They used to have crazy dangerous high dive competitions in the 80s where dudes in nothing but a speedo would compete to see who could jump from the highest platform. They had three rules:
1. You had to do at least 180 degrees of rotation
2. No protective equipment of any kind allowed
3. You had to leave the pool after the dive without assistance
One year they jumped from 170 feet and every single competitor suffered an injury so the next year they raised it 2 feet higher. Five divers completed it successfully and those records have never been broken. The people that have attempted to break it have failed by not being able to leave the pool without assistance (one guy broke his back lol). The record may never be broken because very few people are r-slurred enough to attempt a dive from 172+ feet in nothing but a speedo.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
it's just another case of not wanting to touch an event where there's a high probability of someone getting seriously hurt or dying. F1 tones down it's cars and focuses on safety, NFL makes rules to prevent concussions and injuries, boxing/mma has all kinds of safe guards to prevent them from killing eachother, even the X games is full of safety rules and equipment. Athletics have come a long way in 40 years, some jackass nowadays could easily beat that record if it was allowed and they had any reason to
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Making everything advertiser friendly has destroyed society
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Where's red bull when you need them?
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context