Nyjah Skull Fracture

[igrindtwinkies]

I just rewatched this a few times. The way he's out cold and his momentum just whips him forward and he smacks his forehead again really gets me. This reminds me of some shit I saw in a street takeover video.

[DCLOVE]

Damn that was hard to watch. It’s weird when he slammed cause he’s generally so consistent and seems to be pretty selective of tricks to mitigate this kinda stuff these days. His disorder part felt kinda low stakes compared to previous parts.

[RoaryMcTwang]

Fuck. Hope he'll be alright.

[FranklinSt4Ever]

Trying to piece together what happened but you can't go frame by frame on tiktok that I'm aware of. It looked like he was grinding but maybe he hit a cross bar or got caught on a cross bar for the rail or did he just plain hit a sticky part of the rail? I feel like he would have fifty'd it first to make sure it would grind and/or wax his trucks a bit (considering his plan of attack these days he's not jumping straight into it I wouldn't think)....on repeated viewing I think he tried to bail but his board flipped away from underneath him and he couldn't use the board/rail for leverage to clear the rest of the stairs/rail.

[Shitbag]

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Not to be that guy buuut what rail? Is there a famous big rail in Tempe?

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Maybe you should ask the OnStar guy?

I wish I could gnar you several hundred times for this.

[Sleazy]

that was brutal. definitely deadly level of skating.

[shannamal]

jesus christ he looked dead. that was.....bad

[TurdyBird]

Logged in to make a funny lil quip, but after seeing the bail, I think it’d be a bit tone deaf.

That thud the end bro.

I hope Jah can take some time and align what he wants out of his future. He’s not doing himself any favors trying to keep up with his past self nor this current generation.

[GardenSkater77]

I hope he stops doing steep rails like this. They don’t even look good on video. The most memorable rail trick he’s ever done was the five-o around the bend on the double set. Also, he wasn’t even wearing his little shorts. He probably sees rails better with them on.

Edit: Too soon?

[Sedition]

I’m actually surprised skull fractures don't happen more often this stage of the game. Thankfully they don’t. That said, helmets are actually a good idea.

[moonordie]

Can't see the video on a cellphone but it seems that's a good thing.

[JakeBeskatin]

Jesus Christ.
That was wild, just about everyone’s worst nightmare when it comes to skating a big rail like that.
Hope he’s okay and recovers well

[AsianVegan]

Horrific slam. I remember another he had that was put out as a Hall of Meat but got taken down very quickly, same thing with Ty just fucking letting the camera run.

[Billy Bitchcakes]

I’m actually surprised skull fractures don't happen more often this stage of the game. Thankfully they don’t. That said, helmets are actually a good idea.

I'm actually amazed that no pro has died yet trying to film a trick. I can't help but think that is inevitable at some point and it's going to have a big impact on skating when it does

[TheDraught]

Holy shit. I've only seen snowboarders in a superpipe get knocked out / go limp like that. Hope he will be ok.

[CreepySweaty]

I slowed down the slam and it looks like he missed the lock in on back feeble, then tried to hit the eject button like 14 stairs from the ground.

Rough to watch. I’d imagine if you slam like that at 31 years old, you’re going to spend some time reevaluating your future.

[G_Money]

Can't see the video on a cellphone but it seems that's a good thing.

If you’re on an iPhone you can “request the desktop website” and watch without having the TikTok app or being directed to the App Store. I’m sure there’s an android equivalent.

[Dj Paul]

Some big rail friends told me in the past that feebles are the easiest trick to do in big rails cus you can lock it and your body can stay crossed on the rail more easy to scape.

I hope he doing well because heads fracture can be danger even after recovery.

[123]

Damn.  Hoping he will make a full recovery.  Not that he needs to be jumping on big rails like this but I hope this doesn't mess with his confidence on the board in the future.

[MrDuckey]

So how confident are we that it's not AI generated? Strange this footage isn't on youtube or insta, or mentioned by anybody in the industry

[Andrefosho]

Prayers out to Jah for speedy recovery!

[GAY]

So how confident are we that it's not AI generated? Strange this footage isn't on youtube or insta, or mentioned by anybody in the industry

This is the first I’ve heard of AI giving someone a skull fracture. Technology is getting to be so dangerous!

[bigbevev]

Prayers out to Jah for speedy recovery!

Maybe nyjah and co have access to some military grade AI, but this looks extremely real to me

[assvogel]

Trying to piece together what happened but you can't go frame by frame on tiktok that I'm aware of. It looked like he was grinding but maybe he hit a cross bar or got caught on a cross bar for the rail or did he just plain hit a sticky part of the rail? I feel like he would have fifty'd it first to make sure it would grind and/or wax his trucks a bit (considering his plan of attack these days he's not jumping straight into it I wouldn't think)....on repeated viewing I think he tried to bail but his board flipped away from underneath him and he couldn't use the board/rail for leverage to clear the rest of the stairs/rail.

What most likely happened is the number one reason to properly eat shit while doing bs feebles. You commit to the grind, but then your weight is too much on the front foot. But because you actually step on the board first and your foot slips off that, there's nothing underneath you to actually step on except air and you fly head first on the ground.

It's a similar feeling when you miss a step while walking down a stair-set. The same slam can happen even on the smallest rails, been there done that...

Quick recovery to Jah!

[let’s go home]

Can't see the video on a cellphone but it seems that's a good thing.

There’s a gif on the first page of this thread. You can check it out yourself because I’m not going to re-post it.
Seriously I thought ”it can’t be that bad” but no joke it shocked me. I hope he will recover 100% but that kind of bail must leave some kind of mental scars (and I wish I’m totally wrong here).

[Mongo Lloyd]

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Trying to piece together what happened but you can't go frame by frame on tiktok that I'm aware of. It looked like he was grinding but maybe he hit a cross bar or got caught on a cross bar for the rail or did he just plain hit a sticky part of the rail? I feel like he would have fifty'd it first to make sure it would grind and/or wax his trucks a bit (considering his plan of attack these days he's not jumping straight into it I wouldn't think)....on repeated viewing I think he tried to bail but his board flipped away from underneath him and he couldn't use the board/rail for leverage to clear the rest of the stairs/rail.

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What most likely happened is the number one reason to properly eat shit while doing bs feebles. You commit to the grind, but then your weight is too much on the front foot. But because you actually step on the board first and your foot slips off that, there's nothing underneath you to actually step on except air and you fly head first on the ground.

It's a similar feeling when you miss a step while walking down a stair-set. The same slam can happen even on the smallest rails, been there done that...

Quick recovery to Jah!

I suck at grinds, and especially the weight distribution aspect of them. This was a really informative relatable description of what can go wrong on a bs feeble, and I appreciate it.

[MrDuckey]

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So how confident are we that it's not AI generated? Strange this footage isn't on youtube or insta, or mentioned by anybody in the industry

[close]

This is the first I’ve heard of AI giving someone a skull fracture. Technology is getting to be so dangerous!

Not denying that some slam happened but its suspicious this footage is only posted in 1 place. None of Nyjah's crew have reposted this footage from what I know

[CreepySweaty]

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Not to be that guy buuut what rail? Is there a famous big rail in Tempe?

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yeah at sky water apartments by the lake. it’s a 22 i think. shits fucking huge

Massive

[OhioGuy]

Really hard to watch. He looked dead in that clip. Fuck. I hope helmets become socially acceptable for pros one day. It’s only a matter of time before someone dies.

Obviously this was a freak accident for someone at his level. But even if your helmet only saves you once, it’d still be worth it.

[ferguu]

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So how confident are we that it's not AI generated? Strange this footage isn't on youtube or insta, or mentioned by anybody in the industry

[close]

This is the first I’ve heard of AI giving someone a skull fracture. Technology is getting to be so dangerous!

[close]

Not denying that some slam happened but its suspicious this footage is only posted in 1 place. None of Nyjah's crew have reposted this footage from what I know

Would you post a video of your friend getting absolutely smoked? IDK, for me I'd wanna just move past it.