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It was like "e.t." i'm riding a bike with a parachute and i'm flying around. my buddies are flying around in a parachute. i'm like, dude, look at me, this is awesome! take my picture, quick. >> dude, man, that's a lot, geez, man, i'm trying to jump off -- >> i'm a b.a.s.e. jumper. i jump off of cliffs, buildings, antennas, bridges and -- with parachutes. now i'm 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...

At this point. >> out of nowhere comes a good samaritan. >> he walks into a situation where a man had a gun and could have shot somebody. >> was able to remove the gun quickly from the guy's hand. >> while the good samaritan holds the gun, the officer drags the thug to the ground. but still can't cuff him. enter good samaritan number two. >> this lady just does an awesome mma body slam and drops on this guy. >> it's the booty shorts too. he got straight thigh to the face. >> a double shot of texas justice. >> that's tremendous teamwork. i loved it. >> december 2010. a veteran b.a.s.e. jumper i...

I'm okay and just went on his way. >> later on the mays post the video of this spill on youtube and it becomes an internet sensation. >> some of the people that have sensation. >> some of the people that have posted comments on youtube back to us about that we're bad parents, that we're bad -- you know, we should be charged with child endangerment. >> for those critics, heidi has an answer. >> like i like to tell everybody, the family that plays together stays together, and that's our motto. and the boys to this day still talk about that rollover and talk about how much fun they had that day a...

So, that's why i named it the "w" hotel. and that day we were jumping room 817, which is 817 feet. has a really flat takeoff. drive right to the exit point and pretty much just run off the top of this thing. >> let's go! >> ted is a seasoned base jumper, with more than 600 jumps under his belt, not even a number of nasty crashes have deterred his enthusiasm. he makes sure to stay focused on his number one priority. >> not dying. the challenges of base jumping are to be able to do it successfully and safely and wake up the next day and do it again. incredibly dangerous sport and there are a lot...

Back at the station -- >> i walked in the door and i had a big grin on my face and i said, you guys have to see this. >> the footage rob shot goes viral, garnering more than1.5 million hits on youtube. since the wreck, the ramp has been redesigned to ensure truck driver safety. rob still marvels at how he wound up at the right place at the right time, even though it was the wrong place and the wrong time for the driver. >> the fact that i had my camera set up and pointed towards the ramp when the truck was coming down. i can't imagine -- i am speechless. the timing couldn't have been more perf...