with the eye. i'm contessa brewer, that's owl for this edition of caught on camera. "caught on camera". .". when it comes to viral video, seeing isn't believing. treacherous trick shots. >> bigger and bigger and bigger. >> it would be very easy to fake this. >> parking pandemonium. >> i'm the crazy guy who cuts off parking meters. >> this video is very authentic. it feels real. >> breathtaking biking. >> this is exactly the kind of place that your mother told you not to ride your bike.

>> insane inventions. >> all right. so this is a shaving helmet. >> something ter cybill gonna happen. >> any last words, kenny? >> sometimes we like to see bad things happen on the internet. >> that's 7,000 degrees. >> can blow your skin right off. >> i can't believe i'm catching this on camera. >> neither can we. so let's investigate. nfl players are some of the most skilled athletes in the world. >> pull. ready? go. >> but is this even humanly possible? >> we lake to imagine our professional athletes are the sort of super heroes.

>> put into these situations where you really believe they are ex-hib pitting these super human feats of skilfeats of ski. >> the videos are part of a web series called fantasy files, promoting nfl.com's fantasy football league. right now 30 million people playing fantasy football a year, want people to sign up with the most authentic place to play, the nfl. i think the video is doing something really clever, which is to suddenly reinforce the fantasy side of fantasy football. >> time to pick me. >> in your league, you better pick me. kbrfrnlts you pick me. >> in 2006, the series launches online. >> pick me. >> within days, each video racks up millions of hits. >> took on a life of its own. it was exciting. >> i watched every one and it wasn't 'cause i was in them. >> check this out. >> i thought these are great

videos. >> so cool, it does create a lot of conversation, some people believe it is true, some people believe it isn't true. >> arm chair quarterbacks across the globe try to tackle the aught then at this time of the videos. my first impression is that they are fake. if he can nail a disk flying in the air that far down, he should have a lot more super bowl rings. >> when i first saw this, i totally bought into it, completely. >> pick me. >> doesn't seem that out of the ordinary because they are athlete, why wouldn't they be able to do something like this? >> he would never do something that ridiculous and reckless because woe completely ruin his season if he injured himself. >> all good points. so, what's the official ruling on the field? >> were those real or fake? i think everybody should watch super bowl xlii and watch the catch david tyree made about when he caught the ball in a pack of players against his

helmet. that's real. they are the best of the best and there's plenty more moments on the field like that. >> okay. that's not really a clear yes or no answer. nfl quarterback and star of one of the videos, joe flacco, should be able to take us behind the scenes. >> say it is pretty straightforward. i picked up the footballs. thy shot the skeet out into the air. pull. and i threw the football. i just threw it as hard as i could. it took a little while, but it was worth it, it was a lot of fun and i got a good reaction from t >> so, we are not getting anywhere with flacco either. what about title end chris cooley? >> i showed up and they said, we've bought about 15 pieces of sheetrock from home depot, so, that's how many takes we have. i said, we should probably be able to do it in one. it took 15 takes. by far, the hardest part of the video was getting the ball back through the sheet rock. i started to get cuts and scrapes all over my arm so they

put makeup on the cuts on my arm. but -- >> okay, so, cooley's playing defense against doubters, too. football fans want to get to the bottom of the real or fake debate. many of them try the stunts out themselves as the parodies flood the internet. all right. watch this. >> some were really bad. yo. oh. >> the worst they got, the more fun we had watching them. >> very funny. you we still can't definitively answer if the videos are real or fake. time to bring in the vince lomb pardondy of viral video debunking. alan mellic jamesian, aka, captain disillusion. >> greetings, children, captain disillusion here. i would be willing to stake my reputation as captain

disillusion on the fact that these nfl fantasy file videos are not real. >> here's a highlight from the captain. >> gentlemen, i give you nfl fantasy files. >> chris cooley positions himself behind the wall but the swish pan from the pass serves as a transition to a shot of cooley behind the wall where a violent-looking pole has been precut a simple digital touchup masks the hole visible prior to impact. an elegant animation of dust and debris does the rest. note the dust disappearing before the preposing. the football is placed in cooley's hand a clean background plate is used to hide this and cooley emerges victorious. >> pull. >> and what about joe flacco at the shooting range? >> they filmed every element that makes this happen separately. joe flacco throwing the ball. the pull flying through the sky and the clay pigeon exploding and combined them together in a motion tracked shot to make it

look real. >> all interesting theories but until we hear otherwise from the source, that is just what they are. theories. we may never have a clear winner in the pogue gus versus bona fide rivalry but one thing is for sure, the fantasy files are entertaining. >> whether you think it's real or whether you think it's fake almost doesn't matter. >> people like to see other people do cool things, on the edge of being believable or not, you know? man, did he really do that? >> check this out. 30 seconds of something that's, like, no way. >> really ready? >> it was really neat for me to be a part of it. >> that's why you picked me. coming up -- >> the world's longest basketball shot.

>> the shot seen around the world. >> it was the first trick shot taken to absolutely epic proportion. >> trick shot or trick editing? when "caught on camera:viral videos, pogue boeing gus or bona fide" continues. bogus or bona continues. viral videos, bogus or bona fide" continues.

warning, do not play horse against these guys. you will lose. >> welcome to aggie land. this is the world's longest basketball shot. big time! oh!

>> it's a group of ratty looking guys, running around doing the most impossible-looking basketball shots and succeeding. >> they take sick shots to a crazy extreme. >> you just can't believe some of these shots are possible. >> did that ball really go in? >> this is the laser shot. >> it would be very easy to think that someone could fake this. the ball goes out of the screen, and. therefore. it must be edited. >> there it is. >> it just begs to be taken as a visual effect. >> it's in the hole. >> so are these great hoopsters or great video editors? >> our videos are 100% real, i promise. i would even bet my grandma's strawberry shortcake and biscuits and gravy. >> okay, nobody messes with grandma's home cooking. these guys must be on the level. >> this is the airplane shot.

>> now. now. now. >> the ballers behind the video are five buddies hailing from texas. in april 2009, the guys discover their unique talent while roommates at texas a&m university. >> we were in the backyard messing around before we would go to lunch. ty likes to do one-sided bets where he'll bet if he makes something and if he misses it's nothing. >> and i bet garret that if i made a shot from across the backyard, he had to pay more my sandwich. >> of course, college guys got to make a free lunch any way we can. >> i took the bet for some reason.

>> i thought, there's no chance. >> i threw up a shot from behind the back and drained it. >> he made it. swished the shot his very first try. >> they can't believe their eyes. >> so we go grab the little picture camera. >> we'll see if we can get it on film. as soon as we saw it on the camera, that was the game changer. >> we all wanted to top each other. >> crazy shots behind the tree. >> standing up on the roof. >> over a fence. >> it's in the hole! >> we just started filming everything. >> bigger and bigger and bigger. >> this is the laser shot. >> the guys edit the footage together. but before, they decide the posse needs a name. >> the name came about on accident. we were sitting in the backyard and we decided to put the camera up on the rail. he looked through the camera and saw that it was perfectly in frame. and said -- >> dude, perfect.

>> it's something guys say a lot. dude, perfect. nice shot. so, we ended up just calling it, dude, perfect. >> so let's start off. >> with a name in place and modest expectations, the guys launched the video on youtube. >> we figured we would share with our friends and hopefully they'd get a laugh out of it. >> hut. >> but friends share it with other friends, setting off a chain reaction. within a couple of days, the video scores more than 100,000 views. >> yes! >> i literally remember watching someone a couple of rows in front of me watching our video in class. it was the greatest feeling ever. >> the dudes want to up the ante. >> that's in the hole. >> they create even more extreme trick shot videos. and in many cases, the harder

the shot, the higher the headcount. while driving by texas a&m's football stadium, kyle field, tyler and coby get an idea for their biggest shot yet. >> i just looked over and saw how big it was. he said, coby, i really think i can make a shot from up there on kyle field. and i'm like, bro, there is no way. >> and i told him if he got me in there, i would make a shot. >> a few e-mails later, dude perfect gets full access to the stadium. >> we had no idea if it was possible to make a shot from that high or that far. >> but after half an hour of attempts -- >> welcome to aggie land. this is the world's longest basketball shot. >> yes! what! >> we just erupt in excitement. >> took my breath away. >> we were really freaking out. >> nobody had ever made a basketball shot from that far before. >> it was the first trick shot

taken to absolutely epic proportion. >> big time. >> in december of 2009, the dudes launch the clip under the title "world's longest basketball shot." >> i made it. >> it spreads like wildfire, racking up more than 2 million hits in just two hours and becomes one of the most viewed videos of the year. >> it's one of the repeatable clips. it's got a little of suspense, a great ending. >> this is a nice, simple, visual representation of achieving something nearly impossible. >> but many viewers believe the shot is impossible. online skeptics rigorously debate the video's authenticity. >> crazy ideas about how we strung a string up from the basketball down to the stadium. >> there was another guy thought we used some kind of device on the basketball. >> magnetism. magnet in the goal and magnet in the ball.

>> we don't mind that people accuse it of being fake because it's just kind of a statement about how unbelievable our videos really are. after the world's longest basketball shot, dude perfect becomes a youtube juggernaut. the guys launch dozens of videos and get tens of millions of hits. >> boom! yes! >> soon, advertisers come calling. >> yeah! >> you can't dispute millions and millions of people seeing your brand. >> dude perfect. >> corporations like southwest airlines and gmc hire the ballers to star in commercials. >> we started to pitch dude perfect as a brand to these different companies and we'll help you do viral companies. >> this is the airplane shot. >> now, now, now. >> little known fact, tyler made that on his second try.

>> happy to share their secrets to success, dude perfect's cory cotton writes a self-help book called "go big." >> it's about our super fun story to tie in simple steps to take what you love and actually being able to do it. >> the crew also puts out their very own smartphone game called, what else, "dude perfect." >> it's basically "angry birds" with a basketball. >> i had my hand in the design process. i'm definitely the best looking avatar in the game. >> there it is! >> so with all of their accomplishments, what's next for the kings of trick shooting? >> if i was able to create my own dream shot, i would get shot out of a cannon while i'm on fire over a large body of water, over some helicopters, and slam just the world's largest dunk of all time. and then i would get some of my grandma's strawberry shortcake

after. yes! >> coming up -- a man risks his life for a close shave. >> oh, my god. something terrible is going to happen. >> the truth is, sometimes we like to see bad things happen on the internet. >> any last words, kenny? >> but is the video real? the hair-raising truth when "caught on camera: viral videos bogus or bona fide" continues. s runny nose. i better take something. dayquill cold and flu doesn't treat your runny nose. seriously? alka-seltzer plus cold and cough fights your worst cold symptoms plus your runny nose. oh, what a relief it is.

in february 2011, a video featuring a sharp new product hits the web. >> all right, so this is a shaving helmet. >> it's a helmet you put on and it shaves your head for you. >> i'll give you a little demo. >> my first impression is oh, my god. something terrible is going to happen. >> he's agreed to be our test subject today. >> you do not want to be the first person to test the moving razor blade helmet. >> any last words, kenny? >> i don't know, man, pray for me. >> you watch it like this. >> this is going to be a horror movie. >> blood is going to come pouring from the helmet. >> his head is going to fall off.

>> i mean, it's going to be a disgusting mess. >> how does that feel? >> feels a little strange. >> can you hear that? that's the screams of a million man who has been shaved by this device. >> the moment of truth, any nicks? >> amazingly, the test subject's head is in one piece. >> nice. it looks smooth. >> leaving many to wonder, is the shaving helmet cutting edge technology or a razor-sharp ruse. >> there you have it, shaving helmet. >> saw it here first. >> the masterminds behind the shave helmet, michael and james, reveal the truth. >> this is a hoax. and it would probably hurt you really, really bad if you tried to put it on and shave your head with it. >> in my most drunken stupor, i would never shave my head with this. >> james and michael head up think modo, a viral marketing firm. >> we create videos that ask the question, is this real or not? >> the process of trying to figure out how the trick was

done is what engages people. >> the shave helmet video is a viral ad for a real invention called head blade. >> head blade is a shaving product for guys who shave their heads. >> head blade is a small company that wants a boost in sales. >> this type of viral marketing is a dream for a small company that wants to get their brand out there. millions of people go out of their way and actually outright tell people to watch this and watch it for fun. >> james and michael need an outside-the-box idea to attract the attention of the folically impaired. >> as someone who shaves my head, i always try to figure out a way how to eliminate the time i spend every morning. what if there was a device like a helmet where you just press a button and 20 seconds later you're done? >> where the idea in place, they hire designer cristo holloway to make the helmet a reality, or something that looks like reality. >> believability has to be an element. >> the helmet is an existing

motorcycle helmet. this control panel, vacuum formed, laser cut and then been painted. the shaving cream was out of aluminum with a brass finish that looks slick. and then supposedly the shaving cream goes through this tube into the blades. on the inside, we have this aluminum bar with four razors attached to it. and it moves back and forth, driven by the motor. >> so if the helmet doesn't actually shave your head -- >> how does it feel? >> -- what really happens in the video? >> feels a little strange. >> let's ask the expert. >> so at this point right here is where i thought that they interrupted the take, had a chance to shave the guy's head properly and put the helmet back on and combine the different take in this camera move, sort of a fancy digital transition. >> nope. more low tech. in a world of digital tricks, this one outsmarts the expert. >> we pull the switcheroo.

we're twins. we look exactly alike. >> james and michael cast up-and-coming twin comedians to star in the video. >> in the ad, they actually mention something about being comfortable having your head shaved. i didn't think much of it. >> it said that we would be getting paid, so we're like, sure, whatever, we really need the money. >> with the cast in place, michael and james planned the shoot. >> we had two identical helmets basically and two identical twins. >> one did not shave his head. the other was preshaven. >> we're going to switch them out with a part where the camera is off screen. >> and created the illusion that he had been shaved. >> but it's easier said than done. >> this entire thing was shot in a restroom. so the space is already super tight. >> the dance has to be perfect when doing one take. >> the twins would bump into each other while we had to switch them. >> you don't want to run into someone with a helmet on. >> not a helmet with razors. >> finally, after more than a dozen takes, they get it right.

>> which is what the helmet is doing right now, times four. >> just two days later, james and michael upload the shave helmet to the masses. soon the video has more than a million views. one of the reasons this went viral is the fear factor. >> any last words, kenny? >> i know. pray for me. >> the truth is, sometimes we like to see bad things happen on the internet. it's the truth. sometimes we enjoy seeing other people have things go wrong. coming up -- one of the hottest videos online. >> honestly, i thought we were going to get some severed fingers. that's 7,000 degrees. lava is 2,000 degrees. >> and as if that's not impressive enough -- >> no. >> i can't believe i'm catching this on camera. >> we can't either. >> the truth revealed when

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what do you get when you combine green slime, a 7,000-degree flame, and a scientist willing to try anything? pure internet gold. >> so this guy introduces this fire retardant foam and actually spreads some on his head. >> you can see him putting the flame right to his hand. >> it's like a really extreme sport version of bill nye, the science guy. >> i was tensely waiting for something horrible to happen. >> he's actually withstanding it and not scheming in pain. >> i would say that's a good enough test for anybody. >> and as if that's not enough, what comes next will blow your mind, and potentially turn your stomach. >> give me a spoon. >> no, no. >> this is biodegradable, nontoxic, edible product. there it is. >> he took a spoon and ate it, like it's ice cream. pretty sure it doesn't taste like ice cream. >> i got to hand it to that guy, he really believes in his product. >> he may believe in it. but many online viewers think

it's more science fiction than actual science. >> my first inclination is to think that this were not possible. >> but is it possible? for the answer, let's ask the torch man himself, tom brundage. >> this is not fake. this is the real thing. >> tom is a scientist and inventor who is at the helm of his own research company. >> we're specifically in the business of trying to create new products for the use of the public. every substance that i make was made for the purpose of maintaining the environment and just keeping people safe. >> some of those inventions include a pepper spray neutralizer, a microwave blow torch, and even his own line of energy bars. >> it's enjoyable to eat.

and it will give you energy and boost the immune system. >> tom's innovations catch the eye of host of the web series, "survive and thrive" tv. >> it's an interview series where i go out and i film different people trying to survive and thrive in the new economy. >> the two meet and immediately click. >> tom just threw a bunch of different products at me and, i was like, you know, we should shoot some of this stuff because i've never seen them before. >> that includes a flame retardant foam that tom is developing. >> it was designed to put out a fire in intense heat. but it has to still be biosafe. so it doesn't damage you. >> tom figures the best way to prove his product works is -- well, trial by fire.

and he's the guinea pig. >> the torch could burn two to three inches of steel very easily. it melts like ice. >> that's 7,000 degrees. lava is 2,000 degrees. >> if i put the torch to my hand, it would turn to carbon with a few milliseconds. >> we're proving this product that we have as foam works in the most extreme and dangerous situation. >> even after making sure the foam works off camera, tom and george are nervous when we start the shoot. >> honestly, i thought we were going to get some severed fingers or something. >> i was scared to death. >> but tom brought that torch down to his hand and he was touching the foam. it's just like, i can't believe i'm catching this on camera. >> it would seem that potentially setting yourself on fire would be enough. so why on earth does tom eat the foam? >> if you're going to make a really nontoxic material, then you should sit there and you should eat your own material to prove that the material is safe. >> i have eaten the product. it's not like candy or anything like that. but it's bearable. i wouldn't say it's something you put in a bowl and eat for breakfast. >> i've been eating this stuff, you know, off and on for five years. i'm perfectly healthy.

i'm a healthy man. >> in february of 2012, george launches the video on the "survive and thrive" site. it catches fire, recording more than 700,000 hits. >> it had all the elements to go viral. there was suspense. there was new information. there was danger. >> i think half the people that watch this video expect a horrible accident to happen. but the fact that it actually demonstrates something amazing is what compels people to pass it on. >> he's the typical crazy inventor in his garage creating something amazing that's world changing and he's just crazy enough you might actually believe him. >> but here at "caught on camera," we still have our doubts. seeing is believing. and after we get the go-ahead from our lawyers, tom agrees to recreate the hot action for our camera.

>> and there you go. so now, i get to eat this lovely material. so, where's our spoon? all right. this is going to be so delicious. this is good. mmm. >> now for the answer to the question we've all been waiting to ask. >> how does it taste? >> like soap. coming up, a warning to parking enforcement officers all over the world. >> that guy is sawing off that meter. >> do not give this guy a ticket. >> i'm the crazy guy who cuts off parking meters. and later, is this really happening? or are we all a little tipsy? >> i immediately got nervous, because i'm like please don't waste any good liquor. >> when "caught on camera

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it's an all-too-familiar situation. you park your car, feed the meter, and come back just a few minutes too late. in october 2011, a video spreads across the web chronicling this very scenario, but with a twist. >> you have -- it looks like maybe a cell phone camera that somebody sitting in the back of a cab has in new york. >> it looks like an expired meter. they didn't come back in time those guys. >> we see this altercation between a parking attendant and someone in the van. >> then the sparks fly. literally. >> some guy shows up and cuts off the parking meter. >> there's no way that you can get a ticket if there's no

meter, right? >> it's a shocking moment that doesn't seem totally out of the realm of believability. >> the look of this video is very authentic. it feels real. >> it seems like you're really catching a moment in time. it already started before you got there. and there's real emotion and real animation. >> others feel the video is fake. >> the mistake they made is over narrating the video. >> that guy is sawing off that meter. >> it starts reeking of a viral fake setup situation. >> captain disillusion is right. the clip of the parking vigilante is bogus. it's another master hoax by michael and james of think moto. they create the piece to promote the sci-fi film "in time" starring justin timberlake. >> the general concept of "in time" is that money is replaced by time as a currency. once your time expires, you die. >> and we came up with an

analogy to the movie by somebody who rebelled against a parking meter that was controlling his time. >> the guys need the altercation to seem as real as possible. that starts with the cast. >> it's key in a viral video to use people who are realistic. >> we use real people. we don't use actors. >> with that in mind, james and michael are ecstatic when deidre johnson auditions for the role of the parking enforcement officer. >> i was a parole officer and a detective with the district attorney's office and never served as a traffic enforcement agent, but i've had numerous experience with people that have been noncompliant and difficult. >> and in the role of the saw-wielding carpenter, they hire an actual carpenter, eric weis. >> eric was a carpenter who put an addition onto my own home. >> basically he asked me if i would be interested in doing this viral video to promote this movie. i said yeah, sure, what the heck, you know?

>> on the day of the shoot, michael and james painstakingly recreate a busy new york street scene in a not-so-busy part of the city. the cast and crew gather first thing in the morning to stay under the radar. >> not one person can see us do this, because once the photo leaks, it would be all blown. they would see it was a hoax. they would see the entire crew, the entire production. >> in an effort to make it look real, michael shoots the scene using his iphone from the backseat of a cab. but it isn't easy. >> timing was a critical issue. we had to rehearse it many times. >> on the first take, they encounter a serious setback. >> it took too long to cut through the post. but i cut through the post most of the way so when we did the cut, it just takes a few seconds. >> now it takes half the time. the cast and crew nail the shot. that's a wrap, everybody. >> soon after the shoot, they

release the video with the intriguing title "crazy guy cuts off parking meter with saw." it gains around a million hits in a few days. >> every now and then, wouldn't it be nice to go crazy. >> a lot of people were there with that guy, wielding an emotional chainsaw. >> people want to know the truth, but those involved stay mum on the answer. >> all the people who perform in the video have to sign nondisclosure agreements not to reveal what they did. >> i had a couple of people call me, customers of mine, that were concerned about my well being. i'm sure they didn't want me around their kids in their house thinking this is the crazy guy. >> even eric's mother is fooled by the video.

she said, it was great, but i raised you better than that. >> with the help of the crazy saw guy, "in time" goes onto gross more than $172 million worldwide. with all the publicity, will we see them in another video? >> justin, if there's a movie coming out, and you need an actress, call me. you owe me. >> the only way i would probably consider acting for a living is if my back goes out and i can't actually do the craft that i enjoy doing. phew. after that last video, i bet we could all use a drink. in january of 2012, a tricky video hits the web, leaving us scratching our heads and thirsty for the truth. >> we see first somebody chosing a card. he sets it down. >> i could demonstrate this for you.

we'd have to replicate it exactly, so i'm going to need a deck of those naked lady cards. >> he sets up two glasses. one of whiskey, one of water. >> sets them up with a playing card between them. >> when i first saw this, i immediately got nervous because i'm like, please don't waste any good liquor. >> in a tiny opening, the whiskey exchanges places with the water. >> when the video launches, it becomes a viral hit gaining hundreds of thousands of views. >> there are no spoken words in the video and you're watching something unfold. it's telling a story. and a great viral video tells a story. sometimes it surprises you at the end. people love a surprise in a viral video. curious viewers debate if the trick is real or a drunk hallucination. >> i still don't get it. >> the cameras are all close. you can't tell who is doing what.

so you might think, oh, might trick you this bar trick works. then i'm going to go try it and get whiskey all over the house. >> if you have whiskey around the house, you might find the sobering truth. the trick is completely bona fide. >> i think anyone who thinks this video is actually fake would benefit from basic high school educations. >> that's right. the water/whiskey trick is no trick at all. but honest to goodness science. >> alcohol or ethanol is just less dense than water. so a certain amount of whiskey with really high alcohol content and a certain amount of water don't weigh the same. >> if you slowly pull out a playing card, the whiskey will rise up and water will sink down with minimal loss of liquor, which is the important thing. >> so there you have it. another helpful tip from your friends the "caught on camera." >> i will definitely try this trick now. because it's the human nature to enjoy watching someone to figure something out that you already know. it's some sort of sick, twisted rush that you people have.

>> i have a feeling that it's going to be messy when i try it. you probably aren't going to try it until you're drunk, and then it's really going to be a mess. >> coming up -- what has two wheels and no fear? this guy. >> this is exactly the kind of place that your mother told you not to ride your bike. you wouldn't think that anyone would try something this crazy. >> or would they? when "caught on camera: viral videos bogus or bona fide" continues.

it's a simple concept, a man and his bicycle. but there's nothing simple about this video. >> we got to this guy going to this training yard and just using it as his personal playground. >> this is exactly the kind of place that your mother told you not to ride your bike. >> bouncing across rusted out buildings, old train tracks. using the world like a jungle gym on wheels. >> this guy had health insurance, he doesn't anymore. >> i don't think i could even jump around like that on my feet, much less on wheels. >> when this clip called industrial revolutions hits the web, it becomes an instant phenomenon, collecting more than 5 million views. >> there's a fascination with people who have gone to great lengths to push themselves and to do things that are seemingly impossible. >> are they seemingly impossible or actually impossible? >> it's a little like seeing a tightrope walker at a circus.

it's so unbelievable. >> you might think it was fake because you wouldn't think that anyone would try something this crazy. >> so, is he crazy or not crazy? hard to say, but this video is definitely bona fide. >> there's not much that you could really fake about something like this. this biking video gets captain disillusion's seal of approval. it's totally real and it's very impressive. >> the daring biker is danny mccaskill, a master of the sport called trials riding. >> trials in its basic form is trying to get your bike over obstacles without putting your feet down. >> trials riding is extremely dangerous and danny takes serious safety precautions. >> it's really important to wear a helmet. i've smashed about 14 or 15 helmets over my life. and every one of those could have been a fractured skull or

worse. >> danny teams up with filmmaker stu thompson to shoot a segment of a documentary focusing on urban sports called "concrete circus." >> we tried to come up with a five-minute film that showed danny in the best light really. >> the first challenge is to find a location. >> i was looking for old buildings, concrete. nice backdrops. >> they find that and more when they come across an abandoned iron works factory and train yard in a scottish countryside. >> the locations are stunning. it's beautiful. the colors are incredible. >> over the course of a grueling week, danny and stew meticulously plan out and shoot various stunts. >> last time, i was too scared to jump this. and i kind of still am. it's horrible.

>> he likes to push himself really hard, so there's a big element of danger involved in what he's doing. >> i had a lot of crashes. you know, nothing ever happens first time, that's for sure. some of it takes hours of attempts. >> but when danny nails a stunt, it seems to defy the laws of physic. >> i would say the favorite clip is riding along the top of the steam trains. it made me feel like a kid when i was filming it. >> the big draw for a lot of people is probably riding down the cable. because that was just stepping up the game from what he's done in the past and what he's capable of. >> you're sort of holding your breath in case he falls. >> generally speaking, people

who balance on a bar usually take it between the legs. let's be honest. >> it was more a case of just trying to get on it and try to focus on getting to the end. i would make it two-thirds of the way down, maybe 60, 70 times. >> danny attempts the most difficult and dangerous trick the last day of shooting. >> danny's backflipping off a little bit of metal, six feet off the ground, landing on concrete. >> by that time, i was very physically tired and mentally tired. i had to stay focused to made sure i had the shot. >> he just kept doing it over and over again. >> you have to be 100% committed. >> attempt after brutal attempt, and then finally danny pulls off the incredible backflip.

>> it worked out, which was great, but even when you land it clean, you've got stinging wrists and ankles. >> for danny, all of the pain and hard work is worth it. when industrial revolutions goes viral, it brings worldwide attention to trials bike riding and awes millions. >> most of us have day jobs. we are a kind of envious of people who get to go out there and try these amazing things and we just want to live vicariously through their experiences. >> it's aspirational. it's the reason why we dream, so that we can be like one of these guys. >> i feel very lucky to be in the position i am. you know, i'm getting to ride my bike for a living. i hope to be able to do it for a

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