Good morning, everyone! Today, there are many things to be thankful for- the fact that it’s Friday before Labor Day weekend, the lovely weather that about 75% of the country is experiencing (our hearts go out to those affected by Hurricane Isaac, btw), the fact that you aren’t Doug Hutchison, our friends, family, and of […]
This video, like many others that I have expressed concerns about, shows a water slide in a German water park called the X-treme Faser slide. However, the issue everyone’s having with the slide isn’t the fact that it is terrifying and makes me want to throw up just thinking about it, but that it has […]
Alright, ALRIGHT, LOOK. I know that in the past I’ve sounded like a huge wuss, declaring my hatred for daredevil rides like the Aqualoop and the Human Slingshot and the other human slingshot and the Nevis swing. I am aware that you’ve probably imagined me looking like Cartman on the World of Warcraft episode, scared […]
I’m glad that we were able to scrape up one last “no thank you” daredevil video of the year. They popped up everywhere in 2011, from the Human Slingshot to the Aqualoop, those crazy Frenchies and OH YEAH that OTHER SLINGSHOT, and each one left my heart and stomach in a pile of vomit in […]
I Believe I can Fly ( flight of the frenchies). Trailer from sebastien montaz-rosset on Vimeo. NO. NO NO NO NO NO A MILLION TIMES NO. My question is, what do you do when you’re too old to tightrope to the middle of a canyon and hurl yourself into the abyss? Can you ever sit […]
I know that sometimes I probably come off sounding like a insanely phobic, slightly unhinged maniac. Yes, maybe I’m terrified of scary movies and spiders and crowds and big waterslides, but even I, Queen of Careful, think that this human slingshot looks pretty damn awesome. Sure, that bungee cord could snap and cause the person […]
Next up in our series of rides-that-might-not-kill-you-but-will-definitely-render-you-paralyzed, we have The Human Slingshot, a homemade set up in Paradise, Utah in a lake OR SHOULD I SAY MINIATURE 150 ft POND. According to the cameraman of this video*, three people passed out upon impact, so “don’t try this at home.” Oh, DARN. You mean I can’t […]
One time there was this episode of The Amazing Race where this girl was too scared to ride this giant vertical drop water slide and caused her team to lose. Her teammate was like, “are you kidding me,” and the reporters who covered the story were like, “are you KIDDING me, a water slide,” and […]
