Awesome Stunts

It’s funny what can happen during a simple game of HORSE, especially when you’re trying to one-up your buddies like this guy. After all that, in classic dude fashion, he only wants to know if it went in.

Casey Neistat recently got a $50 ticket for riding outside of the bike lane in NYC, then proceeds to show us exactly what would have happened had he actually stayed in the bike lane all the time.

According the the Guinness Book, the Australians hold the current record with 57 cars doing simultaneous donuts, but we think this earlier 29 car British record-breaker was way cooler.

24-year-old Kiwi Jed Mildon recently made action-sports history by performing the world’s first (recorded) BMX triple backflip at the Unit T3 Mindtricks BMX Jam in Taupo, New Zealand.

Before the Indy 500, Top Gear US’ Tanner Foust put his truck onto a giant orange Hot Wheels ramp, living out every little kid’s fantasy and nailing a world-record 332-foot jump in the process.

Pro street biker Danny MacAskill takes on every curb, sidewalk, bike rack, wall, shipping container and staircase he can find as he rides through the streets of Cape Town, South Africa.

This guy had the unfortunate bad luck to roll his Toyota 4×4 as he drove it down a rocky hill. Not only did he manage to escape unscathed – he did it with style and grace.

(NSFW: Language) Ouch is an understatement here as we see Terrell Middlebrooks remain amazingly calm after breaking his leg while filming for the Gypsy Caravan 2our BMX. (Thanks Grant!)

(NSFW: Language) Meet Ray, the Canadian stuntman who’s taking a ride Evel Knievel-style on a big snow mound. It only takes 8 minutes to see why alcohol and snow don’t mix. (Thanks Kyle!)

52-year old Yves “Jetman” Rossy has crossed the English Channel and flown loops on his awesome jetpack. Here’s a glimpse at his historic flight over the Grand Canyon on May 7, 2011.

Heck, we didn’t even know The Great Wall of China had a luge ride, but it does, and it looks like a total blast. Here’s a POV video captured by a rider as he speeds through the Mutianyu section of the Wall.

The video may be in Dutch, but defying gravity knows no language barriers here as British stuntman Steve Truglia completes a 360° loop in a Fiat 500 to promote the 2011 AutoRAI show.

Freddie Wong is back, taking on all comers thanks to a handy set of claymore mines, a bunch of the Action Factory stunt team flying through the air, and the requisite Freddie dose of After Effects.

We’ve checked out the mind- and physics-bending juggling and trickery of guys from A Normal Day before. Here, they’ve compiled a bunch of their best tricks into a single, 2-minute reel.

L.A.’s just-opened Tempest Freerunning Academy teaches you how to bounce off walls, fly through the air, and perform out-of-this-world acrobatic feats. Plus, you can be Super Parkour Mario.

How’s this for a an impressive feat? Nitro Circus rider “Special” Greg Powell managed to pull off this incredible Special Flip off of his bike, landing firmly back on the seat, then continuing his ride.

There’s no shortage of inspired acrobatics in this compilation of some of the best of tricking and parkour from around the world. We appreciate seeing the names with the talent too. (Thanks Ian!)

Strapping yourself to a swing with a jet backpack to see if you can swing in a 360-degree arc seems like a bad idea. But that didn’t stop Bang Goes The Theory host Jem Stansfield from giving it a whirl.

Jay Cheel’s Beauty Day tells the story of Canadian cable access TV maverick Ralph Zavadil, who performed a pre-Jackass series of daring and idiotic stunts on his Cap’n Video show in the ’90s.

Australian gymnast Joel Pocklington never travels without his video camera; to our horror and delight he’s crafted a madcap compilation of face plants, belly flops and runaway stunts. (Thanks Stephen!)

Nobody really wants to fall down a flight of stairs, do they? That’s not the case with professional stunt players like these guys. They actually make it look like fun. Just don’t go trying this yourself.

Buck up and huck it – that’s exactly what Tyler Bradt did (with minor injuries) to make the insane 189′ world record waterfall descent at Palouse Falls. The drama begins at 2:30. (Thanks Nash!)

Hal Needham was the the go-to guy for stunts in Hollywood for the better part of 40 years. In his new memoir, he tells amazing tales of stunt work for everyone from John Wayne to Burt Reynolds.