Category: SPORTS
Picture of the Day: The 97,000 ft Liftoff
THE 97,000 ft LIFTOFF Photograph by Joerg Mitter/Red Bull Stratos On July 25 2012, Felix Baumgartner completed the final milestone remaining before he attempts to achieve his dream of becoming the first person to break the speed of sound in freefall. According to preliminary data, his test jump from a 5.3…
Picture of the Day: Hang Gliding Over Soca Valley, Slovenia
Hang Gliding Over Soca Valley, Slovenia Photograph by Matjaz Klemenic on Facebook In this incredible capture taken with a GoPro camera affixed to the hang glider of Matjaz Klemenic, we see the beautiful Soca Valley in Slovenia from above. Carved into the white limestone of the Julian Alps is the Soca…
Picture of the Day: Skydiving Into Burning Man
SKYDIVING INTO BURNING MAN Photograph via opi8 on Reddit In this incredible photograph we see a skydiver looking upward before his descent to the Burning Man Festival. Now in its 26th year, the annual festival takes place on the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. More than 50,000 participants attended this…
Picture of the Day: Barrel Fever
BARREL FEVER Photograph by Agustin Munoz/Red Bull Content Pool In this incredible capture we see surfer Mick Fanning about to enter a beautiful barrel (where the wave is hollow when it is breaking). The photo was taken off the Mentawais Islands in Indonesia back in 2009. You can feel the impending…
The Deepest Indoor Swimming Pool in the World
Located in Brussels, Belgium, Nemo 33 is the deepest indoor swimming pool in the world. Designed for divers, Nemo 33 was first conceived by John Beernaerts in 1996. Its doors would eventually open to the public on May 1st, 2004. According to the Guinness World Records: The Nemo 33 diving pool has a…
Picture of the Day: Vintage Acrobatic Insanity
VINTAGE ACROBATIC INSANITY Photograph via Mapes on Reddit In this heart-stopping photograph we see three brave acrobats performing on a ledge located on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building in New York City. Unfortunately I was unable to find much additional information on the date/year of this photograph or…
Volcano Boarding at Cerro Negro in Nicaragua
Photograph by Oswaldo Rivas (via NBC News) Located just outside of León, Nicaragua is Cerro Negro (Black Mountain), a volcano in the Cordillera de los Maribios mountain range. Cerro Negro first appeared in April of 1850 and is the ‘youngest’ volcano in Central America. It is quite active and has erupted 23 times…
