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[–] [email protected] 84 points 7 months ago (1 children)

His doctor was like “Hey man, you gotta take your turban off and put on a motorcycle helmet.”
And he was like “Nah, bro, what if I just wore a bigger turban?”
And his doctor was like “Dude, you’d need a turban that’s like 100lbs to offer you the same protection as a good helmet.”
Avtar: “Bet.”

[–] themeatbridge 44 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You're joking, but that's actually the idea behind all of the chainmail and metal woven into the turban. It's basically a traditional military helmet.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

I had no idea. That’s pretty rad, to be honest.

[–] jaybone 9 points 7 months ago

They weave chainmail into turbans? TIL

[–] MrJameGumb 74 points 7 months ago (3 children)

According to the internet the turban fabric is 645 meters long, weighs 100lbs and takes several hours of his day to put on... His neck must look like a question mark lol

[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If he wears it everyday I imagine he must feel a lot lighter at the end of the day like there's less gravity. Also 100 lb is 45.35924 kg apparently.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

So what you're saying is, he's a super saiyan?

[–] MrJameGumb 11 points 7 months ago

He is wearing the correct orange color for Master Roshi's dojo...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

weighs 100lbs

How much is that in normal metrics?

[–] A_Random_Idiot 4 points 7 months ago

about 4 coffee tables.

[–] Litany 3 points 7 months ago

A large/American sized 10 year old human. I.e. About 45 kilos

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[–] jaybone 2 points 7 months ago

A question mark or a redwood stump.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe 38 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This guy would totally say something like “I would comment upon your mother, but cows are sacred in my country.” And then ride off on his motorcycle before you could respond.

[–] HootinNHollerin 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Hahaha Or ignore you and say to your girlfriend “Once you go brown, you never frown” Then kick start his Royal Enfield to give her a moment to decide to hop on while staring at you

[–] MrVilliam 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Damn dude, save some pussy for the rest of us. Modern day Fonz shit right there.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 9 points 7 months ago

Fonz ain't got shit on this guy.

[–] devilish666 28 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] FlyingSquid 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And he's balancing on a motorcycle with that thing on too!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

World's most cushioned motorcycle helmet.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

He be like "mas turban".

Spanish speakers be like:

[–] Thcdenton 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] disgrunty 2 points 7 months ago

"Foul Tarnished, in search of the Elden Ring. Emboldened by the flame of ambition. Someone must extinguish thy flame. Let it be Margit the Fell!"

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Who rides a motorcycle while wearing a sword. Kinda badass

[–] Etterra 5 points 7 months ago

That's why he wears all that other nonsense - so you don't notice the sword until it's too late.

[–] Anticorp 5 points 7 months ago

Avtar Singh Mauni does.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Legit though, look at those arms. Dude is jacked!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

for real, those clothes are doing a lot of heavy lifting (🤭) in hiding those shoulders. Homie could probably tag-in for Sisyphus for a lil while

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago
[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

At least he shouldn't have to worry about a helmet.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

There was actually a study that showed turbans are surprisingly good at absorbing rotational force and they might've helped inspire stuff like MIPS on modern bicycle helmets.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Well if i was told the correct thing one of the main reasons Shiks wore turbans in the past was to protect their heads when they fell off their horses in battle. So yeah, a helmet.

Also apparently the "bracelets" were to tie their swords to so if they dropped it while on a horse it wouldnt just fall leaving them weapon-less.

Theres more reasons behind the 5 K's (the above being two of the) but i cant really remember them.

[–] homesweethomeMrL 18 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My dude here must have a swole neck.

[–] FlyingSquid 18 points 7 months ago

Considering what you can see of his arms, he's got a swole everything.

[–] Electric_Druid 10 points 7 months ago

The man's neck has been compressed into his body

[–] Lemminary 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

*puffs* "Whoa, dude, you know what would be so cool, man?" - Singh Mauni some time ago, allegedly

[–] FlyingSquid 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You don't need drugs when you have religion. With 'Singh' in his name, he's most likely a Sikh and Sikhs are required to wear turbans. This is basically his way of being the Sikhest Sikh that ever put on a turban. It's like a neck-hurting equivalent of the people who wear Jesus-themed T-shirts and get into a car covered in Jesus bumper stickers.

[–] themeatbridge 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

He's definitely Sikh, specifically Nihang, judging by the decorations on his Dumalla. Nihang Sikhs are traditionally warriors, and would wear turbans with chainmail woven inside to act as armor against slashing weapons. They also typically wear blue, and the steel bangles are also emblematic of Sikhs.

[–] MrsDoyle 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And that's a real dagger tucked into his sash. (I learned a bit about fighting Sikhs from reading Neal Stephenson's Termination Shock, and watching a load of YouTube videos.)

[–] FlyingSquid 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Sikh dagger (kirpan) must be worn and sheathed, but does not have to be sharp. So it is not necessarily a functional dagger.

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[–] HootinNHollerin 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Miss those Royal Enfields. Such cool motorcycles

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

this Avtar guy sure mastered turban bending

[–] toofpic 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah, wear a helmet, guys!

[–] UmeU 4 points 7 months ago

I showed this to my wife and she said ‘well that seems like an easy thing to beat; I could just make a turban that’s longer and bigger than that.’

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

This guy is so badass that everyone else needs to wear a helmet when he passes by

[–] Anticorp 2 points 7 months ago

F'realz, my dude?

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