On July 2, 1984, Karel Soucek took his red barrel over the brink of Niagara Falls, surviving the fall with only minor cuts and scrapes. The Canadian stuntman wrote on his barrel "Last of the Niagara Daredevils - 1984" and "It's not whether you fail or triumph, it's that you keep your word... and at least try!" Prior to the stunt, Soucek had dropped empty test barrels into the river to test his design, and also dropped a barrel off the Niagara Escarpment in Hamilton to see how well it could handl
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On July 2, 1984, Karel Soucek took his red barrel over the brink of Niagara Falls, surviving the fall with only minor cuts and scrapes. The Canadian stuntman wrote on his barrel "Last of the Niagara Daredevils - 1984" and "It's not whether you fail or triumph, it's that you keep your word... and at least try!" Prior to the stunt, Soucek had dropped empty test barrels into the river to test his design, and also dropped a barrel off the Niagara Escarpment in Hamilton to see how well it could handl
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Annie Taylor certainly wasn't the only daredevil to brave Niagara in October of 1901. Often overshadowed by Annie's barrel trip over the Horseshoe was Captain Nissen's incredible ride through the Niagara Whirlpool Rapids! Originally from Chicago, Peter Nissen (or Mr. Bowser as he liked to go by) was no stranger to stunts in Niagara. In 1900, he attempted to go through Niagara's lower rapids in a vessel dubbed the Fool Killer. He was only partially successful, and was stuck in the Whirlpool for s
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Annie Taylor certainly wasn't the only daredevil to brave Niagara in October of 1901. Often overshadowed by Annie's barrel trip over the Horseshoe was Captain Nissen's incredible ride through the Niagara Whirlpool Rapids! Originally from Chicago, Peter Nissen (or Mr. Bowser as he liked to go by) was no stranger to stunts in Niagara. In 1900, he attempted to go through Niagara's lower rapids in a vessel dubbed the Fool Killer. He was only partially successful, and was stuck in the Whirlpool for s
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