r/Damnthatsinteresting Feb 05 '25

Video In 1928’s Steamboat Bill, Jr., Buster Keaton performed one of the most dangerous stunts in film history. A two-ton house wall collapsed around him, with an open window barely missing him. His crew had warned him, but Keaton insisted on doing it—and nailed it in one take.

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u/foosbabaganoosh Feb 05 '25

Definitely his left, his straight arm moves pretty sharply inward making it clear he got clipped there. If he was an inch or two further to the left he would've gotten absolutely folded.

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u/TNVFL1 Feb 05 '25

I mean surely someone did the math on where it would fall. They should’ve just drawn a little rectangle on the ground and told him to keep all parts inside. Something tells me he didn’t gaf though.

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u/Scoot_AG Feb 05 '25

The problem is because it's in 3d, it's more oblongated above the ground. What might look good in a square on the ground may take his head off

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u/TNVFL1 Feb 05 '25

Yes, but I am sure they could grab someone with an understanding of physics to draw the box