Karel Soucek
publication date: Monday, April 22, 2013 (part of Spring 2013)
category: Stunts
clue: This Czechoslovakian stuntman invented a way to survive Niagara Falls, but not a way to survive the Houston Astrodome.
explanation: Soucek was killed when a barrel similar to the one he had used at Niagara Falls was released prematurely in a stunt in Houston. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Scott Horowitz
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