video: Terrifying but brilliant parkour:

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[Binkie The Clown]

1. A fool and his life are soon parted. nt

[tblue37]

2. I think it's the same impulse that drives people to become acrobats, gymnasts, and

aerialists.

[Binkie The Clown]

3. Cirque du Soleil Aerialist Dies After Falling in 'Tragic Accident' During Florida Performance

http://people.com/human-interest/cirque-du-soleil-aerialist-dies-falling-during-performance/

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4. Yes, but people still want to perform such routines. And others want to watch. I

just finished reading about a 71-year-old Polish man who recently completed his THIRD solo trip across the Atlantic --in a freaking kayak!

He did a Southern Atlantic, Middle Atlantic, and finally, North Atlantic crossing. The North Atlantic was the most dangerous, because it gets nastier storms and mountainous waves.

Why do such a thing? He gains nothing from it but satisfaction. He is not well-off, it is a very costly thing to do, and he doesn't make money from it. But he loves doing it.

[Binkie The Clown]

6. A fool and his life are soon parted.

I have found many ways to find satisfaction and enjoyment in doing things I love without betting my life every time I do something enjoyable.

If you believe life has value then you should fight hard to stay alive, not gamble with your one and only life. Anyone who gambles with their life is a fool, no matter what excuse they use to justify it. On the other hand, maybe such behavior is Darwin's way of ridding the species of fools.

[tblue37]

7. Oh, I am the same way. I have enough excitement between my ears to not risk

my life or even my physical well-being for momentary thrills. But still, some are addicted to the adrenaline and to the sense of self-mastery.

[Binkie The Clown]

8. I've done a LOT of hair-raising parkour, in Minecraft, where death is temporary.

[AJT]

5. That's insane.

[blake2012]

9. Dunbasses

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10. FYI, the UK parkour team in the video is called Storror. nt