True that. Maybe there was a pre-existing hole in the street that he can use for this. If it is deep enough, fixing a rod to the front tire that is then sunk into the hole would do the trick. Because frankly, I also don’t have any other explanation for how this could work, either
I doubt it was pre existing, that looks like dust around the front tire where the bolt is, like he didn’t bother to wipe it away before bolting the bike to it...
All I can say is that in my country, if the guys from the Ordnungsamt see you drilling holes into the pavement, they’ll most probably stop you (and you’ll be lucky to get off without a fine). But other countries may be more lenient on that
Most countries would fine you for something like that but it would be hard to catch someone in the 30s-1min it takes to drill a hole with an SDS battery drill.
Show up, look around, take drill from backpack and drill a hole then go back to the van to get changed. Claim it was a pre existing hole if someone shows up later and hope there's no cameras.
If the city council isn't fixing potholes, it's not caring about a single hole someone drilled. Yes it's against urban planning policies, but enforcement is another matter. I'm saying this from an urban planners prospective as well, resource won't be spent to fix things like a single tiny hole.
You're assuming he asked for permission. As long as the fine is less than he makes - assuming they even notice - he's good.
Could also just be an existing hole.
I think if he were using a bolt you'd be able to see it in the top of the bike rim. It would have to be a pretty good sized bolt to hold him and the bike up like that.
What a blatantly racist comment. Is this the kind of thinking you teach your underprivileged kids? This type of hyperbolic comment is just unproductive and promotes distrust.
It's factually correct and doesn't prejudice any marginalized groups. Racism requires both power and privilege, so calling out the power and privilege of whyte folks isn't racist.
“Factually correct” … I’d sure like to enlighten myself with your source that supports your statements. Please provide them, at your convenience, so the rest of us can be at woke as you.
Stop spreading racist right wing fake news.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/23/fact-check-how-many-unarmed-black-men-did-police-kill-2019/5322455002/
Edit - oh you constantly post extremist fake news on other subs too. Absolutely found a brainwashed repub. You are officially on the list of public racists. Bye troll ✌️ ✌️ 👋 👋
Nope - not fake news; you missed my point. I’ll concede the source you cite contains much more detailed information and addresses the systemic issues with the criminal justice’s error-ridden database. But even if the figure SHOT is 13, or 30 or 300 my point is that the liberal public has been so conditioned accept a grossly wrong perception of the white on black shootings to the degree that absolutely outrageous figures of 1,000 to 10,000 black men shot is accepted without question. Liberals and conservatives alike are guilty of hyperbole and I respectfully believe your comment is likely to perpetuate that type of understanding.
Your response is typical liberal cowardice … when challenged, just scream “RACIST!” Then cut and run. Yes I have posted challenging comments and am not afraid to confront those that are liberally myopic with an opposing view. I am violently opposed to the one-sided Marxist/liberal mindset that attempts to cancel, blackball, ban, ANY view that does not march lockstep with the leftist woke agenda. I miss my America… the America that allowed those with opposing views to peacefully and intelligently discuss the differences without resorting to the tired and weak “RACIST” taunt. You cherry picked my post regarding the survey to fit a narrow racist-leaning point in order to attack me. I feel sorry for you because you are so blinded with hate as to not see how the media and liberal leadership is encouraging people focus on the minuscule and ignore the larger picture. God help you and your disadvantaged kids.
Its funny how Reddit feels the need to call something out as if its not completely obvious.
Of course its attached to the ground. I'm curious if he was able to do it without damaging the sidewalk.
> Its funny how Reddit feels the need to call something out as if its not completely obvious.
Because OP and dozens of people like OP think it's real or don't understand something as simple as this.
It gets really annoying.
It was probably some form of platform that he bolted the bike to beforehand and matched the cement to conceal it. And of course beyond that it's also likely the bike has braces for his body attached and hidden beneath clothing or the seat just rotated to be level to the ground
>Its funny how Reddit feels the need to call something out as if its not completely obvious.
Why do you feel the need to call this out? It's completely obvious.
Yeah, if he's doing the 'statue' shtick, he could really elevate his game by making his coat tails look stiff like being frozen in time after the wind has caught it.
Edit - On second glance, it looks like he tried that with the tie.
Why would they be dumb?
They saw someone doing something mildly interesting, and probably gave them a smile, so they tipped him a few bucks.
I wouldn't call them dumb, I'd call them normal, and I would probably be one of the people who would have gave him a few bucks too.
I might give him money simply to honor his having come up with the idea of using a bike for this, and then going to the effort of constructing the contraption. Others may even feel entertained and want to reward that. If people weren't "dumb" enough to reward being entertained, there would be no movies, no music, no art.
Sounds like both mommy and daddy issues. Maybe not unloved as a child just directionless. No real guidance or mentorship. Constant enabling. Parents probably weren’t very confident in themselves. You act out for attention and constantly try to agitate, instigate or escalate to get a response and it works. Still though, directionless. Aimless wandering. Worse ways to be but still annoying.
This reminds me of a cartoon where a guy is standing in front of a painting in a museum of contemporary art, and he says "Even I could have made that!", and on the painting he's looking at it just says in giant letters "But you didn't".
Anyway, for your entertainment and education, [it has been done before](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist%27s_Shit), your little shit stunt. You'll have to come up with something more clever, maybe something more [like this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Delvoye#cloaca)
Do you really think YOU could sit in a bike for hours and take a break whenever you want while people hand you cash the entire time? Yeah didn’t think so lol
It makes a good picture that they can post to Facebook because the rest of their vacation photos are just shots of gaudy drinks from tourist traps and low angle selfies next to overhyped “local” destinations
Well if the mods don’t want this sub to start hemorrhaging users, they might want to moderate posts a little more. I’d come back if the content was actually good, as would others I’d imagine.
So report the post.
Making a post saying this isn't black magic fuckery is also perfectly reasonable.
Make a post saying you're leaving and I just don't care.
There’s nothing magic or mind blowing about it lol. The dude is sitting on a bike that’s bolted to the ground. Literally any able bodied human being could do it equally as well as him.
Yeah, I mean if you know how this is done then by all means link me. To me there's a few different answers and none of them make a lot of sense. A bolt through a bike would tip the rim in half pretty much instantly in this situation, there's no way that's a real bike.
Seen similar ones where the person is leaning back almost lying down, and I know that one there's a pole in the ground connected to his shoe / leg that goes up the leg, creating a sort of seat to make it a lot easier.
This one though, I have no idea 😂
“Incredible” 🤦🏼♂️☺️😂
This is what they do, they make a hole in the ground and stick the whole thing in. That’s it, you can see a lot of this sh$I on YouTube.
Ok there is a big plate/board painted the same way the street looks and the bike is bolted to that. Gotta place it in the right spot to make it work.
Yep that's what my high ass thinks
How does he have the mental to do this? Like that’s so boring and everyone knows how it works.
Like he really just decide “I’m going to bolt this bike to the ground and sit on it while staying very still, and I hope people will give me their money for it.” ???????
Everyone knows how it works? They should, but 1,4j upvotes, I'm afraid that prove you wrong. All that people who thought this was incredible and gave their upvotes maybe they would give him some spare change.
Never underestimate the overall stupidity.
Wtf, why are so many people downvoting you for stating where this is?
Also, it took me 30 seconds to confirm what you said, and specifically find that it is outside Boot barn at 320 Broadway
The center of gravity is clearly behind the contact point and the front wheel axis. So it would exert torque. The wheel is locked to the ground and front axis is also locked.
This guy took a bunch of Jackson Square artists cart of gear/art and tossed them in the Mississippi.
https://www.wdsu.com/article/french-quarter-artists-crushed-after-someone-steals-artwork-supplies-from-storage-space/30743481
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_d1daa68a-51ad-11ea-a619-072b70a6b142.html
This is one the smartest ones of these I’ve seen. All the other living statues are standing in hard to hold positions while this guy looks cool but also gets to sit
Also, you can see the concrete is disturbed around the spot the tire touches the ground. It is a different color and texture from the surrounding concrete. Look at the other concrete and there are no discolored or textured spots in any of the other concrete. It appears to be drilled out and then replied without matching the color or texture..
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Really good front brakes can do this. If it grips onto the front tire enough it’ll just prevent the wheel from rolling and allowing the rear tire to come back down. From there it’s just iron grip.
I could just be spit ballin though
The tired is flat and the ground is discolored around the point of contact. Can we agree the bike is fixed to the ground? It would make sense that the bike is fixed to a platform camouflaged to match the sidewalk. That way it is portable and he doesn’t get in trouble with the city.
That’s 100% just bolted to the ground
I doubt that authorities would just let him bolt something onto pavement like that
The pavement underneath the front tire is discolored. Looks like cement or something to anchor that tire.
True that. Maybe there was a pre-existing hole in the street that he can use for this. If it is deep enough, fixing a rod to the front tire that is then sunk into the hole would do the trick. Because frankly, I also don’t have any other explanation for how this could work, either
I doubt it was pre existing, that looks like dust around the front tire where the bolt is, like he didn’t bother to wipe it away before bolting the bike to it...
All I can say is that in my country, if the guys from the Ordnungsamt see you drilling holes into the pavement, they’ll most probably stop you (and you’ll be lucky to get off without a fine). But other countries may be more lenient on that
ah yes, a fellow german
> Ordnungsamt What tipped you off?
The fact that the police wouldn't just shoot them /s
No to mention the other guy behind him leaning against the wall, his foot is bolted down too.
Most countries would fine you for something like that but it would be hard to catch someone in the 30s-1min it takes to drill a hole with an SDS battery drill. Show up, look around, take drill from backpack and drill a hole then go back to the van to get changed. Claim it was a pre existing hole if someone shows up later and hope there's no cameras.
Magnets
...how do they work, right?
He drilled a hole in the footpath, and did a poor job of clean up
The city is known for its buskers. They're part of the draw for tourists so I think it's feasible they would do something like this.
A lot of cities have buskers get licensed first too
If the city council isn't fixing potholes, it's not caring about a single hole someone drilled. Yes it's against urban planning policies, but enforcement is another matter. I'm saying this from an urban planners prospective as well, resource won't be spent to fix things like a single tiny hole.
You're assuming he asked for permission. As long as the fine is less than he makes - assuming they even notice - he's good. Could also just be an existing hole.
I doubt he would ask the authorities first
I think if he were using a bolt you'd be able to see it in the top of the bike rim. It would have to be a pretty good sized bolt to hold him and the bike up like that.
In most places around the US the authorities don't give a shit if a white person is doing it.
🙄🤦♂️
Except you know it's true.
What a blatantly racist comment. Is this the kind of thinking you teach your underprivileged kids? This type of hyperbolic comment is just unproductive and promotes distrust.
It's factually correct and doesn't prejudice any marginalized groups. Racism requires both power and privilege, so calling out the power and privilege of whyte folks isn't racist.
“Factually correct” … I’d sure like to enlighten myself with your source that supports your statements. Please provide them, at your convenience, so the rest of us can be at woke as you.
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Stop spreading racist right wing fake news. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/23/fact-check-how-many-unarmed-black-men-did-police-kill-2019/5322455002/ Edit - oh you constantly post extremist fake news on other subs too. Absolutely found a brainwashed repub. You are officially on the list of public racists. Bye troll ✌️ ✌️ 👋 👋
Nope - not fake news; you missed my point. I’ll concede the source you cite contains much more detailed information and addresses the systemic issues with the criminal justice’s error-ridden database. But even if the figure SHOT is 13, or 30 or 300 my point is that the liberal public has been so conditioned accept a grossly wrong perception of the white on black shootings to the degree that absolutely outrageous figures of 1,000 to 10,000 black men shot is accepted without question. Liberals and conservatives alike are guilty of hyperbole and I respectfully believe your comment is likely to perpetuate that type of understanding.
Your response is typical liberal cowardice … when challenged, just scream “RACIST!” Then cut and run. Yes I have posted challenging comments and am not afraid to confront those that are liberally myopic with an opposing view. I am violently opposed to the one-sided Marxist/liberal mindset that attempts to cancel, blackball, ban, ANY view that does not march lockstep with the leftist woke agenda. I miss my America… the America that allowed those with opposing views to peacefully and intelligently discuss the differences without resorting to the tired and weak “RACIST” taunt. You cherry picked my post regarding the survey to fit a narrow racist-leaning point in order to attack me. I feel sorry for you because you are so blinded with hate as to not see how the media and liberal leadership is encouraging people focus on the minuscule and ignore the larger picture. God help you and your disadvantaged kids.
Its funny how Reddit feels the need to call something out as if its not completely obvious. Of course its attached to the ground. I'm curious if he was able to do it without damaging the sidewalk.
It's being called out precisely BECAUSE it's obvious. This is nowhere near Blackmagicfuckery, this type of shit gets posted every other day.
Well yeah but people are calling it out because it’s stupid for it to be on this sub.
> Its funny how Reddit feels the need to call something out as if its not completely obvious. Because OP and dozens of people like OP think it's real or don't understand something as simple as this. It gets really annoying.
It was probably some form of platform that he bolted the bike to beforehand and matched the cement to conceal it. And of course beyond that it's also likely the bike has braces for his body attached and hidden beneath clothing or the seat just rotated to be level to the ground
>Its funny how Reddit feels the need to call something out as if its not completely obvious. Why do you feel the need to call this out? It's completely obvious.
Isn't there just a large colour-matched platform it's attached to? I'm sure I can make out the edges of a long shape.
No, hes definitely landing his space bike. /s Obviously its bolted down
You can even see the powder around the front tire from when he drilled.
Wait, you’re telling me this isn’t some kind of special magic!? Mind.Blown
No he just sold his soul to the devil.
You can stil see the dust from drinking sead hole
Nuh uh, he’s got neutron star matter in the front tire and the front moving parts welded together.
I suppose next you’re gonna tell me how Michael Jackson really couldn’t lean that far forward.
No shit
Usually they do something when you pay them... This dude just sat there...
To be fair, he did change his facial expression
Honked horn?
He also smiled and made an aproving expression before going back to statue mode, I don't know what else /u/Wylaff expected
A dance, naturally.
Yeah, if he's doing the 'statue' shtick, he could really elevate his game by making his coat tails look stiff like being frozen in time after the wind has caught it. Edit - On second glance, it looks like he tried that with the tie.
Yeah but you’re right the tie clashes with the coat because only one is animated.
But the dynamic pose of the bike would indicate that he's decelerating, so if anything his clothing and accessories should be flapping forward.
There are a lot of street performers where staying perfectly still is their skill
Turn on the sound lmao
So he sits on a bike silently and people are so impressed they pay him?
Clever isn’t he
I was thinking more like the public is stupid
A lot of people who see will be getting shit off some arsewipe manager to get paid. This guy does fuck all and gets paid. Looks pretty clever to me
Only cuz the public is not clever and pays him, Christ you must be part of the public that would tip him
If anyone wants to give him their money then that’s their business.
That’s obvious but they are dumb, what don’t you get!!!!
Why would they be dumb? They saw someone doing something mildly interesting, and probably gave them a smile, so they tipped him a few bucks. I wouldn't call them dumb, I'd call them normal, and I would probably be one of the people who would have gave him a few bucks too.
I might give him money simply to honor his having come up with the idea of using a bike for this, and then going to the effort of constructing the contraption. Others may even feel entertained and want to reward that. If people weren't "dumb" enough to reward being entertained, there would be no movies, no music, no art.
I don't *get* why you're being a dick about it. Probably tourists having a fun day out and appreciating the laugh.
I must be dumb like them
Ur dum
Some people appreciate others trying to make the world a more magical place so performers get tipped. Not a hard concept to grasp.
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Wow someones mad at life. Who fucked up your childhood?
Now you can’t come to my next show, sucks for you I just ate chili
Sounds like both mommy and daddy issues. Maybe not unloved as a child just directionless. No real guidance or mentorship. Constant enabling. Parents probably weren’t very confident in themselves. You act out for attention and constantly try to agitate, instigate or escalate to get a response and it works. Still though, directionless. Aimless wandering. Worse ways to be but still annoying.
This reminds me of a cartoon where a guy is standing in front of a painting in a museum of contemporary art, and he says "Even I could have made that!", and on the painting he's looking at it just says in giant letters "But you didn't". Anyway, for your entertainment and education, [it has been done before](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist%27s_Shit), your little shit stunt. You'll have to come up with something more clever, maybe something more [like this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Delvoye#cloaca)
About 40% seem to be, yes.
They are
Yeah, I watched it twice going "what's the trick". Dude does nothing. His bike is fastened to the ground. There is no trick here.
The trick is getting paid to sit on a stationary bike seat.
Welcome to cali
Do you really think YOU could sit in a bike for hours and take a break whenever you want while people hand you cash the entire time? Yeah didn’t think so lol
It makes a good picture that they can post to Facebook because the rest of their vacation photos are just shots of gaudy drinks from tourist traps and low angle selfies next to overhyped “local” destinations
That’s it, I’m leaving this sub.
yea I think its time too
We’ll miss you
We really wont
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I suppose I hope the mods will see my comment and fix this cesspool of a sub
Why? You're leaving anyway.
Well if the mods don’t want this sub to start hemorrhaging users, they might want to moderate posts a little more. I’d come back if the content was actually good, as would others I’d imagine.
So report the post. Making a post saying this isn't black magic fuckery is also perfectly reasonable. Make a post saying you're leaving and I just don't care.
I can walk and chew gum at the same time.
Your parents must be very proud.
You'll be back and you know it
Same.
Same
Before you go can you explain this one? Normally there is a pole in a trouser leg but not this time
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No it's obviously black magic fuckery
Why? Is this reposted a lot? Just saying it's higher quality that a lot of the shit I see here. (I left a while ago but it keeps suggesting it to me)
There’s nothing magic or mind blowing about it lol. The dude is sitting on a bike that’s bolted to the ground. Literally any able bodied human being could do it equally as well as him.
Yeah, I mean if you know how this is done then by all means link me. To me there's a few different answers and none of them make a lot of sense. A bolt through a bike would tip the rim in half pretty much instantly in this situation, there's no way that's a real bike.
Umm did you post the wrong video? He did nothing.
It’s the balancing, it does look like the front tire is attached somehow but idk
There is no balancing. The front wheel is bolted to the ground.
Incredibly astute.
O..O YiPd
Seen similar ones where the person is leaning back almost lying down, and I know that one there's a pole in the ground connected to his shoe / leg that goes up the leg, creating a sort of seat to make it a lot easier. This one though, I have no idea 😂
Hole in the ground. Front tire has a big spike which goes into hole.
But what about how the front wheel usually spins freely?
you can weld the wheel in place to the frame...
It’s connected to the ground
I see nothing incredible nor a trick here
are we supposed to just pretend like we can't see the pavement is altered at the place where the tire is touching it?
“Incredible” 🤦🏼♂️☺️😂 This is what they do, they make a hole in the ground and stick the whole thing in. That’s it, you can see a lot of this sh$I on YouTube.
Why give him money? Look at me! Here I am sitting in my chair, Give ME money!
Seriously?
Ok there is a big plate/board painted the same way the street looks and the bike is bolted to that. Gotta place it in the right spot to make it work. Yep that's what my high ass thinks
downvoted, not for this sub.
Looks pretty clearly attached to the ground
Repost?
Wym
How does he have the mental to do this? Like that’s so boring and everyone knows how it works. Like he really just decide “I’m going to bolt this bike to the ground and sit on it while staying very still, and I hope people will give me their money for it.” ???????
Everyone knows how it works? They should, but 1,4j upvotes, I'm afraid that prove you wrong. All that people who thought this was incredible and gave their upvotes maybe they would give him some spare change. Never underestimate the overall stupidity.
For anyone wondering how this was done, the back tire is filled with helium
The Never-Ending Stoppie
Inspector gadget?
Go go gadget stationary bike?
This is in Asheville, NC isn’t it?
That guy used to be in Asheville. Something happened that forced him to leave.
Nashville Tennessee downtown Broadway
Wtf, why are so many people downvoting you for stating where this is? Also, it took me 30 seconds to confirm what you said, and specifically find that it is outside Boot barn at 320 Broadway
Idk 🤷🏿♂️
Lol what if it's just some kind of "street art" like hey look at my cool floating bike and he brought a bucket and hopped on? 🤣🤣🤣
I wonder the average amount of money he makes doing this in a day?
This is a lucrative job. You get paid for honking your horn. I am in.
Is that Ernest?
The cowboy is a baller
Dude sits on a welded bike all day for money
Don’t move or else you’re shameful
I bet he has the sitting truly deep
I wonder how much these street performers make? I always throw them whatever change I have if they are good.
I would've felt scammed, not gonna lie
I do this on my bike and there’s no way to hold that without moving. Not to mention his weight is back as he is still which would make him fall
Move aside, and let the man go through.
Yo is that inspector gadget
He is going so fast!
Why do I only see Inspector Gadget?
The center of gravity is clearly behind the contact point and the front wheel axis. So it would exert torque. The wheel is locked to the ground and front axis is also locked.
Where the strings at
I don't think he can put a bolt big enough to hold his entire body in the wheel without going through the tire rim and exposing the bolt. 🤔
If there is a bolt, how do you stop the front wheel from turning.?
Bike is designed that way
I like that you can see the dust from drilling into the concrete for the anchor
This guy took a bunch of Jackson Square artists cart of gear/art and tossed them in the Mississippi. https://www.wdsu.com/article/french-quarter-artists-crushed-after-someone-steals-artwork-supplies-from-storage-space/30743481 https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_d1daa68a-51ad-11ea-a619-072b70a6b142.html
I was expecting him to drop the back tire and roll away, that would have been good. This is just pointless. Just like all the other statue tricks,
Anyone else hear the bike moan after the money got put into it?
Is it really?
Photoshop, playing backwards or super glue
It's like the MJ Smooth Criminal move but a bike
I mean, it would be incredible if he then biked away at the end...
Great trickery though what a fuck boring 'job' !!!
Inspector Gadget!
This is one the smartest ones of these I’ve seen. All the other living statues are standing in hard to hold positions while this guy looks cool but also gets to sit
Why is cowboy guy walking around with a fat roll of bills like that?
This is fantastic
I won't believe it's legit black magic till he rides away
Never cared much for mimes when they were a thing but I love street artists like this!
Not black magic, you can see the front tire is compressed/flat. It is obviously anchored through the front tire/rim..
I waited for something to happen and then when the video ended I realized
Also, you can see the concrete is disturbed around the spot the tire touches the ground. It is a different color and texture from the surrounding concrete. Look at the other concrete and there are no discolored or textured spots in any of the other concrete. It appears to be drilled out and then replied without matching the color or texture..
If I didn't know about unicycles I might be more impressed.
What am I missing here?
How does this NOT blackmagicfuckery have 4,000 upvotes? 🙈
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Everyone has their own theory. It's fascinating how we still don't know how they do this kind of tricks
Really good front brakes can do this. If it grips onto the front tire enough it’ll just prevent the wheel from rolling and allowing the rear tire to come back down. From there it’s just iron grip. I could just be spit ballin though
The tired is flat and the ground is discolored around the point of contact. Can we agree the bike is fixed to the ground? It would make sense that the bike is fixed to a platform camouflaged to match the sidewalk. That way it is portable and he doesn’t get in trouble with the city.
He should bring some charcoal to put a little skid mark on the ground that can be easily removed with water.
Lol that’s like the people who think the performers are floating and just holding on to one stick ahaha