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CBS’ 60 Minutes Shows How To Film A Free Solo Mountain Climber Thousands Of Feet In The Air

4:00PM October 3, 2011 | Jack Loftus

How did 60 Minutes in the US film their recent segment on free solo climber Alex Honnold? For such a dangerous and unique assignment, only the best would do. More »


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The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir, aka the Fish Volvo, aka The Most Annoying Thing Ever

7:00AM January 14, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Meet crazy inventor Richard Carter. Where most people look at singing novelty fish and say “get that damn thing away from me,” Carter saw something magnificent—and the Sashimi Tabernacle Choir was born.

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Two Guys Jumped Off the Burj Dubai and Lived to Tell About It

5:00AM November 22, 2008 | Adam Frucci

Oh, wow. Apparently, in May, a Brit and a Frenchman snuck on to the under-construction Burj Dubai and BASE jumped from it at 650 metres up. Now, there’s video available of their infiltration, jump and subsequent escape. The footage from up top and the jump is just incredible stuff. I wish I had the cajones to do something like this. Although my favourite part of the video may be the footnote at the end; wait for it, it’s worth it. [Current via Neatorama]

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