If there's one universal marker of
, it's got to be jumping off a cliff. It's dangerous, it's pointless, and - let's be real here - you've got to be pretty damn reckless to want to give it a go.
But, as we all know,
sometimes. I mean, how many of us have injured ourselves while trying to impress someone, or because we've had a bit too much to drink? It's no surprise, then, that people
do
jump off cliffs.
'Tombstoning' is the name of a trend whereby people throw themselves off cliffs or high objects into the waters below. It has been known to cause fatalities and serious injuries in the past, but that doesn't seem to have put anyone off.
Especially not this guy:
The unknown man received a significant amount of internet attention earlier this year when footage of him plummetting off a cliff was posted to YouTube.
However, the stunt, which took place in Germany, was not shared because of how daring it was, or even how cool it looked. Instead, this guy received his five minutes of fame in the same way that a lot of people do: by injuring himself.
The clip, which is only seven seconds long, shows the anonymous "daredevil" taking a running leap off the rocky cliff face before falling 50 feet down towards the sea - and straight onto a boat carrying at least a dozen people.
In the description of the video, the jumper says, "50 foot [descent] onto boat coming out of cave. So wild. Glad that I survived, I was rewarded with an extended trip, but it was in a hospital. Hopeful that this will go viral. Respect the send."
He adds, somewhat comically, "The landing can be judged freely."
It is clear from the clip that the cliff-jumper does actually land in the water, but a distinct cracking noise can be heard as his arm makes contact with the passenger boat.
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Further down the comment chain of the video, he reassures people that nobody else was injured in the incident, and the only damage
he sustained was a broken arm.
"Everyone involved is a-ok," he said. "None of the passengers were injured, and just my left arm was broken ... It was a simple mistake that almost killed me."
When the video first surfaced, some people were dubious as to whether or not the jumper had actually intended to hit the boat, but he has since insisted that it was pure coincidence.
"Sometimes things happen that you don't expect," he said. "This is what happens when you slip up and don't take care. I got so lucky. Also, I drank heavily the night before, and I do think that carrying over affected my judgment."
Let this be a lesson to everyone out there: don't go chucking yourself off of high cliffs - especially when you don't know what's currently in the water below. This guy was lucky to escape with just a
, and everyone else on board the boat was even luckier to have not been injured at all.
