# He Survived Niagara Falls in a Steel Barrel and Was Killed by an Orange Peel

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Podcast: [Are You Sh!#ing Me?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/are-you-sh-ing-me-6458770)
Published: 2026-04-13T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aysm/episodes/He-Survived-Niagara-Falls-in-a-Steel-Barrel-and-Was-Killed-by-an-Orange-Peel-e3hd8tv
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Duration seconds: 142

## Resource

Bobby Leach went over Niagara Falls in a steel barrel in 1911, broke both kneecaps, fractured his jaw, spent 23 weeks in the hospital, and lived to tell the tale for 15 years — only to slip on an orange peel in New Zealand and die of gangrene. A 63-year-old schoolteacher beat him to the jump AND outlived him. This is a real historical event. Are you shitting me? A dumb thing Brett learned while avoiding real responsibilities.

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