https://theworldwatch.com/tags/adrenaline/ Fri 17 Apr 2026 08:39:31 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1610458/the-feat-alex-honnold-did-for-netflix/
Alex Honnold was paid $500,000 by Netflix to climb a 101-story building without a harness. With more than 30 years of experience, the American climber took on one of the tallest buildings in the world: Taipei 101 in Taiwan, standing 508 meters tall. The challenge was organized by Netflix, broadcast live, and quickly went viral on social media. The climb wasn’t a last-minute impulse. After months of training, Honnold first practiced with ropes, then without them, until he memorized every grip, every foothold, and every movement. On the day of the challenge, he did what he always does: no harness, no rope, and zero room for error. In an interview afterward, he admitted that he would have done it for free if there hadn’t been a TV show involved and if the building had given him permission. “They pay me for the spectacle, not for climbing the building,” he said. Money wasn’t the reason. The experience was. This isn’t the first time Honnold has pushed the limits. In 2018, he starred in the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo, in which he climbed a nearly 900-meter rock wall in Yosemite National Park, California, with no protection at all—one of the most impressive climbs ever filmed. Seeing him now hanging from a skyscraper, hundreds of meters above the ground with the entire city beneath him, makes one thing clear once again: there are people who understand fear… and others who have learned how to live with it. ]]> Tue 27 Jan 2026 20:39:01 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1610458/the-feat-alex-honnold-did-for-netflix/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1609383/chaotic-porch-street-fight-with-shovels-a-bmx-and-nipples/
The cameraman deserves an upvote ]]> Sat 10 Jan 2026 17:43:04 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1609383/chaotic-porch-street-fight-with-shovels-a-bmx-and-nipples/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1609315/ready-to-ride-the-world-s-longest-tallest-and-fastest-roller-coaster/
Falcons Flight is 13,943.6 feet (4,250.0 m) long and reaches a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). The coaster uses the natural cliffs to attain a peak elevation of 639.8 feet (195.0 m) and a drop of 525 feet (160 m), while the tallest freestanding hill is 535 feet (163 m) from ground level and features a 519-foot (158 m) drop. Rather than a traditional lift hill, to achieve its record-breaking speeds, Falcons Flight utilizes three linear synchronous motor (LSM) launches, each of which propels the train to sequentially higher speeds. The second launch ascending the cliffside will accelerate riders to just over 100 mph (160 km/h), while the final launch on the descent aids the train in achieving the maximum 155.3 mph (249.9 km/h) top speed. ]]> Fri 09 Jan 2026 12:50:02 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1609315/ready-to-ride-the-world-s-longest-tallest-and-fastest-roller-coaster/