Elite Facts Presents
10 Dangerous Stunts Performed
10.
-Alain Roberts is Literally Spiderman This is just hard to believe.
Parkour is one thing but this is just plain crazy!
So as it turns out, There’s a real life “Spiderman” out there in the world.
Now no he’s not a web slinger but the way this guy ascends buildings is just mental.
French citizen, Alain Roberts has made a name for himself as the “French Spiderman”.
The reason for this nickname is because he has climbed some of the world's tallest buildings
with nothing more than a pair of climbing shoes and chalk for his hands.
No Safety nets, No Bungee Cords or Harnesses.
Just his hands!
That is amazing!
9.
-GoldenEye Dam Bungee Jump Oh man, GoldenEye!
What a film that was!
Contained so much action and excitement that it has to have a dangerous stunt involved.
With the James Bond franchise returning from a 6 year hiatus, They needed to open their
next film with a bang and they did just that with this incredible bungee jump stunt off
of the Contra Dam making this the first time anyone has bungee jumped from the Contra Dam
and even making it the 3rd highest bungee jump ever.
8.
-Nik Wallenda Niagara Falls Rope Walk So originally when writing this video, We
were going to use the most famous example of tightrope walking from 1974 when a man
successfully tightrope walked between the twin towers of the world trade center.
Well turns out that a more amazing feat has been accomplished as Nik Wallenda successfully
tightrope walked across NIAGARA FALLS!
This rope was suspended high above the waterfall and stretched out across the board between
Canada and America.
This is even more impressive when you consider the fact that the environment must have taken
a toll on this tightrope attempt due to how damp the equipment can get but the entire
length of the walk took around 40 minutes complete.
7.
-The Human Cannonball The Human Cannonball is one of the oldest
stuntman tricks in the book.
Saying that however shouldn’t diminish how dangerous the actual stunt is.
Although the canon part of the stunt is NOT dangerous in any way or form as human cannonball
stunts always use either a large spring to throw their user or an air bag rather than
popular belief of using actual gun powder.
No the danger instead comes from the landing.
If you land wrong, That’s it, You’re done.
If the cannon malfunctions and overshoots or undershoots the distance the stuntman is
thrown, That’s it, You’re done! and if the net that catches you malfunctions, You’re
done!
This stunt is extremely dangerous!
6.
-Evel Knievel: Wembley Stadium Jump Evel Knievel.
That name is synonymous with defying death.
Knievel was and still is seen as one of the greatest stuntmen in history and you know
what?
Considering his long list of previous stunts and accomplishments, I think he’s most certainly
earned that title.
That being said however, Even the greatest can fall from grace in some way or form.
This is no exception for stuntmen.
In Knievel’s case, It was his most infamous jump that nearly ended Career.
This stunt was his jump at Wembley Stadium in 1975 was performed in front of 90,000 people
as Knievel jumped over 14 single decker buses.
He did make the jump, Only for himself to lose control of his bike and crash after gaining
too much momentum.
This jump broke his pelvis and nearly ended his legendary career.
5.
-Comedy can easily go wrong: Collapsing Side of House
So as far as some jokes go, This one, Although very cheesy can be very dangerous.
Made famous by Buster Keaton in the Whenever this gag is performed, The wall that is used
for this stunt needs to have weight for it in order for it to drop and give off the right
effect.
This gag needs to be planned out very carefully.
The reason for this is if the actor is slightly off from where they’re supposed to stand,
The building’s wall will collapse straight on them rather than around them causing the
actor to either be severely injured with either a broken neck, spinal stenosis, a concussion
or even brain damage or in some cases, even resulting in the actor’s death.
Best example of this going wrong is in one of the outtakes included on the end credits
of the second Jackass film.
This scene was created to close out the film in a very broadway like manner.
This scene shows Johnny Knoxville recreating the collapsing house gag.
In the outtake of this gag however, the House collapsed straight on top of him rather than
him passing through the gap unscathed.
Luckily this prop was made from light wood rather than heavy boards and materials similar
to the previously shown Buster Keaton gag.
This was one of the safer examples, yet in the outtake, you can see the cast and crew
were genuinely worried due to how risky it is for receiving a brain injury.
4.
-Hotel Freefall - Dar Robinson Dar Robinson has been known for some of the
most incredible stunts caught for film, But none nearly as incredible as his Hotel Freefall
at the end of Sharky’s Machine in 1981 in which he fell 220 feet without a harness!
Now that is impressive!
Now it wasn’t mentioned if he sustained any injuries during this stunt but considering
he has been credited for “Not breaking a single bone” throughout his 19 year career,
i think it’s safe to say he came off of this stunt unscathed.
Unfortunately, Robinson finally met his demise whilst filming a chase scene for the film
“Million Dollar Mystery”.
Robinson was riding a motorcycle before getting caught in an accident that that would take
his life.
3.
-Steve Hudis - School Bus Fireball Jump This sounds like something straight out of
a Michael Bay picture.
In 1999, Steve Hudis performed a stunt that simply looked as incredible as it was dangerous.
He Jumped through a ball of fire and over a row of cars in a school bus!
2.
-Robbie Knievel Jumps Grand Canyon Cheating death must run in the family as Robbie
Knievel follows in his dad’s footsteps really closely.
In 1999, He conquered a stunt that even his dad probably couldn’t do.
He jumped across the grand canyon on his motorcycle!
1.
-Tom Owen has the Strongest Stomach in the World
So you’ve heard the term of someone having a “Strong Stomach” right?
You know, Being able to see, smell and taste things that are disgusting but don’t feel
the effects of being ill in any way or form.
Well we’re not talking about that type of strong stomach.
Instead we’re talking about a person who took this saying literally.
Meet Tom Owen, The man who LITERALLY has the strongest stomach in the world.
Now you’re probably asking “What do you mean by strong stomach?”.
Well Tom Owen has more or less went viral online for his insane stunts.
His stunts often involve large vehicles drive up this small ramp next to where Owen is lying
a it drives straight over his stomach (Yes you’ve heard that correctly) and onto another
ramp on the other side of his body.
Now bare in mind that this includes both the front set of tires and the back set of tires.
That is insane!
Now fair enough each wheel looks to be on his stomach for about a second or 2 before
driving off…..BUT THAT’S STILL OVER 5000 POUNDS OF WEIGHT DRIVING OVER YOU!
(Going off of the average weight of a pickup truck that is).
That not impressive enough for you?
How about in 2009, He laid on the floor as a speedbump for nine trucks, Each individually
weighing about 30,000 POUNDS EACH!
Tom Owen, You are an absolute madman!
Any stunts from live shows or films we’ve missed out?
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