Video challenge: Can you spot the sniper before he shoots you?
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Can you see the sniper… before he shoots you? Nerve-shattering video challenges viewers to catch the killer in the woods before time runs out
- Can you spot the sniper hidden in the vegetation and bushes?
- James Trouble created the video and hid in several different positions.
- Viewers were divided, with many saying they needed extra help finding it.
Hidden in this burnt orange vegetation and green bushes is a sniper, blending into his surroundings, seconds before pulling the trigger.
He is wearing a ghillie suit covered in lacing, making it easy to tie leaves and sticks to his body. She often waits in plain sight, undetectable from her surroundings.
James Trouble, who runs the kickingmustang The YouTube channel and created the video, he hopes those with an untrained eye will be able to find it.
“I’ve always been into hiding… I got hooked on the thrill of becoming invisible,” he told MailOnline.
‘I think if you can see me half the time, you’re doing fine.’
Can you see the sniper in the distance?
He offered a clue to anyone trying to find him in his footage, warning: “The best way to spot a sniper is to look for unnatural shapes.”
Straight lines or shadows where there shouldn’t be any. We often see deer in the woods for their horizontal flat backs, same with snipers, look for unusual lines.
‘Any kind of movement, no matter how good the camouflage is, if the person is moving, it will be detected.’
In seven separate clips, James shows just how easy it is for a sniper to blend in with his surroundings while wearing the suit.
He says: “It has realistic colors and the 3D blade is arranged in natural random patterns that mimic the forest floor. The suit is covered with an elastic retention system to add natural vegetation to the field.
‘The sleeves have elongated cuffs to cover the back of the hands and an elasticated thumb loop to prevent the sleeves from riding up when crawling.’
Can you see the sniper in the distance?
Can you see the sniper in the distance?
In the video, which has been viewed 327,000 times, James even gives viewers his own perspective in the sniper suit in an attempt to make it easier to find.
Many noted that the snipers’ perspective helped them determine his general vicinity, but they still couldn’t see him until he was on his feet, by which time a sniper in a real-life scenario would have had plenty of time to squeeze the gun. trigger.
James has been playing airsoft, a team shooter in which players take out opposing players by shooting them with plastic projectiles, for 12 years.
He sells his highly detailed and realistic ghillie suits for £160, while matching balaclavas retail for £35.
Can you see the sniper in the distance?
“This just goes to show how effective good camouflage and location can be in the hands of a sniper. I would worry if he was the enemy,” said one viewer.
Another added: “This really shows the power of his stealth suit.”
Others offered some advice, telling other viewers to look for darker parts of the vegetation and unusual features in the environment.
‘You do a great job knowing the vegetation around you. I’ve seen some people wear all green and I think that’s the way to go.
‘I have to add some dead growth with live growth. You have definitely mastered it.
Photographer Simon Menner from Germany shared his own take on the game after taking pictures of army snipers hiding in deserted landscapes around the world.
MailOnline readers were divided on the image: some said they saw it instantly, while others said it was in the last place they expected.
Simon Menner traveled to Lithuania last year, where he captured this image of a sniper hiding in plain sight. So, can YOU find the shooter inside the snowy scene?