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YouTuber ‘chasing dreams’ fractures skull during jump from Texas bridge
NY Post ^ | November 30, 2020 | By Kenneth Garger

Posted on 11/30/2020 3:20:52 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

A YouTuber chasing his “dreams” fractured his skull after leaping into a river from atop a massive Texas bridge last week.

Saa Fomba recorded last Monday’s stunt at Austin’s Pennybacker Bridge, posting it to his YouTube channel on Friday after several days in the hospital.

The footage shows the daredevil as he hatches the dangerous stunt.

“Hopefully this video will motivate you to chase after your dreams,” Fomba said to the camera as he prepared to jump into the Colorado river. “I don’t see no fun in living a normal life.”

A woman later records Fomba scaling up an arch of the bridge. At the apex of the arch, Fomba raises his arms into the air before wildly jumping to the water below, the video shows.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: bridge; jumper; moron; youtube
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To: SecAmndmt

Yes, I have driven the Autobahn. It’s AWESOME!.................


21 posted on 11/30/2020 5:37:10 AM PST by Red Badger (Democrats cheat. ... It's what they do. ... GUARANTEED! ... Even if it's not necessary!....)
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To: BikerJoe

Yes, doing 150 in BMW’s!......................


22 posted on 11/30/2020 5:37:50 AM PST by Red Badger (Democrats cheat. ... It's what they do. ... GUARANTEED! ... Even if it's not necessary!....)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Why? What’s so scary about that? The car is designed for it, the tires, shocks and brakes are high performance. The road is built for speed.

Best I’ve done is about 115 but it was on a two lane road and just for a short bit.

Did 100-105 across Montana a couple years ago in a rental Infinity SUV. Horrible ride. Lots of bounce.

Slowed down to 93 as dusk was settling in. That’s where I met this really nice State Trooper who showed me the lights on the roof of his car and gave me a piece of paper to tell me how fast I was driving.


23 posted on 11/30/2020 5:41:31 AM PST by cyclotic (The most dangerous people are the ones that feel the most helpless)
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

Is this post about a “young man” ??......
Hard to tell.....🤔


24 posted on 11/30/2020 5:41:56 AM PST by Jrabbit
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He failed at his attempt to thin the herd.


25 posted on 11/30/2020 5:47:16 AM PST by utax
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To: Gay State Conservative

I wouldn’t join her either out of a sense of embarrassment. 120 mph on the autobahn is way too slow.


26 posted on 11/30/2020 5:58:01 AM PST by FreedomNotSafety
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To: twister881
Once drove from Grafenwöhr to Munich in early morning pea soup fog to catch a flight. Heavy traffic — cars, trucks, buses — motoring together at ~115-130 kph (70-80 mph)...in the right lane! Fog broke outside of Munich, but one of the worst white knuckle experiences ever. And I formerly had been a Navy carrier aviator!

Yeah, I hear ya. Mine was an extremely foggy December evening drive across the Central Valley from Sacramento to Livermore. Couldn't see the road at all for about 30 miles. Just the taillights in front of me. All I could do was follow them and stay in range so I didn't lose sight of them. Giving me flashbacks just writing about it. All at about 80mph.
27 posted on 11/30/2020 6:08:00 AM PST by BikerJoe
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To: Gay State Conservative
"When the travel bans are lifted my girlfriend wants to go to Germany,rent a Mercedes/BMW/Audi,and do 120MPH on the Autobahn."

I was in Germany in 2012. I drove 120 and over on the Autobahn. It was rather boring after a few minutes and I was getting passed regularly.

There are a few roads in America (I think in Montana) where there are no speed limits. But the cops can give you a ticket if they think you are going at an unsafe speed. So do like we used to do when I was younger. Find a nice long stretch of road. Drive it to ensure there are no surprises, then run it to redline. Much more fun.

28 posted on 11/30/2020 6:17:38 AM PST by fini
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To: Gay State Conservative

The roads (not to mention the cars) are so much better engineered and constructed than US interstates that greater speeds don’t seem as risky as they would here.


29 posted on 11/30/2020 6:22:25 AM PST by babble-on
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

“Of course, risk by its very nature is dangerous and often yields negative results.”

My youngest son found this out the hard way and will be paying child support until he is 58.


30 posted on 11/30/2020 6:26:03 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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bump


31 posted on 11/30/2020 6:29:58 AM PST by foreverfree
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To: babble-on

IIRC the design standard for an Interstate grade highway is 75mph, not 150mph.

The lanes, ramps, etc. are designed for that speed.


32 posted on 11/30/2020 6:35:53 AM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: fini

“There are a few roads in America (I think in Montana) where there are no speed limits.”

A couple of times in the past but not any more. Reasonable and Prudent speed law was thrown out after it was deemed to be too vague. A clown from back east (who claimed to have been a NASCAR driver) got busted for driving stupid and blew it for everyone.


33 posted on 11/30/2020 6:38:41 AM PST by utax
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To: GreenLanternCorps

that’s the difference. That’s why those higher speeds on the autobahn don’t feel much faster. I had a VW Golf and just cruised in the middle lane at 160 kph / 100 mph with much faster, better cars whizzing by me in the left lane.


34 posted on 11/30/2020 7:25:28 AM PST by babble-on
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To: twister881

I drove a Mercedes up to 200 km/h for about 15 seconds, just to be able to experience that once. A European colleague would routinely drive between 230-250 km/h there. Not comfortable for me. On the other hand I swan dived a 150 ft bungee jump in my 20’s...


35 posted on 11/30/2020 7:34:56 AM PST by SecAmndmt (Arm yourselves!)
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To: cyclotic; fini
Back in the 50s and 60s the father of a good friend of mine was a rocket scientist (MIT grad) who worked for a major defense contractor.As such he spent a lot of time in Nevada,where they did a lot of testing. He used to tell stories of deserted highways with no speed limits. We were enthralled!
36 posted on 11/30/2020 9:20:06 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (BLM Stands For "Bidens Loot Millions"!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Speed and height, two of the more dangerous things in life.


37 posted on 11/30/2020 10:08:26 AM PST by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Sparked a memory: My ship made a port call to Kiel, Germany for the city’s annual festival & sailing regatta. While walking about with shipmates — in search of good German beer and unattached Fräuleins, of course — witnessed two European clown cars with several pax in both vehicles combined collide head on at about 45mph on a surface street. Max mangled metal, severe injuries, and a lifelong bad memory. Germans certainly “feel the need for speed,” but at what a cost.


38 posted on 11/30/2020 3:02:53 PM PST by twister881
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To: SecAmndmt

Yes, the Type “T” personalities we had in our salad days. We look back now and are thankful we didn’t win Darwin Awards.


39 posted on 11/30/2020 4:11:34 PM PST by twister881
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Impressive young man. Went for broke doing something way out there that wasn’t criminal or anti-social. And he survived to tell the tale. The army needs men like this.


40 posted on 11/30/2020 7:34:46 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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