Chinese daredevil falls to his death.

[lewdog]

A daredevil plummeted to his death during a risky stunt near the top of a 62-story building in China, according to new reports.

Wu Yongning, 26, who called himself “China’s First Rooftopper,” plunged from the Huayuan International Centre in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province in central China, on Nov. 8, AsiaWire reported.

A month later, Yongning’s girlfriend and family members confirmed his death.

A viral video clip, which racked up more than 15 million views on Chinese social media, shows Yongning — who had already reached the roof of the skyscraper — lowering himself over the edge of the building to do a pull-up stunt. But when he tried to hoist himself back up, he struggled for a few moments before losing his grip and plummeting down the side of the building.

The camera phone that he had set up to record the stunt quickly lost sight of him.

Authorities describe the fatal fall as an accident and have ruled out foul play, according to the report. Police believe he plunged about 45 feet onto a terrace and died of his injuries either during or right after the plunge.

His girlfriend, identified only as “Jinjin,” told the outlet that she believes Yongning took an elevator “over 40 floors” and began his climb “nearly 20 more floors” until he reached the spot where he filmed.

The building is only open to the public until the 44th floor — beyond that, key cards are needed to access the Grand Hyatt Hotel, according to the report.

Yongning would have received 100,000 yuan — about $15,000 — for the stunt, his family told the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald. It is unclear who was offering that prize.

“He planned to propose to his girlfriend [the day after the challenge],” Yongning’s stepuncle Feng Shengliang told the South China Morning Post. “He needed the money for the wedding, and for medical treatment for his ailing mother.”

One friend commended Yongning’s selflessness in a post on the Chinese social media site Weibo.

“You are one of those people in this world, you will do anything for your loved ones, absolutely anything,” the user wrote, according to the BBC.

But others criticized him for the reckless act.

“Why would you seek attention in such a dangerous way, just for your fans?” another person posted.

Yongning was known for scaling skyscrapers without any safety equipment — just his own “martial arts training and careful planning,” one of his Weibo posts said, according to the outlet. He shared nearly 300 videos of his death-defying acts.

https://nypost.com/2017/12/11/darede...tory-building/

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Fish

Oh. Well nevermind then. 45 feet? Delete the thread.

All he needed to do was tuck and roll. Or land on a dumpster. I see falls like this on TV all the time.

[srvy]

My guess is that last 45' was a communications tower enclosed to look same as main building structure. Architects like a clean line anymore instead of antenna and Hvac showing at top of a modern structure. He probably fell to the actual building roof below. Article doesnt mention where he started his climb just the last floor was the 44 before you has to have keyed entry.

[cooper barrett]

Originally Posted by Fish

In my defense... I didn't make a joke. It was a science prefix, I was providing science.

And he provided ART!

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

He lives in China, One girl for like every 5 dudes... gotta try to separate from the pack or die trying...

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

He lives in China, One girl for like every 5 dudes... gotta try to separate from the pack or die trying...

By my estimation, five is still doable if she has good balance.

[suzzer99]

I always wonder if the guys in these videos are wearing some kind of hidden parachute. I guess not this one.

[Iowanian]

I get a little queasy if my tree stand is over 20 feet up....this guy had balls, but that saying about stupid games and stupid prizes.

[Cornstock]

My palms got sweaty nervous just watching that. And I'm a moderately experienced rock climber. It's all about the grip on that edge, and you can see he's nervous about that spending extra time prepping it and making sure it's good and dry.

Crazy how people have survived falls from airplanes from 20,000 feet.

[arrwheader]

Wu hoooooooooooooo...

[Gadzooks]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

All he needed to do was tuck and roll. Or land on a dumpster. I see falls like this on TV all the time.

The dumpster lid has to be open and filled with empty boxes to make it look realistic.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Big question.

What kind of man can't do 3 ****ing pullups!?!?!?

Clay

[KCrockaholic]

Originally Posted by Cornstock

My palms got sweaty nervous just watching that. And I'm a moderately experienced rock climber. It's all about the grip on that edge, and you can see he's nervous about that spending extra time prepping it and making sure it's good and dry.

Crazy how people have survived falls from airplanes from 20,000 feet.

They have? Like no parachute falls?

[Cornstock]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

They have? Like no parachute falls?

https://www.oddee.com/item_96967.aspx

Top 10, most had their falls broken by something like a tree or a glass roof

[KCrockaholic]

Originally Posted by Cornstock

https://www.oddee.com/item_96967.aspx

Top 10, most had their falls broken by something like a tree or a glass roof

Gotta say the guy who supposedly fell and landed in snow, then lit a cigarette, that's pretty gangsta.

[Cornstock]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

Gotta say the guy who supposedly fell and landed in snow, then lit a cigarette, that's pretty gangsta.

The shit we read about on Chiefsplanet...