7 People Who Are Probably Invincible

Who needs food, air, or sleep anyway, right?

By Stevie Shephard /

Most of us will go to extraordinary lengths to avoid discomfort and unpleasantness in our lives, but there are some out there who actively seek out the extremes. These people find the limits of both the human body and spirit, and make it their business to push past it. This usually means denying themselves those little creature comforts such as, you know, breathing, eating and sleeping but, hey, perhaps it's all worth it to get your name in the record books. Sometimes, these experiments in human endurance are part of a scientific research project, aiming to find out just how far we can be pushed; sometimes, they're simply "just because". Thankfully for the rest of us, we can enjoy the triumphs and discomforts of these pioneers/nutters from the comfort of our computer screens.

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