Maybe have them throw it down a shooting range? ... and like, clear out the people standing in their line of fire? Like how did we come to the conclusion that the javelin is the issue and not the people standing in front of the spear throwers?
"But contrary to popular belief, those record-breaking distances were not the reason for World Athletics (then known as the IAAF) changing the specification of the javelin. The main reason the Technical Committee decided to change the rules for javelin construction was because of the increasingly frequent flat landings and the resulting discussions and protests because of attempts declared valid or invalid by competition judges." ... so the video is BS.
In the 1950s, Spanish athletes developed a rotating javelin throwing style, the "Spanish style," with which thrower Miguel de la Quadra reached 112.30 meters. The style was banned shortly afterward, and his records annulled, supposedly because it was too dangerous.
That's just throwing a long skinny discus. If they can spin like that AND make the javelin go straight then more power to them, but yeah, on tiny "oops" and someone is getting a 70 mph spear straight in the head.
Mens uniforms are regular shorts with legs that go down the thigh.
It's been a bit of a controversial issue for uniforms that the women's clothing are designed for sex appeal whereas men's uniforms are entirely function-over-form.
No, just regular shorts. It's been an issue for a while about the sexist characteristics of women's uniforms compared to the neutral uniforms given to the men.
Women athletes from multiple countries have spoken out about overly revealing uniform requirements for women compared to men's regulations in international sports.
My dad saw a full through torso strike in highschool when a girl ran out. Pinned her to the ground, missed all her organs. Probably used up all her luck. Lol. Or my dad is a liar. I choose to believe him, he rarely exaggerates other things
My dad was also a notorious liar, but it was made all the more difficult because he lived a fucking weird life. He broke his neck 3 times during my childhood, for example. Grew up in Compton... *that* Compton. During that time. So were his tales of making nitroglycerine in high school and blowing up breezeblock fences just stories? No clue!
It's not entirely impossible. Organs can move around quite a bit and are actually pretty tough. Javelins aren't exactly sharp, just slightly pointed for aerodynamics. So entirely possible that it just pushed the organs aside as it traveled through rather than pierce them.
Oh yeah, and im also inclined to believe it because of the descriptions of the therapies the school provided and which of his friends freaked out mentally over it, etc. Plus it was right around when they stopped doing javelin in our area. Still heresay. Lol
Nope. Look it up, especially in sports that have both men's and women's versions. The men get shorts. The women? It's bikini bottoms, or they get disqualified.
that looks like gymnastics and beach volley... in track there were no such regulations. Although athletes need to follow federation assigned clothes which I don't know if there has been that many complaints around.
"nearly" ... multiple officials have been nailed in the chest and such, and one dude died from being hit in the fucking face... regardless, this video is about something completely different...
I still remember being in class and gazing out the window (as one often did being undiagnosed adhd kid in those days) and seeing Gary* hobbling across the courts outside, holding is jaw, he being helped along by a very concerned looking PE teacher, just as the sounds of sirens pull up at the back gates, his ride awaiting.
Turns out he'd run to pick up a javelin, slipped in the wet grass, straight up through the bottom of his jaw and out the cheek.
(like, he was in our year, but none of my classes, so didn't really know him - and I've always been shit with names, much better with faces ... unless they're out of context..)
I never understood why anyone would need to stand in the general direction of the deadly weapon... At least install little shacks that provides protection, just in case...
Well, all the visuals were of a certain type of competitor viewed from a certain direction sooooooo... if you're deaf (or turn off sound) and ignore bad subtitles then you know exactly what this was about
As much as I enjoyed the view - I'm not a liar - I think it's despicable that women often HAVE to wear such outfits and the men don't.
They should have the freedom to dress like they want as long as it's technically ok for the respective sport (nothing that hinders or enhances abilities and nothing that could endanger the participants).
Fun fact, I wear booty shorts at my gym. Not only do they feel amazing and don’t get in the way of my lifts, I look fantastic! 😂 BTW I’m a 190lb tatted up looking Viking with a beard. Guys give it a try. 👍🏻
I too want men to wear this. If it was me in a running sport I'd have to have more coverage because my thighs rubbing together like that has split my skin a few times
Yea I remember this issue with women's beach volleybal several years ago, the bikini bottom type 'shorts' wree required wear as written in the rule book, so you would get disqualified if you wore something with more coverage... women were lobbying for a rule change notiing that the men's teams could wear knee length shorts so obviously more coverage didn't hinder comptetition
Yeah it was absolutely clear the rules were written not for comfort/safety or uniformity, but because they know men are tuning in to leer at the players and catering to them.
It changed in 2012 and most women still prefer bikinis to prevent sand from getting stuck in the uniform and causing friction burns/discomfort, women in the sport weren’t trying to change this rule, it was done with religious reasons in mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_volleyball
SubtleOrc
CrisprCAS
unluckyandbored
Sorry, I wasn't paying attention...what was that again?
mrsdowneyjr
Why do the women need to be sexy?
iidky
If you pay close attention, you'll see they are throwing javelins.
Dezri
battery1979
A javelin is a weapon. It's not meant for showing off, it's meant to kill things. They should have optimized it to be thrown further.
cxmpxsxd
I had to stop watching when they started talking about forcing the tip...
OnyxTurret
Yet another reason to promote women's sports!
ziggystardust7
Maybe have them throw it down a shooting range? ... and like, clear out the people standing in their line of fire? Like how did we come to the conclusion that the javelin is the issue and not the people standing in front of the spear throwers?
ArcUlfr
Or just use plexiglass shields. It's not like we lack the materials technology to stop a <500 J projectile with a blunt tip reliably.
lostkittenmk3
"Javelins" https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ajF3aGhuamp6ZDRtcmRsdnNmMGJ4ZjhvcGk2bTZkdXRzdXhnbnBoYSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/ThuyosifWO499FtrWy/200w.webp
kirmes
another thing that was better in the 80s and that we lost :-(
NotAllowedToArgueUnlessYouPay
glovelyday
But what's the real point?
USvette1
I remember when we used to chuck lawn darts at each other. Nobody gave us medals.
7chickens123000
Trying to remember whose parents bought and gave those to us to play with. S*** was real
USvette1
Bet they nver thought we would throw em at each other. Remember throwing a knife at your buddy's feet?
Cactus21
https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/history-javelin-implement-specifications
igglebotato
"But contrary to popular belief, those record-breaking distances were not the reason for World Athletics (then known as the IAAF) changing the specification of the javelin. The main reason the Technical Committee decided to change the rules for javelin construction was because of the increasingly frequent flat landings and the resulting discussions and protests because of attempts declared valid or invalid by competition judges." ... so the video is BS.
igglebotato
also the men's javelin was redesigned in 1986, the women's only in 1999, which is a bit after the 1980s
Iblamemyparentstoo
Unpopular opinion but could we just not constantly objectify women on imgur??
arewenotkingsandqueenstogether
It really sucks honestly. Like these women trained their whole lives and it's just...shitty
Bowtie8bit
"The most important thing about another human is whether or not I want to have sex with them, and/or if they're a threat to my having sex." -humanity
TeelMoobeel
tis a lost cause with this website
Iblamemyparentstoo
One can dream...
TupacAintDead
Good fucking god.
IakobZ
In the 1950s, Spanish athletes developed a rotating javelin throwing style, the "Spanish style," with which thrower Miguel de la Quadra reached 112.30 meters. The style was banned shortly afterward, and his records annulled, supposedly because it was too dangerous.
7chickens123000
WoW!
kirmes
Makes sense, this isn't how you expect a javelin to be thrown (at an enemy - this is where the sports come from).
AgainstMethod
Lol, all those rules sounded ridiculous until I saw the video. I'm with the rules committee on that one.
nefroye
"supposedly"? I'd say there's a pretty good chance, yeah.
gobblinal
That's just throwing a long skinny discus. If they can spin like that AND make the javelin go straight then more power to them, but yeah, on tiny "oops" and someone is getting a 70 mph spear straight in the head.
GimcrackGewgaw
Why do they wear booty shorts while doing this sport? What do the men wear?
newsguycraigevans
Assless chaps
TheDoctorCrankenstein
Mens uniforms are regular shorts with legs that go down the thigh.
It's been a bit of a controversial issue for uniforms that the women's clothing are designed for sex appeal whereas men's uniforms are entirely function-over-form.
Evenmoreuselessname
Booty shorts
TheDoctorCrankenstein
No, just regular shorts. It's been an issue for a while about the sexist characteristics of women's uniforms compared to the neutral uniforms given to the men.
Women athletes from multiple countries have spoken out about overly revealing uniform requirements for women compared to men's regulations in international sports.
https://abcnews.com/Sports/top-female-athletes-speak-defy-convention-uniforms/story?id=79149087
hereforthememes420
Cake is a great way to end TT. Imgurians never let us down.
iWouldWhack500moles
Booing at the javeling competition because nobody has died yet.
FPAlpha
Dothraki olympics - it ain't a good Olympics if there were not at least 3 deaths.
HamSlamwich
Yeah man boo from the stands. The ones that regularly get javelined.
iWouldWhack500moles
See, I've always been wondering whether javelin throwers are only good at range or if they also have accur AAAAAAGH, MY LEG, AAAAGH!
TheMinisterOfCommonSense
My dad saw a full through torso strike in highschool when a girl ran out. Pinned her to the ground, missed all her organs. Probably used up all her luck. Lol. Or my dad is a liar. I choose to believe him, he rarely exaggerates other things
Astramancer
My dad was also a notorious liar, but it was made all the more difficult because he lived a fucking weird life. He broke his neck 3 times during my childhood, for example. Grew up in Compton... *that* Compton. During that time. So were his tales of making nitroglycerine in high school and blowing up breezeblock fences just stories? No clue!
TheDoctorCrankenstein
It's not entirely impossible. Organs can move around quite a bit and are actually pretty tough. Javelins aren't exactly sharp, just slightly pointed for aerodynamics. So entirely possible that it just pushed the organs aside as it traveled through rather than pierce them.
TheMinisterOfCommonSense
Oh yeah, and im also inclined to believe it because of the descriptions of the therapies the school provided and which of his friends freaked out mentally over it, etc. Plus it was right around when they stopped doing javelin in our area. Still heresay. Lol
chatawillybilly
See that bald head official down there? He grabbed my butt earlier. I'm gonna nail that bastard. Should I aim for the head or crotch?
ArcUlfr
ArcUlfr
Or grab a but, of course.
ArcUlfr
butt*
YouRadicalizedMe
Stop sexualizing these women!
Maviyakuku
That's just the tip.
pushplay
I'm sorry, but Imgur is a lost cause. Maybe check out https://discuit.org/ . It's decent there.
TheDoctorCrankenstein
Haven't heard of this one. I've been on s3nd.pics and waiting for img.cat to drop
pushplay
Every time I check out s3nd.pics it seems like all the same stuff. I hope img.cat is good.
TheDoctorCrankenstein
yea, it has a low post volume unfortunately. I have been hoping it would grow over time but, man, it's been slow going.
I'm really crossing my fingers for img.cat
Toqom
So many ladies complain about the Olympics because they have to wear a bikini bottom basically
karcain
unfortunately, the judges love it and the olympics wants the best thing for tv ratings, not for athletes. so comfort and dignity are never a priority
FinancialRavioli
If the rules require bikini bottoms, that's bullshit.
If they're not required and the women choose not to wear shorts or something, and are then upset about it, I'm not sure what to say.
Leaps
Many of the sports require it as part of the uniform.
FinancialRavioli
In most cases, that's likely bullshit.
wadatahmydamie
They aren’t allowed to wear shorts?
onepinksheep
Nope. Look it up, especially in sports that have both men's and women's versions. The men get shorts. The women? It's bikini bottoms, or they get disqualified.
conMan76
well I looked it up and there is nothing in the rules that requires bikini bottoms...
onepinksheep
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2024/08/06/paris-olympics-the-gender-specific-rules-that-regulate-athletes-s-uniforms_6710128_8.html
conMan76
that looks like gymnastics and beach volley... in track there were no such regulations. Although athletes need to follow federation assigned clothes which I don't know if there has been that many complaints around.
wadatahmydamie
How horrifying
Just one more reason the IOC needs to burn
Niagaran
And they're right. They should wear whatever works best, not whatever goes up their butts the highest.
MrImmaculate
justfillingthespace
Y'know, I've never really done this, with any food. And I really want to... Not sure what my choice would be. Maybe brownies.
Imallupinthebenz
We have free will for a reason... go out and live your dream!
Chubs1646
ALL THAT CAKE.....
11Weasel11
It's healthy low-fat cake at that.
DrSharkbite
BoobJiggle
I snorted, take your +1
derrymerbles
Greatest ending possible
mikeatike
Lol I knew it was gonna end like that wheb he said there would be another chance.
dirtmarker
A sport I can get behind.
Trimule
"Get behind" Ooooooooooooooooh..............
19marcurious57
Thorough research is paramount to get to the bottom of it
Unclescam
For safety.
Djkb6718
IMarkEverythingISayAsNSFWBecauseModsDontKnowWhatMatureMeans
NSFW I want to get behind it, but it's a long walk around.
cgt9803
Big bottom drives me out of my mind
How could I leave this behind
LincLoud
conMan76
"nearly" ... multiple officials have been nailed in the chest and such, and one dude died from being hit in the fucking face... regardless, this video is about something completely different...
Thekindofkindlyman
TheJuiceLoosener
Officials standing in the field area was necessary back then because sticking in the ground wasn't invented until the early 2000s.
Sh1tMovieGroup
I still remember being in class and gazing out the window (as one often did being undiagnosed adhd kid in those days) and seeing Gary* hobbling across the courts outside, holding is jaw, he being helped along by a very concerned looking PE teacher, just as the sounds of sirens pull up at the back gates, his ride awaiting.
Turns out he'd run to pick up a javelin, slipped in the wet grass, straight up through the bottom of his jaw and out the cheek.
*Names changed as I can't quite remember..
Sh1tMovieGroup
(like, he was in our year, but none of my classes, so didn't really know him - and I've always been shit with names, much better with faces ... unless they're out of context..)
burntcustard
Yeah I saw a video many years ago of an official getting one through the arm I think it was. Did not look like a fun time.
conMan76
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcfxUUywkas
Druidhunter77
.
burntcustard
That's the one!
Dezri
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
🔊
FortifiedWhine
I actually like this!
MapleSyrupMafia
I never understood why anyone would need to stand in the general direction of the deadly weapon... At least install little shacks that provides protection, just in case...
PERRYthePlatpus
A human had to know exactly where it landed not almost
MapleSyrupMafia
Yeah, but you can do that safely. A simple shield taller than you are would work.
reichstein
It's because they WANT to get hit.
It makes zero sense to stand unprotected in the spear's path otherwise.
backrideup9
People are stupid.
GeminiDreams
This wasn't really about javelins was it?
funone77
Not the ones being displayed, no.
waznewz
Javelins what now?
nyarlathotep777
It was about making it so the tip drops down faster. The javelin’s tip, that is.
bluewitch
Bouncy.
Kennleth
*A slow whisper can be heard in the background* Detachable penis. - King Missile
Klaumbaz
While the view is very nice, it was a man that broke the records that required the redesign
mikeatike
Its about physics. You cant get away from it.
CaldariBob
And that wasn't video from the 1980s, either.
OneMoreLime
Was she holding something?
PorterPickUp
Since it was male throwing distances that resulted in changing the aerodynamics of the javelin, no.
Changokingogringo
My javelin...
theskepticinme
earthtokelly127001
There were javelins?
All I heard was Charlie Brown adult voice as well.
d14z3p4m
i didnt miss a single word
Dezri
There were javelins on screen? I've watched it 10 times and didn't see any.
IhopeUgetwhatUvoted4
Never is.
Grimlinnan
There was a shaft involved, just not the javelin.
NorthmanoftheNorth
Huh? What are you on about?
JustUsLeagueUnlimited
I always wonder which sport has the best butts... Who wouldve known it was javelin throwing?
SploogeMcDuck316
What javelins
Cactus21
The words are true…. Really: https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/history-javelin-implement-specifications
Neednoggle
It took me some time to get to the words
TurnsOut42WasASlightMiscalculation
Well, all the visuals were of a certain type of competitor viewed from a certain direction sooooooo... if you're deaf (or turn off sound) and ignore bad subtitles then you know exactly what this was about
Kiares
If you mean cake, sure
SMarkt
my javelin disagrees.
HandoB4Javert
andsy
Sorry. Can’t upvote you cause your comment is at 69
HandoB4Javert
spiceass9000
Nice
slyfox001
Hehehe giggity
molotovity
Makes me wanna spear SOMETHIN’
derpman4k
The what now?
InitHello
It might have been, butt I wonder if there was another fundamental topic being highlighted.
CoffeeIsTheAnswer
Safety
gablestout
you misspelled bu...nevermind.
earthtokelly127001
Oh you bum.
Itchy744
Wait! There was a javelin in this video?
Rockafella83
chewybrian
MonsieurRickles
Athlete-women of imgur, do these shorts do anything for performance? Is it not distracting doing anything with a wedgey?
derrymerbles
Cameraman SO conflicted
Niagaran
Seems it's mostly about sexualizing young women who aren't there for the male gaze
5v4297j9fj1
Thanks for that clarification. Who would have guessed that otherwise😂
kahooki
As much as I enjoyed the view - I'm not a liar - I think it's despicable that women often HAVE to wear such outfits and the men don't.
They should have the freedom to dress like they want as long as it's technically ok for the respective sport (nothing that hinders or enhances abilities and nothing that could endanger the participants).
MechKelly
I'm good with the male athletes dressing like this.
crossfitterRN
Fun fact, I wear booty shorts at my gym. Not only do they feel amazing and don’t get in the way of my lifts, I look fantastic! 😂 BTW I’m a 190lb tatted up looking Viking with a beard. Guys give it a try. 👍🏻
JustSomePersonThere
I was thinking the same all along. How much you wanna bet some advertiser is behind all this?
5v4297j9fj1
Same with volleyball/beach volleyball
juliakitten112
I too want men to wear this. If it was me in a running sport I'd have to have more coverage because my thighs rubbing together like that has split my skin a few times
Aranon1183
It also helps increase the likelihood of boils and pimples forming
tentacularfleshscape
Jeez
Fentex
Should be allowed to wear clothes that might hinder yourself, that's your own look out.
Ajierene
Yea I remember this issue with women's beach volleybal several years ago, the bikini bottom type 'shorts' wree required wear as written in the rule book, so you would get disqualified if you wore something with more coverage... women were lobbying for a rule change notiing that the men's teams could wear knee length shorts so obviously more coverage didn't hinder comptetition
rshini
Yeah it was absolutely clear the rules were written not for comfort/safety or uniformity, but because they know men are tuning in to leer at the players and catering to them.
pewasaurusrex
It changed in 2012 and most women still prefer bikinis to prevent sand from getting stuck in the uniform and causing friction burns/discomfort, women in the sport weren’t trying to change this rule, it was done with religious reasons in mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_volleyball