Is it possible for a man with nuts the size of grapefruits to wear a speedo? In short, yes. I witnessed eleven such men hurl themselves off the roof of the Institute of Contemporary Art into the Boston Harbor during the 5th stop of Redbull’s 2012 cliff-diving world series.
My girlfriend and I attended the
event on a last minute whim. I figured dudes jumping off a tall
building could be an entertaining way to spend a Saturday afternoon. At best
we would be treated to the worlds biggest bellyflop, at worst we would be minutes from some of Boston’s finest waterfront bars. It didn’t
take long to figure out I seriously underestimated this event. After watching the first
heart-pounding, butthole-clenching, holy-shit-is-he-really-doing-this dive, we
were hooked.
Thousands of rowdy Bostonians packed the viewing area as hundreds more looked on from boats docked in the harbor. The atmosphere had a distinctively Redbull feel with ear-blistering music, copious amounts of adrenaline, all orchestrated by a super-bro MC. Two hours of dramatic quadruple spins and triple back-flips later we left stunned and exhausted. I walked away having leaned two things; cliff-diving is a legitimately badass sport and, grapefruit-sized nuts do, in fact, fit into a speedo.
Watch the highlights and see for yourself
Watch the highlights and see for yourself
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