r/nextfuckinglevel • u/friedmushnasty • 12h ago
I'm a professional knife thrower and I managed to pin a thrown metal washer with a ¼" hole to a target with a small throwing spike called a Bo Shuriken. It was hard.
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u/noclue72 12h ago
Proof that tik tok is a waste of time
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
Gotta curate that shit if you're gonna use it
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u/noclue72 11h ago
Get that money mate, I don't judge creators I judge consumers
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u/siccoblue 10h ago
Because reddit is such a fantastic use of time comparatively?
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u/LieverRoodDanRechts 9h ago
Compared to tik tok? Hell yes.
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u/BensenJensen 5h ago
People that think Reddit is superior to other social media crack me up. You can curate TikTok the same way you curate Reddit. Both are about 80%, bots at this point, both are contributing equally to the brain rot.
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u/DungBeetle007 5h ago
you cannot curate tiktok the way you can curate reddit, not even close. for example I have multi with only academia subs, a multi for architecture, a multi for linux, etc, can't do that on tiktok. reddit is degrading by the day but still, structurally speaking, it is far more customizable than its relatively newfangled doomscrolling competitors
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u/Old_Lead_2110 12h ago
Proof that if you try often enough, you will sometimes succeed.
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u/friedmushnasty 12h ago
Sometimes is better than never
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u/christophersonne 11h ago
Sometimes.
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u/AppexRedditor 11h ago
Is.
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u/Retroperitoneal11 11h ago
Better
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u/doodiedan 11h ago
Than
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u/Gockel 11h ago
fair but look at the spread of his failed throws, the ring and the shuriken land really freaking close to each other despite one being thrown in an arc and the other one straight. the consistency is crazy here.
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u/whatproblems 11h ago
there’s a whole youtube channel dedicated to some guys trying super low probability events like this for hours or days till they get it
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u/_gmmaann_ 12h ago
Just remember that people have different opinions OP. Just because a few of them think it’s stupid doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it. Good on you, keep doing what you love
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u/friedmushnasty 12h ago
Lol they are so entertaining. If I let people like that keep me down I'd be so boring
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u/VVLynden 11h ago
I think your perseverance is awesome. Reminds me of any other type of target practice. You do it until you nail it, then you do it more.
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
Yup! Gotta fail a shitload before you succeed sometimes.
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u/Forward_Promise2121 10h ago
This attitude is the difference between success and failure in life.
Successful people keep trying and keep getting a little better every time they fail. Unsuccessful people give up.
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u/Organic-Assistance 11h ago
Don't let them get you down, this was really impressive imo.
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u/basicxenocide 7h ago
If you want to avoid criticism, do nothing, and say nothing.
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u/friedmushnasty 7h ago
Lol avoid it? I learn from it!
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u/basicxenocide 7h ago
The point of the quote is that being criticized is a good thing! You're doing something!
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u/spunion_28 11h ago
No one in this comment section could come close doing this
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u/myRedditAccountjava 7h ago
I think what's funny to me is he hits the washer in air on most of the attempts. To me, that's essentially what this trick is, the difference between a true success and that is simply the position of the washer when he hits it, which has nothing to do with the accuracy of the knife. So yeah, it took that many attempts for the washer to be placed correctly, but the knives were almost always on target.
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u/BSODxerox 12h ago
I really do appreciate the fact you show the whole process rather than just the successful shot.
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
Thanks! Makes for a better video lol
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u/drewismynamea 11h ago
All that work and no slow mo zoomed in edit at the end.
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
My camera isn't high enough quality. I did try but it looked like shit.
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u/MoistStub 11h ago
C'mon man at least a celebratory fart that blasts you off the ground is in order
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u/friedmushnasty 10h ago
I get ragged on SO HARD for celebrating. It will literally cause a video to fail
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u/Rainwillis 9h ago
If you release a celebratory fart that physically lifts you into the air the only thing they’ll be able to do it sit back in awe.
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u/DeoVeritati 8h ago
Nah, OP needed to show all the attempts and cut the video the nanosecond success was achieved. That's what's trendy these days...
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u/fromouterspace1 12h ago
You make money throwing knives? Cool skill
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
On occasion lol. More so I'm professionally ranked and also i make the knives.
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u/Anonymous_mysteries 11h ago
You have an instagram or something showcasing your work and skills? I’d love to give you a follow
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
Oh definitely! My personal page is SlanginWithMrCooper and the business page is Bullseye Blades.
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u/Expensive_Editor_244 12h ago
I’m sure people hand over their wallets quicker when you just miss them a couple times
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u/Particular_Answer_58 12h ago
This is how those dude perfect losers made it big on YouTube. Difference is with them you don't see the 1000 times they didn't make the "trick shot"
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u/ShustOne 10h ago
But that's baked in. We know the shots are hard and probably took a long time. I'm not sure why Reddit thinks everyone doesn't know this. That's the draw of these types of videos. Here's a compilation of really hard shots I/we made. That's awesome.
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u/More_World_6862 8h ago
DP literally just released a video of them doing longer and longer trick shots showing all their work to get them. It was very well received.
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u/oldboy_alex 12h ago
Respect for showing it took a ton of tries. I hate the trickshot videos where they make it seem as if everything is done on the first try.
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u/McPqndq 9h ago
Honestly, looking at the sky change, it doesn't seem like it took him all that long which is crazy
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u/dash5small 12h ago
he actually make the shot his first try. he just needed more shots of him missing to fill up the video.
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u/SpaceRangerWoody 11h ago
Respect for showing the times you failed. Most people just post the one successful attempt to make it look like they're that good. Still impressive as hell.
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u/NickFatherBool 12h ago
It’d take me even longer to just learn how to properly throw that shuriken lmao incredible
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u/Bodorocea 11h ago
now do a compilation of just the moments before the throw, where you look into the camera and smack them together, and at the end the onw good throw
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u/AeRo_P 11h ago
Do you have a day job?
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
I'm a full-time bladesmith making throwing knives, hunting/camping knives, and leather work. Feel free to check out my account to see my work.
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u/ezklv 12h ago
How is one a professional knife thrower? Like a full time day job or just an occasional gig here and there?
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u/wasabinski 11h ago
Honest question, I realize there's a lot of skill involved in your thing, but how much of the feat is actually just luck?
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
I genuinely wouldn't say there's luck involved. I'm damn accurate after 7 years of this and I've hit countless other objects from multiple distances with multiple types of projectiles. It's what I do. Check out my post history if you wanna see more of this stuff.
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u/Setesu 11h ago
Whenever I see trick shotters(?), I've always said..
they must have an immense amount of patience
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u/Screwdriving_Hammer 12h ago
You forgot to leave out the part where it took you 6 hours.
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
38 mins total time
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u/Screwdriving_Hammer 11h ago
I was just giving you some crap. No matter the time, good job!
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
Lol no worries. Figured it was worth sharing the real time since I forgot to include it in the title
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u/deadbyboring 12h ago
How do you make money throwing knives?
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
By making viral videos really. Also I make and sell the knives.
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u/fanfic_squirtle 11h ago
This is the mentality that gets people to beat elden ring and similar games. I know it’s technically possible and I won’t stop until I succeed because SPITE!!!!
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u/jupiter_incident 11h ago
What does it mean when a skill cannot be easily repeated at least 50% of the time. Is it skill, persistence, dedication, or just silly?
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u/and-hereitcomes 11h ago
He hit that washer with the knife many times. Sure He only pinned it that one time in the final throw of the video, but his skill in throwing that knife was certainly apparent to me throughout. To develop and nurture a skill like that you need talent, persistence, and dedication. Your take is the only thing that’s just silly.
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
I'd call it progress, personally, considering how often I do this kinda stuff.
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u/guillotine4you 11h ago
I have thrown knives enough to have a 1% idea of what I’m doing and these videos always blow my mind
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u/pwnznewbz 11h ago
This was pretty neat. How many actual attempts did it take? I can't believe it only took the 15 or so I saw: there was the one attempt where your head dropped, and you sighed from frustration, which feels like a 200th attempt reaction.
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
Lol yeah it took about 38 mins according to the video time stamp. Not sure the exact number of throws but I'd say I threw once every 10 or so seconds.
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u/GingerAki 11h ago
I’m a professional knife thrower and my wife is a cockatiel dialect coach. Our budget is $6.3million…
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u/StarConsumate 12h ago
The music is terrible. That guy who makes this music is such a bootlicker
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u/weristjonsnow 11h ago
I really enjoyed watching the clouds skoot sideways a little bit each clip
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u/Thrashstronaut 12h ago
It's this fucking guy again...
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u/Original-Cow-2984 12h ago
All you need is time and patience, this isn't an example of the infinite monkey theorem, but it's kind of what comes to mind.
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u/Dragon_Sluts 11h ago
The balls to post a video of yourself on nextfuckinglevel is commendable.
I wish to one day have your confidence and skill.
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u/Rorshacked 11h ago
But why do you look like T-Bag from Prison Break...who is also skilled with knives? Wait a second...
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u/IllvesterTalone 11h ago
now practice your editing skills, this was painful.
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u/friedmushnasty 11h ago
Lol I made it painful on purpose, so you could feel the frustration i felt in the pursuit and the joy I felt when it was over
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u/LaximumEffort 11h ago
You made contact with the washer quite a bit, and it’s noted that other videos like this leave out the failed takes.
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u/TurbulentMiddle2970 11h ago
WTF is a “professional“ knife thrower? Is there a sports league or something for this?
I mean, that was cool and all
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u/Sudden-Intention-491 11h ago
“It was hard” bs this is the most impressive thing I’ve seen all month!
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u/nBrainwashed 12h ago
Not before I stopped watching you didn’t.