Thursday, June 09, 2011

People have always been stupid/brave/creative


Top pic is of Max Shreyer in about 1901



4 comments:

Heath said...

These guys did such stunts minus the safety net of modern medicine. X-rays were brand new and antibiotics were not developed. The stakes were much higher for these daredevils.

Jared said...

Agreed. The guy in the top pic died doing his job.

queasyfish said...

I love these pics, where there more?

Jared said...

I don't remember where I got the original idea I think it was reddit but I found this guys blog looking for better pics. https://jimsbikeblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/daring-feats-on-two-wheels/