A German man in boxers manages to create the least impressive dive in history

Oct 18, 2012 17:51 GMT  ·  By

A daredevil from Germany attempted to dive into a frozen swimming pool, obviously failed, posted his effort on YouTube, and gave users this juicy viral.

“Catch the Ice Dude” was uploaded by Roberto Caliendo, or MrRobcalifornia. The clip has been viewed almost 2.8 million times in the last three weeks, and is now trending after being picked up by most media outlets.

The fearless swimmer featured in the clip jumps in the frozen water in his boxer shorts, in what is a very short and probably painful dive.

We can only guess the man was trying to break the ice by cannonballing through it, but he didn't quite make it to the other side.

He bounces off the thick layer of ice and just lies there for a while, we assume in agony, as his friends burst into nervous, uncontrollable laughter.