One Mistake Means Certain Death: These Fearless Athletes All Have One Thing in Common, and It Might Not Be What You Think

Stuntman Syndrome

Urbach-Wiethe disease, or Stuntman Syndrome, is a rare brain disorder that prevents the individual from feeling any fear in life-threatening scenarios. Some people who have this disorder seek to push the boundaries of their fearlessness by performing insane stunts where any error means certain death

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.