Episode #319

(Wednesday, November 20, 2002)

Handheld Bungee Jumper

Believe it or not a woman will bungee jump from a tower with the end of her bungee cord held only in her partner's hands!

Chip Walker Update

Marc Merger, a paraplegic, is able to walk by giving commands to a computer that controls chips and electrodes implanted in his body.

World's Fastest Wheelchair

Unable to walk because of a childhood case of polio, 29 year old Roberto Trigueros built his own ultimate riding machine...a wheelchair that handles speeds of up to 60 mph.





Ron the Gnome

Believe it or not, Ron Broomfield is so obsessed with gnomes he not only dresses as one but lives in a cottage packed with nearly one thousand!





Skull Drinkers

Believe it or not, in order to gain power from the deceased, these men drink water from human skulls!





Double Arm Re-attachment

Believe it or not, John Thompson had both his arms torn off in a farming accident and after undergoing a pioneering surgery to reattach his arms he defied doctors' predictions and regained the use of his hands and arms.

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