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Bridge Rappelling

2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtuVL1Pc26U

The video speaks for itself, and the man is still alive after the fall (you can freeze the frames and walk through it, he moves his legs so he's still conscious).

Apparently he was trying to do an Australian style of rappelling where the idea is to move off of a surface while facing the ground, then upright yourself for the landing. This technique was an adapted version of "Australian Rappelling" where soldiers would run down the face of a cliff while firing on their enemies below.

More info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Rappel

I believe this one deserves an Honorable Mention, I do expect to see this man (whose name I unfortunately do not know) actually earn a Darwin Award sometime during the course of his life.

Submitted on 05/14/2007

Submitted by: Yahoshua
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James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I would normally write this off as an "X-treme" sports accident, but this gent looks like a rank amateur! I may be wrong, but he didn't appear dressed for the occasion either! The fact that he survived a Wile E. Coyote-esque landing makes this all the more comical! OK, I'll bite! HM!!! Thanks, Yahoshua!


Graham said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Hoo-boy! Where did THIS guy come from? What's gets me about all of this is, WHY? Why do they feel the need to do such incredibly stupid things? Personally, I'd rather just look at the view. How he survived is even more incredible. Will he learn from this? Highly unlikely. Diseases like this are simply incurable . . Thanks, Yahoshua


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