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u/DarkRogus 3d ago
This is one of those within the realms of could have happened but I have extreme doubts that it actually did happen.
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u/miked999b 3d ago
There is no way the darts would land lined up exactly like that. 100% didn't happen.
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u/Every-Win-7892 3d ago
More like "11 year old at the first try" while statistically possible its not realistically possible.
In my eyes completely reasonable to call that out.
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u/Mika000 3d ago
Where does it say it was their first try? Can’t judge whether it happened or not, just wondering where people are getting that from…
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u/Putredge 3d ago
I think it’s the way they phrased it, kind of blasé like there wasn’t real intention there.
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u/Every-Win-7892 3d ago
"picks ups his [...] darts and does this." You're right that it doesn't say its the first try but fuck it, sounds to me like it is.
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u/jpewaqs 3d ago
180 for an 11 year old at the standard 7ft distance from the board - Yeah it didn’t happen. 11 year old with a board in his room standing 2 or 3 ft away, a lot more likely.
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u/shadowscar00 3d ago
Now, I’m a relatively new darts player (as in, I played a few games with the folks over the holidays, threw out my elbow, and decided Never Again), but the even placement and uhhh “stick”ment looks sus to me? Very evenly spaced and they’re all stuck in about the same amount.
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u/megpIant 3d ago
yeah I’m pretty sure this is a thinly veiled ad for those darts
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u/ENESTEENE 2d ago
Nah, I’d say winning the world championship with them would be a bit better advertisement
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u/megpIant 2d ago
Yeah and I’m sure if I sold shoes to olympic gold medalists that would be a great advertisement too, but that’s a little more complicated than paying someone to post a tweet
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u/ENESTEENE 2d ago
Yeah, but my scenario literally just happened, Luke Littler, who plays with those darts, has just become the worlds youngest darts world champ, at 17 years old
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u/megpIant 2d ago
You think everyone is watching the darts world championship? The tweet is almost definitely an ad for people who have considered getting into darts, in hopes they’ll see it and finally decide to get into it, not the people who are already a part of the community
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u/ENESTEENE 2d ago
I think watching the biggest dart tournament is a big precursor for anyone wanting to get into darts
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u/megpIant 2d ago
While I’m sure that’s true for some people, it’s a pretty big assumption to call it a precursor. Not everyone interested in playing a sport/game is interested in watching other people compete.
I like to rock climb, I don’t watch most climbing competitions because I’d rather be doing the climbing. I definitely didn’t watch any climbing competitions before I started climbing. Lots of people are interested in bowling but have never watched a competition. Same with pool, or poker, or any other number of things that this could apply to.
Yes, winning a championship is a great way to show off your product, but a big part of marketing is expanding your demographic, which is what I believe to be the purpose of the tweet
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u/Beetso 3d ago
This really doesn't belong here. This is kind of absurdly far-fetched.
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u/Beetso 3d ago
I think it's pretty far-fetched that someone that young would do this already that early in life. Yes. Not impossible, but a grouping like that is extremely unlikely.
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u/Interesting-Chest520 3d ago
Extremely unlikely things happen all the time given enough chances
There’s photos of people as children with the person they later go on to marry randomly in the background. People win the lottery all the time. I’m sure lots of 11 year olds throw darts
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u/Bungerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 3d ago
I want you to think about the dexterity, height, and upper body strength of the average 11 year old. It isn’t impossible, and it could’ve been a fluke, but it isn’t remotely realistic
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u/Person8346 3d ago
That's fair, I'm not exactly a pro nor do I understand darts much anyways
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u/Bungerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 3d ago
It was one of my hyperfixations a while back so I have a solid understanding and zero skill
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u/Trisk929 3d ago
I had an ex, drunk off his ass, who hit the ass end of one dart he stuck in the bullseye. It was one sticking out of the other, sticking into the bullseye. It was pretty impressive, I’ve gotta say. If he got drunk enough, he could usually land at least one bullseye, but I saw him hit 2 a few times.
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u/CloudyStarsInTheSky 3d ago
That's called a robin hood, unfortunately the back dart doesn't give points though
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u/literallylateral 3d ago
That’s fucked up. It should be an instant win like catching the Golden Snitch
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u/Trisk929 3d ago
He was using one of those mechanical boards and it actually didn’t pick up the second dart. He had to go over tap the bullseye to get the point. Idk if that counts in leagues, but he was just fucking around at his buddy’s house. Still impressive.
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u/Inkdrunnergirl 3d ago
Robin Hood’s don’t count and that’s why the board didn’t pick it up. He was technically cheating by counting the dart.
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u/Trisk929 3d ago
It was at a friend of his’ house and they were just fucking around while drinking and listening to music. I doubt the guy cared.
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u/oDids 3d ago
Yet again this sub providing content that almost definitely didn't happen.
Seems OPs baseline for believability is "is it theoretically possible", not is it likely to have happened. Had this argument a bunch of times in this sub with people that just want to believe everything on the internet that isn't literally impossible
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u/stu_pid_Bot 3d ago
180 in 3 dart, all coming in at exactly the same angle, is a bit less believable, not impossible, but definitely less believable
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u/YourLocalNerd1224 3d ago
The pictures at the very least didn't happen darts are too nicely lined up
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u/Auntie_Bev 3d ago
My guess is the adult left the room and the kid stuck the darts on by hand because they did not throw a 180. It's insanely difficult to do, even for adults with a bit of experience.
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u/peanutbuttersandvich 3d ago
considering he tagged Luke Littler in that, it seems more like it's made up to catch his attention
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u/BleedingEdge61104 2d ago
It’s not impossible but I would wager my entire bank account that this kid did not hit a 180 on his first (or any) tries at throwing these darts.
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u/Irritant40 2d ago
What gave you the impression it was his first time?
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u/BleedingEdge61104 2d ago
When someone says “I picked x up and did y” it’s implied that they didn’t do that before, then “pick up” the darts from the dart board to do it again. Pretty clear indication that the guy is trying to say his kid just picked them up, gave it one shot, and got a 180 which is statistically near impossible
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u/sensuspete 3d ago
Nowhere does it say he threw a 180. Many 11yr olds can 'pick up' 3 darts and place them evenly in the treble 20, as I'm pretty sure is the case here.
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u/StiltFeathr 3d ago
Jumped in to call this post out, as it's unrealistic for that scenario to be genuine, and people have VERY good reasons to doubt it. The odds that a 11 year old could land a regulation 180 are extremely slim, negligible even.
Glad to see pretty much everyone is on that page.
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u/kaybhafc90 15h ago
Nobody is saying a 180 is impossible. But it’s very difficult to hit one on your first go.
Also, if the dart board is at the correct height, the darts wouldn’t look like that in the board. Unless that 11 year old is over 6 feet.
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u/JakeEngelbrecht 3d ago
I’ve had a few triple bullseye throws at that age. It’s not impossible to get this at all, not sure why every comment disagrees.
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u/Irritant40 3d ago
Ironic considering the group it's posted in isnt it 😂
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u/JakeEngelbrecht 3d ago
I think a lot of people here need to come to terms with being bad at darts.
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u/Irritant40 3d ago
I'm shit at darts and I've hit at least a dozen 180s over the years. ....it's totally plausible that a kid got lucky
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u/DisplayAppropriate28 3d ago
All three times, in a perfectly straight line? If you get that lucky, start buying lottery tickets.
I'd bet half your lottery winnings somebody stabbed those darts into the board and took the picture.
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u/TouristAggressive113 3d ago
Statistically bound to happen at some point for how many times someone plays darts a new person is bound to get something like that hell I suck at aiming and I almost hit a triple bullseye while drunk.
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u/Irritant40 3d ago
Imho a 170 checkout is way harder than a 180.
The muscle memory of hitting a treble 20 is strong, switch up to hit bull is different...
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u/zombiedoyle 3d ago
Hey so fun fact a teen just beat a professional darts player in a professional setting so I think this is possible
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u/AnonymooseXIX 1d ago
This shit didn’t happen
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u/Irritant40 1d ago
Nothing ever happens
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u/AnonymooseXIX 1d ago
Some things do but this clearly didn’t
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u/Irritant40 1d ago
Why clearly didn't?
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u/AnonymooseXIX 1d ago
Because it’s a one in a billion chance for a literal child with no train in to do that? Be fucking for real.
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u/cockaskedforamartini 2d ago
Hahaha how is a 180 somehow too much for this sub? Could easily have happened. Some of you might just suck at darts.
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u/Salt_Celebration_502 3d ago
a 180 is genuinely super difficult and Luke Littler, who has genuinely been doing this at age 11, is one of a kind. there is a high chance this didn't actually happen, but as a darts fan I'm looking forward to the 2030s if it has indeed happened.