SMRTR Science & EngineeringSep 30, 2025Interesting Engineering

Watch: Skateboarder turns 22-story skyscraper into giant ramp, sets world records

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Brazilian skateboarding legend Sandro Dias transformed a 22-story government building's curved facade into the world's largest skate ramp, dropping 197 feet at 64 mph to break two Guinness World Records. The spectacular Red Bull Building Drop required two months of engineering work and months of training to turn a local urban myth into reality.

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