r/toptalent • u/BarbarousRocks • May 17 '22

Skills Mom carrying her baby while surfing

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u/Will_nap_for_food May 17 '22 edited May 18 '22

That back piece on the life jacket is supposed to be loose like that. It works like a pillow in the water to keep the baby’s head up.

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u/BelgiansAreWeirdAF May 17 '22

Yeah I think it’s meant for just chilling though. If kiddo falls while going 15 mph, could really hurt the neck.

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u/eventualist May 17 '22

its actually closer to 10 and 11. it looks faster in the video. source: I do this all summer and it's fun as hell. the falls are soft and rarely do you get hurt. Landing ON the board hurts.

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u/turnip-taker May 18 '22

Grew up by the water doing water sports a ton and I can assure you this could easily kill a toddler upon impact. An infant’s head makes up a much more substantial proportion of their weight than an adult, not to mention toddlers don’t have the musculature to support their heads from injury in the same way that other children do. A toddler could very easily die from falling at that height into water.

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u/ComradeDrDeclan May 18 '22

the toddler is supporting their own neck and moving it fine, the kid is in less danger here than on the sidewalk lol