Cannonball! Holidaymaker sends a ball skyrocketing under the pressure of jumping into the sea
- The man jumps off a jetty and into the ocean with the small football by his waist
- He performs a manu, a ‘way of entering water’ that originates from New Zealand
- His body rotates as he falls and he lands flat on his back, with the ball by his head
- The tourist’s body disappears underwater, but the orange ball rockets back out
This is the hilarious moment a holidaymaker jumps into the sea with a ball and sends it flying.
The man, who has not been named, jumps off a jetty and into the ocean with the small football by his waist.
He appears to be performing a manu, a ‘majestic way of entering water’ that originates from New Zealand.
The man, who has not been named, jumps off a jetty and into the ocean with the small football by his waist. He appears to be performing a manu, a ‘majestic way of entering water’ that originates from New Zealand
His body rotates as he descends and he hits the sea flat on his back, with the ball held by his head.
The tourist’s body disappears underwater, but the orange ball rockets back out.
It is sent hurtling into the air at such a speed the cameraman briefly looses it, with it then arcing towards the shore.
The tourist’s body disappears underwater, but the orange ball rockets back out (pictured)
The ball comes crashing down further up the jetty and bounces between stunned onlookers.
People gathered along the small pier watch it land and then carry on talking.
The footage was posted on Reddit, but it was not immediately clear where it happened.
It is sent hurtling into the air at such a speed the cameraman briefly looses it, with it then arcing towards the shore (pictured)
It has been seen more than 45.000 times and attracted more than 500 comments.
One user joked: ‘Part of the ball’s energy went to pulling him to the surface. Otherwise, the ball would have hit a plane.’
Another added: ‘He’s making use of something called the Worthington Jet which is the phenomenon of how a spike of water will shoot straight upwards after you create a fairly round pocket of air.’