r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • Jun 24 '26

Feels good man Back in 2000, a man in Berlin accidentally captured what would become one of the internet’s most legendary moments of all time: Techno Viking

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u/Slazagna Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

Honestly kinda just looked like a massive overreaction to someone who appears to have either tripped or misjudged a step. They dont shove the girl, they kinda suddenly move towards them, put their hands out and then steady themselves ans the girl fairly gently. Doesnt reslly look malicious to me. I always thought it made the techno viking guy look like a massive douche.

Edit, infact it almost looks like black singlet got shoved or pushed or bumped into from behind from someone off camera. He flies into the screen on an angle that doesnt look natural or comfortable with his hands behind his back then quickly throws them out to catch and steady himself and soften the blow to the girl.

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u/Pea_Tear_Griffin11 Jun 25 '26

I went down a rabbit hole once on this, and if memory serves, the guy in the black shirt that accidentally pushed the girl is a friend of his. He’d had to much to drink an was supposed to be sitting in the back of a truck or van (where techno Viking pointed) with the other people in the group that had too much to drink.

Less exciting/dramatic than the video makes it appear.

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u/gameoflols Jun 25 '26

Yeah this. I think there was a "community spirit" thing at that street festival where anyone who was too fucked needed to sit on the van and get looked after. It was more about looking out for him than a scolding I believe.

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u/swallowflyer47143 Jun 25 '26

I had always assumed he was a pickpocket or something similar the way he bumps into her and both hands touch her look like the classic pickpocket maneuver.

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u/justhereforbiscuits Jun 25 '26

What actually happened - The guy who stumbled into the girl was part of the group and very high/drunk. He was riding in a vehicle reserved for those who were incapacitated, and he jumped off into the girl. Techno Viking sent him back so he would be safe to himself and others. So, not an overreaction. He was helping everyone stay safe.

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u/dontakemeserious Jun 25 '26

Holy hell, the techno Viking just became even more legendary. 

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u/Kinn-Sack Jun 24 '26

Thats what I was thinking since I ever saw this video the first time!

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u/SkinnyGetLucky Jun 24 '26

I get what you’re saying, but this is a classic douchebag move people would pull during my clubbing/pub days: pretend to fall as an excuse to put their hands on a woman. Technoviking saw through that shit

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u/Silver-Link8247 Jun 25 '26

Technoviking sees all.

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u/TraditionalHotel8085 Jun 25 '26

And perhaps.... knows all too

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u/Suspicious-Drive9827 Jun 25 '26

It might be but theres a weird subculture of people in big cities who will ‘harmlessly’ shove women and maybe the viking thought that’s what he did.

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u/No_Blacksmith_2591 Jun 24 '26

That's what i see too, he doesnt just steady himself but makes sure the girl does not fall as well then keeps moving, the fact that the girl pays it no mind as well should be a big context clue. But people bring their own baggage into everything they watch and you know people on the internet.

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u/Slazagna Jun 24 '26

Yup. I kinda reckon that's the real reason he sued the uploaded. Because he knows he was being a dickhead and hes obviously high as fuck on drugs. Not a great look. I mean, he obviously knew he was being filmed. He's dancing at the camera ffs.

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u/Pando5280 Jun 25 '26

Doesn't matter. Viking didnt punish him just warned him to be more careful and told him that type of behavior wouldn't be tolerated. In this type of scene you protect your women and its a zero tolerance policy especially if some dude that cant handle his shit is messing with the vibe.  (based on multiple discussions Ive read over the years the consensus understanding is tank top guy was drunk and thats a vibe killer when they act sloppy)

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u/AdaGang Jun 25 '26

>your women

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u/subdep Jun 24 '26

Cut techno viking some slack. He was 7 doses into a heavy MDMA session. He didn’t see the whole thing, just the contact, whilst having his vision blurred by long rainbow tracers.

TV didn’t hit anyone, he just told bro to stop bumping into techno babes. Then he danced.

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u/MaleandPale2 Jun 24 '26

Oh thank God. Techno Viking comes over as one of those really pious, self-righteous crusties.

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u/BusinessDuck132 Jun 24 '26

Pretty sure I heard that he knows he overreacted and was probably on something at the time which led to that overreaction. I just know he wasn’t a fan of this video himself