In keeping with the theme of peculiar patents we turn our attention to ‘firsts’ of another kind.
We remember the first plane flight, the first man to walk on the surface of the moon.
Even the longest fart.
Apologies, the most extended flatulent.
Records are made to be broken or so we are told. Indeed many agree with the sentiment.
When asked why he, George Mallory, decided to climb Everest, he replied….
Because it’s there.
George Mallory
It puts me in mind of an old episode of Jeremy Clarksons’ Motorworld.
In an episode from Iceland a man made a statement regarding why they were building cars to deliberately try to climb nearly vertical hills.
The land exists as a sort of challenge, it’s put there to challenge us, to test us. We must accept.
Random Icelandic Bad-ass
So who exactly was the first person to throw themselves headfirst off a bridge, or eat dinner & the dishes?
With this I present to you an 8 part series –
Dem Big Feats
To most the name Ashrita Furman is of little consequence, one may seldom encounter his name in common conversation.
However you will find it very much should be, for Furman is the pioneer of many interesting firsts.
Apart from being the first to pogo underwater and in Antarctica, he also pogo-ed, lol, the foothills of Mt Fuji.
On July the 23rd of the year of our lord 1999, he decided to climb the steps of the CN tower in Canada.
Some 1,899 steps.
He definitely does not skip leg day.
He did skip though, his way through a marathon that is, yep, he was the first to skip rope through an entire marathon.
Oh he also hopped a mile on one leg.
My man has legs of steel.
THE NECROMANCER 