Jackie Chan smashes blocks with an egg in his hand

luxury_piesays...

>> ^Yogi:

What the hell show is this?


German show "Wetten dass...?"
Host invites some everyday stars and bets them whether or not a contestant is able to do the thing he says he can do. Some cool bits there, but the host is a douche

xxovercastxxsays...

I wonder if he's isolated the muscles properly so he's not squeezing the egg or if he's just turned the egg so the pressure is applied to the ends?

For those who don't know, eggs can withstand enormous amounts of pressure so long as it's applied at the "points".

As a demonstration, clasp your hands together as if you were praying, fingers interlocked like this. Orientate them so they are palm-up, making a little basket. Place the egg in this basket so that the length of the egg is horizontal and the points are facing into your palms.

Now squeeze as hard as you want. You will not break the egg unless it's already cracked.

This guy demonstrates what I'm talking about, though he doesn't clasp his fingers.

Gerginsays...

>> ^gwiz665:
He hits with the wrist. If you can break the rocks with the wrist, it's not hard to not squeeze the egg... I think.

Have you ever done any kind of martial arts?

Trying to break something with your wrist will certainly break something...your wrist.

He's striking with the part of his hand directly opposite the base of his thumb.

LarsaruSsays...

It is more likely that he hits the concrete with his forearm... also you can harden most thing to be able to do breaks... See this video at ~2:08... heck watch all of it... quite good actually...

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Asmosays...

>> ^LarsaruS:

It is more likely that he hits the concrete with his forearm... also you can harden most thing to be able to do breaks... See this video at ~2:08... heck watch all of it... quite good actually...
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I gotta respect a guy who has a (well sorta) blooper reel at the end... ; )

He also does a number of egg in hand punches at about 2.45.

residuesays...

wtf is he breaking? I'm not so sure that's cement based, it must be some sort of baked clay, but regardless it looks pretty weak. Watch other clay cement breaks and you'll see that the hand generally has to travel through all the layers.. He pulls back after the first brick on all three breaks. Watch the third one, it's really obvious there. Still awesome, I just wonder what he's breaking

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