Michael Jackson's Anti-Gravity Lean Explained | Inverse
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Michael Jackson’s anti-gravity lean is a scientific anomaly. It literally breaks the laws of physics. Even after studying it, scientists are still baffled by this 80s power pop phenomenon.
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Next you'll be telling me he didn't toss a coin across a room into the coin slot of a jukebox.
No, he did that...dont worry
There are 1 out of 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 possibilities to make that happen
That really happened.
@Kelvin Guru yessir
Stop🤣
Even with the "Cheat" It's a pheonimial example of strength and endurance.
Especially the amount of times they had to do it during a tour. It's insane. O_O
Yea his tendons must be of steel cables to pull of something like that
And
Amazing amount of core strength.
@@saurabh9516 I wonder if he would have pulled it off at 50yrs old during his 2009 tour if he hadn't passed away
And that's why it looks so damn cool.
Yeah, but when I saw the dance for the first time I didn't think "Oh what a feat of strength and endurance". The bit that surprised me was the not slamming to the floor cause reality is a thing.
So, you need to buy both the shoes and the special set floor?
I know smh my head
The shoes you buy, but you have to make the spot to lean. You can just screw bolts into the floor or you can put the bolts in a separate plank of wood like most do
Its possible but its hard even kyrie Irving can do gravity lean without anything
@@raimieldejesus2122 it's not actually possible to lean 45 degrees with out anything holding you in place. Though there are ways to do it as an illusion, they don't look nearly as good
Sounds good to me
As an owner of the special shoes, I can say that when you lean your actually putting pressure on your toes as you lean. The shoe covers this and gives the illusion that your feet are flat when they really aren't.
rct3isepic you have video of you doing the lean?
@@Tlaw3000 not on UA-cam no. But nonetheless my board isn't quite wide enough so I can't go as low as MJ
ive heard that a lot of pressure is also on the back of your heels as they’re rubbing the back of the shoes causing pain, is that true?
@@velu.9864 not really, mainly a bigger worry is lining up your heels with the back of the shoe so they don't crease under your heels and make it hard to walk/dance.
rct3isepic jeez its so expensive☹️
I don't care if he needed to modify the heels on his shoes to make it work. The amount of core strength needed to not only lean forward but also move back without moving his arms for momentum is impressive.
Very true
Very true
especially he was in his 30s maybe 40s when he did that move its crazy
It's not human. Shapeshifters.
Jesus loves you
His tendons must be of steel cables to pull of something like that
And
Amazing amount of core strength.
Even if he used special shoes, that’s still mad effort and dedication.
The 3 other people who did the lean with Michael Jackson: Am I a joke to you?
Lol true
Wonder how they're doing in life. I hope well
The fact that MJ designed the shoes himself
@@Blessed2bFresh Just wish we would know where they are. I'm surprised we haven't seen any videos of them talking about how they worked with MJ
lmao
Even though it requires special props, it still requires massive muscle control and endurance to pull off, which is still very impressive
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He put his chakra in his feet
bruh😂
Finally, a logical explanation!
😂😂😂
Finally, The True Explanation
Your comment is more understandable
Annie isn't ok, her tendons hurt
I think you forgot to mention that this caliber of dancing requires an amazing amount of core strength. This too adds a considerable amount of strength & balance to the human body. That’s why they’re so amazing in what they do. Look at a gymnast - they hold positions in the air that are unimaginable to the human brain. It’s all about strength.
Even with the shoes it's difficult.. It shows how strong his core of his back was
His care of his back ? Lol
@@davidferrer678 wtf is care? The words core. But I think he mean his core and back
@@rickyriederer7459 Please don't criticise someone else's English when your own attempt at the language isn't so impressive.
"The words"?
Try "The word's"--short for "The word is".
Don't get me started on the rest of your writing.
"It shows how strong his care of his back was" *could* make sense, meaning he cared for his back and was therefore capable of such a move. Of course, in order for his back to be strong, his core had to be strong, too.
1. Michael invented the shoes. Kind of important :) 2. You’re showing not the lowest lean. His lowest was about 70 degrees. You can find it on UA-cam.
I can do maybe like 9 degrees
So in order to do the anti grav lean, you need two things. First one is the speciality shoe that has the triangle slot, the second is the metal peg that pops up into said triangular slot when you stand on top of it. You then need to teach your body to balance correctly while doing the lean, that is, unless you're ultimate plan is to faceplant on the floor. A couple covers have been made with mature dancers getting ahold of the shoes and the metal peg and performing the lean, and even though they are able to pull it off, if you focus on their faces, you'll see that some are grimacing in pain. The best example on UA-cam is the video titled "My Smooth Criminal Performance".
If you watch the clips through the years you can see that he leans less and less. I imagine doing it every night on tour caused a lot of issues for him and he had to stop doing it to such an extreme.
So far I've mastered this technique only with my stomach.
He is the magic man
I don't think Michael needs much those shoes to define gravity... he was just magical...
thats what I said when she was like "then how did Michael do it"? Me: he's Magical!
No MJ's doctor said it is impossible to do anti gravtiy will nail if anybody tries this it will result in leg fracture or broke our bone
Michael Jackson can do that by more practice and more practice and practice only he was an hard working person 😎
He love his craft so much... he even designed a shoes especially for it
It is not a cheat, how dare people use that word. That man was a genious, let that fact sink in. He designed and redisigned those shoes, once when they failed. He has a patent in it. He is not just a musical genious, the KING.
Lmao fanboi
Roy Castle, a British entertainer used this method in a 1964 television show 23 years before Michael Jackson. ua-cam.com/video/YOg02ELUw4o/v-deo.html
the fact you spell genius wrong twice is hilarious to me 😂 no disrespect its just ironic lol
@@TheKoekiemonster1234Correction: Fangirl. She is just stating the FACTS. How many shoes n moves have u been able to invent in the first place to make it look so casual n cal it 'cheat'?
@@SuperStarlight4 look how angry you’re getting. Typing your whole ass paragraph in reply to 2 words written over a year ago 😂😂
keep cooking
Always wanted to know how those shoes work it looks so realistic on stage doesn't it with Michael
For the music video they used wires however when they were developing smooth criminal for on stage that's when they patented the shoes... sorry if that comment sounded angry
No this is not correct, MJ used the special shoes and the floor spikes in exactly the same way as he did during dangerous and history tours. If u look hard enough on the 1988 video u can actually see the spikes popping back under the floor. The wires theory was only a myth. The patent came in 1993 to make it that - a patent. Not used during the Bad tour 87/88 due to stage floor not being ready hence not used on Bad tour although theoretically could of been if ready. Complex floor design under floor and not seen was the other part of the illusion!
@@richardsalter9533 Thanks for the info
@@richardsalter9533 Wrong, they used wire in the short film. To replicate the illusion live, they came up with the shoe solution for the dangerous tour.
Here is a photo of the wires beeing attached to Michael on set.
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Michael Jackson patented the shoes
Anything Michael has done was pure magic.
Honestly as a kid I wonder how he did it but somehow the impressive part to me was just how cool it looked. Maybe somebody else could be figure making the shoes to help it but no one thought to make that lean part of a dance and knows it would look so cool.
Physics : *"Exis-"*
*MJ* :
His core strength equaled his care strength: extraordinary.
Their core muscles are insane!
Nice!!! RIP MJJ
No wonder MJ kept screaming "Aww!!" Those tendons must have hurt so bad.
Lets put this in kid words hes a genius and hes amazing and hes the best person to EVER dance
Haters say it was something in his shoes that made him lean
fr!
😂😂😂
no shit
He's magical
ACTUALLY, in the video for Smooth Criminal, they used wires to help accomplish the lean. It wasn't until the early 90's when MJ went on the Dangerous Tour that he invented the shoes. AND, the shoes actually have more than just the notch that hooks in the stage. The shoe goes up a lot further on the foot than a regular shoe. It also has straps rather than laces, this makes it a lot easier to do the lean, than come back up.
exactly!
This was revealed 10 years ago by a Micheal Jackson fan I think.
yes seen that video
Thanks you so much for revealing the secrets behind this amazing illustration.
Growing up my assumption was that Michael was wearing magnet 🧲 shoes! Why did I assume that? It’s because that’s what my dad told me as a kid. He showed me UA-cam videos when I was ten years old of Michael Jackson dancing; doing the Moonwalk and other of his signature dance moves. In the video when Michael did his 45 degree anti-gravity lean move I was both amazed and wondering how is he doing that and my dad said he wearing magnet 🧲 shoes
awesome video. I am one of the neurosurgeons who worked on this research. Your video sums up our paper excellently and in an innovative way. kudos and thanks
even with the shoe, it takes strong core muscles to keep the lean straight
Person: let's go of the lean while doing it
Kneecaps: *crrrrrrtttttt*
I'm glad this trick has been explained in detail through these videos. It cannot be performed without special shoes, and a bolt/locking mechanism that helps you "lean". It's impossible to do this without those things: you'll destroy your feet and legs.
If the shoes are anchored to the floor, they could make a shin support that's sort of springy so it holds some of the dancer's weight as they lean and helps them get back to vertical. It could all be hidden under the pants, and could be made to be comfortable and light enough to allow them to continue dancing. The hard part is the anchoring, getting it to be concealed, and attaching/detaching the shoes unnoticed.
Who even cares how it was done in so far as calling it a cheat, it was done live and is totally awesome
Michael had a hella strong core and abs of steel
Ab and lower back development is absolutely crazy to create this move alone.
“Your ancestors called it magic, but you call it science. I come from a land where they are one and the same.”
- Thor Odinson
I can do this, I just nailed my slippers to the floor.
I think just doing that past 30 degrees is a serious strain to the lower back and calves. Even trying it on to the edge of the bed and getting up without using my arms, that was a feat. 😅
But still genius to Mj got this all...
I learned somethign new today in just a couple of minutes, thank you for making this!
Dude put on a show like no other.
Michael Jackson is a legend and a peefectionist
MJ was such a creative genius with unique choreography!! He was a phenomenal performer and singer 🎤🎶💕💕
True. I teared up at the start of this video, then moved to stunned exclamations.
i still think that it was some ghosts holding him and his friends and then pulling them
Wondered for years. I thought they were magnets
aye let's not kill the vibe of MJ,he is a boss regardless
No MJ's doctor said it is impossible to do anti gravtiy will nail if anybody tries this it will result in leg fracture or broke our bone
Michael Jackson can do that by more practice and more practice and practice only he was an hard working person 😎
He learned the trick from flat earthers living near the edge. (physics joke)
When CHEAT and SKILL combined together for an unmeasurable force to be reckoned with. Despite not being his fan... admittedly Michael Jackson is just one of the wonders of the world. Period.
Love her shell suit...lol so old fashioned...
Nice jacket, contemporary to the song.
I read that one of the times that MJ did that lean, he tore his Achilles tendon. Ouch.
Yeah, that was because he had not stretched beforehand AND his shoes were not locked in completely. There are also videos that show the lean fail. He just kept dancing! 🕺
Very impressive, spectacular identity michael jackson has, no doubt!!!
Tried this as a Kid.
Got yelled at for Face Planting. 😏
Thanks for the quick, simple explanation. I can't stand drawn out crap.
He may not invented the moonwalk but this move is hes best discovery
I can do 25° without the shoe but my legs starts to hurt alot
Love the 90s jacket!
The most impressive part is being in the right position on the stage without looking like he and his dancers are trying to be in right position where the pegs come up. Smooth.
Thanks great explanation!
How can the every day people explain this,he was a genius.r.i.p.feb2022.
I thought that they had added weights in the shoes so that they produced an opposing torque on the wearer, but I guess those kinds of shoes would be too heavy.
What makes it special for Michael and the boys, is they're very good dancers in extremely good shape, that's how they're able to pull it off
Still his and his backup dancers core strength and legs must have been phenomenal
How did he do the lean if he made the shoes in 1993 but he first did the lean in 1988?
It says he patented them in 1993. He likely made them years earlier
Dang, sick windbreaker
I did this and broke my nose in 4 places i'm ok now
The dancers do this at the Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson show at Mandalay Bay. I knew how it was done with MJ. So I was sitting close to the stage, I didn't see anything the dancers could have clicked their heels into. I wonder if they have a different trick to do it.
Kinda reminds me of the shoes ski jumpers use. They can do things with that you wouldn't even imagine. I wonder what is harder, doing it on solid ground with all the pressure of your weight or in the air while flying at 80+mph.
I always thought they used magnets
must be some powerful magnets lol
@@wizardboy2406 They would have to be so powerful that they'd probably end up doing damage to everyone nearby because of the magnetic waves
that guy holding her shrt is 'Your Average Pool Player'.
he had a nail under his shoes
these shoes acfually werent used on this set, bands were...but jackson loved the look and created the special shoes down the road.
Michael worked out alot you have to have a strong core and your back muscles have to be very strong plus you can feel the calf muscles pulling when you lean i know that hurts.
Still what a genius
total.
So they have to buy a special stage or prep a normal one as well as buy special made shoes to pull this off?
Some people actually find a way to do this without cheating and even the no hand push up
Micheal Jackson did it because he's Michael jackson the greatest dancer of all time
So far, very few machines have been invented to improve the strength of the Achilles tendon.A great way to strengthen the ligament is Michael Jackson's anti-gravity tilt in special shoes with a pre-fixed sole to the floor.
Anti-Gravity Lean. Science Explains.
In this position, the foot becomes the fulcrum, and the center of gravity shifts towards the Achilles tendon. Thus, the whole body and gravitational load force the tendon to effectively tense, keeping the body in position at a 45 degree angle.
Everything is Possible.
Previously, it was believed that such a tilt was impossible, and few people could exercise it. However, if you look at Michael Jackson's shoes as a simulator and not shoes for a show, we get a very powerful simulator for Achilles tendon . Which everyone can use at home. For unprepared joints and ligaments of the lower extremities, the simulator can be dangerous and lead to injuries. However, if you approach this idea with common sense, you can expand the capabilities of our largest tendon in the human body
With contemporary musicians, who would have invented such shoes to achieve the anti- gravity move. Most of today's muscians are not creavity enough. Micheal Jackson was and still will be in his own League.
I wonder why he did his first lean side ways with his right foot turned but in his other leans his feet was in the right position.
Hehe man is magic
I just learned about this.
John 7:24 NLT - Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly.”
It’s cause his heel comes up inside the shoe so the Achilles is not stretched like she described. Think of ski boots that are slightly too big.
This is so creative-and awesome to give all his dancers! 💯
I like to do that lean when im skiing because skis support you
I AM tryn to USE it
I learned more about gravity in this video then in school
Finally, I know how to counter morning wood
Mj had a strong core and flexible that’s the secret not only the shoes