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Take Two

Wearable cams spur accidents as thrillseekers push boundaries

By Take Two Staff
Published Apr 2, 2014
A skier carrying a GoPro camera on his helmet is seen on November 24, 2013 at Val Thorens, in the French Alps, during the ski station's opening week-end. Val Thorens is Europe's highest ski station (2300 m) and has opened three slopes two days in advance due to recent snow falls.
A skier carrying a GoPro camera on his helmet is seen on November 24, 2013 at Val Thorens, in the French Alps, during the ski station's opening week-end. Val Thorens is Europe's highest ski station (2300 m) and has opened three slopes two days in advance due to recent snow falls.
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PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images
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Wearable cams spur accidents as thrillseekers push boundaries

Wearable technology can go everywhere you go. Now you can record yourself jumping out of a plane or catching that huge wave, but just how far are people willing to go to get footage of their crazy stunts?

We turn to Chris Dixon, author of "Ghost Wave: The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth" and regular writer for Outside Magazine.