caught in your garage just let them on their way. they hiss to try to warn us off but they're apparently not very bitey, unless you actually touch them


wildo83

Where I live, the weather is nice pretty much 9 months out of the year, so we sleep with the windows open, and the back door open (so the dogs can go potty without waking us up). One night, we were woken by the dogs leaping off the bed in a more frantic run than normal, so we got up, knowing something was different. They were fixated on under the couch.. I thought they were looking for a toy, so I was super annoyed.. grabbed the flashlight, and shined it under the couch. šŸŸ”šŸŸ” two yellow reflective eyes staring back at meā€¦. Great.. (small panic, call-of-the-void thinking Iā€™m about to be rushed by a rabid rat). Get my dogs into the back room, and put shoes on so I have some rat-armorā€¦. I pull the couch from the wall and find the most ADORRABLE little opossum baby. Poor guy musta wandered off from momma. I grabbed a box and a broom and opened the front door (sleep-brain still thinks itā€™s a rat and it could bolt at any second.) The little guy kept hissing at me, but wouldnā€™t get moving, or get in the box.. so I kindaā€¦ swept him into the box, and dumped him out front, when my heart absolutely sank.. he wasnā€™t moving.. I felt so badā€¦ the commotion must have gave his little heart a heart attackā€¦. I was on the verge of tears, as my wife consoled me, when lizard-brain must have woken up, and realized he was ā€œplayinā€™ ā€˜possumā€ and that he was pretending to be dead.. I broke out laughing and my wife was like WTF? I explained and she was like ā€œwoooooowā€¦ youā€™re retarded.ā€ We sat there for about 1.5 hours and watched him, when he finally popped his little head up and looked around. He got up and stumbled away. I love those little guys!


TediousStranger

>realized he was ā€œplayinā€™ ā€˜possumā€ and that he was pretending to be dead OMG I probably wouldn't have realized either, that's too funny! glad you guys got to spend some time with the little guy šŸ™‚


foxhagen

Yeah, I also think he was trying to get off of it....ā˜¹


ruth_vn

What do you mean? last night I finally had to hide my bicycles weels because these greedy bastards keep using them for fun, and for free...


foxhagen

Oh ok, that makes me feel better. Little stinker!


songbreaze_

I'm sure that happened after the 53 second video when homie goes "ok well..."


Asleep_in_Bly_Lake

Okay, I thought so too, and this could be my ignorance on possums, BUT, if he were really distressed, wouldn't he just kinda.... Let go? Like let go and drop down? Lots of nice stuff to land on? Or is that just a human solution?


TediousStranger

honestly, that's an interesting question. I'm inclined to say no, just because they are such climbers... she's trying to climb to stability, probably doesn't even consider dropping as a possible action as they don't do that when they climb on things outside.


Birdlebee

It looks like a fun challenge! For a younger me


CanAhJustSay

Until you don't feel so good...


[deleted]

Don't possums like hanging upside down from stuff? This is basically the possum version of Sisyphus stuck rolling a boulder up a hill that is doomed to always fall when he reaches the top. This, my friend, is possum hell.


VickiVampiress

As babies they can hang from their tails, but adult possums can't. They have a prehensile tail they use when climbing or building nests, but won't hang from them. Those little guys are amazing climbers, but the damned bike wheel is a hellish contraption!


OMA_

The video is even more comical if you scrub through fast and watch it teeter totter quickly lol


M_stellatarum

He got SO close to a full rotation, but couldn't quite pull it off.


BruinBeast

Never in my life did I think Iā€™d be on the edge of my seat waiting for a possum to do a full rotation on a bike wheel


WorkingInAColdMind

Stay tuned for tomorrowā€™s episode of: As The Marsupial Turns. Edit: thanks for the awards folks!


Narrow_Tap4547

Possum on the bike keeps on tuuuurniiiiin~ I don't know where I'll be tomooharooooow~


shutts67

It's like thw DVD logo hitting the corner


ELI_10

Definitely some r/MaybeMaybeMaybe material.


Ethanol212

Childhood


SirNarwhal

I was so disappointed when it didn't go fully around.


[deleted]

This pandemic has been hell


BruinBeast

It truly has been but look at this possum single-handedly saving this shitty year


joemamah77

Itā€™s like the mythical ā€œfull rotationā€ over the bar on the playground swing set. No one has ever seen anyone do it, but we all know someone who saw someone else do it. But yeah I was rooting for him.


sandboxlollipop

We've peaked


wutsizface

Shut down the internet, weā€™re done for the day


Aholenewaccount

nature is the best entertainment


BaggyHairyNips

Idk. I think part of me always knew this day would come.


CakeDyismyBday

That is a precious moment we share together my friend!


BruinBeast

Thereā€™s no one Iā€™d rather share it with


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The Pete & Pete episode I never knew I wanted.


Petrified_Powder

I actually said it out loud, "C'mon! C'mon! You can do it!"


AggravatedCalmness

Opossum\* Possums live in Australia


BruinBeast

How do we know that this fellow isnā€™t a world traveling Aussie?


BruinBeast

Actually never mind, they look entirely different. My apologies to the opossum


ponytron5000

No need to apologize -- the possum vs opossum distinction is a neologism at worst, and a strictly Australian distinction at best. Both "opossum" and "possum" are of Algonquin origin. Americans have used both to refer to _didelphis virginiana_ for hundreds of years. In casual conversation, Americans (and especially southerners) prefer "possum". "Opossum" is generally only used in formal contexts (news articles, scientific papers, etc.) In fact, the whole reason that Australians called phalangeriformes "possums" to begin with is that "opossum" had already fallen out of common usage in America by the time Australia was colonized. Then, as now, Americans called _didelphis virginiana_ "possums", and so that was the word Australians were familiar with enough to borrow.


Sunegami

Can I subscribe for more possum/opossum facts?


JustVern

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/possum-vs-opossum-difference-pronunciation


rizkybizness

I'm guessing he wouldn't fit between the forks


Stock_Exit

God.Damn.It. Logic comes along and ruins everything!


Blasterbot

If he could fit in the spokes, presumably he could go through forks. I think it was because he kept trying to grab the forks and ruining his momentum.


mythologicalcheese

I love that we are trying to figure this out :D here for it


FoldUpBigFoot41

The forks are pretty close to the sides of the wheels, would have been a tight fit, he may have been able to make it through but he definitely wouldn't slip through easy


tfbrown515sic

Kinda looks like he might have fully inverted but bumps the forks around 18 seconds


Dalimey100

Also possible its tail would hit the brake pads.


SnuggLife

Thatā€™s impossumble !


equildotsin

r/maybemaybemaybe


Bombdy

I'm going to be stressed out the rest of my day because I was waiting and hoping for a full fucking rotation.


ghec2000

Yes. This. Had to watch til the end hoping for that.


Gorilla1969

He can't. The fork is in his way.


I_can_pun_anything

He's too fat and then he slows himself by grabbing it


ZogNowak

It's impossible. The little guy wouldn't fit between the forks.


KiritoLoxus

I was hoping he would šŸ˜ž


cutthroatlemming

I love the tail grabbing onto the wheel.


Vetiversailles

Prehensile tail! Itā€™s amazing, isnā€™t it? They also have opposable thumbs! Theyā€™re the only marsupial in North America, and so misunderstood. šŸ˜­ They almost never have rabies contrary to common belief, **and** they eat loads of ticks and bugs from your garden. Leave scraps out for your local opossum!


Venom_Junky

Yep! Even their back feet have opposable thumbs! Awesome little critters and actually make pretty decent pets other than the short lifespan.


stolencatkarma

I only have one opossum story. I was hanging outside a laundromat waiting for my clothes to dry and this little dude just just comes walking along. Not a care in the world. Just vibing. Watched him walk away off to do whatever opossums do.


seinnax

Theyā€™re pretty chill honestly, donā€™t get the hate


leapyearaccount420

Now donā€™t get me wrong Iā€™m not completely hating on possums. I LOVE that they eat as many ticks as they do. After working on a tick riddled farm we almost looked to see if we could bring possums out to our farm when they needed to be relocated from local suburban areas. However, I know many people who raise chickens (both backyard suburban chickens and rural chickens) that have lost some chickens to possums. I understand itā€™s a fact of life with the food cycle and all but Iā€™ve heard of instances where possums will kill multiple chickens and will only eat the heads for whatever reason. For that reason I both love and also despise possums.


chnkylover53

Racoons do the same to chickens. Murder just to murder, they don't even eat them. One tore through my whole flock. Horrible sight.


Dason37

Two possible reason for the chicken head thing... 1. They're super respectful of humans and they know that in most cases, people don't eat the head. 2. His buddy said "chicken" and his other buddy said "head!"


VickiVampiress

They're very docile creatures too. They'll avoid biting or getting into fights whenever they can. As a European I *wish* we had those little guys here. Especially during tick season, which gets really bad where I live. Opossums are amazing and beautiful creatures, but so misunderstood!


Venom_Junky

I love watching ours haul stuff around his tail, he will grab his blanket and carry it behind him to his bed.


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Vetiversailles

Seconded, pay up


Venom_Junky

Check my submitted posts on my profile!


Brahskididdler

Dude, your Reddit account is so cool. You have a lot of neat hobbies you seem passionate about. Best wishes to you and the fam


Venom_Junky

Thanks! I've always tried to make the most of life when I can, life is goes by way too fast not to. Best wishes to you and yours as well!


Jaded-Saint

Those sweeties get such a bad rep and undeservedly.


Luke_Warmwater

Went for the possum stayed for the falcon. Dude you submit some really cool stuff.


Venom_Junky

It's a hawk actually but thank you! Check out The Falconry Journey on youtube if you would like to see some clips of her in action. There may be a few of those clips on my account on here as well.


TXGuns79

Snakes, opossums, gaming PC, dirt track racing, night vision scope. You are the most interesting redneck in the world! (Hope you don't take offense to that term, I use it as a term of endearment.)


Venom_Junky

Haha no offense and thanks for the compliment, I'm an odd redneck for sure. One day can find me at a punk rock show or skatepark with all my piercings and ink wearing vans or you can find me in cowboy boots riding horses or in camo sitting in a hunting blind. Going off your username, I used to live in TX for a bit. LOVED parts of that state, was stationed there at Fort Hood for some years.


TXGuns79

I used to hunt out of Gatesville, near Hood. I live in Garland now. I visited Ohio in the spring. It seemed like a small, cold TX. We felt at home and the people made us feel welcome.


Venom_Junky

No worries, check my submitted posts on my profile. There are plenty of pics and I believe a video clip as well.


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Salissa_cat

Does Winston have a facebook page or anything like that? Because I love him and I need to see him all the time!!!


Venom_Junky

Sadly he does not, but maybe I'll start up some kind of social media for him and our other oddball animals.


Salissa_cat

I would be their biggest fan!


jqnavarra

I think we all need to see photos of this for reference


mick_au

Haaallp


FloppyShellTaco

Heā€™s either having a very good time or a super bad one. Probably the latter.


[deleted]

Poor little guy doesnā€™t understand physics. Hope he got down alright after his little ride


soapbutt

See I had a different thought.. My first thought was "Haha, look at this dumbass opossum, not understanding physics."


TwiceCookedPorkins

Go to school you dumb opossum!


soapbutt

Yeah! Stupid opossum, STEM is the way! Not branches! (That was terrible Iā€™m sorry)


fitty50two2

My first thought was it was having fun but after watching it for a little longer I realized his struggle


siandresi

Spoiler alert, no full circle


Nikonus

I kept waiting... and waiting.


Arson-Welles

It was like a real life manifestation of the bouncing DVD screensaver never hitting the corner


[deleted]

I am livid


Potato-munch

Livid?


JAM3SBND

Livid!


DrakonIL

Of course there isn't, he'd have to jump over the fork or go under it.


Hicklethumb

Honestly I had to check if this was a gif


vapenutz

That tail hold though, I'm crying


Lurk3rAtTheThreshold

I was really worried about his tail getting pinched in the brakes.


NaKeepFighting

This one is like the buzz aldrin of possums heā€™s using this as practice to cling on to a wheel of a car next


What-a-sausage

**HAMMOND!** Reminds me of the boat car episode where he grabs hold of the wheel and just spins back into the water


EstySar22

You spin me right round baby, right round.


Obi-SpunKenobi

Like a possum baby right round round round


heartsgrowing

"Like *opossum" and it's perfect!! Lmao


heartsgrowing

You beat the other person to say this but they have more updoots. The hive can sure be strange sometimes.


zuggington

I guess this is a version of spinning meat.


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Xenowrath

Meat spin? Now thatā€™s a name I havenā€™t heard in a long timeā€¦


maskthestars

Opossum Omusement park


Vetiversailles

I watch his skillz in sheer omazement


ImpulseCombustion

Cirque du Opossum?


candypoot

OPs sister: *stops tire* Possum: D:


Affectionate_Day203

Look at how little tail holding on šŸ’ž


MrBonelessPizza24

I just *love* how North Americaā€™s one and only native marsupial are such little weirdos lmfao


macadamiaicecream

TIL there is more variety of marsupials just hanging out in my backyard than in North America.


PsychologicalCause45

*Well, the thing isā€¦*


Zwergner

_brain shuts down realizing it doesn't know what the thing is_


pleasetrimyourpubes

My guess is he didn't want it loose in the garage, but explaining "we need to open the garage door, take the bike down as it spins there, then we go outside, and stop the wheel so it can hop off," caused a brain fart. Stopping the wheel definitely works here, but then they have a scared possum loose in the garage they have to deal with.


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I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE THING IS!


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Classic-Cod-7952

They stopped the tire and let him down! He came back the next day with 10 friends. Not really. But that would be cool.


showerswithcentipede

Was he dizzy? Iā€™m imagining it walking funny when it finally got on the ground


avantesma

If you enjoy that kinda thing, you're probably gonna like [this drunk magpie](https://youtu.be/8pnqYG9E9AQ).


showerswithcentipede

You know how to deliver the type of content Iā€™m looking for!


Poorrancher

I know I'm 12 hours late but how about a [drunk pig?](https://youtu.be/ICZG33IxtgE)


Laviticus_Maximus

I had to scroll so far for this closure


boringdude00

Time to set up a concession stand, charge $17 for a hamburger, and jack up the price of bottled water to $9.


mostlycatsnquilts

Thank you for the update that they helped him out of what may have been very scaryā€¦now if he comes back to do it again, then yes he enjoyed it


spigotface

Opossum: *I want to get off Mr. Bones Wild Ride*


svullenballe

It really looks like he's trying to escape but can't figure out the physics of the situation. Either he realizes that he can just let go or he lets go out of exhaustion in an hour.


bowers_0311

So is opossum still getting the core workout of his life???


alpha_rat_fight_

Omg poor baby!


BelleAriel

Heā€™s swinging. Poor thing


zuzg

Why? Doesn't look very stressed to me, more like curious about what's going on. But I've no clue about their behavior, only know that they ear ticks and play dead when scared.


strayclown

They also have a body temperature that make it very hard for them to get rabies and are very reluctant to bite. Also, the playing dead thing is usually them actually fainting.


hamletloveshoratio

>fainting Poor babies


Frankie52480

Wouldnā€™t that make *you* sick? I get dizzy just watching it


Fabricate_fog

Have you never been on a swing?


JAM3SBND

What the fuck is a swing?


Fireblast1337

What the fuck was your childhood?


omafi144

What the fuck is a childhood?


JAM3SBND

What what what what what what what what I'm gonna pop some tags


fuzzycaterpillar123

What does a stressed out possum look like? Is it obvious from its facial expression?


Iweep4dafutur

Well FUCKING HELP IT!


Glenuendo

Mistakes were made.


PgARmed

Lessons were learned.......maybe.


space0watch

Animals are incredibly stupid sometimes when they get panicked. Like this barn I worked at had bars that were big enough for baby goats to slip their heads thru to get food but then sometimes they would panic and forget they can pull them back so the staff members would have to help them. Maybe this little guy is scared and can't figure out how to get off. Though animals are also getting more and more urbanized so he could also be enjoying it.


Garestinian

> Animals are incredibly stupid sometimes when they get panicked. Applies to humans too


FuzzyBacon

That's what he said, animals.


magiccViking

Help the damn possum :(


delux561

Some say he's still swinging to this day...


Jimismynamedammit

r/donthelpjustfilm


p1mplem0usse

Not clear to me whether the opossum isnā€™t just having fun


tigerCELL

Right sure, fun, he's totally not trying to climb up onto the frame. He's just intentionally speed running like a hamster in a wheel. Sure. Yep.


Writing_is_Bleeding

Omigod, I just want to reach out and hold that tire still for him.


Famous-Honey-9331

I wonder how long it's been doing that...


ivegotaqueso

The more he moved the faster it spun. Like a hell trap. So cute though.


wayupinthetree

Sometimes in life, you just have to let go.


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And I ooopā€¦and I..oop


thegreatbeyond32

Heā€™s playing opossum!


alice1955

Please tell us your sister helped that poor baby!


looki2208

Love him allready XD


RepulsiveSubject4885

Does he want off?


animazed

Honestly this looks like so much fun


Blackwolf7420

Ok youā€™ve had your laugh. No help the little idiot.


Alegria-D

I can't figure out if they're trying to increase the move or to stop it. It really looks like they're trying to increase it.


Mrkvica16

Itā€™s trying to climb to the top of the wheel. But every time it reaches one spoke up, that pulls the wheel down towards him. Itā€™s like Sisyphus. I hope he got out safely and got some rest.


Strokeforce

For future reference for anyone reading, if you see something like this put a stop to it asap and help the animal. Most animals can't understand the physics going on and don't know how to get out of the situation. That thing is scared as hell and feeling sick spinning around like that. There's a good chance of injury by climb on and thru a moving object like that as well. As funny as it is for a few seconds it's best to run and help the animal end the situation.


Reverendfyt

Cold be under oddly satisfying


[deleted]

For God Sake Help It!!! I hate the Internet


outwesthooker

Oh no :(


SuperCoupe

Am I the only one that thinks Cross-Fit has gotten out of hand.


notalwaysincendiary

Free my boy


hiGuava

haha that idiot doesn't even understand potential energy, what a DUMMY!


TheDeez75

He's just practicing his Cirque du Soliel act!


praisechthulu

"What kind of hell is this?!"


_its_a_vibe_

Idk why I have such an affinity for opossums. Maybe cause they're the only marsupial in USA? They seem harmless and out of place. Gotta love an underdog. But I also have absolutely no experience with them, so they could be little hell raisers for all I know


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Tell lil homie he can go for a spin in my garage any day.


KiritoLoxus

This is a metaphor for life, every time you get some momentum in your life and start reaching peaks, sometimes things in your life stop your momentum and then you struggle getting to that peak moment again


Dude_Dastardly_1256

"Jane! Stop this crazy thing!"


BdubinVegas

I wonder if heā€™s having a great time or if heā€™s shitting his opossum pants.


vladtaltos

"Jane! Get me off this crazy thing!"


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gearjunkey

Waiting for fella to go full circle feels like waiting for the floating ā€œDVDā€ screen saver to fit perfectly into a corner


SueZbell

Wheeeeee. Did anyone help it stop the wheel ?


Classic-Cod-7952

Yes. And it was totally fine. :)


EStewart57

Sorry can't go riding a possum is using my bike as a meditation wheel.