A million people skipped a heartbeat as Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner embarked on a record breaking freefall jump. Fearless Felix skydived an estimated 39 kilometers and landed on earth at a speed of 1,342 kilometers per hour (834 mph). Felix’s stunt is not the only daredevil act that got our hearts in our mouths; here are other few...
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Nik Wallenda’s walk across Niagara Falls
On June 15, 2012, ropewalker Nik Wallenda crossed Niagara waterfalls on a tightrope. He became the first person to cross the Niagara Falls on a high wire. It took Nik 25 minutes to achieve the feat which was broadcasted internationally. Nik is now planning to surmount the Great Canyon on his rope.
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David Blaine’s ‘shocking’ act
American illusionist David Blaine performed a 72-hour stunt called "Electrified: One Million Volts Always On”, in which he stood between seven Tesla coils producing an electric discharge of at least one million volts continuously for the duration.
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Robbie Knievel’s bike leap
On June 5, 2010, stuntman Robbie Knievel from Texas took his bike for a long ride. By long ride we mean, a jump spanning 200ft above a line of police cars, ambulances and a fire truck!
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Alain Robert’s ‘Aspire tower’ climb
The ‘French Spiderman’ Alain Robert set a Guinness world record by climbing the Aspire tower in the shortest time. On April 12, 2012 Alain climbed 980ft tower in 1 hour 34 minutes. Alain has also climbed Pune’s tallest building Amanora tower in less than 12 minutes.
