Chinese skyscraper scaler, no safety equipment, falls to his death

[jimnyc]

I knew this was going to happen. I thought it would be the Russian kids first though. These people are idiots. It's basically asking to die, IMO. --- Video is on the site, a Youtube video. Nothing graphic at all, just a waste to post here.

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Chinese Man Famous For Scaling Skyscrapers Films His Own Death As Stunt Goes Horribly Wrong

A famous Chinese daredevil known across the internet for scaling skyscrapers fell to his death while trying to raise money to get married and lift his family out of poverty.

Wu Yongning, 26, who had more than 1 million followers online, fell from a 62-story building in Changsha, Hunan, China last month, his girlfriend confirmed to Chinese media outlets. The young man, famous for climbing tall buildings without safety equipment, unwittingly filmed his own death.

“Today is December 8th. It makes me think of November 8th, the day you left us and left this world,” his girlfriend posted online last Friday, the Telegraph reported. Wu fell from the top of the Huayuan Hua Center, one of the tallest buildings in the city.

As an internet celebrity, Wu had shared more than 300 videos of his death-defying stunts online before his luck ran out. Fans began to express concern after his account suddenly went silent.

The stunt that ended Wu’s life was part of a rooftopping challenge for $15,000 in prize money, according to the South China Morning Post. He was reportedly trying to win the money to propose to his girlfriend, as well as take care of his mother.

“He planned to propose to his girlfriend,” his step-uncle Feng Shengliang revealed. “He needed the money for the wedding, and for medical treatment for his ailing mother.”

Wu warned his viewers against imitating his actions, noting that he had martial arts training and had served as a stuntman in movies. One of his former companions claimed that Wu regularly “went a bit over the top, always trying things that are beyond his ability,” BBC reports.

Rest - http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/11/ch...orribly-wrong/

[Kathianne]

Definitely a Darwin award contender.

[jimnyc]

Definitely a Darwin award contender.

Yeah, right. Did you ever read stories or see anything about the Russian kids? They climb skyscrapers as well and record everything. Usually climbing buildings with cranes at the top, and then climb even to the very top of the cranes. These kids are nuts, and surely not afraid of heights!

[Kathianne]

Yeah, right. Did you ever read stories or see anything about the Russian kids? They climb skyscrapers as well and record everything. Usually climbing buildings with cranes at the top, and then climb even to the very top of the cranes. These kids are nuts, and surely not afraid of heights!

While not that crazy, did enough when a teen to definitely prove the idea of 'indestructible fallacy.'

[Gunny]

Yeah, right. Did you ever read stories or see anything about the Russian kids? They climb skyscrapers as well and record everything. Usually climbing buildings with cranes at the top, and then climb even to the very top of the cranes. These kids are nuts, and surely not afraid of heights!

Life is very cheap in those countries. Especially China. They got a thousand just like you waiting to take your place if you fail. We place a much higher value on human life than most of the world.

[BoogyMan]

Very sad, but it had to happen sooner or later. You can only tempt fate for so long.

[pete311]

I'm confused what he was trying to do. Watching the video is chilling, but it appears all he needed to do was a simple pull up, but he hangs off the edge for no apparent reason for several seconds and then loses grip.

[pete311]

So I saw another video with more footage before this one starts. He already made it to the top, but hung back down doing show off pull ups. He lost arm strength.

[Gunny]

I'm confused what he was trying to do. Watching the video is chilling, but it appears all he needed to do was a simple pull up, but he hangs off the edge for no apparent reason for several seconds and then loses grip.

You sick puppy. You watched the video?

[jimnyc]

I'm confused what he was trying to do. Watching the video is chilling, but it appears all he needed to do was a simple pull up, but he hangs off the edge for no apparent reason for several seconds and then loses grip.

Body strength vs. body weight. He pushed too many times I guess, to the point he was tired, and just didn't have enough in him this time to be able to pull himself back up.

Or....... Will we find out that this was a hoax?

[hjmick]

At least he died doing what he loved...

[Bilgerat]

Definitely a Darwin award contender.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

I think they know full well they're chances of dying are 99.9999% if they keep pushing fate.

Or are they really that stupid? I think that's harder to believe than they know they're going to die sooner or later doing that shit.

[GravyBoat]

as a kid "spider dan" climbed the outside of the sears tower using suction cups and chicago fire department was trying to knock him off with a fire hose

we don't value life more than the chinese, they're simply less neurotic about dying

[darin]

So I saw another video with more footage before this one starts. He already made it to the top, but hung back down doing show off pull ups. He lost arm strength.

that is awful. God. Life - and death - boils down to choices. I wonder how the rest of the lives of those around him would have been different had he simply chosen to walk away.