Watch: Two Idiots Hang from a Crane
1,000 feet high with no ropes or nets.
There’s a lot that’s amazing about the Internet – the way all the world’s information is at our fingertips, and how it’s slowly bringing cultures and communities closer together. On the flip side of that, there’s this “hey, look at me!” underbelly of post-Jackass stunts done in the hopes of gaining some web-based prestige. Scaling a crane that’s around 1,000 feet above Russia’s Moscow City, these two men walk out and, fueled by a heady concoction of adrenaline and idiocy, do pull ups – one-armed even – without any sort of safety equipment. Set to the obligatory blazing techno soundtrack, it's the sort of life-choice-affirming video everyone can use as they sidle up to their boring job on a Tuesday morning.
But hey, everyone needs a hobby, right? Here’s hoping yours doesn’t involve potentially becoming an uncooked omelet on a city street.
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