Daredevil

Daredevil — page 1 — DAREDEVILD daredevilis a person who makes money by performing amazing and often dangerous stunts or tricks A

Daredevil — page 2 — Daredevil endurance performer David Blaine stood for 73 hours with 1 million volts of electricity flowing across his body in October 2012 Audience members could control the intensity of the electricity A daredevil makes seemingly impossible stunts suddenly possible Audiences pay to see crazy life threatening performances People wonder if the daredevil will succeed or fail live or die XTREME QUOTE Where there is little risk there is little reward Evel Knievel daredevil

Daredevil — page 3 — HISTORY T aredevils have been thrilling audiences for centuries An ancient painting shows Minoans bull leaping Many daredevils performed in theaters or circuses In the 1900s audiences flocked to see death defying stunts performed high in the air and speeding across the ground John Reynolds better known as The Daredevil acrobat Human and pilot Fearless Fly Freddie Lund balances prepares to jump on a flag into a car driving just pole in below him in 1921

Daredevil — page 4 — Hugo Zacchini becomes the first Human Cannonball in 1929 Evel Knievel A jumps 13 Mack trucks setting a new record on August 20 197 ESRS S LAURELL In the 1970s Evel Knievel performed record setting motorcycle jumps His greatest attempt was jumping Idaho's Snake River Canyon in his SkyCycle X 2 rocket He failed but survived For many daredevils broken bones and time in the hospital are a harsh reality but daredevils love an impossible

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