A 43-year-old German man was taken to hospital in critical condition after he fell off a second storey balcony during a spitting contest with his 12-year-old son. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Dutch architects Hofman Dujardin designed this cool window frame called Bloomframe. In addition to acting as a window, it also unfolds into a balcony. Its innovative design gives the possibility of maximizing the floor space of an apartment. Watch the demonstration video. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

lucky in his bad luck, a young Turkish man avoided death, when his car remained stuck between the road and a balcony, several feet above the ground picked by wildminou 2 years ago

Apparently she didn't include 'ask the manager to open the door' on her list of options. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Carlos Edward Tello was facing more than 20 years in prison when he jumped from a ninth-floor balcony of the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

John Hogan, 34, from Bristol, England, denied killing six year-old son Liam and attempting to kill his daughter Mia, after jumping with them from the fourth floor of the hotel in the town of Ierapetra in Crete, while on holiday in August 2006. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A teenager fell six stories from a hotel balcony but walked away with just bruises and scrapes. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

"I'm not leaving until I have sex with your missus,'' the court was told Mr Jones said.

At the time he made the comment Mr Jones was sitting on a couch with his penis visible. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

They just couldn't wait to try out his new prescription of Cialis. picked by Phildo 3 years ago

A crying 5-month-old girl was left on a West Erie Avenue apartment balcony for more than an hour yesterday morning because her father wanted to get some sleep. The girl was wearing only a diaper and a thin one-piece body suit in the 46 degree weather, Lorain Sgt. Mark Carpentiere said. picked by TraumaMamma 2 months ago

A South Texas mayor became so concerned about reports of a Great Dane being stuck on a second-story balcony that he alerted emergency workers, went to the location himself, scaled a fire department ladder and entered the apartment to help the dog.
*not the dog in the story picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Authorities say a man trying to show a woman afraid of heights that it was safe to lean over a sixth-floor hotel balcony turned out to be wrong. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

A Greek court has given its verdict on the case of John Hogan, who jumped from a fourth floor hotel balcony clutching his children. The fall resulted in the death of his six year old son, Liam. His defence was diminished responsibility through mental incapacity.

Update to AutumnLotus' post on the story. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Visitors to the Sears Tower's new glass balconies all seem to agree: The first step is the hardest.

Follow up to DOLLY'S Post picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Baby crawls through rail of third-story balcony, falls into woman's arms picked by Hoosker 3 years ago

A 29-year-old man fell to his death on Wednesday night when he tried to find a way into his locked apartment in Greenwich Village. Matthew Morahan had been drinking earlier and was trying to climb onto his balcony from the roof. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Old news, but it's undoubtedly still morbidly humorous. picked by narfpie 3 years ago

Wild monkeys attacked a senior government official who then fell from a balcony at his home and died Sunday, media reported.

Well, there you have it. picked by proverb 2 years ago

Even though he was quite a few stories up, he allegedly stacked several chairs "to get a better view" of the sunrise. Story and video at link. picked by bernardblack 8 months ago

A newspaper photographer captured dramatic images of a fugitive jumping from a third-floor balcony - then captured the fugitive. picked by marli 2 years ago