A daredevil best known for setting the world record for longest distance traveled on a zip wire by hair died yesterday while attempting to recreate the stunt over the River Teesta in the east Indian state of West Bengal.

Proving that there is nothing they will not do to ensure the phrase "it gives you wings" is permanently seared along our frontal lobes, energy drink manufacturer Red Bull has captured a man named Felix Baumgartner and imprisoned him in a tiny metal sphere. Reports indicate they plan to drop him to a certain and horrifying death some 120,000 above New Mexico and there's nothing that any of us can do about it. God have mercy.

Two-time skydiving world champion and self-described "BASE climber" Valery Rozov, 47, set a new world record late last month after he successfully completed a wingsuit jump from a 4-mile-high mountain in the Indian Himalayas.

At 42 years of age, stuntman Gary Connery has become the first person to jump from 2,400 feet above the ground without a parachute and live to talk about it.

Take a picturesque location—Boulders Beach in South Africa, in this case—a brave little penguin, and a dash of suspenseful buildup, all set to Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire," and what do you get? You get one awesome animal video!

If you're afraid of heights, then you may not want to watch this, though the scenery alone—not to mention the feat—is breathtaking. Watch as this incredibly focused slackliner, Jens, skillfully maneuvers his way across Tasmania's infamous Totem Pole.