Everyday many incredible things take place, many of which we won't ever hear about.
These are moments that stand out, and become the kind of astounding experiences that people
never forget as long as they live.
For some people however, those inspiring moments truly go above and beyond all possibilities,
and through sheer bravery and belief they do things that prove that everyone has the
potential to achieve greatness for at least a moment at a time.
Today we're going to take a look at some of the most incredible moments that would impress
anyone watching them, the likes of which are often so amazing that, had there not been
any video evidence, most people would be pretty reasonable in doubting them altogether.
Ready to be blown away?
Well then, let’s get it on!
NIK WALENDA SKYSCRAPER!
The Florida native has dedicated his life to walking across tightropes, but in 2014
Nik set up an event in Chicago Illinois, that would quite literally put all other tightrope
walks that had come before to shame.
Nik set out to set not one but two unbelievable records in the span of 15 minutes.
The city of Chicago made a massive event out of the spectacle Nik would make by walking
across the Chicago skyline on a wire only as thick as a penny.
Nik walked over the specially painted wire, 555 feet off the ground, over to the Leo Burnett
building which stands a whopping 683 feet high.
While this world record setting walk among the clouds is definitely nail biting, once
the second round started, things really got insane!
Fresh off a 10 minute walk on a wire 600 feet above the street, Nik put on a blindfold and
crossed another wire, setting a second world record that I'm sure nobody but himself would
ever be crazy enough to even attempt to top.
I know I'm like the narrator and all that, but it really is hard to put into words just
how amazing of a moment Nik Walenda's achievement here really is.
MANTLE OF BEES!
Bees are an insect that most people are more than happy to stay far, far away from.
After all, a sting from just one bee is more than enough to ruin your day, not to mention
accidentally stumbling upon a whole hive.
This dangerous and very weird...um, art form, is known as the Mantle of Bees, and it's an
insane accomplishment that you've gotta be at least a little bit crazy and a whole lot
of fearless to even attempt.
If that's the case, then Ruan Liangming is officially the craziest and most fearless
person to ever take on the mantle of bees.
For an episode of the Italian version of the Guiness World Record show, Ruan stood before
the cameras as he accumulated a world record shattering number of bees on him.
In the end he was absolutely overflowing with the flying insects, as he was completely covered
in them.
In total over 637,000 bees enveloped his body, weighing a total of 63.7 kilograms.
According to Ruan the trick to not getting stung too much is to remain completely calm.
ROOFTOP CYCLING PARKOUR!
You know what's awesome to watch?
Rooftop parkour.
You know what else is really cool?
BMX.
But combining both of those things...well… that sort of sounds impossible.
I mean, how could you possibly even put them together?
Well when you've got a name like Danny MacAskill, you're bound to find a way.
In an adrenaline spiking endeavor that kind of causes panic just to watch, Danny strapped
on a GoPro and combined the arts of BMX and Parkour across the cliffside rooftops of Cascadia,
performing death defying jumps, flips and tricks from building to building as the otherwise
everyday lives of the island inhabitants went on as usual.
Along the ride, over and over Danny made incredibly risky and seemingly unbelievable moves look
easy with his refined form and what have got to be absolute nerves of steel, in an environment
perfect for making one of the most unique and incredible feats in the world also look
beautiful.
SUPERSONIC FREEFALL!
Felix Baumgartner is probably closer to being an astronaut than any other extreme athlete.
What really makes him stand out is his ability to perform what most people have called an
impossible feat, and rightly so...
In 2012, the Austrian adrenaline junkie partnered with Red Bull to seek to accomplish something
truly unparalleled, a supersonic freefall!
In October of 2012, the daredevil rode a balloon-towed capsule a distance of 24 miles above the Earth,
high enough that a space suit is needed to even survive the climb.
What happened after, when Felix mustered up the courage to take the biggest leap in history
was the hard part.
Through his 4 minute freefall, he accelerated to a blistering speed of 843.6 miles per hour,
meaning that his body alone created a sonic boom just by falling.
In that moment, Felix Baumgartner more than proved that nothing is really impossible.
255-FOOT CLIFF FALL!
Skiing as sports go, while it can be relatively dangerous, unless someone tries to do some
crazy stunt way outside their skill level, it really does rank among the safer ones.
Meet Jamie Pierre, one of the bravest extreme athletes on the planet.
While at the top of a perfectly snow covered mountain peak, in an attempt to set the world
record for the highest ski jump, Jamie skied right off the peak of the mountain and plummeted
255-feet down.
Moments later he was able to walk away, casually saying that he just wanted to get the world
record to simply get it out of his system.
Now that's an insane reason to jump off a mountain, but then again, are there really
any sane ones?
AROUND THE WORLD AND BACK!
If it weren't for daring adventurers like Fyodor Konyukhov, we wouldn't have so many
geographical discoveries.
He's an adventurer the likes of which the world has literally never seen before, and
every time he safely completes one of his record setting journeys is a remarkable moment
in human history for most, but the chance to find a new challenge to conquer for him.
Among his seemingly endless list of unmatched accomplishments are circumnavigating the earth
in a boat 5 times, navigating solo across the Atlantic Ocean 17 times, setting the world
records for both the fastest journey around the world in a hot air balloon and the fastest
crossing of the Pacific Ocean in a rowboat, which he then became the only person to cross
both ways.
On top of that, he also holds the title of being the only human to ever reach the five
so-called poles of the Earth, the North and South poles, the top of Mount Everest, Cape
Horn and one that, and I swear I'm not making this up, is literally called The Pole of Inaccessibility
in the Arctic.
To be honest, pretty much every moment in Konyukhov life is pretty incredible one, and
thankfully he’s filmed all of it to forever cement his incredible achievements.
DAVID BLAINE ELECTRIFIED!
David Blaine is widely called a magician, but it would be more accurate to call him
the world's most extreme stuntman.
Along with his crazy escapades like being frozen in a block of ice or staying underwater
for way too long, one of his most insane moments in his career was when he chose to get himself
electrocuted…
If you know anything about David Blaine, you can be sure that this wasn't just some quick
shock.
No, no, no, in 2012, David made a spectacle that was live streamed to over 400 million
viewers by standing atop a 22 foot high pole in New York City for 73 hours, surrounded
by Tesla coils that were constantly shooting out one million volts of electricity all around
him.
The legendary performer embarked on one of his most shocking feats to date, seemingly
unphased by the massive current flowing constantly around him for 3 straight days.
I’d have some serious problems believing that if it weren’t documented...
BASE JUMPING INTO A PLANE!
Base jumping is one of the most popular and most dangerous, extreme sports in the world.
Either way, that danger just adds to the whole extreme part of the sport, and just eggs daredevils
on to keep pushing the sport to greater and greater extremes, and in 2017 that’s exactly
what Red Bull and two French wingsuiters sought to do.
Together they set up an incredible opportunity for the high flying duo: to be the first people
to ever try jumping off a mountain and into a moving plane.
And while that all seems incredibly unlikely, they did make this list right?
Through the perfect combination of determination, precision and sheer willpower, both wingsuiters
made the jump with no complications on their first try, and luckily for us got the unbelievable
footage to prove it.
To be fair, I probably wouldn't have believed them without it.
SURFING ON FIRE!
While a day at the beach may be fun, the ocean can kick up some seriously threatening waves
that you don’t want to get in the way of.
That is of course, unless you're a pro surfer, and for Jamie O’ Brian, there genuinely
was not a wave big enough to quench his thirst for adrenaline, so he had to go and do something
pretty much anyone would say isn't exactly as dangerous as it is impossible: surf ON
FIRE!
Wearing several protective layers, but still having the potential to have his skin scorched
before he could collapse into the ocean, the Hawaii native took to the legendary waves
of his homeland and turned himself into a real life Human Torch, and took off with the
wave like it was just a day at the beach.
I thought they said only the avatar could master all four elements?
8 HOUR CAR DRIFT!
We can all probably agree that BMWs are incredible works of automotive engineering.
Apparently however, BMW themselves wanted to really drive that point home, by breaking
the world record for the longest car drift with one of their very own cars.
Its true these cars are pretty great, but the current world record was nearly 90 continuous
miles of drifting.
Nevertheless, the company was determined to fully amaze the world and cement their century-old
reputation as still being valid.
BMW and their stunt driver didn't just break the record, they absolutely demolished it,
more than doubling the last record with a continuous drift running for 232 and a half
miles, which lasted a total of 8 continuous hours, add to it that the car needed to be
refueled a total of 5 times to keep the engine running long enough to pull this off.
Truly a testament to what human ingenuity and skill
can accomplish.