Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers
Perry Submarines
Hobbyist submarines are pretty oddball. (Not even getting into the territory of drug-smugglers with homemade subs.) Here's a forerunner from 1962.Apparently the company is still going strong. Although they don't make subs anymore.
The restoration of one sub.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 07, 2020 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Hobbies and DIY, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #480
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 18, 2020 -
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Category: Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Deliberate Obscurity, Business, Advertising, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Fashion, 1940s
A Social History of Wild Huckleberry Harvesting in the Pacific Northwest
Read it here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 10, 2020 -
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Category: Boredom, Customs, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Food, Government, Regionalism
Urban Daredevil
REYNOLDS, J., PERFORMING ACROBATIC AND BALANCING ACTS ON HIGH CORNICE ABOVE 9TH STREET, N.W
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 05, 2020 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, 1910s
The Dangerous Sports Club at the Golden Gate Bridge
Article source.
Their Wikipedia page.
Article about other bungee-ers at the bridge.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 18, 2020 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Architecture, Crime, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
The Devil’s Toy
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 25, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Crime, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Fads, Sports, Teenagers, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #445
Yes, it's perfectly safe to drive your one-ton car on the same surface as the 150-lb iceboat.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 22, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Death, Sports, 1960s, Cars
Asbestos-Clad, Fireworks-Laden Boxers
Original is here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 12, 2019 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Death, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Explosives, Foreign Customs, 1930s
Astra No. 8
Weirdness galore, plus cheesecake! What more could you ask? All sponsored by the UK Air Force.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 08, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Movies, Sex Symbols, 1950s
The Handsome Little Devils
Okay, artists are often intentionally weird, but some are weirder than others.
Their home page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 03, 2019 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Performance Art
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