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For those thst don’t know, the flop all but required the cushions that showed uo during the 60’s. Before that, they landed in a sandpit[1] so landing on the ne
by eCa 5y ago
For those thst don’t know, the flop all but required the cushions that showed uo during the 60’s.
Before that, they landed in a sandpit[1] so landing on the neck was not a particularly good idea.
[1] https://youtu.be/xj6DDkAxQd4 https://youtu.be/xj6DDkAxQd4
- AceyMan 5y agoWhen I was a (good) high jumper in high school at least one school in our district had a landing "pad" made from a big af cardboard box (think; : daisy-chained fridge boxes) filled with chunks (8—10cm³) of a closed-cell PU foam, like a chopped up mattress. It was homebrew, but it performed better than the prefab event-specific mats. Those vinyl tarp covers get wicked hot in midday sun. The main dig on the 'box-o-blocks' setup was the blocks would get dirty over time and would be in need of a block-swap for freshies. But it was beautiful to land on. /Acey