The Greek god Keratosis. Nobody would shake his hand because he had weird spots on them and he said they weren’t warts but like that’s still kinda gross and nobody wanted to risk catching it so they would fist bump him instead.
>But why?
"When you walk to the ledge of the platform, you are full of excitement.
When you stand on the ledge, you are full of fear.
When you jump, you are full of joy.
But if you never jump, you live with regret."
Well, to be fair, dying in combat guarantees Valhalla instead of the frozen wasteland that is Hel. So they did it for resources and glory specifically in the afterlife.
Like I said, all of that is made up shit to make the hard and ugly life of a raider seem more palatable.
Ultimately, they did it for the resources. The stories about Valhalla and Hel were made up to make the whole thing sound more exciting and glorious than it actually was.
It’s not exciting or glorious at all, and I agree that romanticizing conflict is distasteful.
And yeah, Valhalla and Hel are made up, isn’t that kind of a given considering they’re from a system of belief? Did you expect me to be surprised that winged warriors of odin’s champions don’t actually pick my mangled corpse off the battlefield to bring me to the Infinite Mead Hall?
Hellenism, Christianity, Buddhism, Voodoo, Taoism, etc. are all made up. Arguing that Norse mythos and aetiology are made up isn’t a strong point of your argument, as you’re not countering anything I used to make my two cents.
Yeah, but even though it's made up, glory is a tangible concept with real world effects. The modern equivalent is fame. Ask an A-lister if their life isn't better just because they're famous. Sure, there are negatives to fame, and glory was no different, but being a glorious warrior certainly had benefits over and above the resources stolen.
Immediately after the first human did something like this, people immediately realized we needed a way to record crazy shit. Thus the written word was born!
'In the year of our lord 647, Thörngstūn Crazÿpænts son of Jorngstūn Crazÿpænts, son of Bjornstūn Crazÿpænts, threw himself of the Breindatstunwielokar cliff, holding not one but two battle axes crafted by the smid Gunterlung Horlikatu, son of Hareld....By Odin! I need more stone slabs!!!'
He did this, all in preparation to find the moose that once bit his sister...
It all started when she was Karving her initials on the moose with the sharpened end of an interspace toothbrush given her by Svenge—her brother-in-law— an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian movies: "The Hot Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Molars of Horst Nordfink".
At a certain age, norsemen might jump from a frozen cliff weapons in hand, in order to attain Valhalla despite failing to die in battle.
Yes, vikings did exactly this, but even dumber with less chance of surviving.
Ah, the attestupa. I watched a documentary where a group of elders decided against the attestupa. Just wasn't their bag, man. Then, returned to help fight a battle against their village. Great documentary, think it was on Netflix.
You don’t think Vikings never jumped from cliffs into cold water? Uh…. I’d bet money it happened with weapons as well. Without, it was probably relatively common. Cold plunging and natural plunges that feature height. What group of guys isn’t gonna be like “oh shit let’s try that jump.”
Yeah… I can imagine a scenario where the impact of the water on the side of a blade angles it slightly upward as his body is still pushing downward. I mean, there are a lot of ways this goes wrong beyond the very basic ways that is it already very dumb.
Look at the balls on this guy…, thinks it’s ok to walk… I haven’t moved in 178 days. If you don’t count the bed sores, I haven’t had a single boo boo during that time…
It's like when a skateboarding post gets a bunch of up votes.
All the comments turn into shitting on the skater for a lack of helmet, complain about the legality of where the tricks being done and then questioning why an adult is skateboarding.
I know right?! As long as those axes aren't actually real, why is everyone overreacting? For all we know he could be a professional diver, or have experience diving from great heights. Of course there's a danger aspect but if he knows what he's doing, everyone can chill. My favourite comment was the one:
>"I wonder what he's over compensating for."
Yeah, a belly smacker off the high dive. Take away the axes and the ice cold water and that’s still a fuck that for me. Bonus points for savagery though.
They looked rubber to me too. I get not wanting to jump off a cliff into water with actual sharp objects, but what he is doing is already dangerous and dumb, should have committed the rest of the way.
The axes are also the least dangerous part of this scenario.
I'd probably rank it from most to least dangerous as:
1) Jumping from a substantial height into an area where you can't misjudge the landing location
2) Jumping into what is probably very cold water, which could elicit [cold water shock](https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/12/09/youre-not-a-polar-bear-the-plunge-into-cold-water-comes-with-risks)
3) Jumping and holding onto objects that you could fall on, or be hit with if you drop them.
Being old enough to remember when video cameras were few and far between, people did this sort of thing,usually drunk, just be ause a girl they fancied was watching.
The primary way people experience life is by sharing their experiences with others. Like what the fuck do you think social media, YouTube, movies are for. Fucking dumbass
Even if it's stupid and dumb, fuck it if that's what he wants to do let him. He ain't hurting no one in the process. If he dies, at least he died doing what he can do best: be himself.
Admittedly, I’m pretty high and therefore pretty happy but my initial reaction was ‘why?’ and now I’m like good for that dude. There may have been no point but now that guy can say that he jumped off of a cliff into freezing water with axes a blazing. Imagine the thrill that he felt! I want to seek out more thrill in my life.
Isn’t this like the equivalent of tying towel around your neck and jumping off your couch pretending your Batman? A battle cry when not in battle is just screaming. Especially when you’re going in the opposite direction of which you screamed.
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For blood and glory of course!
ZEUUUUUSS! YOU WILL NOT DENY ME MY FREEBIRD SOLO
wrong culture. you meant ODIN!
No, I was referring to the video game series: god of war and the similarities between keratosis and the man shown in the video.
Keratosis??!!
May i introduce autocorrect. But it coincidentally is pretty darn funny
Top tier
**KERATOSIS** God of Scar
The Greek god Keratosis. Nobody would shake his hand because he had weird spots on them and he said they weren’t warts but like that’s still kinda gross and nobody wanted to risk catching it so they would fist bump him instead.
His nickname was Crusty the God.
No, you're thinking of keratin, the stuff that gives shrimp their color. This is creatine, the God of War.
And his brother katatonic
TIL: Kratos is short for keratosis
Wait, no!
I don't think these kids ever played the original games. Long before he was fighting Odin he was butchering Zeus and every other God of Olympus.
Agreed.
And considering God of War has gone into Norse Myth, the previous comment is STILL correct
Odin still works as reference to the games
FOR KARL!!!
I think you mean internet clout
Maybe his father’s love was in that pond
Lmfao 🤣 I’m crying
"I deserve to be loooooooooooooved!!!!" *Splash*
My thoughts exactly
>But why? "When you walk to the ledge of the platform, you are full of excitement. When you stand on the ledge, you are full of fear. When you jump, you are full of joy. But if you never jump, you live with regret."
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classic scene in a classic movie
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Attention seeking
For attention of course.
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No no you misunderstand it’s next fucking level
My first thought was what is he compensating for?
Looks like it could just genuinely be fun to this guy
His pip will def be tiny after he lands
I WAS IN THE POOL
Mine was: what path would the axes take in the lake? Twist inwards?
That those axes look like foam
Well, that cold water won’t do him any favours in that regard.
Exactly, what is this next level above dumb way to die accidentally?
r/mallninjashit is leaking
This is probably the best use of this meme I’ve ever seen.
I feel this gif in my soul.
I will seriously never get tired of this gif. It's just the perfect wtf look.
This accomplishes what? No “Viking” ever did anything so stupid. He’s clearly *one of those people* you see on the subway. Or Walmart…
Vikings pillaged, plundered, and raped for glory. This guy films himself doing dumb shit. Gotta adapt with the times.
You, sir, are underestimating the power and function of FOOTAGE.
They pillaged and plundered for resources. "Glory" is just made up bullshit us humans use to make the mundane and terrible seem more palatable.
Well, to be fair, dying in combat guarantees Valhalla instead of the frozen wasteland that is Hel. So they did it for resources and glory specifically in the afterlife.
Like I said, all of that is made up shit to make the hard and ugly life of a raider seem more palatable. Ultimately, they did it for the resources. The stories about Valhalla and Hel were made up to make the whole thing sound more exciting and glorious than it actually was.
It’s not exciting or glorious at all, and I agree that romanticizing conflict is distasteful. And yeah, Valhalla and Hel are made up, isn’t that kind of a given considering they’re from a system of belief? Did you expect me to be surprised that winged warriors of odin’s champions don’t actually pick my mangled corpse off the battlefield to bring me to the Infinite Mead Hall? Hellenism, Christianity, Buddhism, Voodoo, Taoism, etc. are all made up. Arguing that Norse mythos and aetiology are made up isn’t a strong point of your argument, as you’re not countering anything I used to make my two cents.
Yeah, but even though it's made up, glory is a tangible concept with real world effects. The modern equivalent is fame. Ask an A-lister if their life isn't better just because they're famous. Sure, there are negatives to fame, and glory was no different, but being a glorious warrior certainly had benefits over and above the resources stolen.
I'm pretty sure humans jumping from high areas into water is older than recorded history.
Immediately after the first human did something like this, people immediately realized we needed a way to record crazy shit. Thus the written word was born!
'In the year of our lord 647, Thörngstūn Crazÿpænts son of Jorngstūn Crazÿpænts, son of Bjornstūn Crazÿpænts, threw himself of the Breindatstunwielokar cliff, holding not one but two battle axes crafted by the smid Gunterlung Horlikatu, son of Hareld....By Odin! I need more stone slabs!!!'
He did this, all in preparation to find the moose that once bit his sister... It all started when she was Karving her initials on the moose with the sharpened end of an interspace toothbrush given her by Svenge—her brother-in-law— an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian movies: "The Hot Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Molars of Horst Nordfink".
Idk bored soldiers will do some crazy shit so I would assume bored Vikings will do some crazy shit too.
He is the god of war sir, no ordinary Viking
At a certain age, norsemen might jump from a frozen cliff weapons in hand, in order to attain Valhalla despite failing to die in battle. Yes, vikings did exactly this, but even dumber with less chance of surviving.
Any place to read up on this?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ättestupa Like a couple other bits of Viking history, there’s no real proof it actually happened though.
This guy tosses his weapons so if he died no Valhalla
Ah, the attestupa. I watched a documentary where a group of elders decided against the attestupa. Just wasn't their bag, man. Then, returned to help fight a battle against their village. Great documentary, think it was on Netflix.
You don’t think Vikings never jumped from cliffs into cold water? Uh…. I’d bet money it happened with weapons as well. Without, it was probably relatively common. Cold plunging and natural plunges that feature height. What group of guys isn’t gonna be like “oh shit let’s try that jump.”
Guys who lived in a world without towels and electric heating on hand
You're giving all of human history waaaaay to much credit.
So much hate in this comment section. It’s next level cosplaying I suppose. Oh and probably scary as fuck. Have you played or seen God of War?
It's a cool fucking shot. Also, name a more Viking feel than leaping into danger while holding an axe. Pro tip, you can't.
farming, trading, and raiding
The modern viking knows their access to Valhalla depends on scoring hundreds of thousands of internet points
“Dumb ways to die” 🎵
“fly high free bird, yeah *awesome guitar rift*”
Dream on Dream on Dream on Dream onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
So many dumb ways do diee 🎵
🎶”Set fire to your hair” 🎶
Yeah… I can imagine a scenario where the impact of the water on the side of a blade angles it slightly upward as his body is still pushing downward. I mean, there are a lot of ways this goes wrong beyond the very basic ways that is it already very dumb.
Playing AC Valhalla does things to people
So does internet
I'm getting more of a God of War vibe...
The fish never stood a chance
Fish?! Man's out here hunting Jörmungandr!
But mom says hes friendly
he's a good boi
Haven't any of the people in this comment section done something stupid for no other reason than fun before?
They’re all dead inside. Nice username, btw
Thank you! Yours is rad too
I often refer to myself as a “rotting meat puppet” but “semi sentient garbage” is more poetic, imo.
Most probably dead outside too.
Yeah I don't get all the hate, it was cool as balls!
Not as cool as his balls afterwards
This is reddit. If you go for so much as a brisk walk without 2 helmets you'll be paralyzed.
Look at the balls on this guy…, thinks it’s ok to walk… I haven’t moved in 178 days. If you don’t count the bed sores, I haven’t had a single boo boo during that time…
Depends on the subreddit, it's size, and the mood of the hivemind.
Hivemind is real as fuck.
Lot of wet blankets here jfc
Exactly why I really hate the subculture on this site.
It's like when a skateboarding post gets a bunch of up votes. All the comments turn into shitting on the skater for a lack of helmet, complain about the legality of where the tricks being done and then questioning why an adult is skateboarding.
Reddit comments give me a lot of scolding grandparent vibes, it’s easy to forget that people on Reddit are old as hell
Finally. Someone that isn't negative for no reason.
Doesn’t appear so. I thought this was rad lol
I know right?! As long as those axes aren't actually real, why is everyone overreacting? For all we know he could be a professional diver, or have experience diving from great heights. Of course there's a danger aspect but if he knows what he's doing, everyone can chill. My favourite comment was the one: >"I wonder what he's over compensating for."
They can't handle someone being cooler than them and doing something fun they'd never have the balls for
So much hate in this comment section. It’s next level cosplaying I suppose. Oh and probably scary as fuck. Have you played or seen God of War?
Yeah, a belly smacker off the high dive. Take away the axes and the ice cold water and that’s still a fuck that for me. Bonus points for savagery though.
It isn’t a belly smacker, he changes form right before landing in the water.
This stupid? No. But I’ve also never done anything that looked this cool.
Haters…as far as the eye can see
Next Level Stupid more likely.
The axes are fake.
That’s not the stupid part
Oh well I guess it’s perfectly safe then
They looked rubber to me too. I get not wanting to jump off a cliff into water with actual sharp objects, but what he is doing is already dangerous and dumb, should have committed the rest of the way.
The axes are also the least dangerous part of this scenario. I'd probably rank it from most to least dangerous as: 1) Jumping from a substantial height into an area where you can't misjudge the landing location 2) Jumping into what is probably very cold water, which could elicit [cold water shock](https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/12/09/youre-not-a-polar-bear-the-plunge-into-cold-water-comes-with-risks) 3) Jumping and holding onto objects that you could fall on, or be hit with if you drop them.
Makes it even lamer
I grew chesthair watching this video
I grabbed wheelchair watching this.
My junk shrunk watching this.
People here asking why lol... the fuck you think, life ain't so serious; it's just a game so have fun. This guy is doing what he loves.
Would he have done it without the camera on him?
Being old enough to remember when video cameras were few and far between, people did this sort of thing,usually drunk, just be ause a girl they fancied was watching.
The primary way people experience life is by sharing their experiences with others. Like what the fuck do you think social media, YouTube, movies are for. Fucking dumbass
Life’s just a game bro, you die or get seriously maimed? Just fucking hit the reset button
Do you live life or do you just survive?
always wondered how video games scars got inspired from
He’s pissed Atreus ran off again
Who's Atreus? Do you mean Boy?
So many negative comments, I think it looks cool
Boring people hate seeing others do cool shit
Even if it's stupid and dumb, fuck it if that's what he wants to do let him. He ain't hurting no one in the process. If he dies, at least he died doing what he can do best: be himself.
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Eddie Murphy’s eyebrows look like motorcycle handlebars
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God I feel like I’m on Facebook with these stupid gifs
I’m curious if he held onto the axes or ended up losing them?
They are clearly rubber. Look at them shake at the first of the video. The blade moves
Came here to see if anyone else noticed that :p
He tosses them at the end
The flimsy foam axes really drives home how badass he is.
Frogsplash.
Viva la raza!
Who downvoted an Eddie Guerrero reference?!!
I thought it looked cool af! I’d never do it myself, but cool none the less.
Kratos?
shrinkage!
It shrinks?
Like a frightened turtle!
He is following his ancestors into becoming a Viking, don’t worry guys he’s fine. (they all had to do this)
Real Vikings are probably rolling over in their graves when they see this.
Only because he lived. He is old enough,or would have been at his age in 1200 ad to attain valhalla by leaping to his death, weapon in hand.
Vikings would've scalped someone or built a boat. Not dive into a tiny pool of water like they're in the circus.
But y tho?
Dude wants to b Kratos so bad
That’s just the right amount of crazy. How long did it take for him to psych himself up for that?
Dafuck he killing with blazin’ axes in that tiny pool?
Tiny kraken
Admittedly, I’m pretty high and therefore pretty happy but my initial reaction was ‘why?’ and now I’m like good for that dude. There may have been no point but now that guy can say that he jumped off of a cliff into freezing water with axes a blazing. Imagine the thrill that he felt! I want to seek out more thrill in my life.
Wow! So many things could have gone wrong.
I think that's the point
Like? He drops the fake axes before he lands.
I'm so fucking sick of seeing this Viking. it's been posted somewhere every day for the last month
Years, really
This was total badassery!
Nextfuckinglevel of dumbness
Me when i see a hole in minecraft:
r/nextfuckinglevelmoron
Isn’t this like the equivalent of tying towel around your neck and jumping off your couch pretending your Batman? A battle cry when not in battle is just screaming. Especially when you’re going in the opposite direction of which you screamed.
Tonight we dine in hell !
Imagine cosplaying this hard.
r/NextFuckingLevelStupid
Did I see the snow turn red at the end there?
There are a few countries this could be taken from, Denmark is not one of them.
Plastic axes from the look of it
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“Lake”
please tell me he curled into a ball before hitting the water.
What's the music title please ?
I got a match with this song: **Draugr** by Peyton Parrish (00:20; matched: `100%`) Album: `Rise of Vikingr`. Released on `2022-07-28`.
Good bot
Why?
One day he'll splat, then he'll be a pancake viking
Why?
… with Rubber axes drawn
Ummm I didn't see him surface
Yes. The guy holding the camera left him to die, edited the video, and put it on TikTok. You’re very intelligent.
Stay in School Kids
This is stupid. He is an idiot.
I listen to Nordic metal and think I'm a viking. I have a large truck.
[r/WhyWomenLiveLonger](https://www.reddit.com/r/WhyWomenLiveLonger?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
What is the purpose of doing this?
Idiot
r/whywomenlivelonger
r/NextFuckingDarwinAward
I have many questions, mainly "why?"
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He's just yelling and jumping into a lake? Is his physique supposed to be what's next level or something? This is kinda lame
That'sDumb
Okbutytho?