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| Ethan Swanson dangles from a construction crane high above Halsted Street in this 2013 video. |
Ninja-in-training Ethan Swanson's latest video shows him jumping from a rooftop in the 1800 block of Sheffield, skirting down the angle of a neighboring roof, then landing feet-first in an outdoor spiral staircase.
But at least two of Swanson's earlier works took place a little closer to home.
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| Swanson leaps from the roof of Boystown's Slaymaker Gallery building, 936 W. Roscoe, in this 2013 video. |
Most stomach-churning, though, may be the 2013 video that shows Swanson scaling a construction crane above the now-completed Halsted Flats complex at 3740 N. Halsted. Once he's hundreds of feet up, Swanson dangles from the crane by one hand, with nothing but air between him and the asphalt of Halsted Street.
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Sooner or later...probably sooner...his death wish will be granted.
ReplyDeletelets hope he lands on a thug.
ReplyDeleteSeriously? Let's hope when he turns into a stain on the sidewalk, he takes out a few criminals with himself. Maybe he should look into climbing around Belmont around 3am.
ReplyDeleteIf he really wants to demonstrate superhuman bravery, he should put on his ninja suit and take his camera and stand on the corner of Belmont and Sheffield some night at 3:00 AM.
ReplyDelete....with an Iphone in his hand
DeleteThat is amazing!
ReplyDeleteA future Darwin Award nominee, certainly....
ReplyDeleteSomething like this happened at the Allerton several years ago. Youth + boredom = disaster. If something should occur to him (which I hope he will stop before that occurs), I would hate to think of nanny laws and lawsuits stemming from this.
ReplyDeleteGet out of Lakeview and move to Colorado, kid....you know you want to.
Exactly. Spinning his wheels here...but if he can Ninja on Belmont as others mentioned..I will subscribe
DeleteSPLAAAAATTTTT!!! LOL
ReplyDeletewhy are you showing this idiot??
ReplyDeleteHe probably will try out for the next season of American Ninja Warrior.
ReplyDeleteWatched the video but not impressed. He's capable at Parkour but there's others around.
ReplyDeletePeople like that who engage in that type of behavior have a screw loose. That need that thrill one step beyond.
Yep, he'll splat someday. Maybe that's hat he wants.
I'd never a hire a dude like that.
Would it be too much to hope for that this was posted because of a drop in crime in our area? Just hopeful.
ReplyDeleteThe people wishing for this man's death need mental help.
ReplyDeleteNone of the commenters are "wishing" for his death...they are merely stating the obvious ultimate outcome of his asinine stunts.
DeleteThe first person in line for mental help should be anyone who hangs himself from a construction crane.
DeleteSomeone like this should be arrested. This kind of effort at grabbing attention takes our law enforcement and firefighters away from doing their jobs.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Rahm will want to ban construction cranes now.
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