Flying Through The Air

As so many of these photos have shown, gymnasts really take their lives into their own hands for our entertainment. Instead of running around a track or swimming in a pool, they fling themselves through the air, risking snapped limbs and spines in order to show everyone just what the human body can accomplish.

Meanwhile, along the way, they also give us some hysterical photos! Since we can’t see the bottom of the images, we’ll always have to wonder about how this gymnast ended up like this. Is this a floor routine gone wrong? Or a bar routine going perfectly? We’ll never know for sure…