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Out of the boat, just in case things went wrong. >> luckily, dasher doesnt have to use it. >> it worked out great. not only did i sit upright on the boat, i could do spins, a flat spin, i could kind of pump back and forth and push the air and then kind of tuck up and roll the boat, just like you roll a kayak. >> he even sticks the tricky landing. >> when youre landing in this boat, youre in an l-seated position, and basically, youre going to take the impact with your back. so, you want to just k...

Fake, well, check this out, because here we go. im going to take you on a ride. skyacking is a daredevil sport and its like skydiving on steroids when you strap yourself in to something like that. >> dashers love of the extreme can be traced to 1995 when he attempts his first skydive. the experience changes his life. >> it was just hook, line and sinker, you know? just like, this is what i want to do. as a matter of fact, i quit my job and just spent all my money on jumping and just living the d...

Is awesome! take my picture, quick. >> dude, man, thats a lot, geez, man, im trying to jump off -- >> im a b.a.s.e. jumper. i jump off of cliffs, buildings, antennas, bridges and parachutes. now im sitting on more b.a.s.e jumps than anyone on the planet. >> but dasher takes it to the next level when a buddy of his makes a unique request. >> a friend of mine makes kayaking movies, and he asked me if i could jump out of an airplane with a kayak. >> dasher loves skydiving, but kayaking is a differe...

Claudia mckinney, and her story was that her dad used to be a judge and that she was taking court evidence and putting it up on youtube. >> but "exhibit b-5" doesnt catch on right away. >> hows that? >> no, you look like al qaeda. >> to help it gain momentum, kyle reaches out to his friend, rainn wilson, star of the show "the office." >> i e-mailed him, would you mind tweeting about this. and he was like, yeah, man, and he put it up and it really took off thanks to that. so, really, we owe the s...

Believability. >> we have a guy in a kayak sky diving, which is obviously not something you see every day. >> and he sort of is rolling around and like as though he is like in "the jetsons" or something, going through the air. >> i have seen people jump out in bikes or skis or something like that, but that is new. >> this is almost a video that i wanted to be fake, because it gives me so much anxiety watching it. >> so, is skyacking an extreme sport or an extreme work of fiction? >> people fake ...

Personnel carrier and drive it through the streets crushing things along the way. >> its like the demolition derby of dealing with annoying daily annoyances. >> its very bad ass. 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. yo, turtle, grab a tank and well go roll around on some mercedes! >> and then comes the moment of truth. the mer...

We are used to seeing daredevils push themselves thos the limit, but this video combines two extreme sports and pushes the boundaries of believability. >> we have a guy in a kayak skydiving which is obviously not something that you would see everyday. >> and he sort of is rolling around and like as though he is like in the jetsons going through the air. >> i have seen people jump out in bikes or skis or something like that, but that is new. >> this is almost a video that i wanted to be fake, bec...

Look at me on this bike, this is awesome. take my picture, dude, quick. im doing it. >> ah, dude, thanks a lot, man. geez -- im trying to jump off this -- >> im a base jumper and i jump off of bridges and antennas and parachutes and now i am sitting on more base jumps than anybody on the planet. >> but dasher takes it to the next level when a buddy of his makes a unique request. >> a friend of mine makes packing movies, and he asked me if i could jump out of an airplane with a kayak. >> he loves...

To take a tank or an armored personnel carrier and drive it through the streets crushing things along the way. >> its like the demolition derby of dealing with annoying daily annoyances. >> its very bad ass. 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. yo, turtle, grab a tank and well go roll around on some mercedes! >> then comes the...

>> dashers tools of the trade include a very specific kind of kayak. >> it takes the right boat to skyack and if you have boat with concave tops to it, and you get upside down, it will cup the air and youre not going to be able to flip out of it. >> dasher also equips the skyak with an emergency parachute to make sure it wont plummet to the ground. >> this is it. this is the perfect size for a 30-pound kayak. >> and so he has a pimped out kayak and nerves of steel, but can dasher actually make a...