What the what.

This video features Adrienn Banhegyi.
She performs with Cirque de Soleil, and holds two world records for jump roping!

What you’re about to witness is the most ridiculous display of jump roping I’ve ever seen. Adrienn is advertised as JUMP ROPE GIRL – WORLD’S BEST JUMP ROPER, and I’m not going to argue. She jumps rope on location in Budapest, Hungary, and some of the stuff she does is so fast and complex you have to rewind to catch it. I didn’t know you could throw around the jump rope while jumping rope and still keep jumping rope. I don’t even know how to phrase “jumping rope” properly. SHE JUMPS THE SHIT OUT OF SOME ROPE

Here is your new athletic overlord:

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Don’t believe me? Then watch this Cirque du Soleil performer throw out the first pitch at PETCO Park.

Sure, he might look like a hidden character from Street Fighter Alpha 3, but he pulls off the crazy flip and still throws the ball straight down the middle. With our recent string of championship athletes who can’t throw a strike, this backflipping glitter dancer really puts things into perspective. And orgy mask or no, I’m still pretty sure I’d rather have him starting for my team than Rodrigo Lopez.

In a related story, a scout was in the crowd for this pitch and immediately instructed the New York Mets to sign 40 clowns. Hi-yo!

[Video and absolutely no other information via MLB.com]