The NBC Today show reported on a man who broke two world records. The man, who the NBC report says is nicknamed Dallas, is from Morocco. Check out the Today show video. The man pulls three buses and one SUV with his hair, and then has 350 concrete blocks broken over his head. The stunts? Accomplishments are hard to believe.
I do try to rationalize things. Maybe a bit too much. I saw this video and my first response was to gasp, "fake!"
I thought: That just has to be a fake.
But the man set two world records. Two verified records. The man looks stout enough, and just the sort of dude who could do what he is on record as doing. Then I thought: why would anyone want to do this? The strain on his head has to be more than a little strain. Of course, I knew the answer. They man is hoping to be paid. Some people don't mind straining or hurting themselves for money, for attention, for appreciation.
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