1518 AD – 2013 ADFrom a daring biplane flight through a Parisian arch to the tense salvage of a capsized leviathan, today's rounds feature people attempting the unprecedented.
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Round 1 · 1942 AD
NoviceCamouflaging the Taj Mahal
Fearing aerial bombardment by the Japanese Air Force during WWII, British authorities covered the Taj Mahal's iconic dome in a massive bamboo scaffolding to make it look like a stockpile of wood from above.
Round 2 · 2013 AD
NoviceParbuckling the Costa Concordia
In one of the most expensive maritime salvage operations in history, engineers used enormous steel sponsons and hydraulic jacks to slowly rotate the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia upright.
Round 3 · 1979 AD
TrickyHot Air Balloon Escape from East Germany
The Strelzyk and Wetzel families secretly sewed a hot air balloon from umbrella silk and tent nylon, using it to fly at midnight over the heavily fortified Inner German border into the West.
Round 4 · 1518 AD
ExpertThe Dancing Plague of Strasbourg
Frau Troffea began dancing fervently in the street, kicking off a bizarre mass psychogenic illness that saw hundreds dancing uncontrollably for weeks, some to the point of exhaustion and death.
Round 5 · 1946 AD
ExpertAssembly of the Spruce Goose
Howard Hughes’ massive H-4 Hercules, built entirely of birch wood due to wartime aluminum shortages, was assembled at the Long Beach drydocks before making its singular, one-minute flight over the harbor to silence critics of the government contract.
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