Awesome Stunts

Freerunner, parkour artist, and all-around high-flying daredevil James Kingston helps us experience what he sees as he jumps between roofs, up the sides of buildings, and climbs structures around Southampton, UK.

The latest clip from YouTube action juggernaut Devin Supertramp takes us first to the side of a bridge, then to the basket of a hot air balloon and drops us straight off with only a parachute and a GoPro to cushion our falls.

A dangerous trick achieved with soapy water and butane fuel is made just that more awesome to watch by capturing it in slow-motion. Go behind the scenes with BeyondSlowMotion here. Needless to say, do not try this at home.

Either this video shows us the greatest knife throwing trick ever, or some of the greatest video editing fakery ever. Any way you slice it, it’s the most awesome 37 seconds of video you’ll watch today.

Putting on Google Glasses can make you look like a total nerd-dork, but they can also be useful. For instance, you could use them to learn Kung Fu, so you can take on Terminators sent back from the future to destroy you.

After suffering serious injuries in a prior wingsuit accident, Jeb Corliss is back. Here, he threads the eye of a needle through a mountain crack that’s less than 15 feet-wide at its narrowest point. Skip to 4:01 for the jump. (Thanks Roch!)

Driver Peter Pyzera takes on Dave Barlia in the Swiss Alps as his 370Z Nismo zips under the wingsuit-clad athlete. We’re not sure exactly what it proves or doesn’t, but it sure is purty to look at. Behind the scenes footage here.

Four time XDL championship rider Bill Dixon shows off his mad motorcycle skills, pulling everything from riding hands-free to upside-down and backwards. Though the cameraman gets a little distracted at 2:15. More action here.

The Red Bull Air Force team took to the skies over Rio de Janeiro to jump out of a helicopter and fly by the iconic Cristo Redentor statue in their wingsuits and fan-powered parachutes. More Rio footage here and here. Pics here.

Fitness trainer Frank Medrano shows off several jaw-dropping calisthenics routines (as well as his jacked up body). Calisthenics mainly involves using one’s body weight for resistance instead of relying on exercise equipment.

While we can crush an empty soda can with ease, this Russian strongman can fold a frying pan with his bare hands like it’s no harder than folding cardboard. Surprisingly, he’s got he’s got competition. And maybe a girlfriend.

Red Bull’s stunt flying team takes to the skies at the UK’s Sunderland Airshow, and gives us a dizzying eagle’s eye view from the inside the cockpits and along the wings of their single-engine flying machines.

Who says you need an adult-sized bike to pull off BMX-style stunts? Ryan Taylor certainly doesn’t, as he takes to the ramps with his pint-sized Rocker BMX two-wheeler. Though it’s more like riding a skateboard than a bike.

Meet Claes Nilsson, President of Volvo Trucks. Claes stands by his products. In fact, he has so much confidence in the strength of the front towing hook on the Volvo FMX truck that he’ll put his life in its hands. Go behind the scenes here.

We don’t recall the beach level in Super Mario Bros. but it looks like a welcome break for these guys as they jump off walls, over pipes and smashing into question mark blocks. Mario also needs to keep his hat on.

South Korean actress and taekwondo jin Tae-Mi threw this eye-catching first pitch at a Korean Baseball League game. She seems to have taken windup lessons from this Cirque du Soleil performer.