Ben Dover & the Human WFP

In 1933, for the benefit of American newsreels, Ben Dova performed his acrobatic act atop New York's 56 storey Chanin Building with no net, no wires and no camera tricks. Theatre audiences were terrified by what they saw and genuinely feared for Dova's personal safety. Fainting at the sight of the newsreel was documented. Dova’s remarkable survivability did not stop there. On May 3rd, 1937 he was a passenger aboard the ill-fated airship The Hindenburg. He survived the disaster by climbing out a window and dangling until the airship was close enough to the ground to execute an acrobatic tumble. Physically he suffered only a sprained ankle in the ordeal but long after the disaster, many people wrongfully fingered Dova as a saboteur. Dova continued performing his ‘convivial inebriate’ act well into the 1970’s before retiring to simple acting jobs. His most notable role was opposite Laurence Olivier in the 1976 film Marathon Man. Ben Dova eventually succumbed to old age in September of 1986. He had lived his long life as a successful entertainer, daredevil and survivor.

Todays equivalent marvel comes in the shape of this guy who would be perfect for cleaning those windows ala water fed pole style. Wonder if anyone bothered to check the tds.......?