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here we go. i'm going to take you on a ride. >> stunts too insane to believe. >> it's just crazy. that must be fake. >> do not try this at home. >> i would like maybe to crash this car. >> animals acting like humans. >> not once does the bear hit himself in the face. that's impressive. >> it's impossible not to join in. >> and pranks that push the limit. >> it took my breath away. >> we were both really scared. >> i'm like, oh, this is bad. >> millions of clicks, but what is the truth?
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>> you sort of gasp that can't be real. >> we've got the answers. hello, i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." hundreds of thousands of videos hit the web every day. but only a select few really grab the public's attention and go viral. if you watch like me, sometimes these videos seem a bit suspicious. in this hour, we'll watch some of the web's most popular videos and see if they're works of fact or fiction. >> hey. sherri here, obviously. >> in august 2010, a mysterious video purported to be a piece of courtroom evidence starts to circulate across the web. it's dubbed exhibit b-5.
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>> it has an element of where did this come from. >> i am recording this so you can share in this amazing step-by-step process of my brilliant practical joke. >> it's about a young lady setting up a friend of hers to be pranked. >> you need to water this. you making a movie? >> she gets ready with one of her friends who dresses up like some kind of criminal intruder. >> this is a classic surprise prank. >> okay, that's her. hide. >> down. >> you know something is going to happen, but you don't know what. you can't tear yourself away from it.
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[ screaming ] >> we have to warn you here, what you're about to see and hear is disturbing. >> rachel, it's me! rachel! >> exhibit b-5 creates an internet sensation sparking vigorous debate. some believe it's really leaked trial evidence. >> it feels real. like the shaky camera and the sort of awkward moments when they aren't saying a lot. >> many others think this is a sick and twisted hoax. >> this is definitely fake. there's somebody that's hit by a car you're going to keep a camera on your face and run to them? our instincts are to drop and help your friend. >> so what is the truth? >> well, i just got back from the funeral so i'd have to say exhibit b-5 is pretty damn real. >> wait, there's no way --
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>> hi. i played rachel on exhibit b-5 and i'm all good. >> that's more like it. >> rachel! >> exhibit b-5 is a ghoulish take on prank videos. it comes from kyle rankin. >> people like to watch videos like this. it's outskirting death. >> kyle has worked on many films including the star of shaker heights. >> when i'm in between projects, i like to keep directing and i usually want to challenge myself to do something i haven't done. so i thought building up to a realistic car hit would be good. >> he hires professional actors mecea monroe to star in the
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video. >> there was no special sound. it just was a flip camera. >> it took about a full day to do it. but kyle knew what he wanted and how he wanted it to look. >> so now it's time for me to even the score. >> the challenges that it presented were fun. which is how to make this thing feel really real. the way to do that were the hand-held shaky cam. have the actors interrupt each other. >> you're so lucky we're not doing it at night. >> but kyle knows the believability of the video hinges on how good the car hit looks. >> rachel! >> it ended up being so much fun. >> this three second special effects shot took hours to create. >> to do a digital shot you take several layers. from the top of the stairs i
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shot the road empty, the car pass, cindy running into the middle of the street, then with the car parked on the hit spot and cindy rolling on the hood in different positions. >> kyle then sends these lie layers to visual effects artist zane to do his magic. >> it's three shots stitched together in clever ways. the original hand held shot up to a moment. then the final hand held shot at the end. but in between, we're seaming that together with the cheated hand held simulated in the computer. >> to create that shot, zane uses rotoclipping. >> it's frame by frame rachel throughout rolling on the car hood. we're able to drop her on to the other shot. >> but the devil is in the details. after viewing the effect, zane
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and kyle decide the moves aren't realistic enough. >> bouncing off of the hood, we didn't have the right movement on this arm. so we had to isolate her arm from another moment in time and build a fake arm and animate it. and drop it in. so we could get the performance we needed. >> with the effect complete, kyle sends the final video to the cast and crew. >> even though i knew what was going to happen, i didn't know it was going to look that good. >> it took my breath away. >> my mouth dropped. >> it was so real. >> even worse it was me that i was seeing. >> rachel, it's me! >> satisfied with the response, kyle launches exhibit b-5 online. >> hey, sherri here. >> to add to the mystery, he releases it under a fake youtube account name. claudia mckinney.
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>> we invented claudia mckinney. she said her dad was a judge and she was taking court evidence on youtube. >> but it doesn't catch on right away. >> how's that? >> no you look like "caught on camera." >> kyle reaches out to rain wilson of "the office." >> i said would you mind tweeting about this. it really took off because of that. really we owe the success of exhibit b-5 to dwight on "the office." >> within a year, the video scores more than 6 million hits. >> i had no idea it would get the response that it did. like, whoa. >> comments pour in from viewers debating its validity. >> people arguing about it's real because of this. no it's fake because of these top ten things. and that's really been the phenomenon that's kept it going. kept it viral, that argument.
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probably the most stern stuff was the comments as claudia mckinney. i could not sleep last night. please tell me it's fake. >> we almost felt we had to tell it was fake. >> but online kyle does nothing to quench those queries. >> i haven't mentioned any of those messages from people. i let them swing in the wind. >> we may have exposed that exhibit b-5 is pure fiction. but one thing is an enigma. >> the question is how can his pants be that tight? >> if he makes that any tighter, he's going to pass out from blood loss. >> chicks dig 'em. [ screaming ] >> rachel, it's me! rachel! coming up, two guys make an airport their personal playground. >> i'm pretty sure this is
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>> did anyone call bend over? oh, yeah. >> when the video titled "stuck" hit the internet in june 2011, it spreads like wildfire racking up more than a million hits and leaving people to wonder in the age of post-9/11 history, how can this be real? >> you're doing things not to get tsa breathing down your neck. >> and with high production values, this can't be some low budget amateur film is it? >> it's beautiful. there's just sounds, background noise, and a bunch of cuts that make it look very artistic. >> my first impression is that it's fake. >> but it's not. >> "stuck" is the brain child of larry chen and joe iola. what they usually shoot is the
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an tis this of stranded at an airport. >> we are filming for formula drift. >> whether it's in japan or africa or the u.s., we just follow drifting. >> in june of 2011, the two adrenaline junkies are flying home after a race. >> we were in dfb but we missed our flights. >> they're booked on a flight leaving in the morning. >> they offered us a discount hotel. we said it's not worth it. >> so we just decided to sleep there. >> pretty much the entire airport shut down for the night. >> with hours to kill, they decide to do what they do best. shoot a video. >> i'm like you know what we could do?
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we can shoot a skit. >> we had the equipment with us because we never check in our lenses, cameras, anything. because the airlines can get rough with it. >> between him and i, we had maybe $40,000 worth of gear. >> our mission was to make something to show our friends and family what we did at this airport while we were stuck here for eight hours. >> the two men unload gear and start shooting. >> we didn't have a tripod. we had a magic arm we could hook up to things. >> we clamped the camera. we just rolled it everywhere we went. >> and they went everywhere. behind the gate. >> i'm pretty sure this is illegal. >> on the tram. and even in the bathroom. >> amazingly, security agents don't interfere with their taping. >> they would kind of look and
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see we're just taking pictures or video and would leave. >> it was surprising. so we took it to the next level and started doing hand stands and making myrrh loud obnoxious noises. >> this is my favorite shot. planking on an escalator. it's like total genius of the physics of what you're playing with turns out sort of pretty. >> in the outtakes, joe actually gets stuck in the escalator. so we tried it a couple times. >> i got to couple bruises. it was pretty rough, but i think it was worth it. >> but it comes when they visit the local watering hole. >> people think there's no way they grabbed a beer for themselves. >> it's incredible the taps are all still on.
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i guess they don't unt hook those at night. >> that would be $16 in the airports i've been to. >> i love it's an ice cream bowe bowel. >> i cleaned it up and that was that. >> vempblly they head home. soon after they post "stuck" online. >> we didn't expect it to blow up. maybe i expected a thousand views at most. >> but just one week later, the video has more than 100,000 hits. in chat rooms, viewers debate the video. >> a lot of people say this is going to take at least a six-man crew. >> we were getting away with stuff that most people wouldn't get away with. especially in an airport in america. >> but also comes new fears.
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>> people say that must be dangerous, that can't be appropriate. why didn't the airport stop them? >> we were at an event and our coworkers would come up and ask when we're going to jail. when are the cops coming for you? >> the joke becomes dead serious when the film makers are contacted by a representative of the dallas-fort worth airport where the video was shot. >> we were both really scared. i was like i'm going to jail. >> i'm like oh, this is bad. so i just take it off of youtube right away. >> i was nervous of the outcome of what they wanted from us and what we were going to do about it. >> but when the renegade travelers call the airport, they get a surprising response. >> our conversation was really good. they seemed to really like the video. >> the airport's like, hey, we know what you guys did. and we're okay with it. so just don't worry about it. >> it was kind of relieving. because i could actually talk to the people who were in charge of it to straighten things out. >> there wasn't much fallout because nothing really
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inappropriate happened. other than maybe the guy taking some beer without paying for it. >> you know, i would actually love to see these guys unstuck. if this is what they can do with virtually nothing going on, i'd love to see them in something more fun and taking it to the next level. coming up, a mayor takes justice into his own hands. >> it's very badass. >> almost that destruction porn. >> the video is real. >> maybe, maybe not. find out when "caught on camera: viral videos, fact or fiction?" continues. to play, but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion for every nose issue. a nose in need deserves puffs plus lotion indeed.
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this mayor of a european city hates parking violators. so much so that he is ready to go to war against them. >> this is the dream of, like, every 12-year-old in the world. to take a tank or an armored
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personal carrier and drive it through the streets crushing things along the way. >> it's like the demolition derby of dealing with daily annoyances. >> it's very badass. that kind of thing is not what we associate with our leaders. >> why does the mayor have two staff members hanging out with him? >> if politics had a tv show like "entourage" this is what it would look like. hey, turtle, let's go roll around. >> then comes the truth. the owner confronts the mayor. >> supposedly this is the owner. >> a fellow with white jacket and gold chains. >> this guy screams a-hole. >> you're sort of waiting to see if the guy is going to freak out and attack him and this is going to turn into a fight video. >> shockingly, the man is not too upset about his car being crushed.
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which makes many wonder is this really a mayor caught on camera during a very unstatesmanlike rampage. or is this another work of viral fiction? well, let's ask the man himself. >> the mayor of villnius the capital of lithuania. >> you know, what is real in our life? writer yoevski wrote then you think about a crime is lar crime. >> okay. that might be a little deep. let's just say it's a little of both. >> the video's real. i mean, there's nothing being fake. like the car being crushed is not faked. it's not a cgi tank. >> the guy got into an armored vehicle and crushed a car on an
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actual street. but everything else is completely staged. >> that is correct. there's no trickery or special effects, but the smashes of the mercedes is a setup. but why? in lithuania, wealthy citizens flout the law and park their automobiles wherever they want. >> i could see fancy cars parked in bike lane, for example. and i don't like it. if you are wealthy and you own big and expensive cars, this doesn't mean you have more rights in the city. >> these laws are fined, but it doesn't dissuade them from breaking the law. >> it's quite cheap. the first fine will be $5. the second will be much bigger. and the third one just could be $200, $3 hurkds. >> the mayor decides to take matters into his own hands. he comes up with a plan he thinks will have a bigger impact than fines. >> my idea was to create a kind
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of provocation or social campaign just to start to talk about illegal parking. >> that campaign comes in the form of a youtube video where the mayor taps into human kind's most primal urges. >> you see a car that will block exit, for example, from your house or office. what usually you think? usually you think i would like maybe to crash this car. >> with this in mind, they hit the streets of vilnius with a used mercedes they used and an armored personnel carrier taken from the military. >> even know they use this. but more modern version. >> they park the mercedes illegally then have only one chance to get it in one shot. >> we have only one shot. but we were prepared for well.
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and we succeeded quite easily. >> as for the owner of the mercedes, he's played by a local actor. >> we tried to find a guy who looks like the real owner of mercedes. and you could see this guy in a mercedes quite often in the city of vilinus. >> with all forgiven, the mayor cleans up after his mess. >> i like how they have this little scene with the mayor sweeping bits of crushed glass off the highway to advertise the civic responsibility and duty after crushing a mercedes. >> on august 2nd, 2011, the mayor launches the clip on his youtube page. in just a few days, it goes viral getting millions of hits and petrifying parking perpetrators worldwide.
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>> i was, of course, surprised of such popularity of this film. the reaction was so huge everywhere in the world. >> videos of destruction have a tendency to be fascinating to people. almost like destruction porn like of watching a building collapse or a car be smashed. >> the video is a huge hit, but does it really deter parking scoff laws? >> the people now have had the image of tank which maybe will come and crash they car. >> after watching the mayor and his car-crushing adventures, many wonder if a u.s. politician could pull off the same stunt? >> michael ducaucus got in a tank and looked silly. >> we live in a much less soviet country. officials here look less oppressive. >> since becoming an internet sensation, the mayor continues
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to combat parking violators in new and unique ways. >> so they printed this special sticker and they distribute these for citizens. >> it's a three step sticker system. >> step one, if you see a car parked in bad way, you just put the sticker on the glass. step two, if you will see the same car you will put much bigger sticker. and if you will see for the third time, please call to me and i will come. coming up, a black belt black bear. >> it's, like, always on the verge of going out of control. >> but is he a master or kung fu or a master of trickery? >> how the hell did it do that? it's crazy. >> it looks fake. it's just so fast. >> when "caught on camera: viral
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i'mmy melissa rehberger. republicans squared off today two days before the new hampshire primary. most took aim at mitt romney but president obama was also in their sights. and residents gathered in tucson, arizona to remember those lost in a deadly shooting one year ago. now back to "caught on camera." welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. okay, you may have heard of kung fu panda. obviously a fiction cartoon character. but when you see a real bear showing off some martial arts moves, that's a recipe for millions of hits. and a lot of people scratching their heads saying there's just no way.
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this video starts out like any other shot by a tourist visiting the zoo. but it quickly turns into a scene from couching tiger, hidden black bear? >> it's, like, always on the verge of going out of control. and not once does the bear hit himself in the face. that's really impressive. >> i love this one. the time that you watch it even if you're by yourself that you just start giggling and can't stop yourself. >> no one's heard of the teenager mutant ninja bears. is this the talents of a visual effects artist? or is this the child of bruce lee? >> we think how the hell did it
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do that? it's crazy. >> i was waiting to know what camera trick they did. >> amazingly, the kung fu bear is 100% accurate. >> it's just a talented bear. >> for years claude the bear has been wowing visitors in japan with his mastery of martial arts. claude taught himself serious stick skills after zoo keepers gave him a five foot staff to play with shortly after his arrival. >> this poor bear is bored out of his mind. he says i've got this stick and i'm smart. >> he doesn't gain fame until this teen visits the zoo with his family in 2009. >> the zoo is generally really quiet. i walk off by myself. >> soon alex comes face to face with claude the bear. >> so i take out my camera. >> alex can't believe his eyes
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when claude picks up the stick. >> i was pretty amazed when i saw claude playing with the stick doing all these amazing tricks. at the time i was filming it, i thought this could get millions of views on youtube. >> alex decides to make his vision a reality. he comes home from his trip and edits together a montage of claude's best moves. the bear's tricks are so unbelievable that even alex's sister yuki thinks it's a fake. >> there's a ton of crazy things in japan so i thought it was a show. he's like, no it's real. >> alex uploads the video in september 2009. >> i start getting thousands of views. start getting really chieted. week after week it kept blowing up. >> before long, the video receives more than 3.5 million hits on youtube. the video's so popular, it
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spawns numerous parodies. >> good morning, ninja bear. time to complete your ninja training. >> it's almost like the entire internet was ripping on this bear for a bit. >> i've seen ones with mortal kombat sounds. >> there was one with a light saber instead of a stick. that one's funny. >> people want to recon tech chulize anything. it's a way to participate in the viral revolution. >> but with growing popularity is growing skepticism. many think alex's video is a fake. >> the part where he flips the stick in the air and catches it, they believe it's a fake. >> to quaff the thoughts, he posts an extended uncut version
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online. >> this video is 100% real. i haven't added any effects to it. it's 100% true. >> two years after claude's rise to fame, alex's younger sister takes a trip to japan. one of her first stops is the zoo. >> i thought if i saw it for myself, i could brag about it to my friends and stuff. say yeah i've seen that in real life. >> at first, things look bleak. >> get your video ready. >> i'm videoing. >> then to yuki's excitement, claude starts up his old tricks. >> he's doing it! >> he looked a little lazy kind of. he wasn't exactly doing the same tricks as fast. he was still doing the same old stuff, but maybe a little slower. >> older and wiser, claude continues to excite crowds at the zoo and around the world on youtube. many wonder what his next trick will be. >> he can probably run the banks
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better than the guys who are doing that. coming up, a reckless stunt. >> i hear a car coming, i'm like oh my god, please. >> you think it can't be real can it? >> and later man's best friend tells you how she really feels. >> i love you. >> i love you little doggy. oh, my god. >> this is the easiest thing to fake. >> i love you. >> the truth is revealed when "caught on camera: viral videos, fact or fiction?" continues. but we were determined to see it through. today, while our work continues, i want to update you on the progress: bp has set aside 20 billion dollars to fund economic and environmental recovery. we're paying for all spill- related clean-up costs. and we've established a 500 million dollar fund so independent scientists can study the gulf's wildlife and environment for ten years.
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thousands of environmental samples from across the gulf have been analyzed by independent labs under the direction of the us coast guard. i'm glad to report all beaches and waters are open for everyone to enjoy. and the economy is showing progress with many areas on the gulf coast having their best tourism seasons in years. i was born here, i'm still here and so is bp. we're committed to the gulf for everyone who loves it, and everyone who calls it home.
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in october 2007, a video
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launches on youtube featuring an insane stunt that gives waiting for the bus a whole new meaning. >> i'm going to do a stunt. let's see how it goes. >> he rushes into the road where there's traffic. >> le waits for the right car and runs out. >> then he leaps to the ground when a bus comes. >> he lies flat and it goes afterwards. >> then springs up afterward having done a daring stunt. >> dangerous, yes. crazy, for sure. but is it fact or fiction? >> initially you sort of gasp and you're like no way. that can't be real, can it? >> it's unlikely that you will survive laying down under a bus. many things can go very wrong. >> it looks like something like maybe that could work. >> definitely do not try this at home. it is 100% fake, so trying this for real could cause 100%
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injury. the stuntman is visual effects editor who creates the video on summer break in high school. >> that particular day i was bored. i wanted to do something that day. >> he has a visual effects program on his computer. and wants to test it out. his idea is to shoot multiple shots and layer them on top of each other to create the illusion of being run over by a bus. >> i went out to the front yard, set up by tripod. i set up the camera, lined it up right, watched traffic go by for a few minutes. >> first he needs a shot of himself lying in the middle of an empty street. but in the process, it nearly becomes a reality. >> i run out and lay on the floor. i hear a car coming. i'm like, please. i got up and ran out of the way. >> he finally gets the shot. >> all right, i got it. print let's move on. >> he takes the footage and
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begins the roto-scoping. >> you do that frame by frame. >> those elements are then layered on to a shot of the empty street. but there's a problem. because of the long duration between the shots, the lighting is off. daniel uses some hollywood magic to mask the errors. >> i added the lens flair to cover up the sun changes. >> but for many this is a telltale sign it's fake. >> unless you're shooting "transformers 4" this is not acceptable. >> in addition to the lens flare, there may be another issue. >> i just don't believe the bus would barrel right over without hesitating a little. >> i'm this bus driver and i see a dude in the middle of the street. oh, you know what? i don't like my job, i'm just going to try to kill him. oh, that's that kid who lays under my bus every time i go by
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trying to get on youtube. >> well, it worked. daniel's clip receives thousands of hits and has helped him fine tune his skills. but for those who believe they can do the bus stunt without special effects, daniel has a message. >> my video is definitely fake. so do not try this at home. it's a lot of computer geekness making something look cool. >> from a stunt that seems super human to a dog that wants to be human. >> mishka, i love you. >> the three words we long to hear. but imagine hearing the phrase from your dog. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> i love you, little doggy. oh, my gosh. >> it's impossible not to join in. >> i love you. >> good girl. >> i love you. >> everybody's always wanted to know if their dog loves them back. >> i would love to have my dog
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tell me he loves me. god knows i fed him enough. >> how could this dog possibly talk? >> it's so unbelievable a dog could say i love you. >> this is the easiest thing to fake. >> you could dub over the animal. >> all you need is a tape recorder and somebody that has a very dog-like voice. >> it's just too good to be true. >> i love you. >> unbelieve by, mishka can talk. >> i love you. >> in february, 2008, after discovering mishka's talent, matt and eleena post the video online. >> i love you. >> astonishingly, it racks up on youtube. >> it makes you smile and r every time you see it. >> i love you. >> animals are just awesome. you just love to see them acting in ways we don't expect. >> i love the howling.
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it's like i'm so frustrated! stop making me say this. >> but they want mishka's voice to be heard. in fact, they post more than 450 videos on youtube chronicling her daily life. she becomes an internet sensation and a desirable tv show guest. mishka stops by the "today" show to speak to ann curry. >> when did you first make this discovery that mishka could mimic these words in this way? >> she was talkative and liked to howl. one time it sounded like i love you. so we said i love you back to her and she started mimicking us. >> do you think she'd talk to us this morning. >> oh, yeah, i think so. >> mishka, i love you. >> i love you. >> she doesn't want to stop saying i love you. >> i love you. >> good girl.
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good girl. >> good job. >> but i can't help but wonder what is going on in mishka's mind when she says i love you? >> i'll put it simply. what the dog is thinking when the owner is asking them to do something is treat. i love treats. i love treats. coming up, look to the sky. it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a kayak? >> it's just crazy. that must be fake. >> it gives me so much anxiety watching it. >> it's obviously not something you see every day. >> when "caught on camera: viral videos, fact or fiction?" continues. >> good morning, dave. >> good morning, dave. [taps on window] dave. >> both: hey, dave. >> hey. >> hey, dave. >> mr. dave... >> dave? >> 'sup, dave? >> dave? dave? >> dave? >> dave! dave? >> hi, dave. >> oh, dave's looking for you. >> [singing] >> hey, dave.
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we're used to seeing daredevils push themselves to the limit, but this video
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combines two extreme sports and pushes the boundaries of believability. >> we have a guy in a kayak sky diving. which is obviously not something you see every day. >> and he's sort of rolling around and, like, as though he's in the jetsons or something flying through the air. >> i've seen people flying on bikes and skis, but that is new. >> i wanted it to be fake because it gives me so much anxiety to be watching it. >> but is it an extreme sport or work of fiction? >> people fake extreme sports. >> who goes up in an airplane and leaps out in a chi yo yak? >> it seems it's an ad for testosterone body stray or something. >> it has to be fake. >> let's ask the man in the boat. michael stasher.
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>> skykaking is very real. i'm going to take you on a ride. skyaking is like on steroids. >> dasher's love of the extreme can be traced back to 1991 when he attempts his first sky dive. the experience changes his life. >> it was just hook line and sinker. just like this is what i want to do. matter of fact, i quit my job and spent all my money on jumping. living the dream. >> as if simply jumping out of an airport and plummeting to earth isn't a thrill, he keeps upping a challenge in order to chase new highs. >> i was the first person to land a bicycle. sky biking. it was like e.t. i got a bike and i'm flying around. look at me i'm on a bike. this is awesome.
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take my picture quick. i'm doing it. >> dude, thanks a lot, man. jeez. i'm trying to jump off this -- >> i'm a base jumper. i jump off of cliffs, building, antennas and buildings with parachutes. now i'm sitting on more base jumps than anyone in the planet. >> but he takes it to the next level when a buddy of his makes a unique request. >> a friend of mine makes kayaking movies. he asked me if i could jump out of an airport with a kayak. >> he loves sky diving, but kayaking is another story. >> kayaking is a scary sport. your legs are locked into a boat. and as soon as you get upside down and have rocks flying by your head and you can't breathe. >> but never one to back down from a challenge, dasher decides to give skyaking a try. >> first jump i was real
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nervous. i had an escape plan to get out of the boat in case things went wrong. >> luckily dasher doesn't have to use it. >> it worked out great. i could do a flat spin, pump back and forth and tuck up and roll the both just like you roll a kayak. >> he even sticks the tricky landing. >> when you're landing the boat, you're going to take the impact with your back. you want to nail it and just kind of skim. and then settle it in real nice. >> from that moment, miles is hooked and attempts numerous skyak jumps. >> you need the right tool for the job. sometimes i consider myself an all-purpose tool. i got reflexes of a jungle cat. >> dasher's tools of the trade
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include a very specific kind of kayak. >> it takes the right boat to skyak. if you've got concave tops to it, it's going to cup the air and you're not going to flip out of it. >> dasher also equips with an emergency parachute to ensure it won't plummet to the ground if he needs to bail. >> this is your nine foot round here. perfect for a 30 pound kayak. >> so he has a pimped out kayak and nerves of steel. but can dasher actually make a career out of skyaking? >> he's going to be the skyaking guy. he'll be like i'll go to yo cur birthday party in my skyak. >> miles has parlayed it into dollars as a member of the red bull army. >> we're not military. we're just a power in the sky. we're an aerial team that we go
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around the whole world and we get to go to cool air shows. we do all kind of events. >> with sky diving, base jumping, and skyaking covered, what could have been next for miles dasher? >> i think the next fix may be for jumping with animals? >> just plummeting, no parachute. >> i don't know how you get more extreme than that. >> a lot of people say i may have a death wish. i'm like, contrary, i just want to have more fun than i could have in my whole life. >> from sky diving with a kayak to rubbing over a car in an armored personnel carrier, the web is full of amazing videos. whether fact or fiction, one thing is for sure. these videos are certainly entertaining. i'm contessa brewer. that's all for t

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