Why It's Almost Impossible to Jump Higher Than 50 Inches | WIRED

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  • @hhshsksks9593
    @hhshsksks9593 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5505

    oh so that's the reason why i can only jump 49 inches

    • @robertoacosta5662
      @robertoacosta5662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      hahahaha, I like it

    • @jeffsellark5421
      @jeffsellark5421 4 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      i did 49.9

    • @hhshsksks9593
      @hhshsksks9593 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@jeffsellark5421 hahaha

    • @pearinabox3901
      @pearinabox3901 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ummm, thats the best basketball players jump...

    • @celdrix8382
      @celdrix8382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      @@pearinabox3901 r/woosh

  • @KingDududu
    @KingDududu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14414

    He still can’t jump over a Minecraft fence.

  • @jahthegiant7825
    @jahthegiant7825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1307

    “How is he able to jump so high”... doctor- “yea he’s just better”

    • @dribblezfatboy2630
      @dribblezfatboy2630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      As unfair as it sounds it’s factual some ppl just have better or more fat twitch muscles than others

    • @welennelew9866
      @welennelew9866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      applies to basically everything in existence

    • @RIP_ZYZZ1738
      @RIP_ZYZZ1738 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Skill issue sadly

    • @coreyfinn5532
      @coreyfinn5532 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's very different than running which is endurance so your body needs to have muscles that are designed to be better at specific applications. It's why someone with a grip strength of 200lbs isn't as fast at clicking a key as someone who plays videogames professionally. It's radically different applications where people's bodies have radically different adaptations.

    • @sojournerkarunatruth4406
      @sojournerkarunatruth4406 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m paraphrasing Bill Burr as he claims to just look at it like sports 🏈 some people had innate skills and then, childhood trauma 🌞
      Don’t take your capacity/limits personal, like sports do, tho 😏 #Godlovesyoumore

  • @SKFSTETSHT
    @SKFSTETSHT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    "his muscles are capable of doing bigger forces than yours"
    *roasted*

  • @pencrows
    @pencrows 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4363

    "His muscles can make more force than yours"
    wow so enlightening

    • @justanaveragehuman3557
      @justanaveragehuman3557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pen lmao

    • @kathrinesmith3311
      @kathrinesmith3311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂

    • @saisurisetti6278
      @saisurisetti6278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      LMFAO wow he's a nice guy stop roasting him.

    • @AA-po3hn
      @AA-po3hn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Leave him be

    • @MasterWeeds
      @MasterWeeds 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha, I stopped the video right at that point. Like is no one going to talk about ligaments and the tensile strength

  • @prsnt777
    @prsnt777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2101

    WIRED : Let's add "almost", in case someone does it

    • @alexniggins1799
      @alexniggins1799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Ikr

    • @clarencekinsey5646
      @clarencekinsey5646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Connor Barth already did it

    • @bigrackz9381
      @bigrackz9381 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Jordan Kilganon got 49.5 inches

    • @kamthekid821
      @kamthekid821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bigrackz9381 is a joke or how

    • @kamthekid821
      @kamthekid821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bigrackz9381 is this an april fools joke?

  • @smsndnsl
    @smsndnsl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    5:29 "so how do you do that. D A P E N I S says it's all about moving up as powerfully as you can, for as long as you can before leaving the ground"

    • @morrismoose
      @morrismoose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I thought I was the only one who caught that

    • @oool5574
      @oool5574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Amen! May you be blessed by god! Jesus died for you, repent today 🙏!

    • @ItatiaiaBR
      @ItatiaiaBR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Professor Dapenis is a real straight forward guy.

    • @theactualpanda5096
      @theactualpanda5096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jesus DAPENIS

  • @OGLOC329
    @OGLOC329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +558

    "But the highest jumpers aren't actually basketball players."
    Michael Jordan: And I took that personally.

    • @samheard7849
      @samheard7849 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      M I C H E A L

    • @davepessolano2886
      @davepessolano2886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Spud Webb 46" vertical leap !

    • @MiguelMendoza-sf5xh
      @MiguelMendoza-sf5xh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But they do reach the furthest

    • @wassy5630
      @wassy5630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      i swear mj had a 48” verticle

    • @OGLOC329
      @OGLOC329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wassy5630 yea ik

  • @ZenImmortalScribeofAfrica
    @ZenImmortalScribeofAfrica 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3998

    "his muscles...are capable of giving bigger forces than yours"- roll credits

    • @ax2k860
      @ax2k860 5 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      HE BE STRONG LEG

    • @joehildreth8961
      @joehildreth8961 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Taku Chimu Que curb your meme music

    • @nfrandom3701
      @nfrandom3701 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You would be good at CinemaSins.

    • @robertopics
      @robertopics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's mainly ligament strength.

    • @mr.marino1120
      @mr.marino1120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol he said it as I read it

  • @shafirahman7066
    @shafirahman7066 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3817

    *someone jumps 50”*
    Wired: why it’s almost impossible to jump 51”

    • @spencil9941
      @spencil9941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Hence why the word "almost" is there, like you literally just typed the word and still seem confused.

    • @smokeypillow
      @smokeypillow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      literally all these videos hehe

    • @astro.mp3348
      @astro.mp3348 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @JONATHAN REILLY r/woooooosh

    • @seanrussell1211
      @seanrussell1211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      50" vertical is alot harder then 63" box jump due to the angles, both seriously impressive though.

    • @finisheradibestboy6900
      @finisheradibestboy6900 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmao

  • @yoyobih1287
    @yoyobih1287 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    Notice how much deeper the jumper is in his squat before he ascends Vs the non jumper. This also helps because it takes him past the “sticking point” or 90 degrees, which in turn activates his patella reflex, which assists in knee extension.

    • @strawberrysherbet9679
      @strawberrysherbet9679 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If I did that my patella would say “bye”snaps* 😂

    • @immers2410
      @immers2410 ปีที่แล้ว

      No

    • @Sheenifier
      @Sheenifier 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He explodes fast, too. If you noticed both of them leave the ground at the same time, but Unger travels a greater distance relative to his initial center of gravity. Greater distance, greater acceleration, greater force, greater jump.

  • @SwordMyth
    @SwordMyth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +788

    "Basketball Players jump more"
    Volleyball Players:Are we a joke to you?

    • @rileywinterland6782
      @rileywinterland6782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      SwordMyth yes, they are

    • @maiaz781
      @maiaz781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      RILEY WINTERLAND ok Riley

    • @SpaceWoods
      @SpaceWoods 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@rileywinterland6782 sure Riley

    • @koma88i
      @koma88i 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      RILEY WINTERLAND aight riley

    • @mohata605
      @mohata605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@rileywinterland6782 as you say Riley

  • @SquirmyandGrubs
    @SquirmyandGrubs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2066

    I tried with all my might to do a 50 inch vertical leap, but the only thing that happened was I landed face-down on the floor in front of my wheelchair. Someone please send help.

    • @angelorona7708
      @angelorona7708 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Squirmy and Grubs Is that your sister xD?

    • @jakeschmadel2596
      @jakeschmadel2596 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I literally got 54 it's not too bad

    • @jakeschmadel2596
      @jakeschmadel2596 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nvm I was thinking box jump😂

    • @1Sanantoniomatute
      @1Sanantoniomatute 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      measured scientifically, without cheats...30 inches is tops. see the rest of the video

    • @738polarbear
      @738polarbear 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ha ha ha ha . good one.

  • @pilsmer
    @pilsmer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5818

    I can jump higher than a house, because houses can't jump.

  • @planc-ish1759
    @planc-ish1759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    "He can jump 50 inches!!"
    Hinata Shoyo: Hold my volleyball

    • @davibergamin5943
      @davibergamin5943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hinata: hold my fictional character power

    • @alphawilliam5245
      @alphawilliam5245 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Noice

    • @wellactually21
      @wellactually21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      His vert was 48

    • @shahidkarim9910
      @shahidkarim9910 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wellactually21 isn’t he shorter too tho?

    • @AxelVb
      @AxelVb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wellactually21 timeskip it was like 51 or smth

  • @onweed3626
    @onweed3626 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Imagine a "BOING" sound appears when he jumps .

  • @xenqor5438
    @xenqor5438 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3319

    5:31 Don’t tell me I’m the only one that heard that

    • @gamingwithamr5207
      @gamingwithamr5207 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Me to

    • @pandrew2273
      @pandrew2273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      I had to rewind and hear it again just to check

    • @mar617
      @mar617 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      omg i heard it toooo ahhh

    • @nicholasdavoli2973
      @nicholasdavoli2973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gamingwithamr5207 Me too*

    • @bingy1805
      @bingy1805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      The *p3n1s*

  • @gudujugyfftuutkyri7rfui431
    @gudujugyfftuutkyri7rfui431 5 ปีที่แล้ว +711

    leg injury is increased to 100% after this video because people want to brag and tried to jump higher then 50 inches

    • @nursen2106
      @nursen2106 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      :-D

    • @parkchimmin7913
      @parkchimmin7913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Shaheda Shirin Lmao, funny how the top commenter was talking about wanting to jump over 50 inches!

    • @anniemacaroni1918
      @anniemacaroni1918 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol!!😂😂

    • @jameshersom2536
      @jameshersom2536 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bruh 60 inch box jump. I'm hyped

  • @jimwangjr.7714
    @jimwangjr.7714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Jacob Tucker - Slam Dunk champ at 5'10". Went to my college. The most impressive leaper I've ever seen.

  • @matty9733
    @matty9733 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Ah damm, that's why my feet stop working after 49 inches.

  • @Nickxis
    @Nickxis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4107

    Basketball players might not jump that high, but they are taller, so in the end, they reach higher.

    • @jacobgrady9235
      @jacobgrady9235 5 ปีที่แล้ว +348

      アニメAnimeMeansArt I mean wilt chamberlain the 7 foot giant had a 48 inch vert

    • @Nickxis
      @Nickxis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      @@jacobgrady9235 That's crazy.

    • @jacobgrady9235
      @jacobgrady9235 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Ikr lol

    • @vickhj6333
      @vickhj6333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      basketball athletes that are under 6 ft 7 must jump high to reach the rim so yea, on average they jump higher.

    • @zachary9732
      @zachary9732 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      That’s not how it works

  • @boblangford81
    @boblangford81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +718

    -Oh, what do you do for a living?
    I’m a box jumper.
    -Cool... what’s a box jumper?
    I.... jump on boxes.
    -Oh... that’s nifty.

    • @wileyschmitt
      @wileyschmitt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      People want to be one trick ponies for some reason. They aren't even real box jumps either. You're supposed to start on top of the box, jump back off the box, strike the ground and rebound back onto the box where you started. With a smaller box you can do high repetitions of this nonstop and properly develop the achilles tendon so that it can absorb more impact upon landing, making for much faster and safer 'realistic' running and jumping movements. This guy will likely have shot knees in his future because of not doing this kind of training and all the super deep knee bends required to do what he does.

    • @subiugetur
      @subiugetur 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      So how much do you Make? Nothing, i get paid in boxes.

    • @JJ38255
      @JJ38255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "But then one day I tripped and fell and I had to go on workman's Comp"

    • @wileyschmitt
      @wileyschmitt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is indeed far too dangerous to be a thing that people in general to be doing, let alone honing in on and being the complete focus of their training. His jump is quite impressive, but there is hardly any other competition out there for this kind of thing. A regular no step or max vert is much more realistic for showing athletic ability.

    • @brianmead7556
      @brianmead7556 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My cat's job.

  • @jarde9557
    @jarde9557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    At the 5:40 mark; It’s actually about the speed in which you go down aswell. In order to jump Higher your over all amplitude must be as explosive as possible. Meaning when you start at 0 Position and go down to -10 then push yourself up to +20. The faster you can do this the Higher you jump.

  • @livishane5925
    @livishane5925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    imagine him playing volleyball

  • @fuckjewtube69
    @fuckjewtube69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4664

    "White men can't jump"
    Holds world record

    • @waterflowzz
      @waterflowzz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      That jump doesn’t measure true vertical. It has alot to do with how a person is able to lift their legs above their hips... so yeah he probably isn’t anywhere near the true vertical jump record.

    • @hoopjammers8222
      @hoopjammers8222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      For the vertical leap tho

    • @pickzkickz
      @pickzkickz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Also the best dunker, oddly enough is white as well.

    • @john8323
      @john8323 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      pickzkickz
      America has brainwashed the world Into believe that only blacks can be top athletes and only whites can be top academics based on what their skin color Is.

    • @hoopjammers8222
      @hoopjammers8222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      John 8:32 white boy rick

  • @sethconklin143
    @sethconklin143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    1:34 "His muscles are capable of doing bigger forces than yours"... good thinkin scientist.

    • @saisurisetti6278
      @saisurisetti6278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Wow, poor guy... everyone in the comments is roasting him.

    • @A--lex
      @A--lex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah science 😂

    • @juniorrose5138
      @juniorrose5138 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      R S Yes lol

  • @erikdowning2416
    @erikdowning2416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    5:28 the what

  • @extremefitness498
    @extremefitness498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Gotta give props to the host, standing vert is like 24 inch

  • @robertwoodall4330
    @robertwoodall4330 5 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    When they say "Jump"
    He literally asks "How high?"

    • @vivares765
      @vivares765 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Higher than snoop

  • @321boomshakalaka7
    @321boomshakalaka7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1644

    because im english, when the guy said football i was like
    football players barely jump

    • @rach_laze
      @rach_laze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      They're really good at diving though

    • @rayanvenethethan5742
      @rayanvenethethan5742 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@rach_laze Ohhhhhh that burn tho....if neymar was here he would be screwed

    • @xanimalfra7659
      @xanimalfra7659 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      jumping in football is actually a great good skill , Ronald can jump higher then the average basketball player , giving him a major advantage in the box.

    • @cam42704
      @cam42704 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ryan Nield normal for an athlete

    • @RomboutVersluijs
      @RomboutVersluijs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He noted NFL so thats foorball

  • @spectrebeats0007
    @spectrebeats0007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "Let's get a scientist"
    Scientist: "His muscles are better"
    Yes but no, it's because he gets lower on the ground and pushes his arms up to get momentum. It's LITERAL PHYSICS.

    • @abdoonyt9049
      @abdoonyt9049 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's not what momentum means brother. Nice try being smart though

  • @nathans3815
    @nathans3815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    MJ: "And that's all I needed for it to become personal, with me."

  • @mobula2823
    @mobula2823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3111

    “We asked a professional why he is able to jump so high”
    Professional:
    hIS MusCLeS ArE mOrE BeTTeR

    • @paper2222
      @paper2222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      more better

    • @jackrivera264
      @jackrivera264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      He may does English goodly

    • @qt.frostz6592
      @qt.frostz6592 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mobula 282 hahahahahahaha

    • @kathrinesmith3311
      @kathrinesmith3311 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

    • @rickrenacci1717
      @rickrenacci1717 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you want help jumping higher then I recommend you watch this video here: zootjump.xyz

  • @SciencewithKatie
    @SciencewithKatie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10002

    All of a sudden I’m determined to jump 50 inches 😂

    • @jeffree7976
      @jeffree7976 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Lol same

    • @WeThErOcKsTaRs
      @WeThErOcKsTaRs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Challenge Accepted 😭

    • @hunterhenryk
      @hunterhenryk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I seen Batman do it.

    • @uchihahikaku1630
      @uchihahikaku1630 5 ปีที่แล้ว +335

      You can use my 8 inch to practice on

    • @haileyrae3426
      @haileyrae3426 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Same and I can’t even jump half a foot lol

  • @ericg4915
    @ericg4915 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    11:38 you know you're jumping high when you have to take the steps down

  • @erwinmonzon3723
    @erwinmonzon3723 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    i’ve been watching people say muscles cause you to jump high. it’s actually your tendons and ligaments… look at michael jordan’s patellar tendon it’s huge. every high jumper has an exceptionally large patellar tendon compared to other people. tendons act as rubber band and the thicker the rubber band the stronger the elastic energy AKA the jump. muscles just let us move but it doesn’t give us the athletic elastic energy.

    • @paulgeorge9228
      @paulgeorge9228 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Deliver4Kyle run/jump on dirt/sand

    • @paulallen1370
      @paulallen1370 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Deliver4Kyle It is genetic. You can increase the size and strength of your muscles but your tendon length cannot be changed.

  • @jackwright7014
    @jackwright7014 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2526

    50 inches is 127 centimetres for the rest of the world.

    • @nowdragon-youtube5813
      @nowdragon-youtube5813 5 ปีที่แล้ว +171

      Jack Wright Thanks, this makes sense now.

    • @lockiemcneven7219
      @lockiemcneven7219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jack Wright 🍻

    • @kob3178
      @kob3178 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Cheers ✋

    • @tm0675
      @tm0675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Not knowing both LUL ignorant people

    • @jackwright7014
      @jackwright7014 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@tm0675 Well if you're raised in a society which uses the imperial system for everything then I can empathize.

  • @azzyf6287
    @azzyf6287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2289

    “Why it’s impossible to jump more than 50 inches”
    *3 seconds later* Guinness world record of jumping 63 inches

    • @kblkbl
      @kblkbl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +322

      50in of vert jump isn't the same as 63in of box jump. As you can see he squatted VERY deep in order to get there.

    • @adamwatson9700
      @adamwatson9700 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Box jump isn't the same buddy

    • @turmoil23
      @turmoil23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      it does say "almost"

    • @fino8566
      @fino8566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      did you watch the video?

    • @Catcrumbs
      @Catcrumbs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      He's got a point. They should have explained the difference between the two jumps much sooner after they introduced the box jump.

  • @yaxbdot3630
    @yaxbdot3630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    0:50 so we just gonna pretend like we didn’t see that?

    • @evansuddreth388
      @evansuddreth388 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yax Bdot what

    • @Saad-rf6ge
      @Saad-rf6ge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@evansuddreth388 Look at his shadow...

    • @themrat1303
      @themrat1303 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What about his shadow?

    • @pjswag2118
      @pjswag2118 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gawd I have a dirty mind

    • @hirotoakamine8335
      @hirotoakamine8335 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's his foot...

  • @juicychicken8100
    @juicychicken8100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    0:52 OK I know that they slo-moded it but that is a long time in the same height

  • @johnnyreeves7361
    @johnnyreeves7361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    someone: jumps 50"
    Wired: we said almost

    • @ElHayki
      @ElHayki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Underrated

  • @sermuxify5415
    @sermuxify5415 4 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    5:31 THE WHAT?! 😂😂😂

    • @Not_Jayzu
      @Not_Jayzu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Dapena's

    • @dagreenlion3479
      @dagreenlion3479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I thought it was the d**k word XDD

    • @dagreenlion3479
      @dagreenlion3479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought it says "The pen*

    • @mamedvaifov2460
      @mamedvaifov2460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dapenha says

    • @Lesionburger
      @Lesionburger 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Maddie The Nerd Nope it said the word not dapena rewind it again you can hear him use the "S"

  • @UtkarshKothari
    @UtkarshKothari 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Someone: Jumps higher than 50 inches
    WIRED: "Why It's Almost Impossible to Jump Higher Than 51 Inches"

  • @dodoraptor8387
    @dodoraptor8387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There are three categories of vertical jumps:
    1. The standing vertical
    2. The running vertical and
    3. The platform jump

  • @MichaelJayValueInvesting
    @MichaelJayValueInvesting 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3776

    Fleas are the world's greatest jumpers

    • @sab611
      @sab611 5 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      No, sheep make the worlds best jumpers ;-)

    • @nursen2106
      @nursen2106 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      no, rabbits :-D

    • @jakobaa9031
      @jakobaa9031 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Try improving your content, instead of commenting on every single trending video.

    • @user-jo4cc7bp9w
      @user-jo4cc7bp9w 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmao 😂

    • @hadara69
      @hadara69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I enjoy chopping them in half with tiny scissors.
      Pay back for annoying my doggie.
      ;P

  • @DarrenSemotiuk
    @DarrenSemotiuk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    Thanks to this series, I now want to hold the World Record for solving a Rubik's Cube while speed climbing a 15 meter wall after a start with a standing box jump.

  • @dilanup_down4987
    @dilanup_down4987 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Five years later isaiah Rivera is jumping 50.5 inches

  • @unknownseizure
    @unknownseizure 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Someone: sets a world record
    Wired: why it's almost impossible to...

    • @hughhagen4968
      @hughhagen4968 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why did they even bring him into the video? That's like doing a video about why you can't run a marathon in half an hour and talking to Usain Bolt.

  • @Coastlake
    @Coastlake 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    The key is, that he turned on flight mode on his smartphone while jumping.

  • @CGagnon5
    @CGagnon5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3995

    LPT: don't watch the video. it is really boring and filled with ad breaks. They literally never answer the question of why 50 is a magic number. They just pick the current record and add a lot to it to make it a really high number
    you're welcome

    • @CamaradaArdi
      @CamaradaArdi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +382

      First of all, it has only two ads.
      Also, the video is really really interesting, well produced and instructive.

    • @TheGuildedSpoon
      @TheGuildedSpoon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +244

      Camarada Ardi sounds like someone works for wired

    • @NostalgiNorden
      @NostalgiNorden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      Adblock is your friend.

    • @tok33n14
      @tok33n14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      @@NostalgiNorden I literally didn't even see 1 ad.. and I don't even use an ad blocker.. wth is going on?

    • @thegoatpear4209
      @thegoatpear4209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      CGagnon5 agreed

  • @itsleach2849
    @itsleach2849 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Introducing isiah Rivera with a 50.5 inch vertical

  • @Jem23521
    @Jem23521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The Right guy does a squat position to build up more momentum when jumping, I think that's one of the reason he was able to out jump the left guy....

  • @lukasinmotion
    @lukasinmotion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1472

    5:31 wait.. what did he say?

    • @CarReis28
      @CarReis28 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Winter Gaming haha

    • @wtffBryan
      @wtffBryan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      I heard that too haha

    • @redn1350
      @redn1350 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      He said Dapena that is the doctor name

    • @fernandoalfaro3233
      @fernandoalfaro3233 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know

    • @dogsandyoga1743
      @dogsandyoga1743 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @MadGamer_666
    @MadGamer_666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +818

    1.27 meters for the rest of the world.

  • @pewfs8519
    @pewfs8519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow..
    I was wondering why my jump always stops at 49 inches thank you

  • @javiiking6363
    @javiiking6363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a good video, thank you

  • @riccardozardi2262
    @riccardozardi2262 5 ปีที่แล้ว +864

    OK TH-cam I CLICKED ON THIS VIDEO NOW STOP PLEASE

    • @loyaltyislove_
      @loyaltyislove_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This video kept showing up on other videos also?

    • @TheAsouras
      @TheAsouras 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      TH-cam doesn't take no for a living

    • @robanderson4137
      @robanderson4137 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      make sure you flag video as hate speech...it will go away

    • @silentlee9288
      @silentlee9288 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      my thoughts exactly

    • @panckakes8593
      @panckakes8593 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Emmanuel chanda stupid sir i saw more annoying videos i cant click on all saying not interested that would be boring

  • @kevmack101
    @kevmack101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    OK TH-cam I watched it now STOP RECOMMENDING IT TO ME :)

    • @glennhefel
      @glennhefel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Unfortunately by watching this you're just going to get more videos like this one

    • @brittanyr9471
      @brittanyr9471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Click the 3 little dots and then select "not interested".

    • @matoscu
      @matoscu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

  • @bendunks
    @bendunks ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And now we have 3 dudes in the world who have tested over a 50in vertical

  • @JifeLacket
    @JifeLacket 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's interesting/impressive that Evan is going into a full squat position to perform these verticals. Most of the highest verticals on video that i have seen the athletes only go to about 1/3-1/4 squat.

    • @jamesj.mccombie5031
      @jamesj.mccombie5031 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That’s because athletes train box jumps to improve their athletic performance. No athletic endeavour I can think of requires you to leap and land in a full squat, hence you don’t see athletes doing it. These box jump records are impressive, but they are more reliant on achieving high degrees of hip flexion at the peak height than increasing jumo performance as relative to sports.

  • @dndnenejeeehehehe4754
    @dndnenejeeehehehe4754 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1305

    NBA record- 48”
    NFL record- 46”
    I’m no genius, but I’m pretty sure 48” is higher than 46”.

    • @braydenb7968
      @braydenb7968 5 ปีที่แล้ว +426

      NBA records their vertical jump using a running start, whereas the NFL uses a standing vert. You jump higher with a running start so I’d think it’s safe to assume that the NFL guys jump higher if their verts are comparable.

    • @nextgenwellness
      @nextgenwellness 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Fuggin’ Banana not true

    • @jtdropkick5424
      @jtdropkick5424 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@Pounceboi Wilt just said that. He was never recorded jumping that high

    • @jhaddjeri
      @jhaddjeri 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Your average NBA player has a lower vert than the average NFL player

    • @reeceward2898
      @reeceward2898 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Pounceboi Yeah he got up to 50 according to his teammates in college

  • @am33x
    @am33x 5 ปีที่แล้ว +607

    It's impossible because everyone skips leg day.

    • @gijoe5372
      @gijoe5372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not me

    • @OvPdTurtle
      @OvPdTurtle 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I kinda skipped it in the summer because the program I was doing switched between lifting and running every other day at 6 in the morning. The whole rest of the day I would be so sore that I could barely get up. I'm pretty sure I would have ended up getting hurt if I kept going.

    • @dabunnyrabbit2620
      @dabunnyrabbit2620 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except Tom Platz.

    • @lookatthismonke5048
      @lookatthismonke5048 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't
      Jk

    • @Guy-ib6dk
      @Guy-ib6dk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not the Russians

  • @whitestguyuknow
    @whitestguyuknow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:38 Alright nice talk thanks for the interview

  • @a_real_jive_turkey7772
    @a_real_jive_turkey7772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Seeing his feet way up in the air with that much hang time is funny for some reason. Its cracking me up

  • @kingsucc13
    @kingsucc13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +854

    This guy is like a real life Mario

    • @DolphR
      @DolphR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Well not really because his arm is not going up in the air like Mario, get your facts right

    • @lolishotasquidpriq2797
      @lolishotasquidpriq2797 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you god?

    • @alec2979
      @alec2979 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@DolphR r super /whooooooooooooooosh

    • @roivillanueva99
      @roivillanueva99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alec2979 I want in this screenshot

    • @DolphR
      @DolphR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For everyone thinking I didn't understand the joke, I did but I didn't like the joke whatsoever

  • @jodaf1n_67
    @jodaf1n_67 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    The "pro jump coach" didnt advice you to bend your knees more than 5 degrees?

    • @iamseraden5536
      @iamseraden5536 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      JoDaF1N _ yeah i heard that alot but this guy can still jump high

  • @Yupppi
    @Yupppi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think there's some term for what's good for the method. Stretch reflex I think. Which is often used in lifting weights. I believe that's the benefit of dipping down all the way before the jump.

  • @naoufaltakroumt6373
    @naoufaltakroumt6373 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    In order to accurately measure vertical jump ? pretty straight forward
    1. determine height of the center of mass and lark it
    2. jump and see how hight it gets
    Can be done with advanced tech

  • @Angyxz
    @Angyxz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    5:30 did anyone else hear that?

  • @TheCNSR
    @TheCNSR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +800

    How come none of these qualified analysts mentioned range of motion though? That guy in the blue tee was clearly squatting deeper. This don needs to stretch to build power/velocity/momentum in a full range of motion.

    • @Mike-oz4cv
      @Mike-oz4cv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I think he could have gone deeper, he just didn’t think of it.

    • @danman7564
      @danman7564 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought the reason was because you’re wired down

    • @Bruh-up6hx
      @Bruh-up6hx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Papa connoisseur, bless us with a video.

    • @abdulmoizayyaz
      @abdulmoizayyaz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Junk food is called junk food for a reason

    • @equilibrochu
      @equilibrochu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Agreed. Also, holding a record isn't taking into consideration the body PROPORTIONS of the person performing the jump. In that regard, Spud Webb is, probably, the highest jumper in basketball. And Stefan Holm is for sure, the highest high jumper proportionally.

  • @Auxified
    @Auxified 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why does no one comment on the fact that Gonzalez does not drop to depth before jumping? And also that Gonzales creates a counterbalance behind his knees by throwing his arms back, which means that the direction of his jump is going to send him backwards instead of vertical?

    • @maccd
      @maccd 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      dude right? are we crazy here for noticing this lollll

  • @proverbalizer
    @proverbalizer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Josh Imatorbhebhe did 47.1 standing vertical for the NFL combine...surely there's a human being that can get over 50....even the same dude on a better day. Also Jamal Harris has done a very legit 52" jumping off 2-feet with an approach. So I figure he's definitely in the high 40's for a standing vert with no steps

    • @grahamstrouse1165
      @grahamstrouse1165 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve seen Josh’s 47.1” vert. That was legit & precisely measured. I’m not buying Harris’ numbers without verification.

    • @johnmp1470
      @johnmp1470 ปีที่แล้ว

      Look up Isaiah Rivera

  • @xendurr8180
    @xendurr8180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    This guy: *jumps*
    Also this guy: *dies of fall damage*

  • @yourclassmatefn7643
    @yourclassmatefn7643 5 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Those 100 squats every day for 3 years really did pay off

    • @randompesron8363
      @randompesron8363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Carl Reynolds I know you're a bot.

    • @zain4019
      @zain4019 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Random Pesron
      Busted

    • @silivated366
      @silivated366 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      LMAO

    • @jo_nm9484
      @jo_nm9484 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@randompesron8363 😂

  • @trashhollowknightplayer4199
    @trashhollowknightplayer4199 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    45 inches is my record for a box jump, gods forbid managing it with straight legs

  • @dame2875
    @dame2875 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    MJ has a 46 inch vert
    Wilt Chamberlin has a 48 inch vert

  • @renni9813
    @renni9813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    Dont you love how these researches basically are saying "they gain these muscles through training, mostly in the legs." And "they are mostly able to jump higher because theyre muscles are stronger then ours

    • @ineedaname5928
      @ineedaname5928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Renni They’re muscles are stronger than ours because of the training they’ve done? A average person could be an athlete if they worked hard.

    • @jo_nm9484
      @jo_nm9484 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@ineedaname5928 r/wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

    • @ineedaname5928
      @ineedaname5928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Ban Y E E T os First of all I see no joke here? Unless of course the original commenter says so I refuse to believe I got “wooshed”.
      Also needlessly long, if you are going to make a joke about it at least get it right.

    • @woooshwooosh2867
      @woooshwooosh2867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ban Y E E T os i have reddit

    • @jojop6387
      @jojop6387 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Some people just have a higher density of fast twitch muscles then others. People with more fast twitch muscles are generally capable of generating more explosive sudden bursts of strength than most with less fast twitch muscles. Most power athletes have more fast twitch than the average human. Also someone can’t raise their ratio of fast twitch to slow twitch. It’s something you are genetically prone to. I think that’s what he was trying to say.

  • @somegoodsalt8116
    @somegoodsalt8116 5 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    a box jump is basically a crouch jump in tf2

  • @postponeddelay9333
    @postponeddelay9333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks. I was wondering why every time I jump it hits 49 inches on the dot

  • @JCnordic2983
    @JCnordic2983 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also synapsis controls of antagonistic muscles.

  • @semilily_
    @semilily_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +697

    This Video: *exists*
    Hinata Shouyou: Ya'll hear something?

    • @missgringa2560
      @missgringa2560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      exactly what I was thinking haha

    • @kezolenomelli5207
      @kezolenomelli5207 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Haikyuu!!!!!!

    • @ade2shiesty984
      @ade2shiesty984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL

    • @conner8400
      @conner8400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Lmfao hes lowkey why i went on this video

    • @jalenkirk3633
      @jalenkirk3633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Kagami Taiga: “Hinata Shou-who now?”

  • @kinochinei1562
    @kinochinei1562 5 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    Not Unless You Double Jump

    • @daleiverson6822
      @daleiverson6822 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Quadruple jump is better; it's very useful for traversing Geonosian terrain.

    • @plbster
      @plbster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Use a backwards long jump.

    • @kinochinei1562
      @kinochinei1562 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@plbster WhHhaaAt!?!? 😂

    • @jakeallstar1
      @jakeallstar1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kinochinei1562 lol Mario reference. Many parts of the game were inaccessible without the backwards jump that gave you more distance than a regular jump.

    • @kinochinei1562
      @kinochinei1562 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jakeallstar1 Oooh I see 😂

  • @javierelizalde4653
    @javierelizalde4653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No body pointed out how low Unger squats before jumping. He seems to max out the load on the tendons around his knees, while almost directly feeding the initial bounce at his heels into his coxxyx region. This is the 10,000 kicks guy Bruce Lee was afraid of :) RIP Bruce Lee

  • @ivacVR
    @ivacVR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Someone introduce this man to track and field events

    • @finley8015
      @finley8015 ปีที่แล้ว

      high jump is pretty different to this lol

  • @plipp
    @plipp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +963

    He sacrificed his hair for jumping.

    • @colinfloyd5788
      @colinfloyd5788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      It was weighing him down

    • @ayousef6272
      @ayousef6272 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Just like MJ got one fade to master the other

    • @delta61
      @delta61 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @Daniel Zeng *One Jump Man.

    • @gbubu01
      @gbubu01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      more aerodynamic

    • @fbiagent3101
      @fbiagent3101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Saitama*

  • @jadonmccaslin9832
    @jadonmccaslin9832 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When they did that side angle measuring tape thing it looked like the dude on the left was the default jump and the guy on the right had spring shoes on

  • @thelegendofliterallynothin2167
    @thelegendofliterallynothin2167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Remember...
    It's ALMOST impossible, not IMpossible

  • @serratedcreature890
    @serratedcreature890 5 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    They didn't answer the title question.

    • @jsrodman
      @jsrodman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We got click baited. :-(

    • @fzwwa14y163vcfgteku
      @fzwwa14y163vcfgteku 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      These videos are so dumb, "the reason you can't do this is because the best athlete in the world can't"

    • @camerongray7767
      @camerongray7767 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They never do

  • @zai.kitsune
    @zai.kitsune 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Him jumping that high for only 1 year of training is honestly impressive

  • @righthandman7330
    @righthandman7330 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “His muscles are capable of doing bigger forces than yours” just randomly throwing a roast in the video

  • @jetfu400
    @jetfu400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    little do they know that his only high jumping as a hobby.
    also: at 5:31 did you understand what he said?

  • @Niidea1986
    @Niidea1986 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    as a 5'3" person, now i fear some random dude jumping on top of my head...

  • @bibasik7
    @bibasik7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    Anyone who has ever played Super Mario Odyssey knows that you can jump higher than 50" by capturing a frog.

    • @Brutananadlewski
      @Brutananadlewski 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's Mario Odyssey?

    • @spencerblack3253
      @spencerblack3253 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

    • @miikaylaaa
      @miikaylaaa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ol' Drippy are u joking

    • @UnmereMortal
      @UnmereMortal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mario has a 25 feet vertical without any powerups

  • @ryvikun4325
    @ryvikun4325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Anime characters : Hold my legs

  • @nateholden7598
    @nateholden7598 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Been looking into this because of Crysis's Strength jump. Which allows you to jump about 3 meter or 9 feet.

  • @kingap0754
    @kingap0754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Why it’s almost impossible to jump higher than 50 inches
    Naruto: Hold my headband!

    • @theoneabovemost7865
      @theoneabovemost7865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Then you see a child jump into nonexistence

    • @marin4442
      @marin4442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Naruto uses chakra to jump

  • @jackwhenan5972
    @jackwhenan5972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1149

    This is cool and all but bill gates jumped an office chair

    • @avawinters6184
      @avawinters6184 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      and then died

    • @floppaquest4916
      @floppaquest4916 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      And then jumped to heaven

    • @Eddneton94
      @Eddneton94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      steve wonder is kill not billy boy

    • @BrainSupper
      @BrainSupper 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Pfft. You remeber Nimble Jack? The one who jumped a *candlestick*

    • @heccs204
      @heccs204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chandler Kristoff 👁〰️👁

  • @ilsukdyang8134
    @ilsukdyang8134 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They should've had Jordan Kilganon on this episode (or another high profile prio dunker like j Clark)

  • @Trench_Art
    @Trench_Art ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jordan Kilganon and Isiah RIvera be like: it's not

  • @sab611
    @sab611 5 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    said nothing about how you use your arms.

    • @bassemb
      @bassemb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      6:44 Or how low Inger is squatting vs how low the presenter is squatting

    • @compmojster
      @compmojster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can't jump as high if I squat to low. Maybe Inger can and the presenter can't

    • @midguy4265
      @midguy4265 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know this kid who jumps over around 40 as a freshman never trained in lifting

    • @felicityfoo6240
      @felicityfoo6240 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bassemb he did. He talked about how one could jump higher if there was more force against the ground. The "squatting position" was the guy putting more pressure so it would add to the amount of force that would propel him upwards

    • @tahneethompson6012
      @tahneethompson6012 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      kfc guy if he trains he will blow everyone else out of the water