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Ripley’s Believe It or Not: Evel Knievel October 11, 2017Events Around Inner Harbor, News, Ripley's Believe It Or Not EventsOff

EVEL KNIEVEL’S DEATH-DEFYING DESCENT
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Strange Stories

When the United States government denied his request to jump over the Grand Canyon, Knievel scouted out an alternative location for one of his greatest attempts: Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls, Idaho.

In need of more power than your typical motorcycle, Knievel hired a team of engineers to build him a steam-powered “rocket cycle.”

While his rocket-powered vehicle made it across the canyon, the parachute attached to it deployed prematurely and winds dragged his craft back into the canyon…

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