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Nick 'Uhtomsky (hvac) wrote,
2009-12-14 14:52:00
Nick 'Uhtomsky
hvac
2009-12-14 14:52:00

Стена смерти


America's Original Extreme Motorcycle Thrill Show 1911


Lions and Ladies at "The LionDrome"




These were not necessarily "walls of death", but sometimes "walls of accidents" - here we see drivers Alma Johnson and Rudy Rube Knight, in 1932:
Don't worry, everything turned out fine: here they're seen dancing on the beach:
From "Walls of Death" to "Globes of Death"... maybe even to "Moebius Strip of Death"?

In modern times, family teams of riders still take the original "American Indian" motorcycles to the wall, and the attraction still has a dedicated following
Mohammed Jawed, for example, drives his compact car up the wall in Afganistan, "circling the shuddering wood-plank Wall of Death during his traveling stunt show's stop in Kabul"

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