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Sometimes, our weekly roundup of people eating it is based on a type of wipeout, like, say, kitesurfing or road biking. Not this week. This week, we bring you videos of people doing stupid stuff.
From Paul: (Banking the sharp left turn was a bad idea.)
From Jennifer: (Trying to… Read the rest
On April 22 (Earth Day), polar explorer Eric Larsen completed his journey to the North Pole, leaving him officially two thirds of the way finished with his historic Save the Poles expedition – an attempt to be the first human being to reach all three of the world’s poles in… Read the rest
Some are worried about children tobogganing through the snow next to “bare chested women,” while others argue that the benefit of attracting some 10,000 tourists outweighs any said concerns. Either way, the prospect of a topless toboggan race in a small resort town in Germany has people divided, and there’s… Read the rest
The Olympics are just around the corner and when it comes to wipeouts, the winter games take the gold. High- flying ski acrobatics, tandem figure skating with sharp skates, and fiercely competitive curling all provide solid foundation for the bone-crushing wipeouts our valued Wipeout Wednesday fans crave. When it comes… Read the rest
On January 1st 2010, a team of Australian researchers located remains of the first airplane ever taken to Antarctica.
Interestingly, the plane, which was brought to the continent by Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson in 1912, was never meant to make it off the ground. Mawson had brought the single-propeller… Read the rest
It’s the second week of Wend’s Alternative Transportation Month and today’s photo comes to us from Haley McNabb who is currently living in Hamar, on the east coast of Norway. In Norwegian this sled is called a spark, and with two blades — similar to ice skates — navigating the… Read the rest
