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Is Viral Video 'World's Longest Basketball Shot' an Editing Hoax?

by Amar Toor on September 24, 2009 at 04:10 PM


A troupe of six students have created something of a mini-sensation with the above video, which just may capture the most impressive shot in basketball this side of Dr. J.

Maybe.

In the video, a member of the group "Dude Perfect" (brilliant name) launches a basketball from the upper deck of Texas A&M's football stadium, and -- if we are to believe our eyes -- sinks it into the basket, which is situated on the field, itself. The shot, the students claim, is the longest in the world. The video has been widely disseminated and its validity hotly debated.

This stands to reason, as many past feats deemed to be superhuman were later discovered to be the work of cinematic sleight-of-hand, instead. Video experts have scrutinized the camerawork, and claim that they cannot find any blatant evidence of editing. In an effort to prove its validity, Dude Perfect filmed the miracle shot from the thrower's perspective as well as from underneath the basket. They seem to line up. [From: Telegraph]

Not like we're experts, but based on the videos and angles, it's difficult for us to come up with a verdict. Our skeptical inclination, though, would lead us to suspect some sort of subtle trickery at work. Regardless, the members of Dude Perfect, while staunchly avoiding interviews even as their video garners more media attention, have promised to sponsor one child for every 100,000 views of the video, through the charity Compassion International (as of this morning, the video had over 2.1 million hits). So, whether or not the shot is "perfect," it's pretty clear these guys are cool dudes. [From: DailyMail.co.uk and YouTube]

Tags: amazing works, AmazingWorks, basketball, sports, top, video editing, VideoEditing, viral video, ViralVideo, youtube

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