It's like watching Monty python
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"On second thought, let's not call an Indian artillery strike. It is a silly process."
This is a demonstration for the public and TV on Republic Day at the national parade. It's mostly performative and is meant to be exaggerated and over the top because that's what's expected at this parade. Millions of families wake up early morning on Jan 26th every year to watch these performances. They even have performances from school children from different cultures in India, an air show, giant missiles, etc.
This reminds me of the border ceremony between India and Pakistan that is an awesome display of militaries upping each other in silly walks.
Honest question to Indian and Pakistani lemmings:
Does this look cool in its own cultural context?
I'm disappointed it didn't completely turn into a breakdancing contest halfway through
Much cooler than the US military who just throw their rifles around, and the UK who stamp a lot and have big hats.
They look funny doing that, but I wouldn’t fxxk with a single one of those dudes. Probably have thighs as solid as rock and could kick you straight into a coma.
I was just thinking that this is one of the ways you train for martial arts - it's all endurance and fast twitch muscles. You extend your leg and it's a kick. These folks can probably kick an opponent in the head. Repeatedly and quickly.
It's an absolutely ridiculous core exercise. This is peak conditioning.
Yeah, these are Sikh warriors. Pretty much the most badass fighters in all of history.
"Come on, mateys, step in time...
Load the magazine, step in time...
Never need a reason, Never need a rhyme...
Fire at will, step in time!"

Bollywood films are real and everything in India does involve some kind of dance!
Not a rehearsal for a Bollywood movie about war?
Any nation attacked like this or defended against like this would just have to dissolve in shame.
Is there some utility to all that?
They're waiting for their applications to the Ministry of Silly Walks to come through.
Don't you see how patriotic and serious they are? They did the very patriotic and very serious walk and everything!
It's probably a joke they filmed for fun. You never know with the military but none of them are visibly considering killing their butterbar so it's probably the joke thing.
Military heads and their little ritual dances.
Wait, are commanders often autistic?
Thèse soldiers are theading thé finest line. A single wrong move ans they are officially life long mate with a red crested great pikou bird.
Disappointed they did not dance on the braces to achor them in the ground. Now after firing its all shifted.
Now this is what I expected to see when I visited India. Do they keep the dancing Indian's in the special forces? Why didn't my tuktuk driver act like this?
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