23 Oct

Globe of Death

Hat tip to My Life at Speed-er, Mathias Elfert for the link! The globe of death is a circus and carnival stunt where as many as eight performers ride motorcycles inside a mesh sphere simultaneously. It is similar to the wall of death, but in this act riders can loop vertically as well as horizontally.  The youngest recorded person to ride

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21 Oct

250 Feet Below 3 Feet of Ice In Speedos – Stig Severinsen Sets A New Guinness World Record

On a single breath of air, Stig Severinsen sets a new official Guinness World Record by swimming 250 feet (76.2m) below the ice in a frozen lake in East Greenland where nobody has ever been diving before! Swimming a distance of 250 feet beneath the surface on a single breath is no simple feat. But

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17 Oct

Sailing Around the World in the Vendée Globe Yacht Race

With the recent completion of the America’s Cup, competitive yachting has received a lot of attention.  However, there’s another race called the Vendée Globe which presents contenders with a test of Herculean proportions.  Every four years, single-manned vessels leave port at Les Sables d’Olonne, France, and circumnavigate the earth for three months straight, without ever

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