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In December 2010, the Broadway audience watching a preview of the stage musical "Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark" saw the webbed avenger poised on a bridge, about to swing through space to rescue his girlfriend, Mary Jane. But as he leaped off the edge, his safety harness flew open, dropping him more than 30 feet to the orchestra pit in front of the horrified patrons. The show abruptly ended, with ...

Aerobics teacher Debra Lanham knew she wasn't supposed to jump on the job, but she did anyway. She loved her job teaching aerobics at several gyms in San Francisco so much that once in front of a class, she was barely aware of the pain from heel spur syndrome and plantar fasciitis. And the high-energy music she played during class made her forget her injuries as well. "I'd turn up the music, reall...

One summer day, Rebecca "Lambchop" Reilly was speeding through the streets of Washington D.C. The 31-year-old bike messenger was making great time until a nearby Mercedes made a sudden bid for a parking space. On the spur of the moment, the driver decided to wedge her car into one of the few available parking spaces. The back tire of Reilly's bike got caught on the back of the Mercedes, which pull...

Vulcan, the Roman god of the forge, was ugly and lame, the revered misfit who crafted weapons and armor for his swift and beautiful relatives on Mount Olympus. Like their mythical forebear, modern blacksmiths wrestle with iron and fire and carry the marks of the craft on their bodies. "My right eye is held in place with a plastic cup," says Rob Edwards, editor of The Anvil magazine. "When I go to...

It began as an ordinary day on the job. A 31-year-old carpenter was replacing the roof of a house in Pennsylvania, standing on an aluminum ladder-jack scaffold while he made some adjustments. Then the aluminum drip edging he was installing accidentally bumped the 7,200-volt power line located just above the roof. The current from the line roared through the man's body, killing him instantly. That...

The shoulder is the most flexible joint in your body. You take advantage of that flexibility every time you scratch your back, throw a ball, or stretch to reach the top shelf in the kitchen cabinets. Healthy shoulder joints allow you to move your arm into all sorts of positions, but this flexibility comes with a price: It's easy to push the joint farther than it should go, resulting in a strain, t...

What type of running shoes should I wear? Whether you're jogging at the gym or sprinting after a tennis ball, running puts tremendous stress on your feet. Finding a pair of good-fitting shoes that provide adequate support is the best thing you can do to protect them. If you're a serious runner who puts in at least several miles each week, you should definitely do your shoe shopping at a specialty ...