Kung-fu... Biker

Helmet, helmet, helmet... This is pretty much at the top of the safety-gadgets wish list for any biker out there (except, of course, the Hell's Angels and other similar gangs). Extremely useful, we admit, but... Do you really need it? Not if the people in your neighborhood call you Bruce Lee, you don't.

Because of the damn laws of physics, chances are a biker involved in an accident will hit an obstacle ahead, after being thrown off the bike, head on. On the other hand, the laws of physics don't necessarily apply if you are trained Mr. Miyagi.

Take a look at this guy and the unfortunate encounter between his bike and a truck. As the two machines we're battling to occupy the same space at the same time (you know, the adaptation of the Pauli exclusion principle in the macroscopic world), the biker flew over the truck, flipped a few times in the air and landed of his feet.

We admit, accidents in general are awful and motorcycle accidents in particular are even worse. But you've got to admire this guy (who, we read on some forums, was dubbed “the god of gymnastics” after his stunt).

We haven't decided yet whether his jump was a well calculated one, or just the effect of the inertia. Either way, the guy seems pretty shaken up after the jump. We mean, look at him, just staring at the bike, as if asking it to get back on its twos. And when it doesn't, he leaves. Enjoy!