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Rope Jumping: The Latest Russian Suicide Sport

1:20PM March 5, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Rope jumping makes bungee jumping look completely sane and kinda cute. There’s no flex: The whole “not dying” part is determined entirely by where you anchor the rope—and where you jump.

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Save Your Automobile in a Hurricane Using Sophisticated Gadgetry

4:15AM September 16, 2008 | Sean Fallon

The Hurricane Rope Tether—because you can never be too prepared when it comes to protecting your beater car from being washed away in a storm. This fancy DIY project is brought to you via a KTRK TV viewer in Houston during their recent brush with Hurricane Ike. File this one under smart tips for suburban disaster survival. [KTRK via Digg via Gearfuse]

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