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Spinning on a Giant Yo-Yo

Spinning on a Giant Yo-Yo

The latest stunt from Nitro Circus’ Life Size Toys is a real doozy. The team built an 8-foot-tall replica of a Duncan butterfly yo-yo. Then, they strapped a pair of daredevils to its sides and lowered it from a 100-foot crane to make it spin. The dizzying ride would test even the most iron of stomachs.

32 Acrobats, 1 Crane

32 Acrobats, 1 Crane

For the opening ceremonies of the 20th Letní Letná festival in Prague, 32 acrobats performed while hanging from a spinning truss suspended by a crane. Artists duo.extend were part of this display from Cirkus Cirkor’s Aquanauts, an amazing show that brings together acrobats, aerialists, and synchronized swimmers in a show combining water, air, and fire.

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Epic LEGO Crane

Epic LEGO Crane

RC model fan Bordin Luca shows off a massive LEGO Technic build based on Jeroen Ottens‘ design for a Liebherr LTM 11200 construction crane. The nearly 8000-piece model features motorized support legs, and a huge, extendable tower. It’s featured alongside several other large RC vehicles in the eBook Bigscale RC Model.

Premature Demolition

Premature Demolition

(PG-13 Language) A construction worker in Houston, Texas was using his excavator to help gradually dismantle a parking garage, when the whole building unexpectedly fell at once. Fortunately, he backed up just enough that he managed to walk away unscathed.

Sellotape Car Lift

Sellotape Car Lift

Fast, Furious and Funny team up with Vsauce for another edition of what we like to call “Will It Lift?” This time they put Sellotape to the test against a Ford Mondeo. Don’t get too excited about the midsize sedan going bang though.

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