Dramatic moment a daredevil plunges from a towering unicycle while clutching a flaming torch as panicked bystanders scream – and some of them think it's all part of the act
- Footage shows the confident man riding the unicycle as the audience cheers
- The street performer falls to the ground, laying still for a couple of seconds
- The audience screamed at the unexpected incident and were left paralysed
- A man finally runs towards the man to see if he is okay and is followed by others
A street performer has plunged to the ground from a towering unicycle as bystanders froze in shock.
Footage believed to be filmed in Adelaide's Rundle Mall shows the man confidently riding the one-wheeler and holding a flamethrower as a large crowd watches him.
But the daredevil loses his balance, falling to the ground, before laying still for a couple of seconds.
Onlookers screamed at the unexpected incident and were left paralysed, unsure if the man was still conscious or if it was all part of the act.
One man eventually runs towards the man to see if he is okay and snatches the torch from his hand.
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A number of other men also rush to help lift him off the ground.
A young boy from the audience is heard saying: 'Are you okay?'
The daredevil loses his balance, falling metres to the ground, laying still for a couple of seconds
Some users who commented on the footage suspected the fall was part of the act.
'I thought it was part of the act,' one wrote.
'Now we are going to demonstrate the bystander effect. 3. 2.1. Dudes knocked out and hand getting toasted. Like 200 people standing by,' another wrote.
Many praised the young boy's kindness for asking the performer if he was okay.
Bystanders eventually run to the aid of the street performer and help lift him off the ground
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