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Why It’s Almost Impossible to Shot Put 24 Meters | WIRED

Ever wonder what the upper limit of the shot put is? The record is 23.12 meters, or just under 75 feet. But could someone come along and put one even further? WIRED’s Robbie Gonzalez met up with Olympic record holder Ryan Crouser to find out why putting a shot 24 meters is Almost Impossible. Also,…

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Ever wonder what the upper limit of the shot put is? The record is 23.12 meters, or just under 75 feet. But could someone come along and put one even further? WIRED’s Robbie Gonzalez met up with Olympic record holder Ryan Crouser to find out why putting a shot 24 meters is Almost Impossible.

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27 Comments

  1. Puting Piyaya

    November 29, 2019 at 6:35 am

    He once fingered a girl she died

  2. dijasom

    November 29, 2019 at 8:49 am

    i imagine once people stop trying to throw it like that, they will break that record by quite a good bit. (unless its specifically required)
    would still need the spin…
    (smaller person would likely be better when the throw technique changes even…)

  3. Glory to God

    November 29, 2019 at 5:16 pm

    The silly things people spend their time on…

  4. craig147680

    November 29, 2019 at 6:16 pm

    Can you please put on screen the kg and kph conversions. I have no idea what a mile is.

  5. gemvac

    November 29, 2019 at 8:35 pm

    how beautiful is this series!!! thanks! 🙂

  6. EE OO

    November 29, 2019 at 8:38 pm

    So it’s impossible because it’s hard? wtf what a contentless clickbait

  7. Trainer Jack

    November 29, 2019 at 11:21 pm

    just wait until someone breaks their jaw

  8. Dylan Phan

    November 29, 2019 at 11:22 pm

    bruh my friend Riley acts like it’s easy, he did a wall ball throw atleast 100feet

  9. SuffuFFaffiss

    November 30, 2019 at 7:25 pm

    tldr: it’s hard

  10. Tyler laird

    December 1, 2019 at 1:37 am

    This Pro shot putter guy sounds exactly like fred flintstone omfg!!!

  11. mrearlygold

    December 1, 2019 at 5:37 am

    Oh heck I can probably do that and I’m 64 years old with chronic neck and back pain that I’ve been on medication for years. Put up or not, I betcha I can throw that ball no problem!

  12. Joe Byrd

    December 1, 2019 at 6:34 am

    Why No Nut November is almost impossible

  13. Dalisu Ngobese

    December 1, 2019 at 6:58 am

    The record shouldn’t stand if the guy was doping

  14. Antlocwe

    December 1, 2019 at 7:47 am

    why couldn’t they just granny shot it

  15. Pie Nation

    December 1, 2019 at 8:10 am

    This dood can throw a bowling ball straight at the pins without touching the floor…

  16. Bryan Lam

    December 1, 2019 at 8:13 am

    imagine if they hired shot putters into the army but with grenades and RPGs

    • Does It Matter

      December 1, 2019 at 5:16 pm

      For grenades they’d want baseball players, not shot putters

    • Bryan Lam

      December 2, 2019 at 10:36 am

      @Does It Matter good idea!

  17. Jack Attack

    December 1, 2019 at 8:58 am

    why does this guy look like an american vikkstar

  18. Allen Trstenjak

    December 1, 2019 at 9:21 am

    How “Why it’s almost impossible” videos are made:

    1. Take any current world record
    2. Add 1 unit of measurement to the record
    3. Almost impossible

  19. casco 111

    December 1, 2019 at 12:52 pm

    Pls do : why it’s almost impossible to do an octuple kaboom on a trampoline

  20. Lila Ashton

    December 1, 2019 at 4:30 pm

    So I’m a skinny little twig. I used to do track, and I wanted to do shotput. Lmao, i looked so stupid. Everyone else there was so bulky (not fat shaming but they had some muscle) and there was just me, the uncooked spaghetti arms.

  21. AveryCL3V3Rman

    December 1, 2019 at 8:01 pm

    ‘He’s saying I’m small and weak’

    Well…he’s not wrong….

  22. Nobody

    December 2, 2019 at 3:34 am

    Why It’s Almost Impossible to Jump Over the English Channel?

  23. Tyru Tenishien

    December 2, 2019 at 4:59 am

    Your title sucks

  24. Jeffrey Phillip

    December 2, 2019 at 9:37 am

    That spin they do before “putting” it looks so dope lol idk why it just looks so perfect? I’m not sure what to call it.

  25. MicDrg

    December 2, 2019 at 11:21 am

    I feel like speed skating would be an interesting sport to do one of these videos on! Also seems like such a high skill-ceiling sport with a lot of technique.

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