News | May 4 The night before he would try to ski jump over a busy three-lane highway in the Colorado high country Dallas LeBeau sat down with his parents for dinner in their log cabin home Valerie and Jason served grilled cheese and soup to their 21-year-old son the conversation quickly turned to the jump Dallas announced that he was going to go for it the next day His parents stopped eating and stared at him “Have you done the math?” Valerie asked him even though she believed he probably didn’t know how to compute the required speed and lift needed to clear a 40-foot stretch of pavement I’m going to overshoot the landing,” Dallas said “Maybe you should wait,” his father said Dallas was a thrill-seeker who loved to put himself in danger This didn’t feel like a measured risk especially in April with the snowpack melting although most people who knew Dallas didn’t doubt he could pull it off When Valerie and Jason looked into his eyes that night they saw a free spirit but also the reflection of what the ski industry had become for many young athletes like their son: an expensive relentless chase to prove themselves in a social-media-driven world where skiers often were emboldened to push their limits for the sake of views and clout Dallas had worked for years to make it to a top professional tour in skiing only to stall in the standings last winter He felt desperate to win respect — online and on the mountain — and one of the last chances of the year to make some noise was by submitting video of a jump to GoPro for a contest The Sky-Hi News strives to deliver powerful stories that spark emotion and focus on the place we live contributions from readers like you helped to fund some of our most important reporting including coverage of the East Troublesome Fire consider making a contribution to our newsroom in support of the work we do Share your photos on Instagram using #exploregrand or #skyhinews Watch the highlights of Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr Marvin Harrison Jr. had an average rookie season last year nothing close to what was expected from the No Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon told Adam Schein on Wednesday on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio that he expects a Year 2 leap from his No I think that's where guys make a huge jump," Gannon said 'I need to get better at these couple things,' and I'm really excited to see where his game goes." Becoming more efficient is step one for Harrison to make strides in Year 2 McConkey generated 264 more yards on four fewer targets than Harrison Jr. which should help against bully-ball corners Gannon believes Harrison employs the mentality and disposition to correct what went wrong during his rookie season "He came up to me -- I normally meet with guys about their developmental plan when we're done with the year -- when I had my meeting with him he came up to me and he handed me a piece of paper," Gannon said "It wasn't me handing him a piece of paper he went and trained with a bunch of different receivers I think he added a little bit of muscle mass his metrics are all better than when we got him "I'm not gonna speak truth into the universe but just wait until this guy plays this year." The Cards didn't add a significant running mate for Harrison the offseason -- particularly a receiver who would threaten deep to open up the intermediate routes -- counting on the former Buckeye's Year 2 ascent to cover the difference in the offense from 2024 to 2025 The Baltimore Ravens on Monday released veteran kicker Justin Tucker who currently is the subject of an NFL investigation into allegations of improper conduct during massage therapy sessions Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams finalized terms on a pact that pays the Super Bowl-winning quarterback $44 million for the 2025 season NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Monday NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL Visit NFL.com's transaction hub for a daily breakdown Julian Edelman's place in Patriots history will be officially immortalized in 2025 The longtime New England receiver has been voted into the Patriots' Hall of Fame by fans as its 37th inductee Cleveland Browns linebacker Devin Bush was arrested Sunday on simple assault and harassment charges in Pennsylvania The 26-year old was arrested in Bell Acres in Allegheny County Seattle Seahawks third-round quarterback Jalen Milroe entered the NFL with an enticing athletic profile but lingering questions about his accuracy as a passer It's something the rookie is already out to correct The Baltimore Ravens drafted kicker Tyler Loop in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft Longtime kicker Justin Tucker is under investigation for potential improper conduct The Los Angeles Rams remain one of the potential landing spots for star corner Jalen Ramsey Rams head coach Sean McVay didn't downplay the club's interest in a reunion Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson said that he believes the time is right for tight end Kyle Pitts to see significant growth in 2025 after three years of struggles followed a historic rookie season Los Angeles Chargers rookie running back Omarion Hampton believes he can create "dominant duo backfield" with veteran RB Najee Harris Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams has made quite the impact for his team already in his short career recording back-to-back seasons of 1,100-plus yards and a total of 26 touchdowns the last two years Sarah Kellam is a Kentucky native and played collegiate golf at Northern Kentucky University She currently serves as a Manager of Digital Content and prior to the LPGA Sarah worked as a freelance content creator Here's why you might want to try your hand at writing for animation Working with story artists is one of the most rewarding parts of the process—their visual thinking sharpens your writing and helps you find rhythm 'The Amazing Digital Circus'Credit: 'Netflix' I didn’t switch to animation for an easier path—I chose it for a richer one It’s a world where collaboration sparks better stories and your work can live on through iconic characters and worlds If you’re ready to trade the isolation of live-action scripts for a vibrant that it’s where your creativity truly thrives Explore how the damsel trope has shaped storytelling—from classic fairy tales to modern media For much of the 20th century, women on screen often appeared as “damsels in distress”—sometimes as love interests, other times as sisters, mothers, or daughters—but typically as characters with limited agency compared to their masculine counterparts. Think Mary Sues and Manic Pixie Dream Girls These one-dimensional portrayals established a pattern that became a recognizable cinematic shorthand female characters are much more likely to solve their own problems and drive their own stories we still see echoes of the old damsel trope Sometimes filmmakers use it knowingly (with a wink) Let’s learn about the damsel in distress and how (if you like) you can use the trope in your writing A damsel in distress is essentially a female character who exists primarily to be rescued by the hero This character trope has been a staple in storytelling for centuries In its most basic form, the damsel has little to no agency of her own. She's beautiful, vulnerable, and completely dependent on the male protagonist to save her from whatever danger she faces. Her purpose in the story is rarely about her journey but instead serves as a plot device to showcase the hero's bravery and strength the damsels in distress are usually elemental in the climax: being all pretty and needy waiting for their “knight in shining armor.” A polite way to objectify women The damsel in distress trope—whether featuring a sister or female stranger—often reinforces traditional gender dynamics in literature and film By positioning female characters as helpless and in need of rescue these narratives frequently highlight traditionally masculine traits like strength and bravery while limiting female characters' abilities A damsel in distress can be identified from miles away They have the most stereotypical treatment in any film Below are a few common traits—a distressed damsel might have one or many at a time: A popular and sophisticated character based in Shanghai Kate Capshaw’s character Willie is indeed the beautiful burden of Indy’s life in the story She is materialistic and selfish and does get on your nerves “Why didn’t he just keep lowering her into the lava?” “This is not my idea of a swell time!” She is no Bear Grylls and definitely didn’t sign up for any of that insanity It's refreshing to see how Disney princesses have evolved from waiting for rescue to charting their own adventures Characters like Moana and Anna represent a welcome shift from earlier princesses like Cinderella and Snow White whose stories often centered on distress resolved through princely intervention While these classic tales reflected their eras' limited views of women's roles they weren't without merit—Cinderella showed remarkable resilience despite cruelty and even Snow White displayed kindness and compassion valued in her time I appreciate that Cinderella had her Fairy Godmother providing crucial magical assistance showing that women helping other women has always been part of these narratives even if overshadowed by the romantic endings Today's young viewers thankfully have a more diverse range of heroines modeling independence alongside the classics the damsel in distress of this screenplay checks off multiple traits—heavenly The film ends with Andromeda (Judi Bowker) being saved by Perseus (Harry Hamlin) Spider-Man’s lady is the perfect superhero love interest Mary Jane is another iconic example of a beautiful burden to the hero While MJ's difficult family background in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy provides context for her vulnerability her character deserves more dimension than merely being a rescue target The films suggest her father's mistreatment affected her choices and relationships yet they don't fully explore how such experiences often forge resilience rather than perpetual dependency and has a knack for danger—but she is the one who always needs saving Daphne is quite a fresh and dignified approach to the regressive damsel in distress trope Her character’s evolution throughout the seasons as a relatable and dependable female character is something that is not adored enough when damsels in distress were all the rage so what do you do if you want to write a helpless character who needs rescuing (Maybe it could even occasionally be—gasp—the male character.) A more satisfying approach doesn't eliminate rescues Female characters can face danger or need help while still demonstrating agency Give your "damsel" specific skills established early in your script that become relevant during the climax Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) initially seems like a superficial sorority girl at Harvard She solves a murder case using her knowledge of hair care Show psychological resistance when physical escape isn't possible Your character can maintain agency through their reactions Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) resists the Capitol's control through symbolic defiance No character should be fully inactive unless it’s important to their arc and they’re supposed to be stymied in that moment How does this experience change your character Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright) is repeatedly captured and rescued throughout the film There are so many ways to create an interesting These elements can help you create richer stories that acknowledge vulnerability (without equating it with helplessness) The damsel in distress trope represents storytelling's past While countless films have relied on this formula of women awaiting rescue modern audiences expect characters with more complexity The evolution from Snow White to Moana shows how storytelling can present feminine strength without sacrificing emotional development too The best modern takes on these narratives recognize that real heroism isn't gendered—it's about courage and determination in the face of challenges Sports   Fans watch as Rick Smith jumps during “Jump Around” at a Marquette basketball game Saturday Rick Smith first started jumping around to show his fellow Marquette University alumni that he could cheer on the men’s basketball team just as enthusiastically as the students “I was looking around and said (to fellow alumni) ‘Why doesn’t anybody ever cheer or get up and jump?’” Smith said “They all looked at me like I was crazy and said The 1992 song “Jump Around” by House of Pain was playing — a song famously played at Wisconsin Badger games started jumping while decked out in a suit and Marquette tie who was a student at Georgetown University Smith figured the jump was “one and done.”  Everyone around Smith started pointing and tapping him on the shoulder you do it because they get excited about it And that’s a good thing,” said Smith Rick Smith jumps around as the song “Jump Around” plays in the second half of a Marquette basketball game Saturday “We were just talking about the ‘Jump Around Guy’ in the car,” said fan Trisha Zielinski whose family has Marquette men’s basketball season tickets and attended a recent game on March 8 The students boo if they show other jumpers said they hope to be jumping around at games in 50 years “That guy embodies the student spirit of Marquette “I want to love my school as much as he does,” Kluba added Students in costume cheer during a Marquette basketball game Saturday Smith led raSmith a Brookfield-based civil engineering firm they attended every Marquette home game for 50 years Smith still wears his signature suit and Marquette tie to the games he said he hoped the game DJ would have mercy on him and play a shortened version of “Jump Around.”  Fans fill the Fiserv Forum to watch Marquette play St “They used to do it sometimes two or three times during a game because those would go on for five minutes “But I think now they know I’m getting older Then people are disappointed and ask why I’m not jumping They don’t even know it’s for a specific song.”  Smith’s jumping has made him a bit of a national celebrity as well His wife said when they are in Florida or on vacation But she appreciates her husband’s celebrity status “It’s fun being married to the jumper,” Joan Smith said get ready to watch Marquette’s basketball game against St there is usually another well-known local celebrity at Fiserv Forum — and he’s seated almost next to Smith: the ubiquitous personal injury attorney David Gruber When asked who is more popular in the section — or the basketball arena— Gruber pauses “We’ll give him the basketball day,” Gruber said stand together at the Fiserv Forum before a basketball game between Marquette and St ‘As the Sun Sets on Summer Soccer’: A coach celebrates his comeback kids ‘The Largest Gathering of Norwegians in Northwestern Wisconsin, Probably: Gierefest’ New Richmond’s Battle of the Buses brings thrills and spills Wisconsin Life: ATV and UTV Trails in Oconto County Love Wisconsin? 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Produced by Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin © Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin, services of the Educational Communications Board and the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Shanghai lit up on day two of the Longines Global Champions Tour as Daniel Deusser delivered a breathtaking performance in the CSI5* 1.50m jump-off presented by LAO FENG XIANG With the skyline shimmering and the grandstands packed the atmosphere at the Shanghai Juss International Equestrian Centre crackled with energy as the elite of the sport went head-to-head in a high-stakes showdown Riding the electric 11-year-old Otello de Guldenboom slicing every corner with precision and daring every inside line His fearless round held strong against a stacked field earning him a second victory of the weekend and sparking a roar of approval from the local crowd.Speaking to GCTV after his win already a podium finisher at the LGCT Grand Prix of Doha said: “The horse is very good shape he won already yesterday… today I didn’t have the best position to go first in the competition and then first in the jump off I tried to take a certain risk to put a little bit of pressure on the others that followed and it was just enough!”Peter Grant’s track demanded perfection Daniel Deusser put down a formidable time as first to go forcing the 16-strong field to dig deep for the win Gilles Thomas ultimately settled for second just a whisker behind with Elfra van Beek Z proved his consistency with a brilliant round aboard Golden Boy DK clinching third.Hot on the heels of the podium finishers was powerhouse Maximilian Weishaupt who delivered a silky smooth round aboard Kokomo B to claim fourth place in style Thibeau Spits set the early pace with a bold laying down the gauntlet for the rest of the field.From the roar of the crowd to the razor-sharp margins it was a night that encapsulated the very spirit of the Longines Global Champions Tour - elite sport guests soaked up the full Shanghai experience in the vibrant shopping village where luxury brands and handcrafted treasures offered a taste of indulgence in the heart of the action.It was Daniel Deusser who stormed to victory aboard Otello de Guldenboom setting a blistering pace of 39.98 seconds as the very first rider to take on the jump-off Deusser’s daring lines and flawless execution proved unbeatable - a textbook example of experience meeting risk at just the right balance Birthday boy Denis Lynch followed with a polished clear round but couldn’t quite match Deusser’s pace Belgium’s Wilm Vermeir and Brazil’s Luiz Felipe Cortizo de Azevedo Filho also kept the poles up but neither could come close to threatening the early benchmark.All eyes were on Julien Anquetin - Friday’s speed class winner and a known jump-off threat launching a fierce attack at the plank and risking it all in the final stretch But fortune didn’t favour the brave this time with three rails falling as he pushed for the win.Maximilian Weishaupt looked on track just under a second off at the halfway point but a wide approach to the penultimate fence cost him dearly Thibeau Spits opted for a tight turn to the double managing a tidy clear but still two seconds adrift with Conrad Quality Z.Young talent Inès Joly fresh from a podium finish earlier in the day gave it a solid effort aboard the same mount of Imposant van de Renger showing composure and skill under pressure Zoe Conter looked poised to shake up the leaderboard with a lightning-fast start but a heavy hit at the fourth fence shattered her chances and dashed hopes of Belgian victory onboard Tombola Z.On flying form this week Ben Maher with Enjeu de Grisien and Emanuele Gaudiano Esteban de Hus both took aggressive approaches but one pole down each derailed their efforts including Gilles Thomas and Eduardo Alvarez Azna,r came agonisingly close - Thomas led at the halfway split but lost time on the final line had the crowd on the edge of their seats until a rail fell handing the win to Deusser once and for all.Shanghai witnessed a jump-off masterclass tonight - fast and unforgettable - with Daniel Deusser proving that sometimes going first means going fastest.As the dust settles on today’s high-stakes jump-off the focus now shifts to the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Shanghai With all of the top-qualified from last year and chasing back-to-back victories Results  - North Florida women's basketball takes their final road trip of the season going to Stetson on Thursday The conference home matchup will be broadcasted on ESPN+ Updates for the games will be made on Twitter/X at @OspreyWBB and on Instagram at @OspreysWBB as well as through live stats provided by Stetson - North Florida women's basketball takes their final road trip of the season going to Stetson on Thursday Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Edited press release from Longines Global Champions Tour  © 2025 World of Showjumping - All rights reserved Powered by Artionet - Generated with IceCube2.Net - North Florida women's basketball hosts will finish out its regular season with senior day against Jacksonville in the River City Rumble set for Saturday as well as through live stats provided by UNF - North Florida women's basketball hosts will finish out its regular season with senior day against Jacksonville in the River City Rumble set for Saturday Jazmine Spencer and Grace Hunter will be recognized before the game as the Ospreys' four seniors Thanks for visiting - North Florida women's basketball takes on its biggest challenge of the season with their sights set on upsetting top-ranked ASUN opponent Florida Gulf Coast on the road this Wednesday as well as through live stats provided by FGCU - North Florida women's basketball takes on its biggest challenge of the season with their sights set on upsetting top-ranked ASUN opponent Florida Gulf Coast on the road this Wednesday Thanks for visiting Franco Mastantuono waiting for Real Madrid to make the jump from River Plate to EuropeFranco Mastantuono is patiently waiting for a call from Madrid the young attacking midfielder —who has already secured a place in River Plate's starting lineup and dazzled with a stunning goal in the Superclásico against Boca Juniors— sees Real Madrid as his ideal destination to make the leap to Europe and FC Barcelona have shown real interest in him the player has reportedly told several of them that he will only make a decision once the white club speaks up River Plate has no intention of negotiating and is sticking to the release clause especially after the young Argentine’s recent performances Real Madrid has been cautious due to some disagreements with the player's camp the figure of Santiago Solari becomes important Currently the director of football at Real Madrid the former first-team coach has been one of the main advocates for tracking Mastantuono whom he knows well from his time as a player at River Plate Solari was not only the first to alert the club to the kid's talent when he was just 16 but he could now serve as a key bridge between the player and Valdebebas Even if Carlo Ancelotti transitions out and Xabi Alonso steps in Solari could take over the bench temporarily for the Club World Cup arriving with Mastantuono as a potential signing This potential signing could also force Real Madrid to reconsider its strategy with players under 18 where the club waited until they turned 18 to bring them in could join as early as this summer without violating FIFA rules It’s a significant decision that shows how seriously the white club is taking the possibility of signing him before the competition heats up River Plate is holding onto its release clause and the big European clubs are lining up with offers Franco Mastantuono keeps his eyes on the Santiago Bernabéu and with Solari acting as a direct link between both sides of the Atlantic the young Argentine’s dream of wearing white might be closer to becoming a reality than many think jumping robot that pushes the boundaries of what small robots can do Published in Science Robotics the research glimpses a future where nimble microrobots can crawl through tiny spaces and sense their environments without human intervention.    HAMR is outfitted with a robotic furcula – the forked tail-like appendage tucked under a springtail’s body that it pushes off the ground to send it Simone Biles-ing into the air “Springtails are interesting as inspiration both spatially and temporally across evolutionary scales,” Wood said “They have this unique mechanism that involves rapid contact with the ground to transfer momentum and initiate the jump.” The Harvard Ambulatory Microrobot modified with its springtail-inspired jumping mechanism the robot uses what’s called latch-mediated spring actuation in which potential energy is stored in an elastic element – the furcula – that can be deployed in milliseconds like a catapult This physical phenomenon is found time and again in nature not just in springtails: from the flicking tongue of a chameleon to the prey-killing appendage of a mantis shrimp.  Wood’s team previously created a mantis shrimp-inspired punching robot. “It seemed natural to try to explore the use of a similar mechanism for small jumping robots,” Wood said.  The springtail’s furcula is also elegantly simple, composed of just two or three linked units. “I think that simplicity is what initially charmed me into exploring this type of solution,” said first author and former SEAS research fellow Francisco Ramirez Serrano The team used streamlined microfabrication workflows pioneered in the Wood lab to develop the palm-sized The robot demonstrates some of the longest and highest jumps of any existing robot relative to body length; its best performance is 1.4 meters a similar robot can jump twice as far but outweighs the Harvard robot by 20 times “Existing microrobots that move on flat terrain and jump do not possess nearly the agility that our platform does,” Serrano said The team incorporated detailed computer simulations into the design of the robot to help it land optimally every time precisely controlling for the lengths of its linkages and the orientation of the robot before takeoff Packing all manner of athletic abilities into one lightweight robot has the team excited for a future where robots like theirs could traverse places humans can’t or shouldn’t.  “Walking provides a precise and efficient locomotion mode but is limited in terms of obstacle traversal,” Wood said “Jumping can get over obstacles but is less controlled The combination of the two modes can be effective for navigating natural and unstructured environments.” Harry Lewis and Marlyn McGrath Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences adaptable ankle exoskeleton for 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News, insights and events delivered to your inbox each weekday morning. For die-hards, no horror movie can be too scary. But for you, a wimp, the wrong one can leave you miserable. Never fear, scaredies, because Slate’s Scaredy Scale is here to help We’ve put together a highly scientific and mostly spoiler-free system for rating new horror movies comparing them with classics along a 10-point scale And because not everyone is scared by the same things—some viewers can’t stand jump scares while others are haunted by more psychological terrors or can’t stomach arterial spurts—it breaks down each movie’s scares across three criteria: suspense part ghoulish vampire flick: Set in the Jim Crow South it takes us through a frightful 24 hours during which a cadre of vampires descends upon an unsuspecting group of Black inhabitants of a town in the Mississippi Delta many of which have noted its penchant for Grand Guignol and sudden frights all of which might leave some horror novices intrigued yet anxious Is Sinners more of a sexy vampire thriller or will Coogler have you leaping out of your seat I made a Scaredy Scale you can really sink your teeth into there aren’t many more sudden jolts to follow Sinners is full of taut action filmmaking and well-built moments of suspense and even as the movie builds toward its grand finale (While the movie may be scarier than the trailers have let on it’s also funnier.) Those prone to high blood pressure may struggle right at the beginning and then have their pulse rising again toward the end Sinners doesn’t squander any opportunities to splatter the screen with red Unlike the jump scares that set the tone for the movie the bloodier part of Sinners doesn’t hit until the second half I’d love to hear the number of gallons of fake blood the production team had to order for this one but you certainly get to see your fair share of blood spewing from both the victims of the nightwalkers and from the undead themselves: When they’re properly staked Not to mention that these vampires are more voracious flesh-eaters than they are dainty blood-drinkers so the wounds they leave are pretty gnarly And more than one character also burns alive as tends to happen when any creature of the night gets a little too much sun are the undead who have been shot by our protagonists but not yet killed as they walk around with their bullet wounds showing blown-open jaws and necks While most of this is pretty standard vampire or zombie fare but it’s got moments you won’t forget for quite some time Coogler has once again concocted a well-crafted compelling crowd-pleaser that tackles racial politics without shortchanging audiences on exhilaration (or for a movie coming from the guy who directed Black Panther there are more nerve-racking thrills than anticipated There’s no doubt that Sinners is a horror film it’s far from the scariest movie you’ll come across With some well-timed glances away from the screen for the squeamish and some forewarning of the movie’s handful of jump scares even the most high-strung among us will make it through unscathed the movie is likely to be remembered among the best pictures of the year but it’s highly unlikely that it will be considered one of the scariest - North Florida women's basketball gets their 2024-25 campaign started down the Florida Panhandle against No Head coach Erika Lambert will begin her second season at the helm of the Osprey program after recording nine wins in 2023-24 while also bringing in nine newcomers with five of them coming from the transfer portal Kaila Rougier is the top returning scorer as the lone four-year veteran for North Florida after averaging 11.3 PPG last season Sarah Taub and Selma Eklund also return to the fold as key playmakers heading into their season debuts against a top-20 team in the country The season-opening matchup will be broadcasted on ACCNX. Updates for the games will be made on Twitter/X at @OspreyWBB and on Instagram at @OspreysWBB, as well as through live stats on statbroadcast.com provided by FSU Thanks for visiting Metrics details and usefulness of the Jump Power application by comparing it with the reliable and validated Optojump photoelectric cell system in measuring squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ) in professional athletes Twenty-two soccer players volunteered to participate in the research The participants were the players of the U21 team in the 1st League All athletes were subjected to SJ and CMJ tests Jump Power app and Optojump data were acquired simultaneously during SJ and CMJ Trial procedure was performed on three separate occasions (Session 1 with 48 h intervals to examine the reliability of the data from session to session Jump power app reliability values CV% is below 5% significant differences were observed between the Optojump photoelectric cell system and the Jump Power App for SJ and CMJ this study revealed that the Jump Power app is a reliable but not valid tool to measure vertical jumps in soccer players with the continuous development of technology more practical and cheaper alternatives have emerged in recent years to evaluate vertical jump performance vertical jump height is automatically measured without any marking of take-off and contact times Another example of vertical jump applications is the IOS (Apple and does not require any installation compared to laboratory equipment automatically detects the jumper in front of the camera with its face detection feature and provides information about jump height (centimeter) average force (newton) and flight time (millisecond) no research has been found that analyzes the concurrent validity and reliability of Jump Power to measure vertical jump actions Due to the increasing usage rate of smartphone applications it is important to analyze the accuracy of these applications to measure the variables related to physical performance This research aims to examine the reliability validity and usefulness of the Jump Power application in SJ and CMJ measurement in professional athletes by comparing it with the Optojump photoelectric cell system in measuring SJ This study was designed to investigate the reliability and usefulness of the Jump Power application by comparing it with the reliable and validated Optojump photoelectric cell system Participants performed 3 SJ and CMJ on 3 days separated by 48 h All vertical jump performances were recorded the OptoJump system (Optojump weight) volunteered to participate in the research The participants were the players of the U21 team in the Turkish Spor Toto 1st League (Erzurumspor FK/Turkey) Participants (mean ± standard deviation [SD]; age = 20,73 ± 0,89 years; body mass = 74,39 ± 8.4 kg; body height = 1,76 ± 0.05 m) All participants were informed of the risks and benefits of the study before signing institutionally approved consent forms (a) Not having any medical and orthopedic health problems that could affect jumping performance in the last three months (b) having more than two years of competition and training experience and c) making training over 8 h a week were determined as the criteria for participation in the research The research adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by Yalova University Ethics Committee (10/03/2023) This trial procedure was performed on three separate occasions (referred to as Session 1 Since the athletes were on a 2-week league break they did not participate in any training and exercise between the trials All trials were completed at the same time of the day in the same indoor venue and on the ground with the athletes wearing the same shoes and clothes The jumps were recorded concurrently via the Optojump system (Optojump Italy) and the JumpPower app installed on an iPhone 13 (Apple Inc. according to the instructions of the JumpPower app the iPhone was placed 2 m away from the Optojump with a tripod and at the face level of the subjects Optojump can measure power and force only in tests involving drop jumps and multiple jumps only jump height and flight time data were included in the analysis Participants were measured by height (SECA the room temperature was measured at 21 degrees Celsius These findings underscore that the Optojump not only provides reliable data but also accurate and consistent measurements across different testing conditions thereby validating its use as a benchmark device in sports science research JumpPower is a mobile application that predicts vertical jump actions with face detection using high-quality video recording and screen resolution on smartphones and tablets (IOS) the smartphone or tablet is positioned 2 m away from the subject to be measured and at face level The app calculates the jump height (cm) by measuring the difference between the person’s eye level before the jump and at the peak of the jump JumpPower also calculates power (W) and force (N) outputs by tracking acceleration from the squat position to the peak of the jump using body weight data which can estimate the time of flight (ms) is not used in an environment where the face of the subject is not facing the camera and there is not enough light The Correlation Coefficient (R2) was determined by utilizing the existence of heteroscedasticity between absolute differences and mean values on the Bland–Altman plot for validity The differences between the data obtained from the app and the data obtained from the OptoJump device were analyzed by Bland–Altman analysis Equivalence Independent Samples T-Test was used to analyze the difference between the measurements MAPE (Mean Absolute Percent Error) values were used for the validity between the different use of App and OptoJump Repeated measures ANOVA was used to differences between sessions The relationship between the data obtained from the App and OptoJump was tested with Pearson analysis These values were classified as follows; < 0.05: poor Significance level was evaluated as p < 0.05 Data analysis was performed using R studio based JASP software version 0.16 (JASP Netherlands) and SPSS software version 26.0 (SPSS Scatter plots for CMJ-App Jump Height (cm) vs. CMJ-Optojump Jump Height (cm). Scatter plots for CMJ App Flight Time (ms) vs. CMJ-Optojump Flight Time (ms). Scatter plots for SJ-App Jump Height (cm) vs. SJ-Optojump Jump Height (cm). Scatter plots for SJ-App Flight Time (ms) vs. SJ-Optojump Flight Time (ms). Bland–Altman plots of the differences between the JumpPower App (App) and the Optojump CMJ height measurements. The short-dashed lines represent the upper and lower 95% limits of agreement (± 1.96 SD), the solid line represents the bias (Mean) and the dotted line represents the tendency (correlation) between the two variables. Bland–Altman plots of the differences between the JumpPower App (App) and the Optojump CMJ Flight Time measurements. The short-dashed lines represent the upper and lower 95% limits of agreement (± 1.96 SD), the solid line represents the bias (Mean) and the dotted line represents the tendency (correlation) between the two variables. Bland–Altman plots of the differences between the JumpPower App (App) and the Optojump SJ height measurements. The short-dashed lines represent the upper and lower 95% limits of agreement (± 1.96 SD), the solid line represents the bias (Mean) and the dotted line represents the tendency (correlation) between the two variables. Bland–Altman plots of the differences between the JumpPower App (App) and the Optojump SJ Flight Time measurements The short-dashed lines represent the upper and lower 95% limits of agreement (± 1.96 SD) the solid line represents the bias (Mean) and the dotted line represents the tendency (correlation) between the two variables When testing whether Jump Power is a valid method for determining vertical jump height the analysis showed a moderately positive correlation coefficient value between the two measurement methods [r: 0.47 Jump Power CMJ and Optojump CMJ were moderately positive [r: 0.318 p < 0.05]; There is a moderate positive significant relationship between Jump Power SJ and Optojump SJ flight times [r: 0.518 the suitability of the information used to perform the exercises in these applications is a situation that should be questioned One of these alternative applications is the My Jump 2 mobile application which is used to evaluate athletic performance and has been the subject of many scientific studies in recent years due to the variety of data it contains My Jump mobile application stands out as one of the most recommended applications by researchers for performance measurement measurements of the Jump Power application gave less valid results compared to Optojump These results may be due to the insufficient facial recognition system used by the application during measurement which distinguishes this application from other applications in terms of software content Another finding of our research shows that Jump Power is a reliable device Internal consistency analysis was performed by making repeated measurements on the same participants on different days The present results demonstrate that the Jump Power application is a reliable tool (CV < 5%) in assessing both CMJ and SJ vertical jump height The sample group consists of male soccer players Conducting future studies on this subject with different age groups and different populations may help evaluate this application in terms of validity and reliability in different populations future studies can compare the Jump Power application with different laboratory-based vertical jumping devices (force platform This should be considered when interpreting the present results as values are likely to vary between different laboratory-based vertical jump devices the number of participants can be increased to strengthen statistical accuracy More studies are needed to understand the findings more deeply regarding the validity and reliability of the Jump Power application These findings provide important information for coaches and performance analysts who want to evaluate vertical jump in soccer players objectively and practically It is important to take these limitations into account and choose alternative valid and reliable measurement methods when making decisions about the use of the application this study revealed that the Jump Power phone application is a reliable but not valid tool to measure vertical jump in soccer players The JumpPower app is not valid to measure the vertical jump height in comparison to the Optojump the detection of the moment where the jump starts could be improved (i.e. algorithms and eyes’ detection) and the references used to measure the jump height were taken in different instants of the jump (i.e. the feet fully supported by the ground and the feet leaving the ground the JumpPower app seems to be reliable to measure the vertical jump height so further apps with a high frequency of video and advanced algorithms to detect the jumper’s face and the moment of the beginning of the jump could be developed The datasets generated during and analyzed during the current study are available from Z.A on reasonable request Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes (Human kinetics Vertical jump in female and male basketball players—A review of observational and experimental studies Cross-validation of three jump power equations Assessing the effectiveness 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The authors declare no competing interests The study fully adheres to the ethical principles of the declaration of Helsinki as well as GCP guidelines The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Yalova University (Number: Dated 10.03.2023) Informed consent was obtained from all subjects agreed to participate in this study and answered the questionnaire Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78499-9 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science — After pouring in 19 points for Coastal Carolina in a first-round loss to Southern Miss in the Sun Belt Conference tournament on March 4 Colin Granger went back to the team hotel in Pensacola to have dinner with his parents and discuss his future Granger had told Chanticleers coach Justin Gray that if Coastal went on an unexpected run in the conference tourney it would be his sign that he would continue his basketball career overseas where he had multiple offers from professional teams Granger would become the first client of George Fant the 10-year NFL veteran who was starting a business in which he identifies and trains college basketball players he believes can make the jump to the NFL — a transition Fant made in 2016 after leaving Western Kentucky So when the Chants were bounced in the opening round in Pensacola Granger talked it over with his parents before calling Fant and telling him he was on board Granger worked out for five NFL teams at a private pro day at his Atlanta-area high school Granger signed with the Carolina Panthers as a tight end in one of the more non-traditional transactions in their history Because Granger did not play in college and at least four NFL seasons have elapsed since he finished high school in 2020 That meant the Panthers or any team could sign him as a free agent this year Shortly after finalizing his contract with the Panthers on Monday Granger was eating lunch in the cafeteria at Bank of America Stadium with three edge rushers on their pre-draft visits — Texas A&M’s Shemar Stewart Boston College’s Donovan Ezeiruaku and LSU’s Bradyn Swinson Granger told the group he’d just joined an NFL team despite not having played football since eighth grade “I tried to tell them the story and they just literally laughed in my face,” Granger said just tell us what are you actually doing?’ ” What Granger is trying to do is follow a trail blazed by Fant and other former college basketball players — including several high-profile tight ends — who carved out successful NFL careers Fant believes Granger can make his mark in a Panthers tight end room that currently has Tommy Tremble Ja’Tavion Sanders and Jordan Matthews at the top of the depth chart “Don’t be surprised if we see Colin out there playing early and often,” Fant said Jimmy Graham (Miami) and Mo Alie-Cox (VCU) all became receiving tight ends after playing hoops in college with Gonzalez and Gates both becoming Hall of Famers Gates and Alie-Cox — like Granger — did not play college football 240-pound Granger played football and lacrosse through eighth grade which is when he first suited up for his middle school basketball team Granger had his first basketball scholarship offer from Mount St The head football coach called me out of class every single day and he wanted me to play football,” Granger said during a phone interview Monday But other than the occasional comment from a strength coach about how he might look in pads and a helmet Granger had pretty much forgotten about football as he worked his way through five basketball seasons at three schools — Ohio University Western Carolina and Coastal Carolina (he averaged 7.2 points including 2.0 offensive rebounds last season) who explained his background and said he was looking to work with college basketball players who projected as NFL prospects that it was a real NFL player,” Granger recalled who played sparingly in his only football season at Western Kentucky started his niche headhunter business with his trainer and agent Fant started going through an online database of every Division I basketball player paying particular attention to offensive rebounds he would look for YouTube videos and see if their athleticism might play in the NFL “I just saw Colin kind of pop off the screen to me (Initially) I thought he could be a guy that could play offensive line like a Lane Johnson kind of guy,” said Fant a free-agent offensive tackle with nine years of experience Following the loss in the Sun Belt tournament Granger returned to Coastal’s campus to pack his stuff spent a few days at his parents’ house in Florida and then headed to Fant’s home in Bowling Green “He walked out in his driveway and met me,” Granger said The two spent 2 1/2 weeks working out in Fant’s home gym while Fant and his agent In between sets on the bench or during breaks in speed training Fant would give other tips to a player who hadn’t been on a football field in nearly 10 years “Right away he bought in and was the kind of guy you didn’t have to tell something twice,” Fant said he took it and learned from it right away and got better.” Granger’s coach at both Western Carolina and Coastal predicted that Granger’s work ethic would be well received in Kentucky “I guarantee you as soon as he got there and they saw how hard he works and how dedicated he is and how disciplined he is who just wrapped up his first season at Coastal but Granger still had to show scouts his physical traits The Panthers — represented by pro scout Adam Maxie — and four other teams last Friday came out to Lambert High in Suwanee where Granger ran the 40-yard dash in 4.8 seconds and posted a 40-inch vertical leap who caught passes from former Georgia State quarterback Zach Gibson at the workout was thrilled with his vertical jump but thought he’d run a faster 40 It’s the little bit of the mechanics that shave off those tenths of a second.” Granger only did seven reps on the pro bench (225 pounds) but chalked that up to the difference in weight training in the two sports “I’ve got muscle and I can put it on there,” he said we didn’t really straight bench-press like that all the time.” “I think the craziest part of this whole thing is we only had 2 1/2 weeks to train him,” he said was able to get hands on him and do the impossible and get him ready for a pro day in two weeks.” Granger was scheduled to attend the Atlanta Falcons’ local day this week he’s under contract with their division rivals thanks in part to Fant’s ties to Carolina general manager Dan Morgan coach Dave Canales and tight ends coach Pat McPherson from their time together in Seattle where Fant signed as an undrafted free agent in 2016 and started 10 games as a rookie Fant said he appreciates the Panthers’ giving Granger a chance “He’s a big guy and he’s able to high-point the ball,” Fant said a Charlotte native who played at Wake Forest from 2002 to 2006 believes Granger’s basketball skill set will transfer to the gridiron he’s gonna jump up and get it at its highest point He was really good at offensive rebounding Playing with people around him wasn’t a thing,” Gray said But I know with his discipline and his consistency who met Chuba Hubbard on Monday while getting fitted for equipment said the biggest adjustments will be learning an NFL playbook and getting used to the physicality I know it’s gonna hurt a little bit more now I’m big now and I’m only getting bigger,” he said “I just want to go out there and pop someone or get popped Get that first hit out of the way and I think I’ll be fine.” (Top photo: Scott Kinser / Cal Sport Media via AP Images) One of the scenes in the "Thunderbolts*" trailers shows Pugh's character, Yelena jumping off Merdeka 118 tower in Kuala Lumpur Pugh told Fandango on Monday that this was part of the script the production team became hesitant about Pugh participating in the jump "They said they don't think it's going to happen because it's a crazy insurance ordeal we're not going to throw FP off the second-tallest building in the world," Pugh said Pugh said she began emailing Kevin Feige like a "sassy Karen," saying her participation in the stunt would "do wonders for the press tour." "We're going to have three women break three different Guinness World Records," Pugh said without clarifying which records Marvel eventually relented and used behind-the-scenes footage of Pugh's jump to promote "Thunderbolts*" last week with fans praising Pugh's dedication to film to pull off the impressive stunt including "Everything Everywhere All At Once" and "The Brutalist." Pugh told Fandango that she was not afraid of jumping off the building she became scared of the "level of control" over her brain "That is something that your body should not in any way want to do," Pugh said Pugh added that she had to take a three-hour nap to recover after the stunt I was always unbelievably zen-like in a very I went into what I can only say is like a three-hour coma "My brain was obviously trying to focus and process everything." three of the event’s founders — Chris Callahan ’78 and Lars Llorente ’78 — returned to campus to kick off this year’s edition They walked onto the Puddle and held hands at the edge of the hole in the ice on Lake Andrews a sweet summing up of the enduring power of Bates friendship: “Best buds for 50 years.” And in they went from the photography of Bates Communications and Marketing here’s an incomplete history of the event that began when four first-year students later famously described as “exuberance at the end of a hard winter.” The first Puddle Jump took place on the evening of St While the Student reported that the weather was “extremely harsh,” the daytime temperature hit a mild 44 degrees perhaps giving a bit of spring fever to the four founders It was all about “exuberance at the end of a hard winter,” according to Callahan This photograph likely shows an emergent tradition of the Puddle Jump in the 1980s Participants would gather in the basement of Smith South to hear a “Dip Master” — perhaps seen here — read from the Dip Book (which has been lost to history) which apparently had a letter from founder Scott Copeland as well as the names of Dip Masters past.  The front page of The Bates Student of March 19 curiously juxtaposed a story and photo of Elie Wiesel who spoke in the Chapel the previous Monday evening the jump has settled into a familiar format for the era positioned on either side of the small hole Approximate temperature: 30 degrees with snow the tradition is now called an “obligatory rite of passage for every true Bates student” in the caption of this photo taken by Alexis Gentile Comrack ’93 The Bates Student cleverly juxtaposed photographs of two Bates traditions “one academic and the other extracurricular; both are time honored.”  On the left was Toby White ’94 submitting his 101-page interdisciplinary honors thesis The photo at right showed a student getting dunked into Lake Andrews during the Puddle Jump the next day Patrick’s Day as well as during Winter Carnival reported that “several hardy souls braved the icy waters of Lake Andrews…as a tradition of questionable sanity the ‘puddle jump,’ was revived on opening night of Winter Carnival.” one that would persist into the early 2010: naked jumpers The Bates Student downvoted the January / Outing Club version of the jump Tim Ayers ’04 gave a jump-by-jump report of the January jump in The Bates Student “The pattern that jumpers followed was pretty much the same every time,” he wrote the jumper would strip to either a bathing suit They would then proceed to hop up and down and swear rather loudly as they made their way across the snow toward the hole in the ice “The brave person would then take a deep breath and leap It is expected that the jumper will fully submerge their head before pulling themselves out using the rope dipped into the water fell back into the water three more times before finally climbing out The thoroughly chilled Batesie then ran to the bonfire where he or she would stand shivering the Puddle Jump began to warrant historical treatment in The Bates Student A math-challenged story noted that the event began in the “late 1970s” and is now “at an estimated age of 35 years.” In the story about that year’s event Hannah Johnson-Breimeier ’06 gave an apt answer to why students do the Puddle Jump “There’s a feeling of accomplishment,” she said Then it was postponed again when the Outing Club could not secure a permit for the bonfire (too windy) The Student sounded a death knell. “The Puddle Jump used to be an anticipated event where upwards of 100 people took a dip in the frozen puddle the Puddle Jump was just enjoying a rebirth the first digital coverage of the event by Bates Communications and Marketing appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education that year The unseasonably warm 52-degree Puddle Jump Day on Jan made for record numbers at the Puddle Jump and one unexpected result “Participation was high!” reported The Bates Student While axes and ice augers were used for a number of years to create the hole the Outing Club would ultimately turn to more powerful tools students would gather around the hole during the Puddle Jump and jumping into the water was a pell-mell affair BOC stalwart Dots Loopesko ’10 (center) gets a hand from fellow BOCer Jeremy Porter ’11 (left) as the Outing Club preps the jumping hole in 2010 The annual tradition earned some media attention off campus with a video of the Jan Puddle Jump featured in the Lewiston Sun Journal and an unexpected shout out from the Vietnam news portal Zing.  costumes were a solid part of Puddle Jump tradition with students wearing everything from duck and mermaid costumes to the flags of their country of origin as capes Approximate temperature: 15 degrees (Brrrrr!) the college’s enivornmental health and safety specialist — better known as “Safety Jim” — was a mainstay at the Puddle Jump including helping students secure wood for the all-important bonfire The 2016 edition of the Puddle Jump featured some pond skimming founders and 1978 classmates Scott Copeland and Lars Llorente returned for the 2019 jump and Copeland respond to the cheers of current Bates students just before kicking off the 2025 edition of the long-running Puddle Jump today I see Paul McPhee leading the charge in 1980 with his classic mustache I was sorry to see the Dip Book has been lost that was the final step: run to Smith basement to sign the book before running back to my dorm to get warm Does anyone have more details about the 1986 Jump Lake Andrews had been drained previously to search for the weapon used to shoot Dean Carigan I believe the event still took place though I only watched from a Smith Middle bathroom window We didn’t find mentions of the ’86 jump in the Mirror or Student Congrats to my classmates for their 50th anniversary celebration of a now revered Bobcat tradition and website in this browser for the next time I comment You’ll receive weekly emails with the latest news from Bates Please enter your name and e-mail address to receive updates from Bates College You'll receive an e-mail confirmation within an hour If you would like to change your subscriptions open one of your Bates Update e-mails (BatesNews Sports Update or Events at Bates) and click on "Change Subscriptions." ESPN NBA journalist Malika Andrews has been named the host of “The Jump” per the company’s press release announcing her new role Andrews comes into the opportunity after serving as the sideline reporter for the 2021 NBA Finals Her introduction came amid controversy from prior ESPN anchor Rachel Nichols who hosted ESPN’s ‘The Jump’ was released from her contract after leaked audio showed the host denouncing fellow broadcaster Maria Taylor’s promotion as a “diversity initiative” The audio clip had Nichols saying:  “If you need to give her more things to do because you are feeling pressure about your crappy longtime record on diversity — which I know personally from the female side of it — like You are not going to find it from me or taking my thing away.” ESPN promoted Andrews and gave her a new show Andrews is proving to be the perfect fit for the role Read more of our sports coverage here. “Malika, who is a phenomenally talented commentator, will run on a show that will feature a vibrant cast of expert analysts who all offer distinct perspectives on the game,” David Roberts, ESPN senior vice president, NBA and studio productions, said in a release “ Through the contributions of our wide array of NBA reporters the show will be both newsy and timely with an eye towards the biggest games around the league that day.” She made history at the 2021 NBA finals as the youngest journalist to host the NBA Finals Trophy ceremony and with such also received a multi-year contract extension ESSENCE GU™ may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website Offers may be subject to change without notice ©2023 ESSENCE Ventures. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Essence.com Advertising Terms Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Could one tandem BASE jump change a climber’s POV on the high-risk sport my best friend and I fumbled our way up Ancient Art the iconic corkscrew in Utah’s Fisher Towers I finally tiptoed across its infamous walkway—a footwide sidewalk with several hundred feet of exposure on either side—and executed the critical beached-whale beta to approach the top of the spire then levered upright so my partner could snap a pic I saw someone standing on the apex out of the corner of my eye I envisioned the pendulum fall he was about to take The rope would surely slam him into the tower But then I realized he wasn’t even tied in Before I could decide whether to watch the carnage or avert my eyes The whoosh vibrated the desert air around us and then in surreal silence the figure drifted down to the parking lot our grimmest fear: coming unmoored from the rock seeing the cliff rip past as the ground approached at lethal speed but I calculate my climbing risks with care While we all know that climbing is inherently dangerous it’s also a sport that prioritizes teaching safety practices—more so Non-climbers may perceive what we do as thrill-junkie madness According to the annual Accidents in North American Climbing from the American Alpine Club and Canada see around 30 climbing deaths per year out of an estimated 5,000,000 active climbers the fatality rate for dance parties is higher than that with an average of 1 death for every 2,500 jumps cliffs)—is a statistically dangerous sport it’s arguably the riskiest form of outdoor recreation alongside other contenders like big wave surfing and backcountry skiing Considering how many climbing legends have lost their lives strapped to a BASE rig Ryan Katchmar (known to all as “Gravy”) of Tandem Base Moab saw an article I wrote for Outside about highlining and offered to take me tandem BASE jumping and he tells me that the go-to jump for beginners is the Tombstone: a 400-foot face with a rounded summit It looks like something you’d see in a graveyard for giants but the Tombstone also hosts a classic trad line “The Corner Route,” that climbs to a shoulder below its summit I spend the next week doing research that sometimes makes me feel better and often makes me feel worse. There has never been a guided tandem BASE death, I discover. Then I come across the BASE Fatality List an online database of accident reports within the community It takes a long time to scroll from top to bottom I’m briefly reassured when I look into the certifications required through the American Mountain Guides Association Then I’m appalled when it dawns on me that tandem BASE instructors don’t have to be AMGA certified they have no accreditation at all—no official body to judge their aptitude the entire sport of BASE jumping is self-regulated Most gear manufacturers won’t sell a BASE rig to a customer unless they can provide a skydiving license which requires a minimum of 200 jumps from an airplane Prudent newbies find a mentor or enroll in a first-jump course but there’s nothing (other than common sense) to prevent folks from diving unsupervised into the deep end climbing is just as unregulated: a beginner can buy a rope and a set of cams and start cranking up choss with no instruction whatsoever Just 10 minutes from my house, the Tombstone perches above a curve of the Kane Creek drainage—where a BASE jumping accident made the news not long ago who have offered to take photos and climb with me We drive past wetlands with leaves brushed with the first yellows of autumn My friends are cheerful and chatty as always looking for fateful omens in the patterns of my coffee grounds wondering who will finish the revisions on my book if I crater today that has me pondering posthumous publication cliffs thrust up on either side of us—angled benches collared in talus undertake one of Moab’s shortest approaches I look to my right and see a parachute cutting a peaceful arc down toward the road The last pitch is a thin-hand crack that tapers down to fingers then by stemming the route’s eponymous corner my forearms start burning in the ringlocks and instead of gunning it to the stem-box as I clearly should have I lower back to the belay and rest for a few minutes I remind myself that if I’m willing to take a 400-foot dive off a cliff today I should also be willing to take a 20-foot whipper on this pitch I don’t know how to assess risk in a BASE context; it’s like when I first started trad climbing and couldn’t tell the difference between bomber rock and deadly choss The air seems more agitated as the day warms up Are these big gusts of wind going to be a problem I do know that a whipper on the crux of this pitch would be completely safe push through the crux and take it to the chains The top of the route provides a vantage of the wonderland behind the Tombstone: the winding wash through Pritchett Canyon I also see that I have a new text message from Gravy sent sometime that morning: The wind is an issue A series of storms pass through the desert and the delay gives me time to watch a new BASE documentary called Fly sometimes makes me feel better and mostly makes me feel worse It’s a National Geographic film full of love and community and vertigo-inducing cinematography and a host of larger-than-life characters bro: don’t touch your shadow.” But a lot of them end up touching their shadows It feels like how Free Solo would have felt if Honnold had botched the boulder problem Gravy and I meet in the parking lot at the base of the Tombstone I didn’t really know Gravy before this mission took shape and I expected him to resemble certain camp counselors from my youth—rad and energetic but also batshit crazy in a way that made me I soon determine that Gravy is indeed rad and energetic He also seems at least slightly batshit crazy especially when describing his affinity for “low pulls,” which are jumps so short the canopy barely has time to open before you hit the ground (Apparently it takes about 70 feet for a parachute to deploy and Gravy’s lowest jump was from 78 feet.) But his confidence is undeniable He’s a double-black-diamond skier escorting me down the bunny slope The trail passes petroglyph panels with sheep and alien-like humanoids He attributes this to viral clips of impressive stunts and hilarious pre-jump meltdowns The trail skirts around the cryptobiotic soil and runs into a sloping sandstone fin I finally ask about the accidents I keep hearing about and the slabby fin we’re walking on abruptly terminates at a vertical drop I’m overcome by the sensation I used to have while cliff jumping into rivers and lakes as a teenager—a sense of the void reaching upward to swallow me Gravy points to a flat segment of capstone jutting over the headwall then lie on my stomach and shimmy forward until my face peeks past the lip A team of climbers are reaching the top of a seldom-done aid line “It’s a couple of BASE jumpers,” his partner replies but in reverse: they’re the cautious practitioners of stonecraft and Gravy takes the interlude to introduce me to the tandem BASE jumping setup I step into a harness clipped to the front of his rig and then—still on flat ground—we test the timing of our leap and after he says “four,” I’m supposed to join him It doesn’t have to be a world-record long jump just enough to take us a few feet past the edge Then I look at the edge and it gets rounded with a white halo and there’s that sensation again of the abyss Gravy walks to the lip and spits to test the wind the low sun hits the fins and cranks the saturation of their highlights and shadows Gravy walks back to me and we strap ourselves together With my back pressed up against Gravy’s chest we take a choreographed series of steps up to the edge We stand at the lip and I swivel my approach shoes into the sandstone “Are you ready to go BASE jumping?” Gravy asks The freefall is brief and strangely peaceful touching nothing but sensing one’s centrality to everything the talus below us and the Cirque of the Climbables above I don’t remember whether I give Gravy a high five or a hug—but I do recall talking a mile a minute I step out of the harness and Gravy scoops the chute into his arms I’m babbling and swearing quite a lot and telling him that was SO SICK It’s only a couple hundred feet from the landing zone to the parking lot and it looks differently different tonight Its dimensions have now been expressed in the unit of my ascending and falling body I ask if Gravy has a philosophy about the sport He’s accomplished most of what he set out to accomplish He’s hit over 450 exits in the Moab area alone but for me I just love jumping off stuff for fun.” It doesn’t have to be more than that “And it’s so different from climbing,” he goes on “Climbing is hard and scary while you’re in it But with this,” he gestures toward the cliff "The Nutcracker" explores the mental challenges of solo climbing and the tactics Cornell used to help him send the route The University of Arkansas men's basketball team scored on 10 of its first 11 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personal information, you agree that SAE Media Group and carefully selected industry sponsors of this content may contact you and that you have read and agree to the Privacy Policy You may reach us at privacy@saemediagroup.com Subscriber Services Contact Us Advertise Cookie Usage One of the most iconic moments in Brian De Palma’s 1976 movie Carrie comes right before the credits roll and destroyed her family home with herself inside we cut to a dream sequence with the sole survivor of this killing spree the camera lingers on Sue approaching the site of Carrie’s death and then laying down a bunch of flowers—a mournful moment abruptly interrupted by Carrie’s bloody hand bursting from the ground and grabbing her arm The movie ends with Sue waking from this nightmare Carrie’s final-act stinger was a turning point for jump scares interrupting what appeared to be a peaceful epilogue It united viewers in a shared moment of tension-puncturing shock and and George Romero scrambled to deliver bigger and badder scares Nowadays it’s hard to imagine horror cinema without this kind of short drawing from the 19th-century heyday of gothic literature and live horror theater Catering to a ravenous appetite for ghost stories, Victorian theater-makers used illusions like Pepper’s Ghost (which projected a translucent figure using a sheet of glass) and the Corsican Trap (which made an actor appear to rise from the ground) the Grand Guignol Theatre became famous for embracing visceral morbidity specializing in gory dramatizations of real-life murder and mutilation “As opposed to a slice of life theater they developed a slice of death theater,” says Richard J a professor of media practice at the University of East Anglia He says that to satisfy the audience’s craving for gruesome thrills Grand Guignol performances involved copious fake blood and depicted people being decapitated Foreshadowing the notoriety of slasher cinema the Grand Guignol promoted anecdotes of fainting audience members requiring treatment from the theater’s in-house physician But while the gratuitous gore and marketing hype might prefigure modern slasher flicks these early forms of shock entertainment are not precursors to the cinematic jump scare an expert on past and present horror theater the element of surprise works differently on the stage than it does on a screen “You have that captive audience in that shared space theater relies on gradually building tension between the viewer and performer As scary fare transitioned from stage to screen it took several decades for filmmakers to develop the correct formula of pacing and sound design to make audiences leap out of their seats while they’re not exactly considered high art this kind of scare-centric filmmaking continually makes bank at the box office To state the obvious for a moment, horror thrives on provoking negative emotions like dread, disgust, and terror. There’s growing evidence that experiencing fear in a controlled environment can be therapeutic but no one actually watches Saw or Terrifier for self-improvement and the science of why people enjoy these negative emotions is still a developing field In a 2022 Atlas Obscura story on fear, cognitive scientist Marc Anderson offered an intriguing theory about why people derive pleasure from jump scares, characterizing “fun” as a “meta-cognitive signal that the brain produces when we learn something faster than expected.” Human beings enjoy novelty crafting those jolts of terror is no easy task the writer and director behind the Hell House LLC franchise I want to have a few scares,” he says he begins every project with a precise idea of how these scenes will be filmed “I’m very controlling about it because even in the editing process one frame too much or too soon is just—it’s not right I hate when I see a scare I’ve done that was edited by someone else and they held onto something too long or too short.” compares an effective scare to a rollercoaster ride—a slow build to a sudden drop—and also to comedy “where there’s a setup and a punchline and a payoff.” Of course some punchlines elicit more of a groan than a laugh “I always say that you can make anybody jump if you just have a cat jump out of a closet,” says Cognetti and I think audiences will get that jump but they won’t appreciate the scare afterwards The jump scare’s reputation as a cheap tactic often comes up in discussions about recent “elevated horror” or “post-horror” movies such as Hereditary Critics praise these films for avoiding trashy shock value but the truth is they still include jump scares According to David Church, author of the book Post-Horror: Art, Genre, and Cultural Elevation elevated horror movies are often structured to disrupt our expectations Modern audiences are acclimated to seeing a high volume of scares to the point where “it becomes like a game the viewer plays with the director over where the jump scare’s going to come.” But post-horror movies are “minimalistic and austere,” using jump scares sparingly—and imbuing them with more narrative weight the biggest shock in Hereditary comes when a main character leans out of a car window and gets decapitated by a telephone pole but it’s also a traumatic event with far-reaching consequences for the other characters It’s the polar opposite of a cat jumping out of a closet Riffing on familiar subgenres (haunted houses and rural slashers these movies both have extended periods where very little happens elongating the buildup to a scare that may or may not arrive they’re clever innovations in ambient dread We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the world’s hidden wonders Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders Like us on Facebook to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders.