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Stage diving is the act of leaping from a concert stage onto the crowd below. It is very common nowadays that people jump from the stage towards the audience, and this is called stage diving. It is not only the artists who dive, but also the corwd. People climb to the stage in order to jump. When done wrong or when failed, stage diving can cause serious injuries. This article provides you few videos of failed stage dives. Stage diving is common in big festivals and in concerts of known bands, such as Trivium, Soulfly and System Of A Down.

When I was twelve, I went to see my hometown band’s gig in our neighboring town. I remember there was around 25-30 people in the audience while the band was playing. Suddenly someone climbed to the stage and jumped. Everyone moved away and the dude hit the floor. I remember thinking “what was the point”? Well, later on I have understood what was the point, but on those days stage diving was as usual as that you see a supernova. This happened in 1986 in Lapland in Finland, and the guy was more than very drunk.

So what did I learn from my experience? First of all, stage diving includes some risks, so you must understand what you are going to do if you go stagediving. Next you need to have crowd enough so that you won’t just hit the floor. The crowd must be willing to receive stage divers, and this is usual in metal festivals. Do not try stage diving in a non-metal concert in which people are not aware of this act. Make sure you are not too drunk. Ok, may be you say “who cares”? In that case you are taking higher risks, and that is fine with me. The point is that if you are jumping very drunk, you might get injured because you might not understand the situation well. What do I mean with injuries, is that you hurt yourself seriously. It is possible to fall on your head, spine or neck, and that might paralyze you. After one failed stage dive you might not move your legs and hands never again.

Let us have an example of a failed stage dive. A picture tell more than thousand words. There are 24 still pictures in one second of a video, so these videos might tell more than zillion words. Now, watch this to see a failed stage dive due to lack of people in the crowd.

In the next video we see what happens when nobody is going to catch you. Guy does a big jump like a pros, but nobody is going to catch..

Good? Better is coming.. Next we see how far stupidity can go. This guy is brave. He takes speed more than enough, jumps high, and with his feet ahead! And the crowd? Amazing five kids in the audience! You can guess the result.. I hope that dude did not hurt himself. This really reminds me my experience from more than 20 years ago.

When talking about injuries and landing on your head, this next video is a great example. I can only say, do NOT repeat this. This is insane. I have never seen anything as stupid as this act.

All right, metalheads. Go banging your head in metal festivals and go stage diving, but know your risks. Take it easy. Do not make mistakes that might paralyze you for the rest of your life. Rock!