If you've ever watched a scene in a superhero movie in which the protagonist stands precariously on the ledge of a very tall building and thought, Damn, I wish that were me!—you just missed the opportunity of a lifetime.
Photographer Von Wong has let thrill-seekers and superhero wannabes live out their wildest fantasies by donning superhero costumes and kicking it on the ledge of an actual 45-story skyscraper in San Francisco.
The resulting images are at once stunning and stomach-churning:
Here's a behind-the-scenes shot before the costumes went on (the safety equipment was Photoshopped out of the final images—yes, there was safety equipment):
And, since you know you're curious, here's a behind-the-scenes video showing how the whole thing went down:
Should Von Wong ever be scouting out participants for something similar again . . . definitely count me out.
