Sailing Like a (Hugo) Boss - Neatorama

Now that's sailing like a boss. Hugo Boss, that is. Alex Thomson performed this seemingly impossible "keel walk" on the keel of a racing sailboat. Found via Twisted Sifter.

See how it's done in the video clip below:

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"arrr. walk the keel ya landlubber." doesn't have the same cachet as walking the plank

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That's amazing. And a great publicity stunt.

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Did you know 'Hugo Boss' designed the uniforms of the Nazis? Today this may be irrelevant, but that's what pops into my mind every time I see that brand name.

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The photos don't show it, but there must have been some kind of strap to keep his head from flying off after his body stopped moving forward. The researchers found out a head-strap is needed after a previous test using a bear.

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the man also was key in getting seat belts in all cars. while working for the airforce he convinced the DoD to let him keep doing his research by letting them know that "more Air Force pilots died each year in car wrecks than in plane crashes.".
http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume9/v9i5/murphy/murphy2.html

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