Daredevils

Updated On May 24, 2012 03:25 pm IST
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A student takes part in a practice session of a stunt performance at Tagou Wushu School in Zhengzhou, Henan province. Reuters/Donald Chan, Files expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 24, 2012 03:25 pm IST

A student takes part in a practice session of a stunt performance at Tagou Wushu School in Zhengzhou, Henan province. Reuters/Donald Chan, Files

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Team Breitling wingwalker Charlotte Voce performs, in advance of their appearance at an airshow at the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, over the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Reuters/David Moir, Files expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Team Breitling wingwalker Charlotte Voce performs, in advance of their appearance at an airshow at the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, over the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Reuters/David Moir, Files

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Hindu devotees perform a stunt during a rehearsal for the Rath Yatra, or chariot procession in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The annual religious procession commemorates a journey by Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, in specially made chariots. Reuters/Amit Dave, Files expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 24, 2012 03:25 pm IST

Hindu devotees perform a stunt during a rehearsal for the Rath Yatra, or chariot procession in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The annual religious procession commemorates a journey by Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, in specially made chariots. Reuters/Amit Dave, Files

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A biker performs in front of the Great Giza pyramids during Red Bull Fighters International Freestyle Motocross Exhibition Tour on the outskirts of Cairo. Reuters/Goran Tomasevic, Files expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A biker performs in front of the Great Giza pyramids during Red Bull Fighters International Freestyle Motocross Exhibition Tour on the outskirts of Cairo. Reuters/Goran Tomasevic, Files

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Samat Hasan, a stuntman from Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, walks on a tightrope in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province. Walking on a 700-metre-long (2,300 ft) rope with a 3.1-centimetre (1.2 inches) diameter and set at a 39-degree gradient, Hasan successfully broke the Guinness Word Record for aerial tightrope walking. Reuters/China Daily, Files expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 24, 2012 03:25 pm IST

Samat Hasan, a stuntman from Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, walks on a tightrope in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province. Walking on a 700-metre-long (2,300 ft) rope with a 3.1-centimetre (1.2 inches) diameter and set at a 39-degree gradient, Hasan successfully broke the Guinness Word Record for aerial tightrope walking. Reuters/China Daily, Files

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A policeman performs a stunt through fluorescent tubes and a ring of fire during the Republic Day celebrations in Jammu. Reuters/Mukesh Gupta, Files expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 24, 2012 03:25 pm IST

A policeman performs a stunt through fluorescent tubes and a ring of fire during the Republic Day celebrations in Jammu. Reuters/Mukesh Gupta, Files

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Stuntman Dong Changsheng pulls a 560 kg (1235 pounds) plane with his eyelids during a cultural festival in Changchun, Jilin province. Dong, a martial art enthusiast for more than 30 years, pulled the plane about 5m (16 ft) during the performance, local media reported. Reuters/Stringer, Files expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 24, 2012 03:25 pm IST

Stuntman Dong Changsheng pulls a 560 kg (1235 pounds) plane with his eyelids during a cultural festival in Changchun, Jilin province. Dong, a martial art enthusiast for more than 30 years, pulled the plane about 5m (16 ft) during the performance, local media reported. Reuters/Stringer, Files

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