[VIDEO] Daredevil Leaps Off Building And Slides Down Roof Just Because He Can
Please do not try this at home.
By Darian Goh — 31 Jul 2014, 02:55 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Ethan Swanson is a 24-year old stuntman residing in Chicago
Ethan Swanson, the lunatic making this ridiculous roof jump, is a professional stunt man, so he sees life differently than the rest of us.
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Being the adrenaline junkie that he is, Ethan jumped off a building before he slid down a roof onto a flight of stairs, and landed safely
Ethan Swanson, 24, an actuary by day in Chicago, filmed an amazing stunt where he leapt 14 feet from the top of a building, slid 18 feet down the side of the roof of an adjacent building and then dropped another 10 feet down into an adjourning staircase.
nydailynews.comA video shared on GoPro’s YouTube account Wednesday shows Swanson casually leaping off the roof of a building – as an L train passes by, naturally – only to slide down an adjoining roof and into a stairwell.
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People like stuntman Ethan Swanson, who decided to throw himself off a tall roof onto a slightly shorter roof, before sliding to a graceful landing, fresh as a daisy.
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Ethan had been practicing the jump in the gym before the actual stunt. Watch the epic roof jump HERE:
The Chicago resident said he planned the leap for a few weeks and practiced the logistics in a gym, but he acknowledges he takes a big risk.
nydailynews.comAccording to Ethan, he has been jumping off buildings as long as he can remember and has submitted videos for American Ninja Warrior, a reality game show
“I’m just a guy that jumps off stuff. Ultimately it’s not safe. It’s not a good thing to do,” Swanson told the New York Daily News. “My parents tell stories of me always jumping off things. It’s in my bones. I live it. I can’t explain it. It’s not a logical thing to do.”
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