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The World's Deadliest Obstacle Course

Jul 22, 2024

The World's Deadliest Obstacle Course

Introduction

  • Built world's most deadly obstacle course
  • Mack attempting to complete it without falling 200 feet
  • Prize for completing: $800,000

Level 1: Initial Jumps

  • High platform, shaking
  • Involves several deadly, painful obstacles
  • Last jump with double swinging hammers and longest distance
  • Mack completes with difficulty

Level 2: Childhood Games

  • Higher altitude challenge
  • Choices: Balance beam or monkey bars
  • Remove harness; fall means 100 feet free fall into a net
  • Mack chooses monkey bars
  • Extreme difficulty; takes a long time
  • Intensity increases with progression
  • Almost fails but eventually makes it across

Level 3: Memory Pattern

  • Focuses on mental skill
  • Red button reveals a pattern on the floor
  • Mack must memorize the pattern to step only on green tiles
  • 30 minutes to memorize; 44 tile pattern
  • One misstep results in money exploding
  • Struggles with time management
  • Moves back and forth to ensure pattern memorization
  • Successfully completes just in time

Level 4: Water Challenge

  • Not in the sky but extremely difficult
  • Option to hold a Feastables chocolate bar for unlimited attempts
  • Multiple falls initially; holds on to the bar
  • Struggles with various obstacles
  • Takes hours but eventually reaches the final stage
  • Continues while holding the bar

Level 5: Balance Logs at Height

  • Balanced logs challenge at 200 feet height
  • Must transport bags of money across
  • One fall results in losing everything
  • Option to retreat safely or continue for more money
  • Completes first round
  • Decides to go back for more money
  • Successfully makes multiple trips

Final Challenge

  • Insane setup at high altitude
  • Option between cookie challenge or obstacle course
  • Opts for obstacle course
  • Series of swinging trapeze bars and platforms
  • Wall of Death challenge; precarious
  • Final stages involve jumping between shrinking cookies
  • High tension; nearly falls multiple times
  • Successfully completes last jump

Conclusion

  • Wins $800,000 after several attempts
  • Plans to support childhood friends financially
  • Mack’s journey from multiple losses to grand victory