Good suicides elicit exclamations of "ouch" from onlookers and can even be comical to a certain degree.
Invention of the move has been credited to Frosty Freeze of Rock Steady Crew.
However, while both suicides and freezes end with a cessation of movement, there is a large distinction to be made.
Freezes are precisely controlled techniques meant to draw attention to the actual frozen position.
Suicides draw attention while in motion, convey an impression of being dangerously out-of-control, and often leave the breaker lying prone on the floor in an unremarkable position.