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>> dasher's tools of the trade include a very specific kind of kayak. >> it takes the right boat to skyack. if you have a boat that's got concave tops to it and you get upside down on it, it's going to cut the air and you're not going to be able to flip out of it. >> dasher also is equipped with an emergency parachute to ensure the kayak won't plummet to the ground if he needs to bail. >> and this is your 9-foot round right here. it's perfect for the size of the boat, 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 skyack...

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 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 with a kayak. >> dasher loves skydiving, but kayaking is a different story. >> kayaks and rivers, i am not very good. it's kind o...

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 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 things a lot with ...

Fake, well, check this out, because here we go. i'm going to take you on a ride. skyacking is a daredevil sport and it's like skydiving on steroids when you strap yourself in to something like that. >> dasher's 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 dream. >> as if simply jumping out of an airplane and plummeting to earth isn't enough of a thrill...

Which makes many wonder, is this really a mayor caught on camera during a very unstatesman-like rampage to punish a parking violator? or is this another work of viral fiction? well, let's ask the man himself. >> arturas zuokas, the mayor of vilnius, the capital of lithuania. >> you know, what is real in our life? writer dostoevsky, he wrote when you think about a crime is already a crime. >> okay. that might be a little deep. let's just say it's a little of both. >> the video's real. all right? there's nothing being faked. like the car being crushed is not being faked. it's not a cgi tank. >> ...