Performing Arts - In Search Of: Daredevil Death Wish

A look at some of the impossible stunts daredevils attempt, and why they keep trying even after suffering near-fatal injuries.We look at what drives some people(both male & female) to risk their lives in various dangerous activities, ranging from carnival stunts involving cars, motorcycles, or airplanes, to stunt men who work doing dangerous stunts for films or TV series. The potential payday for a successful stunt is enormous, as are the adrenalin rushes they experience, which take the form of risk addiction, which they gladly accept. The stunts shown are of course exciting, but viewer may well wonder about the sanity of taking such needless risks for fleeting thrills.