Crazy Airplane Stunt picked by sbalaciu 3 years ago

A DEATH-defying stunt video that attracted more than a million hits on YouTube has been exposed as a fake.

"MEGAWOOSH Bruno Kammerl jumps" features a German engineer apparently taking his life in his hands by careering down a DIY waterslide at breakneck speed before landing in a paddling pool. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Crowds in Arkansas came for the lure of cage fighting and $1 beer, but police say what they got instead was men ripping each others' clothes off and kissing -- a stunt suspected of being orchestrated by Sacha Baron Cohen of "Borat" fame. picked by dougisdumb 1 year ago

Will Reggie the circus monkey choose love over freedom? picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

CashTomato.com staged a publicity stunt in Union Square in NYC on February 29th. At 2:29, they were supposed to give out envelopes with $29 to random people in the crowd. Poor planning and an even worse execution lead to a small riot and a man had to be taken to the hospital in an ambulance. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

In 1916, an abused circus elephant met a strange fate after killing her tormentor... she was hanged from a railway crane before an angry mob. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

The Nietzsche Family Circus pairs a randomized Family Circus cartoon with a randomized Friedrich Nietzsche quote. picked by wellarmedsheep 3 years ago

They abandoned the vehicle after crashing into a road sign in the western city of Wuppertal, reports the BBC.

Police later had the van towed away to a depot - unaware that the five-year-old lion called Caesar was inside.

Caesar appeared unhurt when a lion tamer arrived to reclaim him after Circus Probst had reported the theft. picked by cecilberman 2 weeks ago

Police have rescued two teenage Bulgarian sisters from a circus in southern Italy which forced one of them to swim with flesh-eating piranhas for the amusement of guests. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

What will he do now? His last stunt failed...this time around if he completes his stunt 100 underprivileged kids will get a shopping spree at Target. picked by speedracer 3 years ago

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Fifteen camels, two zebras and several llamas and pot-bellied pigs escaped from a circus visiting Amsterdam early Monday, police said. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

The flea circus sounds funny, but it was once a serious (if strange) performance type. The fleas are actually trained to 'behave' and 'perform' in certain ways - even harnessed with tiny wires. In this day and age, there are some who say that a flea circus constitutes animal cruelty. Either way, these images and this history are amazing picked by bingo 8 months ago

Amazingly, she elected to donate a kidney to friend and fellow actor, Ken Howard, after being told that she would never to stunts again. At age 66, she is still doing stunt work! picked by suebe 3 years ago

A GROUP of larrikins discover why you should not light a firecracker that's wedged between your legs. Watch the video but don't try this at home. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Using the information in this short video of the Flugel Flea Circus, estimate the speed of the flea-drawn vehicles, and then estimate the force exerted by a vehicle-drawing flea. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Sweet story, yet I fear the outcome for these lovers. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Parents made the decision to keep her at a manageable and portable size. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A tiger snapped in central China initially thought to be a very rare species has been identified as a more common Siberian one which escaped from a circus. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Bolivia has enacted what animal rights activists are calling the world's first ban on all animals in circuses. A handful of other countries have banned the use of wild animals in circuses, but the Bolivian ban includes domestic animals as well. The law, which states that the use of animals in circuses "constitutes an act of cruelty", took effect on 1 July with operators given a year to... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

My daughter found this one. It was a publicity stunt gone bad. The girl ended up needing 100 stitches. I used to think I wanted to do this. Now...not so much. As I said, my daughter found this one. A future Plimate! picked by eljay 2 years ago