Man survives trip over Niagra Falls....crazy...

[zdunklee]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/0...index.html

Dude survived an unprotected trip over the falls, and must be one crazy effer.

[hotzester]

He survived because he did it on the Canadian side and wasn't prone to smashing into random bits of trash on the way down!

[-Jiggy-]

He survived because he did it on the Canadian side and wasn't prone to smashing into random bits of trash on the way down!

Everyone knows the Canadian side is the pussy side.

[hotzester]

But the cleaner side!

[Titan!]

Sounds like a Joe stunt to me, see if he can go over the rapids on the grand river in only a speedo.

[zdunklee]

AND he has to survive the septic infection he gets from the sewage water afterwards if he wants his 150 Joe Bucks.

[daredevil1]

By the way, to answer their question 9 people have survived and 6 have died while attempting stunts over the falls. Six (6) men perished. A turtle survived in one and a dog in another - the dog had it's nose stuck in the only air hole - the man suffocated.
And there are 12 to 18 suicides there a year.


"There are 12 to 18 suicides per year at Niagara Falls, as compared to about 25 at the Golden Gate Bridge. Many people are rescued above the falls, from suicide attempts and accidents. A known total of 15 people in 15 (planned and admitted) over-the-Falls stunts (2 men did 2 stunts, and 2 stunts were a pair) were performed since 1900. Of those, 9 survived, including the two women and one African American stunters. Six (6) men perished. A turtle survived in one and a dog in another - the dog had it's nose stuck in the only air hole - the man suffocated. An equal number of people attempted but did not succeed in going over the Falls. The first successful stunt was performed on 24 Oct 1901 by Annie Edson Taylor, on her birthday, using a seeled barrel. She used her cat inside a barrel in a test run, which failed. Challengers usually used air holes, and later air bottles to survive till rescue. It is a race against time for air capacity if a barrel gets caught behind the falls after plunging. Only one man attempted a stunt trip over the American Falls, using a 9-foot rubber ball device he built to survive the rocks. He was stopped and arrested before he launched.

On 9 July 1960, 7 y.o. Roger Woodward became the "Miracle of the Niagara" when he survived a Horseshoe Falls plunge, after a boating mishap, with only a life vest for protection. His 17 y.o. sister, Deanne, was grabbed at the top by two tourists as she came along the side of Goat Island, seconds before the falls edge. Boat owner and family friend, James Honeycutt, died. On 20 Oct 2003, Michigan resident and auto parts worker, Kirk Raymond Jones, was drinking earlier in the day and became the first person to backstroke over Horseshoe Falls, and survive, wearing only a bathing suit. Entering the rapids from Canada, he calmly smiled at tourists as he went over the brink. People were shocked to see him surface and swim to shore. Despite a judge's decision, Jones has denied it was a planned stunt. In the 1800's a dog was swept over the falls and survived. Other animals are believed to have survived from time to time but were never confirmed.

Horseshoe (Canadian) Falls is the largest of the Niagara falls, that include Rainbow (American) Falls and Luna (Bridal Veil) Falls. Most of the Niagara River is diverted for hydro power generation in Ontario and NY. By a US-Canada treaty, in order to balance Falls beauty, power generation, and reduce erosion, 6 million cubic ft (45 million gallons) or 168,000 cubic meters, of water go over the crest line of the falls every minute during tourist season daylight hours . That is 100,000 cf/sec (748,500 gals) or 2832 cm/sec. The flow is half of that amount during non-tourist season, and night hours. The rapids above the Falls reach a maximum speed of 25 mph or 40 km/hr. The fastest recorded speed is 68mph, at the brink of the Falls."

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read...n-a-barrel

[sunshyne]

didn't they say this fella wanted to commit suicide but failed?

[zdunklee]

Yea, he is one of the very few that have accomplished that feat, I think they said 2-4 others have failed at it, ever.