Skateboarder Jumps Great Wall Of China (Pic)

[matcom]

Danny Way of the U.S. starts his jump over the Great Wall of China on a skateboard at the historical Ju Yong Guan Gate, north of Beijing July 9, 2005. Way became the first person to jump over the Great Wall on a skateboard in an attempt to set world records for unaided height and distance. (Jason Lee/Reuters)

[tigereye]

1. my son really liked that picture!

although my reaction was, "Is nothing sacred?" :silly:

[Richardo]

2. Mongols all over are slapping their foreheads

"Why didn't we think of THAT 2000 years ago?"

[CatWoman]

3. that's an awesome pic

[underpants]

4. He didn't actually land back on the board did he?

In all the years I have still only seen one ONE skaterat actually pull of a move ONE

[liontamer]

7. he did

and rolled away at 50 mph into a quarterpipe. He then tried to break his height record. That's when he fell.

[ghostsofgiants]

8. First of all I'd like to see you try to even land a kickflip

Second of all, seek out Alien Workshop's "Photosynthesis" vide or Girl Skateboards' "Yeah Right!" video, watch, learn, and quit being so damn condescending.

(Sorry, not trying to flame you or anything. I just get really angry when people write off skateboarding the wayt you seem to.)

[underpants]

12. No not writing it off

I used to work at a Pizza place and some of the daytime regulars were a bunch of skateboardists. The running joke was that anyone who actually pulled off a trick, any trick, would get a free slice and a coke for a week.

I did see a guy on the way home from work one day skating near a Catholic church. This guy was awesome-all over and around the marble/stone benches-along the steps-really impressive.

[ghostsofgiants]

14. You're still writing it off, because your attitude seems to be...

...That if they have a skateboard, thaty should automatically be able to land their tricks. That shit's not easy. Hell, it took me well over a year of almost daily practicing before I landed my first kickflip. So that kind of attitude relly irritates me.

[sniffa]

15. ooh a kickfLip

i've Lived in my pLace for just over 3 years - on my street there's a skate board shop, where aLL the skaters hang out. in 3+ years i've watched them trie to Land a kickfLip... and they stiLL can't.

and they stiLL don't get the fuck out of the way when cars are coming!

[ghostsofgiants]

16. Haha, well that's just sad

[sniffa]

17. yeah, they're sad

as i sit there in the car waiting for them to get out the fucking way, i watch them crawLing aLong and doing the kick fLip - i've never seen them Land it. they usuaLLy shoot me a nasty Look too - i'm sure i'm the reason they can't Land it.

i've been praying for the day they take a spiLL in front of me.

[underpants]

19. I, for one, do not appreciate you writing them off

You wouldn't see me do something like that

[sniffa]

20. *snort*

[DS1]

21. Yo, back when I was rollin, if you didn't pull off a public kickflip

you had to break your board over your head. We wuz hardcore. And braindamaged. But we never fucked up a kickflip. Then there was this time I jumped 'the princess'. Shit, I had free pizza and BEER for a week.

[sniffa]

22. .

:spray:

:rofl:

how fast did you have to go for that!?

[DS1]

23. or more importantly, how fast did I have to go to escape?

Very fast. I think I went back in time.

[henslee]

24. I'm not a party pooper but an aerial shot would have been sweeter.

[underpants]

28. Several more shots here

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/gallery/706;_ylt=AtSlWBiluNkJWfESY.ccBmZpaP0E;_ylu=X3oDMTBjZmlzODllBHNlYwNzc2lncm91cA--

[ghostsofgiants]

5. Danny Way was one of my original skateboard heroes

To hell with Tony Hawk, Danny Way is the Michael Jordan of skateboarding.

[liontamer]

6. awesome! eom

[DS1]

9. *cough* puss *cough* If he'd done with just a running start

I'd actually respect the feat. Any asshole can jump anything with a big enough ramp. Hell, with about a square mile of flat wood I could jump my own ego, but you don't see me bragging about that now, do you?

[matcom]

10. no you couldn't

:D

[DS1]

11. Hold my beer

I've got an idea :D

[matcom]

13. priceless

:rofl:

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. Hey, Cletus - watch this!

[liontamer]

18. to put the trick into perspective

the guy who tried on a bike, died. Danny way on a tiny piece of wood survived and then did it 4 more times

[DS1]

25. Perspective? Did you see the size of that ramp?

It was its own Great Wall

[liontamer]

30. look at the video

http://www.santoalt.com/videos/210_Danny_Does_China.html
Most people would have just stayed at the top of the ramp in tears. Keep in mind people have died trying to jump this and they weren't even on skateboards.

[Rabrrrrrr]

27. I don't get the perspective at all

It looks like his downslope is faced AWAY from the wall.

How the shit did this work?

[liontamer]

29. here's video

http://www.santoalt.com/videos/210_Danny_Does_China.html


Now who here still doesn't see how freaking impressive that is?