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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:13,724 --> 00:00:15,068 LILY: If I'm gonna do something, 2 00:00:15,068 --> 00:00:16,275 I give it my all. 3 00:00:18,517 --> 00:00:20,137 WOLLIN: I want to be immortal. 4 00:00:20,137 --> 00:00:21,448 I want to be a legend. 5 00:00:22,862 --> 00:00:25,448 It's not fireworks. It's far more spectacular than that. 6 00:00:25,448 --> 00:00:28,172 CHOI: There's like a shock that goes through me. 7 00:00:28,172 --> 00:00:28,931 [ Whip cracks ] 8 00:00:28,931 --> 00:00:30,344 TEPPER: He's crazy, 9 00:00:30,344 --> 00:00:32,137 and you never know what he's coming up to do. 10 00:00:35,310 --> 00:00:38,551 CAMPBELL: 100 years ago, Robert Ripley went on a quest 11 00:00:38,551 --> 00:00:40,896 to the farthest reaches of the globe 12 00:00:40,896 --> 00:00:45,068 in search of the extraordinary and unusual. 13 00:00:45,068 --> 00:00:48,310 Today, the adventure continues, 14 00:00:48,310 --> 00:00:50,724 searching for the world's most bizarre, 15 00:00:50,724 --> 00:00:52,896 astonishing secrets... 16 00:00:56,034 --> 00:01:00,379 ...on "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" 17 00:01:06,931 --> 00:01:10,517 They test their limits and risk their lives, 18 00:01:10,517 --> 00:01:13,172 rewriting our definition of sanity. 19 00:01:13,172 --> 00:01:14,724 I'm Bruce Campbell. 20 00:01:14,724 --> 00:01:17,689 As an actor, I've seen some things, done some stuff, 21 00:01:17,689 --> 00:01:19,482 but all of it was fake. 22 00:01:19,482 --> 00:01:23,448 What you're about to see is 100% grade-A real. 23 00:01:25,413 --> 00:01:28,241 [ Electricity buzzing ] 24 00:01:28,241 --> 00:01:31,275 It's a lesson kids learn early in life -- 25 00:01:31,275 --> 00:01:33,275 keep your fingers out of the outlets 26 00:01:33,275 --> 00:01:36,793 so you don't get electrocuted, 27 00:01:36,793 --> 00:01:39,724 a rule three British lads never learned. 28 00:01:39,724 --> 00:01:44,448 Now they're electrifying audience all over the world 29 00:01:44,448 --> 00:01:48,172 as they hurl millions of volts of lightening. 30 00:01:48,172 --> 00:01:51,000 Believe it or not. 31 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,896 [ Thunder booms ] 32 00:02:01,103 --> 00:02:02,620 For almost a decade, 33 00:02:02,620 --> 00:02:05,275 Kino McDonald and Joshua Leighton True 34 00:02:05,275 --> 00:02:07,275 have been dazzling audiences. 35 00:02:08,620 --> 00:02:10,344 I like to do dangerous things. 36 00:02:11,620 --> 00:02:13,137 I get a real buzz out of it. 37 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,793 [ Projector clicks ] 38 00:02:18,620 --> 00:02:19,965 CAMPBELL: But it's Jeb Hawkins 39 00:02:19,965 --> 00:02:22,275 who really amps up the show. 40 00:02:22,275 --> 00:02:25,862 The performers like to call me "the Overlord" 41 00:02:25,862 --> 00:02:28,655 'cause the one actually controlling the amount of power 42 00:02:28,655 --> 00:02:31,000 going to the lightening that they're throwing. 43 00:02:32,724 --> 00:02:35,896 CAMPBELL: And now they're about to crank up the dial 44 00:02:35,896 --> 00:02:39,241 in a show that will push the limits of man and machine 45 00:02:39,241 --> 00:02:41,448 to a dangerous new extreme. 46 00:02:54,172 --> 00:02:55,689 Back in 2010 was the first time 47 00:02:55,689 --> 00:02:57,827 I actually ever seen a Tesla coil. 48 00:02:59,068 --> 00:03:02,517 I mean, it's like, how -- why -- what is this thing? 49 00:03:03,655 --> 00:03:07,827 And I, at the time, was working as an electrician. 50 00:03:07,827 --> 00:03:09,034 Just happened to sort of be 51 00:03:09,034 --> 00:03:12,034 in the right place at the right time 52 00:03:12,034 --> 00:03:13,896 and got offered the role of like, 53 00:03:13,896 --> 00:03:17,793 "Oh, do you fancy taking on this crazy lightening show?" 54 00:03:17,793 --> 00:03:20,689 and it really got me going. 55 00:03:20,689 --> 00:03:22,620 Who was this guy who originally made these machines? 56 00:03:22,620 --> 00:03:23,655 What are they? 57 00:03:23,655 --> 00:03:24,896 This is some sort of black magic. 58 00:03:27,620 --> 00:03:29,448 CAMPBELL: Back in the 1890s, 59 00:03:29,448 --> 00:03:32,172 inventor Nikola Tesla dreamed of a world 60 00:03:32,172 --> 00:03:35,344 that could run on wireless electricity, 61 00:03:35,344 --> 00:03:37,103 so he set out to prove it, 62 00:03:37,103 --> 00:03:39,206 demonstrating his miraculous invention 63 00:03:39,206 --> 00:03:40,620 from coast to coast. 64 00:03:42,689 --> 00:03:46,103 In world still mostly lit by candle and gas light, 65 00:03:46,103 --> 00:03:50,655 Tesla's marvel both thrilled and terrified his audiences, 66 00:03:50,655 --> 00:03:53,413 all of which inspired the Lords pick up 67 00:03:53,413 --> 00:03:56,000 where the mad scientist left off. 68 00:03:57,793 --> 00:04:00,517 So, we then decided to develop a show 69 00:04:00,517 --> 00:04:02,172 using the equipment that already existed 70 00:04:02,172 --> 00:04:04,137 that was tried and tested, 71 00:04:04,137 --> 00:04:06,862 but didn't really have a very dynamic show 72 00:04:06,862 --> 00:04:08,103 or any slickness 73 00:04:08,103 --> 00:04:09,689 to what the performance was. 74 00:04:12,310 --> 00:04:14,034 So, we got some performers involved, 75 00:04:14,034 --> 00:04:17,310 got a creative director involved and some choreography, 76 00:04:17,310 --> 00:04:20,379 and it sort of grew organically of the next sort of four years. 77 00:04:22,275 --> 00:04:25,344 I started off as a ballet dancer and a break dancer 78 00:04:25,344 --> 00:04:27,724 and I did a bit of all sorts of circus skills 79 00:04:27,724 --> 00:04:29,413 and balance acts. 80 00:04:29,413 --> 00:04:30,862 McDONALD: We were all a bunch of fire twirlers, 81 00:04:30,862 --> 00:04:32,724 you know, doing fire shows, things like that, 82 00:04:32,724 --> 00:04:34,793 and it was just the next level. 83 00:04:37,206 --> 00:04:40,172 We're looking for those magic moments -- 84 00:04:40,172 --> 00:04:42,586 the big falls, the big shock. 85 00:04:43,758 --> 00:04:46,413 Yeah, we're looking for the "wow" moment. 86 00:04:46,413 --> 00:04:48,137 So, the unique thing that Lords of Lightening do 87 00:04:48,137 --> 00:04:49,517 that other people don't 88 00:04:49,517 --> 00:04:52,310 is we have performers on top of the Tesla coils 89 00:04:52,310 --> 00:04:55,068 actually throwing lightening at each other. 90 00:04:57,448 --> 00:05:00,310 CAMPBELL: It's a dangerous game. 91 00:05:00,310 --> 00:05:04,586 The outlets in your house are wired with 120 volts. 92 00:05:04,586 --> 00:05:07,275 The Lords are dealing with four million. 93 00:05:07,275 --> 00:05:08,965 Every time we do a show, 94 00:05:08,965 --> 00:05:12,068 we get into our chain mail suit that covers all of our body. 95 00:05:13,724 --> 00:05:16,448 The suit I'm wearing is actually a shark diving suit, 96 00:05:16,448 --> 00:05:19,482 but the alternative uses for these suits is high voltage. 97 00:05:21,137 --> 00:05:24,758 Voltage will flow much more fluidly around a metal surface 98 00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:28,103 because my body is less conductive than the metal. 99 00:05:31,896 --> 00:05:34,379 So, they become an extension of the machine themselves 100 00:05:34,379 --> 00:05:36,275 without being cooked by it. 101 00:05:38,137 --> 00:05:39,172 It's still dangerous. 102 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,206 I've had parts of my suit come apart and got shocked. 103 00:05:46,344 --> 00:05:47,724 I felt like I was being strangled. 104 00:05:48,862 --> 00:05:50,206 HAWKINS: It's a big responsibility 105 00:05:50,206 --> 00:05:53,103 having the performers' lives in my hand. 106 00:05:53,103 --> 00:05:55,413 But they trust me and I trust them. 107 00:05:58,379 --> 00:06:02,862 CAMPBELL: But now they're getting ready to perform their biggest show yet, 108 00:06:02,862 --> 00:06:04,620 in front of 60,000 people 109 00:06:04,620 --> 00:06:06,862 at the Glastonbury Musical Festival. 110 00:06:06,862 --> 00:06:10,413 The pressure is as enormous as the voltage beneath them. 111 00:06:12,206 --> 00:06:13,620 Can they pull it off? 112 00:06:16,379 --> 00:06:18,517 [ Audience cheers ] 113 00:06:18,517 --> 00:06:20,000 You get up there and you're like, "Oh, no," 114 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:21,310 and I'm starting to wobble a little bit 115 00:06:21,310 --> 00:06:24,172 and I'm standing on the platform shaking. 116 00:06:24,172 --> 00:06:26,862 There's something amazing about standing up there, 117 00:06:26,862 --> 00:06:29,172 feeling the electricity. 118 00:06:29,172 --> 00:06:30,379 We see a whole different thing. 119 00:06:30,379 --> 00:06:32,034 We get this blue corona 120 00:06:32,034 --> 00:06:34,758 and this plasma rolling around our body. 121 00:06:34,758 --> 00:06:36,206 HAWKINS: It's not fireworks. 122 00:06:36,206 --> 00:06:38,448 It's something far more spectacular than that. 123 00:06:39,758 --> 00:06:41,482 [ Electricity buzzing ] 124 00:06:45,655 --> 00:06:47,620 TRUE: It's such an adrenalin buzz. 125 00:06:47,620 --> 00:06:50,068 Must of had 60,000 people in the crowd. 126 00:06:50,068 --> 00:06:52,517 So many people in front of you. 127 00:06:52,517 --> 00:06:54,310 HAWKINS: And it's just sort of bringing together 128 00:06:54,310 --> 00:06:57,689 the real fundamental of passion for a lot of people. 129 00:07:00,413 --> 00:07:02,241 [ Cheers and applause ] 130 00:07:04,931 --> 00:07:08,620 Most creators dream of works that will live forever, 131 00:07:08,620 --> 00:07:10,413 but there's a young woman in New England 132 00:07:10,413 --> 00:07:14,000 who's at her best when everything is... 133 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:15,482 falling apart. 134 00:07:19,655 --> 00:07:22,000 My name is Lily Hevesh, I'm 20 years old, 135 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:23,137 and I'm a domino artist. 136 00:07:32,241 --> 00:07:34,172 CAMPBELL: For the last 11 years, 137 00:07:34,172 --> 00:07:37,379 Lily Hevesh has been setting dominoes up 138 00:07:37,379 --> 00:07:39,000 and knocking them down... 139 00:07:43,413 --> 00:07:45,137 ...building an international fan base 140 00:07:45,137 --> 00:07:46,827 that follows her every design. 141 00:07:51,068 --> 00:07:54,137 Lily is amazing, off the chart. 142 00:07:54,137 --> 00:07:56,689 She's the top domino artist in the world, 143 00:07:56,689 --> 00:07:58,103 in terms of numbers -- 144 00:07:58,103 --> 00:08:00,793 most subscribers, most views, and that sort of thing. 145 00:08:00,793 --> 00:08:03,862 CAMPBELL: And the momentum keeps on building. 146 00:08:03,862 --> 00:08:05,241 Ahhh! 147 00:08:05,241 --> 00:08:07,586 Oh, my God! [ Laughs ] 148 00:08:07,586 --> 00:08:10,000 I have a million subscribers now. 149 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:11,241 That's crazy. 150 00:08:13,413 --> 00:08:15,689 In celebration of this milestone, 151 00:08:15,689 --> 00:08:20,310 Lily is building her most ambitious solo project to date, 152 00:08:20,310 --> 00:08:22,206 a 30,000-domino set up 153 00:08:22,206 --> 00:08:23,379 that will stretch through 154 00:08:23,379 --> 00:08:26,655 her parents' entire house and garage. 155 00:08:26,655 --> 00:08:30,241 Have fun taking out the garbage. [ Laughs ] 156 00:08:30,241 --> 00:08:32,793 It's bigger than anything she's ever done before, 157 00:08:32,793 --> 00:08:35,310 and could take her several weeks to compete. 158 00:08:36,793 --> 00:08:39,172 But can she pull it off? 159 00:08:45,689 --> 00:08:49,517 LILY: I don't like creating work that's mediocre. 160 00:08:49,517 --> 00:08:51,689 If I'm gonna do something, I give it my all. 161 00:08:53,896 --> 00:08:56,000 In elementary school, I wanted to a be an artist, 162 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,241 and when I was 9 years old, I found a set of 28 dominoes 163 00:08:59,241 --> 00:09:00,103 at my grandparents' house. 164 00:09:00,103 --> 00:09:01,517 WOMAN: Wow. 165 00:09:01,517 --> 00:09:04,241 I'd set up about half of them on top of a table 166 00:09:04,241 --> 00:09:07,137 and then one would fall off and then it a line on the floor, 167 00:09:07,137 --> 00:09:08,931 and I was like, "This is amazing," 168 00:09:08,931 --> 00:09:10,931 like, I had no idea you could even do any of this 169 00:09:10,931 --> 00:09:12,344 with dominoes 170 00:09:12,344 --> 00:09:14,517 and it kind of became an obsession from there. 171 00:09:16,862 --> 00:09:18,172 CAMPBELL: In middle school, 172 00:09:18,172 --> 00:09:20,344 Lily started posting her work on YouTube 173 00:09:20,344 --> 00:09:22,793 and people took notice. 174 00:09:22,793 --> 00:09:26,172 Over the years, as her creations became more and more complex, 175 00:09:26,172 --> 00:09:28,586 her following exploded. 176 00:09:28,586 --> 00:09:30,862 Before long, companies started hiring her 177 00:09:30,862 --> 00:09:34,413 for everything from private events to TV commercials. 178 00:09:36,586 --> 00:09:38,689 LILY: Dominoes has lead me all around the world. 179 00:09:38,689 --> 00:09:42,655 Projects in London. I've done projects in France. 180 00:09:42,655 --> 00:09:45,931 We made it up the Eiffel Tower. Check this out. Oh, my God. 181 00:09:45,931 --> 00:09:50,896 I've been to Turkey, Austria, Canada, all over the U.S. 182 00:09:54,137 --> 00:09:56,137 MARK: She's very successful with commercial projects -- 183 00:09:56,137 --> 00:09:58,275 commercials for TV or for the web -- 184 00:09:58,275 --> 00:10:00,793 and so, she has a good income from it. 185 00:10:00,793 --> 00:10:03,103 Can't really believe this I my profession -- 186 00:10:03,103 --> 00:10:05,172 you know, doing domino art full-time. 187 00:10:06,517 --> 00:10:09,379 Some days, I'll build for, like, 12 hours. 188 00:10:09,379 --> 00:10:11,103 I spend a lot of time building. 189 00:10:12,517 --> 00:10:14,275 Once I get in the zone, I'm like -- 190 00:10:14,275 --> 00:10:16,000 it's, like, just me and my dominoes. 191 00:10:18,586 --> 00:10:21,379 CAMPBELL: Lily may make this process look effortless, 192 00:10:21,379 --> 00:10:26,172 but in reality, it takes design, precession, and technique. 193 00:10:26,172 --> 00:10:27,965 I'll have a complete floor plan 194 00:10:27,965 --> 00:10:29,551 and I'll draw it out on Photoshop 195 00:10:29,551 --> 00:10:31,689 so you can see exactly where each trick is 196 00:10:31,689 --> 00:10:34,620 and how the connection lines go to the each trick. 197 00:10:37,724 --> 00:10:38,758 I have a couple of tools 198 00:10:38,758 --> 00:10:40,724 that I use when building dominoes. 199 00:10:40,724 --> 00:10:42,586 First is a LEGO template. 200 00:10:42,586 --> 00:10:44,241 It kind of looks like a comb. 201 00:10:44,241 --> 00:10:46,862 You just put the dominoes in each slot 202 00:10:46,862 --> 00:10:49,241 and then you push it forward, move it to the side, 203 00:10:49,241 --> 00:10:51,344 and it'll space it exactly. 204 00:10:53,068 --> 00:10:55,793 I also rulers a lot and yard sticks 205 00:10:55,793 --> 00:10:57,172 for making things straight 206 00:10:57,172 --> 00:10:59,103 and just measuring out. 207 00:10:59,103 --> 00:11:00,137 It's important to be precise 208 00:11:00,137 --> 00:11:01,655 because if you aren't 209 00:11:01,655 --> 00:11:03,689 then the trick won't follow the way that you want to. 210 00:11:05,241 --> 00:11:08,344 Right before I knock it down, I'm super excited 211 00:11:08,344 --> 00:11:10,034 'cause I want to see it fall down, 212 00:11:10,034 --> 00:11:11,931 but I'm also super, super nervous 213 00:11:11,931 --> 00:11:14,965 because I want it to topple the way that I planned 214 00:11:14,965 --> 00:11:16,413 and you never really know 215 00:11:16,413 --> 00:11:18,206 how it's gonna fall with dominoes. 216 00:11:18,206 --> 00:11:20,620 Oh, my God.MAN: Whoa. 217 00:11:22,724 --> 00:11:25,517 CAMPBELL: Do it right and it looks like magic, 218 00:11:25,517 --> 00:11:28,620 but the art of dominoes is really just basic science, 219 00:11:28,620 --> 00:11:31,413 with one tile transferring its energy to the next. 220 00:11:33,206 --> 00:11:36,379 In fact, each domino has enough kinetic energy 221 00:11:36,379 --> 00:11:40,620 to push over a domino 1 1/2 times its own size. 222 00:11:40,620 --> 00:11:43,000 That means if you lined up 20 dominoes, 223 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,724 each 1 1/2 times bigger than the last, 224 00:11:45,724 --> 00:11:48,448 you could knock over a 30-story building 225 00:11:48,448 --> 00:11:49,689 in a matter of seconds. 226 00:11:53,896 --> 00:11:55,310 Simple physics, 227 00:11:55,310 --> 00:11:58,206 but when you're designing a 30,000-piece set-up, 228 00:11:58,206 --> 00:12:01,379 so much can go wrong along the way. 229 00:12:01,379 --> 00:12:04,206 LILY: Being very aware of your body at all times 230 00:12:04,206 --> 00:12:05,827 is super important, 231 00:12:05,827 --> 00:12:08,068 'cause if you knock it down, like, it could be all over. 232 00:12:10,448 --> 00:12:14,724 Some set-ups are super, super high pressure, 233 00:12:14,724 --> 00:12:17,482 especially when I'm building giant 3D structures 234 00:12:17,482 --> 00:12:21,000 because if you drop one domino into the structure, 235 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,896 it'll all collapse and there's no way to save it. 236 00:12:26,862 --> 00:12:28,448 CAMPBELL: But there's no great pressure 237 00:12:28,448 --> 00:12:31,896 than Lily's celebration of one million YouTube followers. 238 00:12:31,896 --> 00:12:35,413 She spent 15 days setting it up. 239 00:12:35,413 --> 00:12:38,310 Now, with the flick of a finger, 240 00:12:38,310 --> 00:12:40,655 it's the moment of truth. 241 00:12:40,655 --> 00:12:44,206 LILY: Is it gonna work or is gonna fail? 242 00:12:52,965 --> 00:12:54,724 In the world of dominoes, 243 00:12:54,724 --> 00:12:57,965 20-year-old Lily Hevesh is a rockstar, 244 00:12:57,965 --> 00:13:01,448 and to celebrate her one millionth YouTube subscriber, 245 00:13:01,448 --> 00:13:05,172 she's giving her fans the gift of her biggest set-up yet. 246 00:13:05,172 --> 00:13:06,655 But in the domino business, 247 00:13:06,655 --> 00:13:09,275 one misplaced tile could mean the difference 248 00:13:09,275 --> 00:13:13,137 between a smashing success and a total flop. 249 00:13:13,137 --> 00:13:14,551 Knock them down, Lily. 250 00:13:14,551 --> 00:13:16,517 Hope you had decaf. [ Laughs ] 251 00:13:22,034 --> 00:13:23,517 After hundreds of videos 252 00:13:23,517 --> 00:13:26,551 and thousands of hours committed to her passion, 253 00:13:26,551 --> 00:13:29,379 Lily is almost ready to roll. 254 00:13:29,379 --> 00:13:33,206 I'm actually filling in the last couple of dominoes. 255 00:13:33,206 --> 00:13:36,758 Just hoping that I don't knock down the dominoes by accident. 256 00:14:17,275 --> 00:14:18,517 [ Confetti gun pops ] 257 00:14:18,517 --> 00:14:22,172 Whoo! 258 00:14:22,172 --> 00:14:24,758 Perfect! Yes! 259 00:14:24,758 --> 00:14:26,931 I can't believe this is even happening. 260 00:14:26,931 --> 00:14:28,965 Thank you so much. 261 00:14:37,758 --> 00:14:40,344 The famous silent movie actor Lon Chaney 262 00:14:40,344 --> 00:14:42,586 was known as "The Man of a Thousand Faces." 263 00:14:44,241 --> 00:14:45,620 Well, [Laughs] 264 00:14:45,620 --> 00:14:47,103 he's got nothing on this guy. 265 00:14:54,103 --> 00:14:57,724 You never know when inspiration is gonna strike you. 266 00:14:57,724 --> 00:14:59,413 Could be driving, 267 00:14:59,413 --> 00:15:01,827 sitting on the potty chair in the middle of the night, 268 00:15:01,827 --> 00:15:04,413 just wake up with some kind of creative inspiration. 269 00:15:04,413 --> 00:15:05,793 You just have to execute it. 270 00:15:23,034 --> 00:15:25,758 CAMPBELL: Michael Gump has a really cool day job. 271 00:15:27,758 --> 00:15:28,655 [ Electricity crackles ] 272 00:15:30,310 --> 00:15:33,517 I'm a prop master for a lot of crazy kids' shows. 273 00:15:34,517 --> 00:15:36,586 And a big part of my professional work 274 00:15:36,586 --> 00:15:37,655 is to make stuff. 275 00:15:39,103 --> 00:15:42,413 I know a lot recipes for trouble. 276 00:15:44,896 --> 00:15:46,931 MAN: Ah! 277 00:15:46,931 --> 00:15:49,413 CAMPBELL: Especially since he he started moonlighting 278 00:15:49,413 --> 00:15:51,620 on a project of his own.[ Growls ] 279 00:15:51,620 --> 00:15:54,241 GUMP: While I'm doing my regular work, 280 00:15:54,241 --> 00:15:55,862 I'm often thinking, like, 281 00:15:55,862 --> 00:15:58,620 "Would this be a good thing to glue to my face?" 282 00:16:02,103 --> 00:16:03,379 CAMPBELL: Each and every night, 283 00:16:03,379 --> 00:16:06,137 for the past three and a half years, 284 00:16:06,137 --> 00:16:08,620 Michael has become his own canvas. 285 00:16:13,310 --> 00:16:18,379 And now he's taking his project to a new extreme. 286 00:16:18,379 --> 00:16:21,724 MINTON: Three, two, one. 287 00:16:21,724 --> 00:16:22,620 Pour. 288 00:16:27,931 --> 00:16:29,275 GUMP: I've been making stuff 289 00:16:29,275 --> 00:16:30,896 pretty much as long as I can remember. 290 00:16:30,896 --> 00:16:32,689 [ Projector clicks ] 291 00:16:32,689 --> 00:16:35,965 As a kid, I was really in my imagination a lot, 292 00:16:35,965 --> 00:16:37,965 so I used to play with toys 293 00:16:37,965 --> 00:16:41,068 and put together little model train environments 294 00:16:41,068 --> 00:16:44,068 and just enjoy the fantasy 295 00:16:44,068 --> 00:16:47,448 of getting into, like, a little scene or environment. 296 00:16:49,310 --> 00:16:50,655 CAMPBELL: Michael was lucky enough 297 00:16:50,655 --> 00:16:53,068 to turn that passion into a career. 298 00:16:54,517 --> 00:16:58,965 With a wife and two kids, it seemed like he had it all, 299 00:16:58,965 --> 00:17:01,344 until life took a nasty turn. 300 00:17:03,241 --> 00:17:05,655 My wife separated from me. 301 00:17:05,655 --> 00:17:07,655 It was an emotionally tough time. 302 00:17:09,655 --> 00:17:13,896 CAMPBELL: That's when his art really became a lifeline, 303 00:17:13,896 --> 00:17:17,241 and everything in his tool box and his snack drawer 304 00:17:17,241 --> 00:17:18,620 became an inspiration. 305 00:17:21,724 --> 00:17:23,448 My disguise projects. 306 00:17:30,068 --> 00:17:31,655 It was a good distraction, 307 00:17:31,655 --> 00:17:33,068 but it was also -- 308 00:17:33,068 --> 00:17:36,172 like, makes you feel empowered. 309 00:17:40,068 --> 00:17:43,241 CAMPBELL: Night after night, one disguise after another, 310 00:17:43,241 --> 00:17:45,206 he posted his pictures on Instagram 311 00:17:45,206 --> 00:17:47,206 under the name "bobbugs." 312 00:17:48,724 --> 00:17:52,482 More than 50,000 people follow his daily transformation. 313 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:00,413 The original idea was to try to do one a day for a year. 314 00:18:04,724 --> 00:18:07,000 In the process, somebody said to me, 315 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:08,275 "You should make a book, 316 00:18:08,275 --> 00:18:11,000 and you could do a thousand faces, 317 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,379 and that would only take you, like, three years." 318 00:18:14,379 --> 00:18:17,034 And then I was like, "You didn't just say that." 319 00:18:17,034 --> 00:18:18,172 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 320 00:18:21,620 --> 00:18:23,620 So, then the goal actually was like, 321 00:18:23,620 --> 00:18:27,172 can I do a thousand disguises every day -- 322 00:18:27,172 --> 00:18:28,724 like, I mean, in a row? 323 00:18:34,793 --> 00:18:36,862 CAMPBELL: Three and a half years later, 324 00:18:36,862 --> 00:18:38,103 he's still working on his book 325 00:18:38,103 --> 00:18:40,275 while creating bigger, crazier, 326 00:18:40,275 --> 00:18:43,172 and more dangerous disguises every day. 327 00:18:44,482 --> 00:18:46,275 GUMP: It's like exercising. 328 00:18:46,275 --> 00:18:48,896 A lot of times you don't want to do it, 329 00:18:48,896 --> 00:18:52,517 but then you do it and you feel better afterwards. 330 00:18:56,965 --> 00:18:59,758 I think this project has helped keep Michael's sanity. 331 00:19:02,758 --> 00:19:05,137 And at the end of the night, he can really just, 332 00:19:05,137 --> 00:19:09,172 almost like meditate, focus on his art, and do what he loves. 333 00:19:14,586 --> 00:19:18,206 CAMPBELL: Now, at day 1,347, 334 00:19:18,206 --> 00:19:19,862 he's trying something challenging -- 335 00:19:19,862 --> 00:19:22,068 a portrait in motion. 336 00:19:22,068 --> 00:19:24,413 It's about catching a moment. 337 00:19:25,689 --> 00:19:28,655 CAMPBELL: He'll have just one chance to get it right. 338 00:19:28,655 --> 00:19:32,758 And with 20 pounds of sweet cafeteria glory ready to go, 339 00:19:32,758 --> 00:19:35,965 can he keep his streak of brilliance alive? 340 00:19:39,793 --> 00:19:40,827 BIBBY: If I'm bit, 341 00:19:40,827 --> 00:19:42,137 I'm either hurt or dead. 342 00:19:42,137 --> 00:19:43,241 Whoa! 343 00:19:44,896 --> 00:19:47,724 Unfortunately, I have made a couple of mistakes 344 00:19:47,724 --> 00:19:49,172 with human assistants. 345 00:19:59,379 --> 00:20:01,103 For the last three and a half years, 346 00:20:01,103 --> 00:20:05,344 Michael Gump has created a new self portrait every night. 347 00:20:05,344 --> 00:20:07,620 His legion of social media followers count on it, 348 00:20:07,620 --> 00:20:09,586 and trust me, they're insatiable. 349 00:20:12,034 --> 00:20:13,620 GUMP: Today we're going to do a disguise 350 00:20:13,620 --> 00:20:18,620 involving classic cafeteria-style fruit cocktail... 351 00:20:21,758 --> 00:20:24,172 ...with the peaches and the pears 352 00:20:24,172 --> 00:20:26,551 and the little half-cherries. 353 00:20:26,551 --> 00:20:29,344 My buddy Brandon's got a high-speed camera, 354 00:20:29,344 --> 00:20:31,000 and we'll take a bunch of pictures 355 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,862 and we'll pick one that you can see 356 00:20:32,862 --> 00:20:35,034 all the tendrils of a fluid 357 00:20:35,034 --> 00:20:36,793 or see something captured in a moment 358 00:20:36,793 --> 00:20:38,758 that you don't really necessarily see. 359 00:20:40,620 --> 00:20:45,241 I'm pretty used to feeling a little itchy or a little warm 360 00:20:45,241 --> 00:20:46,862 or sticky -- 361 00:20:46,862 --> 00:20:48,172 become pretty accustomed to that. 362 00:20:49,344 --> 00:20:51,310 My kids are gonna help us out 363 00:20:51,310 --> 00:20:54,724 because we need somebody to pour the material. 364 00:20:54,724 --> 00:20:56,793 It's fun for them to be involved. 365 00:20:58,310 --> 00:20:59,827 Right here, on the front of his head. 366 00:20:59,827 --> 00:21:01,655 Right in my face. 367 00:21:01,655 --> 00:21:04,103 As close as you can get it.Right on my forehead. 368 00:21:05,379 --> 00:21:07,827 MINTON: Here we go. 369 00:21:07,827 --> 00:21:09,586 Three, 370 00:21:09,586 --> 00:21:11,413 two, 371 00:21:11,413 --> 00:21:12,896 one. 372 00:21:12,896 --> 00:21:14,206 Pour. 373 00:21:20,103 --> 00:21:21,379 [ Camera shutter clicks] 374 00:21:23,275 --> 00:21:24,172 GIRL: [ Laughs ] 375 00:21:24,172 --> 00:21:25,241 GIRL 2: He's eating it. 376 00:21:25,241 --> 00:21:26,724 GUMP: It is good. Try some. 377 00:21:28,517 --> 00:21:30,344 Oh, wow. There's a lot of good ones 378 00:21:31,241 --> 00:21:32,896 [ Camera shutter clicks] 379 00:21:34,172 --> 00:21:36,724 CAMPBELL: Michael hasn't gotten that coveted book deal yet, 380 00:21:36,724 --> 00:21:39,379 but with thousands of disguises under his belt, 381 00:21:39,379 --> 00:21:43,000 the work seems to have taken on a life of its own. 382 00:21:46,034 --> 00:21:48,931 Some performances can play out over years, 383 00:21:48,931 --> 00:21:50,482 but for one world record holder, 384 00:21:50,482 --> 00:21:51,965 the magic happens --[ Snaps fingers ] 385 00:21:51,965 --> 00:21:53,344 ...in a split second 386 00:21:53,344 --> 00:21:56,517 more than twice the speed of sound. 387 00:22:00,620 --> 00:22:01,655 [ Whip cracks ] 388 00:22:01,655 --> 00:22:03,448 CHOI: My name is April Jennifer Choi 389 00:22:03,448 --> 00:22:05,724 and I am a whip artist. 390 00:22:05,724 --> 00:22:06,793 [ Whip cracks ] 391 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,034 [ Whips cracks ] 392 00:22:10,034 --> 00:22:11,724 CAMPBELL: She's powerful, 393 00:22:11,724 --> 00:22:13,551 she's precise, 394 00:22:13,551 --> 00:22:15,620 and just a little bit dangerous. 395 00:22:17,448 --> 00:22:19,517 Now she's attempting a stunt 396 00:22:19,517 --> 00:22:23,103 only only eight people in the world have ever accomplished -- 397 00:22:23,103 --> 00:22:25,137 lighting her whip on fire 398 00:22:25,137 --> 00:22:28,172 and wrapping herself in the flames. 399 00:22:28,172 --> 00:22:31,034 Believe it or not. 400 00:22:38,413 --> 00:22:40,103 CHOI: The thing that drives me the most 401 00:22:40,103 --> 00:22:42,482 is just my obsessive personality. 402 00:22:42,482 --> 00:22:45,586 When I find something, I dive deep into it. 403 00:22:48,586 --> 00:22:51,103 CAMPBELL: By day, April is an analytical engineer 404 00:22:51,103 --> 00:22:53,689 with a master's degree in fluid dynamics. 405 00:22:55,931 --> 00:22:57,379 CHOI: I love engineering, 406 00:22:57,379 --> 00:22:59,689 especially being able to use physics 407 00:22:59,689 --> 00:23:03,482 and kind of just laws that are not defined by mankind, 408 00:23:03,482 --> 00:23:05,206 that make the world happen. 409 00:23:07,034 --> 00:23:08,103 [ Projector clicks ] 410 00:23:09,103 --> 00:23:10,724 CAMPBELL: But in 2011, 411 00:23:10,724 --> 00:23:14,000 a visit to a festival changed her life. 412 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:15,241 CHOI: There was a a whip class. 413 00:23:15,241 --> 00:23:16,034 I took the whip class. 414 00:23:16,034 --> 00:23:17,482 The next thing I know, 415 00:23:17,482 --> 00:23:20,172 I had to learn at least the first hundred tricks. 416 00:23:24,655 --> 00:23:26,448 When I watch whips move, 417 00:23:26,448 --> 00:23:28,655 I'm always amazed just how they move 418 00:23:28,655 --> 00:23:31,517 and how they undulate in such fluid motions, 419 00:23:31,517 --> 00:23:34,344 and seeing those motions remind me of the mathematics 420 00:23:34,344 --> 00:23:36,344 that go through them consistently. 421 00:23:38,724 --> 00:23:41,310 CAMPBELL: And what's happening at the very end of the whip 422 00:23:41,310 --> 00:23:43,827 is really mind-blowing. 423 00:23:43,827 --> 00:23:46,034 Physicists have discovered that the whip crack 424 00:23:46,034 --> 00:23:47,551 is actually a sonic boom 425 00:23:47,551 --> 00:23:50,793 produced when the whip crosses the sound barrier, 426 00:23:50,793 --> 00:23:54,068 reaching speeds of up to 1,500 miles an hour. 427 00:23:55,344 --> 00:23:58,758 That's almost as fast as a F-35 fighter jet. 428 00:23:59,862 --> 00:24:01,413 [ Whip cracks ] 429 00:24:01,413 --> 00:24:04,517 CHOI: Knowing that I could take my engineering knowledge 430 00:24:04,517 --> 00:24:06,448 and put it into whip cracking, 431 00:24:06,448 --> 00:24:09,482 that accelerated me into to the performance world. 432 00:24:11,551 --> 00:24:12,931 Along the way, 433 00:24:12,931 --> 00:24:15,517 she fell in love with a women named Bethany Byrnes, 434 00:24:15,517 --> 00:24:17,103 who not only joined the act, 435 00:24:17,103 --> 00:24:19,241 she became April's wife. 436 00:24:19,241 --> 00:24:23,310 April is so amazing because she's so inspiring 437 00:24:23,310 --> 00:24:26,931 to make you want to get out there and just try. 438 00:24:26,931 --> 00:24:29,827 CAMPBELL: Together, they wowed audiences all over the world. 439 00:24:29,827 --> 00:24:30,896 MAN: Oh! 440 00:24:30,896 --> 00:24:32,620 CHOI: We do do whips of slack lines. 441 00:24:32,620 --> 00:24:35,586 We do things where we're taking bottle caps off with a whip. 442 00:24:38,241 --> 00:24:39,620 BYRNES: It definitely goes through my mind 443 00:24:39,620 --> 00:24:42,931 that being injured is a real possibility. 444 00:24:42,931 --> 00:24:45,758 Unfortunately, I have made a couple of mistakes 445 00:24:45,758 --> 00:24:47,965 with human assistants. 446 00:24:47,965 --> 00:24:50,793 CAMPBELL: April admits to inflicting the occasional scratch 447 00:24:50,793 --> 00:24:52,103 or whelp, 448 00:24:52,103 --> 00:24:54,758 but it could get so much messier. 449 00:24:54,758 --> 00:24:57,482 CAMPBELL: Particularly tricks that take things out of the mouth, 450 00:24:57,482 --> 00:25:00,310 you could possibly hit them in the eye by accident. 451 00:25:01,965 --> 00:25:03,586 CAMPBELL: Add fire into the mix 452 00:25:03,586 --> 00:25:05,758 and the risk turns downright deadly. 453 00:25:07,344 --> 00:25:09,689 But April's not backing off, 454 00:25:09,689 --> 00:25:14,620 even if it means her whole life is about to go up in flames. 455 00:25:16,724 --> 00:25:19,000 I'm gonna be bathing in rattlesnakes. 456 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:20,275 [ Snakes rattling ] 457 00:25:21,586 --> 00:25:24,551 WOLLIN: Whatever I takes is what I'm willing to do 458 00:25:24,551 --> 00:25:26,000 to get to where I want to be. 459 00:25:42,172 --> 00:25:44,655 32-year-old April Choi has a built career 460 00:25:44,655 --> 00:25:47,413 cracking the whip and breaking records, 461 00:25:47,413 --> 00:25:49,517 and because that's not dangerous enough 462 00:25:49,517 --> 00:25:52,551 her whole life is about to go up in flames. 463 00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:53,413 Flame on! 464 00:25:57,137 --> 00:25:59,620 She's using a specially designed fire whip 465 00:25:59,620 --> 00:26:02,517 made with Kevlar and dosed in white gas. 466 00:26:04,241 --> 00:26:06,068 One small mistake 467 00:26:06,068 --> 00:26:08,724 and she could find herself trapped in a flaming noose, 468 00:26:08,724 --> 00:26:12,034 struggling to breathe with her hair on fire. 469 00:26:12,034 --> 00:26:16,896 Noosing yourself is when you do a crack over your head 470 00:26:16,896 --> 00:26:19,448 and the whip catches on itself. 471 00:26:19,448 --> 00:26:20,827 It wraps around itself, 472 00:26:20,827 --> 00:26:22,793 and since it loses all of its moment, 473 00:26:22,793 --> 00:26:24,034 it just drops. 474 00:26:36,241 --> 00:26:38,275 [ Whips cracks ] 475 00:26:38,275 --> 00:26:40,034 CAMPBELL: April starts with the basics... 476 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,448 ...keeping the flame safely away from her neck. 477 00:26:49,655 --> 00:26:51,586 Now to turn up the heat. 478 00:26:53,758 --> 00:26:55,034 [ Whip cracks ] 479 00:27:04,586 --> 00:27:07,655 She's done it, and she's not even singed. 480 00:27:09,413 --> 00:27:12,034 April is an excellent example 481 00:27:12,034 --> 00:27:14,827 of you can do anything that you put your mind to. 482 00:27:24,310 --> 00:27:27,275 April tamed her whip without going up in flames. 483 00:27:27,275 --> 00:27:28,551 There's a guy in Texas 484 00:27:28,551 --> 00:27:31,172 who plays with a different kind of fire, 485 00:27:31,172 --> 00:27:34,034 the kind that has a mind of its own. 486 00:27:34,034 --> 00:27:36,689 Be afraid. Be very afraid. 487 00:27:40,862 --> 00:27:42,689 People come from near and far. 488 00:27:44,793 --> 00:27:47,241 The mix of fascination, 489 00:27:47,241 --> 00:27:48,896 revulsion, 490 00:27:48,896 --> 00:27:50,758 and straight-up disbelief. 491 00:27:52,344 --> 00:27:54,896 Most of us will do anything to steer clear 492 00:27:54,896 --> 00:27:56,482 of a feisty rattlesnake... 493 00:27:58,896 --> 00:28:00,103 ...but not this man. 494 00:28:02,310 --> 00:28:04,827 He's made a career of tangling with vipers. 495 00:28:04,827 --> 00:28:06,000 [ Snake hisses ] 496 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:10,275 And today, he's raising the stakes, 497 00:28:10,275 --> 00:28:13,172 getting down and dirty right in the snake pit. 498 00:28:14,413 --> 00:28:16,172 [ Snake hisses, rattles ] 499 00:28:22,965 --> 00:28:24,862 68-year-old Jackie Bibby... 500 00:28:27,344 --> 00:28:28,206 ...is a legend. 501 00:28:28,206 --> 00:28:29,482 [ Cheers and applause ] 502 00:28:29,482 --> 00:28:31,103 They call me "The Texas Snakeman." 503 00:28:32,965 --> 00:28:34,379 I'm an attention seeker. 504 00:28:34,379 --> 00:28:36,517 I really like attention and I'm showman. 505 00:28:36,517 --> 00:28:39,068 I really enjoy performing for people. 506 00:28:39,068 --> 00:28:40,448 CAMPBELL: For nearly half a century, 507 00:28:40,448 --> 00:28:42,068 Jackie's been pushing the limits 508 00:28:42,068 --> 00:28:45,034 with one of nature's most finely tuned killing machines. 509 00:28:46,965 --> 00:28:48,896 [ Cheers and applause ] 510 00:28:48,896 --> 00:28:52,413 And now, he's attempting one of his most dangerous stunts. 511 00:28:54,068 --> 00:28:58,241 He's gonna share a bathtub with 20 riled-up rattlesnakes 512 00:28:58,241 --> 00:29:00,103 for 15 minutes. 513 00:29:00,103 --> 00:29:02,000 If I'm bit, I'm either hurt or dead. 514 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,862 [ Snake rattles ] 515 00:29:03,862 --> 00:29:04,793 Believe it... 516 00:29:04,793 --> 00:29:06,827 Whoa! 517 00:29:06,827 --> 00:29:08,620 CAMPBELL: ...or not. 518 00:29:16,827 --> 00:29:18,310 [ Projector clicks ] 519 00:29:18,310 --> 00:29:19,827 BIBBY: I got involved in handling rattlesnakes 520 00:29:19,827 --> 00:29:21,000 at a rattlesnake roundup. 521 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,310 I was 18 years old -- 1969. 522 00:29:24,310 --> 00:29:27,206 I went near the rattlesnake sacking championship. 523 00:29:27,206 --> 00:29:29,172 That's where you got to have two men in the pit, 524 00:29:29,172 --> 00:29:30,931 one holding the sack and one picking snakes up 525 00:29:30,931 --> 00:29:32,034 and putting them in the sack. 526 00:29:32,034 --> 00:29:33,620 [ Cheers and applause ] 527 00:29:33,620 --> 00:29:37,172 I was the only non-professional in the competition 528 00:29:37,172 --> 00:29:41,172 and I won two trophies, $30, and got my name in the paper. 529 00:29:41,172 --> 00:29:43,137 The rest, as they say, is history. 530 00:29:44,137 --> 00:29:45,793 MAN: Give Jackie a big hand there. 531 00:29:45,793 --> 00:29:47,620 Alright. 532 00:29:47,620 --> 00:29:49,689 CAMPBELL: Since then, Jackie and his rattlers 533 00:29:49,689 --> 00:29:53,172 have been entertaining audiences all over the globe. 534 00:29:53,172 --> 00:29:55,172 BIBBY: I have over a hundred trophies now 535 00:29:55,172 --> 00:29:57,241 and I hold the world record for that sport. 536 00:29:58,862 --> 00:30:01,137 [ Cheers and applause ] 537 00:30:01,137 --> 00:30:02,896 CAMPBELL: But Jackie has paid a steep price 538 00:30:02,896 --> 00:30:04,344 to get where he is today. 539 00:30:06,310 --> 00:30:08,103 BIBBY: In 49 years of handling snakes, 540 00:30:08,103 --> 00:30:10,034 I've received 12 serious bites. 541 00:30:11,413 --> 00:30:14,482 I only count a bite that sends me to the hospital. 542 00:30:14,482 --> 00:30:16,379 You can see I have a divot in my hand 543 00:30:16,379 --> 00:30:18,758 where the venom rotted my hand out. 544 00:30:18,758 --> 00:30:20,586 My other thumb is stiff. 545 00:30:20,586 --> 00:30:22,758 I don't have any mobility in the joint 546 00:30:22,758 --> 00:30:25,172 and I have a deteriorated tissue on the end 547 00:30:25,172 --> 00:30:26,482 from snakebites. 548 00:30:26,482 --> 00:30:28,689 This thumb's been bitten three times. 549 00:30:28,689 --> 00:30:30,172 CAMPBELL: Within seconds, 550 00:30:30,172 --> 00:30:32,862 rattlesnake venom stops your blood from clotting 551 00:30:32,862 --> 00:30:35,655 and starts dissolving the flesh and muscle tissue 552 00:30:35,655 --> 00:30:36,620 around the bite. 553 00:30:39,655 --> 00:30:41,551 And some bites are worse than others. 554 00:30:43,068 --> 00:30:45,517 Six years ago, Jackie endured an attack 555 00:30:45,517 --> 00:30:48,068 that nearly ended his life. 556 00:30:49,379 --> 00:30:51,655 My worse bite, a snake bit above my boot. 557 00:30:53,103 --> 00:30:54,965 Big snake, almost six feet long, 558 00:30:54,965 --> 00:30:56,068 had a lot of venom. 559 00:30:57,344 --> 00:30:59,689 You begin to have discoloration and blood blisters 560 00:30:59,689 --> 00:31:01,586 at the site of the bite. 561 00:31:01,586 --> 00:31:03,344 You begin to have a coppery taste, 562 00:31:03,344 --> 00:31:05,034 kind of like you stuck a penny in your mouth. 563 00:31:05,034 --> 00:31:07,482 You're gonna probably start projectile vomiting. 564 00:31:09,241 --> 00:31:11,620 You get really sick and it hurts really bad. 565 00:31:11,620 --> 00:31:13,310 [ Sirens wailing ] 566 00:31:13,310 --> 00:31:14,724 By the time they got me to the hospital, 567 00:31:14,724 --> 00:31:16,000 my leg was already dead. 568 00:31:16,586 --> 00:31:17,758 [ Monitor beeps ] 569 00:31:17,758 --> 00:31:20,379 Three days later, they started chopping on my leg. 570 00:31:22,034 --> 00:31:24,172 Ten operations and a month later, 571 00:31:24,172 --> 00:31:25,241 they kicked me out. 572 00:31:26,689 --> 00:31:28,448 Everybody thought, "Well, is he gonna quit?" 573 00:31:29,965 --> 00:31:32,620 Nah, I just bought a leg and went back to doing it. 574 00:31:36,034 --> 00:31:38,344 CAMPBELL: Today, he'll tempt fate 575 00:31:38,344 --> 00:31:41,344 and the fangs of over 20 venomous rattlesnakes. 576 00:31:42,931 --> 00:31:44,896 They have their venom, they have their fangs, 577 00:31:44,896 --> 00:31:48,344 they have the capacity to inflict a deadly bite. 578 00:31:48,344 --> 00:31:50,482 So, we're not milking these snakes beforehand. 579 00:31:51,965 --> 00:31:53,344 We're not sewing their mouths shut 580 00:31:53,344 --> 00:31:54,896 or anything like that. 581 00:31:54,896 --> 00:31:57,551 CAMPBELL: It'll all come down to a battle of will 582 00:31:57,551 --> 00:31:59,172 versus instinct. 583 00:31:59,172 --> 00:32:00,896 Those snakes have the capacity to kill you. 584 00:32:00,896 --> 00:32:03,482 [ Snakes rattle ] 585 00:32:03,482 --> 00:32:05,862 CAMPBELL: He's determined to spend the next fifteen minutes 586 00:32:05,862 --> 00:32:06,758 in the tub with them. 587 00:32:08,413 --> 00:32:10,551 But that's a long time when you're in the strike zone. 588 00:32:10,551 --> 00:32:11,758 BIBBY: Whoa! 589 00:32:11,758 --> 00:32:13,344 DOUGY: Don't move, don't move, don't move. 590 00:32:22,344 --> 00:32:24,896 Jackie Bibby is about to get into a bathtub 591 00:32:24,896 --> 00:32:27,896 filled with western diamondback rattlesnakes, 592 00:32:27,896 --> 00:32:31,827 one of the most aggressive snakes in North America. 593 00:32:31,827 --> 00:32:33,482 Nobody said this was a good idea. 594 00:32:38,655 --> 00:32:39,965 BIBBY: As I'm getting in this bathtub, 595 00:32:39,965 --> 00:32:41,344 I'm gonna have to tape my legs 596 00:32:41,344 --> 00:32:42,896 where I won't be shaking and jittery 597 00:32:42,896 --> 00:32:45,448 when I'm sitting in there for a long period of time. 598 00:32:45,448 --> 00:32:48,172 And it's so very important I've gotta be real still. 599 00:32:50,517 --> 00:32:52,655 Dougy will be free handling these snakes. 600 00:32:52,655 --> 00:32:54,241 In other words, he'll be picking them up 601 00:32:54,241 --> 00:32:55,689 with a pinner and with his hands. 602 00:32:55,689 --> 00:32:57,275 He will not have their heads pinned, 603 00:32:57,275 --> 00:32:59,000 so they do have the potential 604 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,344 to cause a deadly bite at any time. 605 00:33:02,310 --> 00:33:05,586 [ Snake rattles ] 606 00:33:05,586 --> 00:33:07,413 As these snakes get deeper and deeper 607 00:33:07,413 --> 00:33:09,448 on me in the bathtub, 608 00:33:09,448 --> 00:33:11,310 it's a little bit more nerve-wracking 609 00:33:11,310 --> 00:33:13,137 'cause you don't know where they're liable to go. 610 00:33:14,448 --> 00:33:17,413 CAMPBELL: What they're after is a dark, tight place, 611 00:33:17,413 --> 00:33:19,862 which means they could wriggle behind Jackie, 612 00:33:19,862 --> 00:33:21,206 sneak underneath him, 613 00:33:21,206 --> 00:33:23,896 or try to hide under his pants or shirt. 614 00:33:26,758 --> 00:33:28,206 BIBBY: Wait, there's stuff under me. 615 00:33:28,206 --> 00:33:29,310 MAN: I know. 616 00:33:29,310 --> 00:33:30,758 Some of them went and got behind me, 617 00:33:30,758 --> 00:33:33,586 some got under me, some were between my legs, 618 00:33:33,586 --> 00:33:35,103 and there's always the danger, you know, 619 00:33:35,103 --> 00:33:36,482 of being bit in the back. 620 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,517 CAMPBELL: Bites to the extremities are dangerous enough. 621 00:33:42,931 --> 00:33:46,517 But if this errant rattlesnake strikes Jackie's torso, 622 00:33:46,517 --> 00:33:49,103 the venom will reach his heart so fast 623 00:33:49,103 --> 00:33:51,517 that he would likely die in minutes. 624 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:56,793 [ Snake hisses, rattles ] 625 00:33:59,137 --> 00:34:01,310 Alright, Dougy, let's go backwards. 626 00:34:01,310 --> 00:34:02,724 This is the tough part. 627 00:34:12,241 --> 00:34:14,034 Dougy, you got one in the quilt. 628 00:34:14,034 --> 00:34:15,000 DOUGY: Yup. 629 00:34:16,206 --> 00:34:17,655 You gonna move me up? 630 00:34:25,379 --> 00:34:27,241 Whoa! Dougy! 631 00:34:27,241 --> 00:34:29,172 I got him. 632 00:34:29,172 --> 00:34:30,310 Don't move, don't move, don't move. 633 00:34:30,310 --> 00:34:31,310 I ain't moving. 634 00:34:31,310 --> 00:34:34,172 [ Snakes rattling ] 635 00:34:40,275 --> 00:34:43,620 [ Cheers and applause ] 636 00:34:50,482 --> 00:34:52,965 You know, it was kind of edgy there for a few minutes, 637 00:34:52,965 --> 00:34:54,827 but when I first starting handling, 638 00:34:54,827 --> 00:34:58,413 I had no idea that the snakes would take me where they did. 639 00:34:58,413 --> 00:34:59,862 You know, I certainly never said to myself, 640 00:34:59,862 --> 00:35:01,413 "Wow. If I get good at handling snakes, 641 00:35:01,413 --> 00:35:03,344 I'll get to go to Paris, France, 642 00:35:03,344 --> 00:35:06,344 or London, England, or Istanbul, Turkey." 643 00:35:06,344 --> 00:35:09,068 And the fun that I have and the things I get to do 644 00:35:09,068 --> 00:35:10,551 are all well worth the danger 645 00:35:10,551 --> 00:35:14,482 that I encounter as a result of doing what I do. 646 00:35:14,482 --> 00:35:17,103 [ Snake rattles, hisses ] 647 00:35:18,758 --> 00:35:21,413 Down in Florida, there's a performer 648 00:35:21,413 --> 00:35:24,137 who has "badass" written all over him. 649 00:35:26,172 --> 00:35:29,000 [ Rock music plays ] 650 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,137 [ Music plays louder ] 651 00:35:32,137 --> 00:35:34,724 WOLLIN: My name is Aaron Wollin. 652 00:35:34,724 --> 00:35:35,931 People call me "Short E." 653 00:35:35,931 --> 00:35:37,206 or "Short E. Dangerously." 654 00:35:37,206 --> 00:35:38,413 That's my stage name. 655 00:35:40,068 --> 00:35:43,827 CAMPBELL: Short E. Dangerously is a natural born entertainer 656 00:35:43,827 --> 00:35:47,137 who's about to push his act beyond the pain threshold, 657 00:35:47,137 --> 00:35:50,827 even if it means paying a huge price. 658 00:35:55,103 --> 00:35:57,206 When he's not cruising in his Camaro... 659 00:35:58,896 --> 00:36:00,310 ...or rocking his skateboard... 660 00:36:01,482 --> 00:36:04,206 ...Short E. gets around like this. 661 00:36:04,206 --> 00:36:06,241 His hands are the source of his strength 662 00:36:06,241 --> 00:36:08,103 and his mobility. 663 00:36:08,103 --> 00:36:10,965 [ Audience cheering ] 664 00:36:10,965 --> 00:36:13,724 WOMAN: Make some noise for Short E. Dangerously! 665 00:36:13,724 --> 00:36:17,379 CAMPBELL: But now he's putting them to the ultimate test -- 666 00:36:17,379 --> 00:36:21,724 jumping from a stool and landing in a pile of jagged glass, 667 00:36:21,724 --> 00:36:23,103 hands first. 668 00:36:23,103 --> 00:36:23,931 Believe it... 669 00:36:24,172 --> 00:36:26,448 [ Crowd cheers ] 670 00:36:26,448 --> 00:36:27,310 ...or not. 671 00:36:33,137 --> 00:36:34,068 WOLLIN: I don't remember learning 672 00:36:34,068 --> 00:36:35,379 how to walk on my hands. 673 00:36:35,379 --> 00:36:38,448 I just -- natural adaptation, I guess. 674 00:36:38,448 --> 00:36:40,965 CAMPBELL: It's never stopped him from making friends 675 00:36:40,965 --> 00:36:43,206 or meeting girls. 676 00:36:43,206 --> 00:36:46,068 That guy gets more girls than anybody I know. 677 00:36:47,758 --> 00:36:51,172 WOLLIN: I was born with a condition called sacral agenesis. 678 00:36:51,172 --> 00:36:53,206 Half my spin is missing. 679 00:36:53,206 --> 00:36:55,344 CAMPBELL: Sacral agenesis is a rare condition 680 00:36:55,344 --> 00:36:58,724 that affects one in 25,000 births. 681 00:36:58,724 --> 00:37:01,275 All of Aaron's organs function normally, 682 00:37:01,275 --> 00:37:03,413 but the lower half of his skeletal system 683 00:37:03,413 --> 00:37:05,206 never properly developed. 684 00:37:07,517 --> 00:37:08,896 WOLLIN: I was born with legs, 685 00:37:08,896 --> 00:37:11,793 but when I was 2 1/2, they were amputated 686 00:37:11,793 --> 00:37:14,482 because they were just skin and bones. 687 00:37:14,482 --> 00:37:16,931 They had no muscle structure. 688 00:37:16,931 --> 00:37:18,344 It's funny because 689 00:37:18,344 --> 00:37:20,724 I had prosthetic legs when I was younger, 690 00:37:20,724 --> 00:37:22,551 and about the time I was in fourth grade, 691 00:37:22,551 --> 00:37:24,413 those gave me more limitations 692 00:37:24,413 --> 00:37:26,241 than my disability ever did. 693 00:37:26,241 --> 00:37:28,275 All they did was make me taller. 694 00:37:28,275 --> 00:37:32,172 I always tried to do the normal things a kid does. 695 00:37:33,379 --> 00:37:35,344 My mom definitely -- 696 00:37:35,344 --> 00:37:38,310 "No self pity. Don't feel sorry for yourself." 697 00:37:38,310 --> 00:37:40,931 You know, "Nobody's gonna hand it to you," you know? 698 00:37:40,931 --> 00:37:42,551 CAMPBELL: In his late 30s, 699 00:37:42,551 --> 00:37:46,448 Short E. saw something that would change his life -- 700 00:37:46,448 --> 00:37:48,655 film of a guy named Johnny Eck, 701 00:37:48,655 --> 00:37:50,896 who was born with sacral agenesis 702 00:37:50,896 --> 00:37:53,000 just like Short E. 703 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,620 From the 1920s to the 1940s, 704 00:37:55,620 --> 00:37:59,000 Johnny worked constantly in side shows and films, 705 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,482 becoming a household name. 706 00:38:02,655 --> 00:38:04,482 WOLLIN: I saw that he did a one-armed handstand, 707 00:38:04,482 --> 00:38:06,241 and I was like, "I could do that." 708 00:38:06,241 --> 00:38:08,793 So, I practiced it. 709 00:38:08,793 --> 00:38:11,586 CAMPBELL: Short E. found that he had inherent talent. 710 00:38:11,586 --> 00:38:13,482 Now he needed a way to show it. 711 00:38:15,310 --> 00:38:17,379 WOLLIN: So, six years ago, I joined a circus. 712 00:38:17,379 --> 00:38:19,827 It was a traditional ten-in-one sideshow. 713 00:38:19,827 --> 00:38:22,655 It was the sideshow that you would see 714 00:38:22,655 --> 00:38:24,344 at the carnivals. 715 00:38:24,344 --> 00:38:25,965 You want to see the girl in the contortion box, 716 00:38:25,965 --> 00:38:27,586 you pay a dollar. 717 00:38:27,586 --> 00:38:29,793 Or you want to see the guy put the pins through his face, 718 00:38:29,793 --> 00:38:30,620 you pay a dollar. 719 00:38:32,862 --> 00:38:35,310 I just fell in love with being on stage, 720 00:38:35,310 --> 00:38:38,172 and I knew that's what I wanted to do. 721 00:38:38,172 --> 00:38:40,862 CAMPBELL: Short E. soon became a star attraction 722 00:38:40,862 --> 00:38:42,896 with a singular purpose. 723 00:38:46,793 --> 00:38:48,000 [ Glass shatters ] 724 00:38:50,689 --> 00:38:52,241 [ Glass shatters ] 725 00:38:52,241 --> 00:38:53,448 WOLLIN: When it's all said and done, 726 00:38:53,448 --> 00:38:56,551 I want to surpass Johnny Eck legend. 727 00:38:59,448 --> 00:39:01,275 And I want to be bigger than him. 728 00:39:01,275 --> 00:39:04,206 [ Audience cheering ] 729 00:39:04,206 --> 00:39:05,689 CAMPBELL: Short E. is so dedicated 730 00:39:05,689 --> 00:39:07,068 to besting Eck 731 00:39:07,068 --> 00:39:08,586 that he's willing to attempt something 732 00:39:08,586 --> 00:39:12,344 old Johnny never even dreamed of. 733 00:39:12,344 --> 00:39:14,965 Today, in front of hundreds of fans, 734 00:39:14,965 --> 00:39:18,655 it's Short E.'s hands versus a pile of jagged glass. 735 00:39:22,103 --> 00:39:23,482 WOLLIN: What bigger risk to take 736 00:39:23,482 --> 00:39:26,551 than my hands and my ability to walk and move? 737 00:39:26,551 --> 00:39:29,551 Whatever it takes is what I'm willing to do 738 00:39:29,551 --> 00:39:31,137 to get to where I want to be. 739 00:39:32,517 --> 00:39:34,275 CAMPBELL: If he hits the landing perfectly, 740 00:39:34,275 --> 00:39:37,448 he should walk away with just a little pain. 741 00:39:37,448 --> 00:39:39,896 But if he's at all unbalanced, 742 00:39:39,896 --> 00:39:42,310 his palms and fingers could be shredded. 743 00:39:42,310 --> 00:39:43,758 CAIN: His hands are 744 00:39:43,758 --> 00:39:46,310 the only way of transportation that he has, 745 00:39:46,310 --> 00:39:48,137 and you would think that he would be so careful 746 00:39:48,137 --> 00:39:50,068 to make sure that he didn't cause injury. 747 00:39:52,448 --> 00:39:55,724 WOLLIN: Right before I get ready to walk onstage, 748 00:39:55,724 --> 00:39:57,517 that's where I get the body tingles 749 00:39:57,517 --> 00:40:00,103 and I feel, like, the buzz. 750 00:40:00,103 --> 00:40:01,862 CAMPBELL: But if he doesn't control his jump 751 00:40:01,862 --> 00:40:03,586 and damages his hands, 752 00:40:03,586 --> 00:40:06,655 his dreams could be over forever. 753 00:40:06,655 --> 00:40:10,137 WOMAN: Make some noise for Short E. Dangerously! 754 00:40:10,137 --> 00:40:13,931 [ Audience cheering ] 755 00:40:39,862 --> 00:40:43,827 Becoming mythical is a pretty high standard for success. 756 00:40:43,827 --> 00:40:47,931 Today, Short E. Dangerously is making such an attempt, 757 00:40:47,931 --> 00:40:50,103 building his persona with a jump 758 00:40:50,103 --> 00:40:51,827 that puts his hands at risk. 759 00:40:57,586 --> 00:41:01,724 WOMAN: Let's hear it for Short E. Dangerously! 760 00:41:01,724 --> 00:41:04,551 CAMPBELL: Short E. has crushed a half dozen wine bottles, 761 00:41:04,551 --> 00:41:07,413 creating these shards of glass. 762 00:41:07,413 --> 00:41:09,103 He's wearing nothing on his hands 763 00:41:09,103 --> 00:41:12,379 to protect himself from injury. 764 00:41:22,241 --> 00:41:24,620 [ Audience cheers ] 765 00:41:28,931 --> 00:41:30,172 WOLLIN: I know it sounds cliché, 766 00:41:30,172 --> 00:41:31,586 but I firmly believe 767 00:41:31,586 --> 00:41:34,586 pain is just weakness leaving your body. 768 00:41:34,586 --> 00:41:35,586 CAIN: He's just amazing. 769 00:41:35,586 --> 00:41:37,655 He's got a way of captivating people 770 00:41:37,655 --> 00:41:39,758 and keeping their attention, always. 771 00:41:39,758 --> 00:41:41,206 He's crazy, 772 00:41:41,206 --> 00:41:43,137 and you never know what he's coming up to do. 773 00:41:43,137 --> 00:41:44,413 He's truly a legend. 774 00:41:45,448 --> 00:41:47,379 WOLLIN: You guys having a good time? 775 00:41:47,379 --> 00:41:48,724 Yeah! 776 00:41:48,724 --> 00:41:49,965 In 40 years, 777 00:41:49,965 --> 00:41:52,068 I want people to talk about me 778 00:41:52,068 --> 00:41:53,655 like they talk about Johnny Eck. 779 00:41:55,896 --> 00:41:56,931 I want to be immortal. 780 00:41:56,931 --> 00:41:58,137 I want to be a legend. 781 00:41:58,137 --> 00:42:00,068 [ Cheers and applause ] 782 00:42:01,275 --> 00:42:04,379 It's that same drive that keeps so many performers 783 00:42:04,379 --> 00:42:06,310 always pushing for more. 784 00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:10,910 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0 59527

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