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#144213 - 01/01/11 02:30 AM World record "huck" - Stunt, or extreme sport?
rionada member Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 493 Loc: Hervey Bay, QLD Australia	A friend sent me this link to a guy going over a 186 ft waterfall in a kayak... OMG. The whole thing is video taped from several vantage points. It's really cool to watch, but is it a "stunt" or is this just really extreme sport? http://www.dump.com/2010/11/30/highest-waterfall-in-a-kayak-189-ft-video/ _________________________ i really don't think that applies to me.
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#144216 - 01/01/11 11:20 AM Re: World record "huck" - Stunt, or extreme sport? [Re: rionada]
Dryer Moderator Registered: 12/05/02 Posts: 3591 Loc: Texas	Gotta wonder "why"? Death wish? Why not Niagra Falls and get some publicity? Reminds me of Warren Miller's "Off the Grid" 250 foot cliff jump made by Jamie Pierre. Wife, kids, and he plummets off a cliff for whatever reason. Maybe he has lots of life insurance? http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/Jamie-Pierres-World-Record-Cliff-Jump-620875.htm _________________________ paul, texas KD5IVP
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#144268 - 01/03/11 12:06 AM Re: World record "huck" - Stunt, or extreme sport? [Re: Dryer]
rionada member Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 493 Loc: Hervey Bay, QLD Australia	Lordy, That was unbelievable! and he skis away after landing on his back! _________________________ i really don't think that applies to me.
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#144276 - 01/03/11 10:48 AM Re: World record "huck" - Stunt, or extreme sport? [Re: rionada]
billstephenson Moderator Registered: 02/07/07 Posts: 3917 Loc: Ozark Mountains in SW Missouri	I watched that on TV awhile back and was totally impressed with the young man's stupidity. But, he lived to attend his 15 minutes of fame, this time... For some 15 years I worked with C-4 and 5 quadriplegics. Way too many were like that young man before their accident, and a few afterwards as well. I got to listen to their stories. Almost all of them thought they were "Indestructible" . Now, we add to that the lure of cheap celebrity on "YouTube" type mediums and things get even stupider. _________________________ -- "You want to go where?"
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#144338 - 01/03/11 11:06 PM Re: World record "huck" - Stunt, or extreme sport? [Re: billstephenson]
finallyME member Registered: 09/24/07 Posts: 2710 Loc: Utah	Bill, that reminds me of my grandfather. He was a frogman in WWII. He was the "Fuse man". My dad said he never touched anything explosive after that, including fireworks (well, he still shot guns). _________________________ I've taken a vow of poverty. To annoy me, send money.
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