Terrifying Viral Video Shows Dude Jumping Off 8-Story Building and Almost Missing Water

This terrifying viral video shows a man jumping 8 stories off a building and narrowly hitting the water.

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There's brave, and then there's stupid—and an extremely thin line between the two. Daredevil 8Booth rides that thin line often, and so far hasn't landed on the stupid side of it—not yet, at least.

For his latest stunt, 8Booth jumped off a building, dropping down 129 feet before splashing into the harbor below. He recorded the jump on his GoPro Hero 5 Black (which was "mouth mounted," he wrote) and a "Hero 5 Session (hand mount)." 

According to the Thrillist, 8Booth jumped off an eight-story apartment building that looks over Newport Harbor in Newport Beach, California. 

In the video, which is dated October 6, 2016, you can see 8Booth wearing a hat and covering his face with a bandana as he climbs the building's stairs. You can hear his breathing as he reaches the roof and looks over the edge, revealing a dock with boats below. He looks around for a few seconds before casually leaping off the edge. He narrowly misses hitting the dock before he crashes into the water.

Then, if you weren't mind blown the first time, he shows the jump again, but this time using the video from the camera in his hand—which again shows the wild jump.

This isn't 8Booth's first stunt. Back in September, 8Booth jumped four stories into a swimming pool in Laguna Beach, which didn't make police too happy. He's also jumped off cliffs at California's Crystal Cove, where he just barely missed hitting the rocks. 

But remember kids, don't try this at home.

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