Some Chasms You Can't Jump

[RIP]

According to Yahoo!news, Evel Knievel, motorcycle daredevil (he jumped
over buses, sharks and Idaho's Snake River Canyon) from the 1970s,
died today at the age of 69. I think I will remember him most for the
1974 attempt to clear the Snake River Canyon in Idaho in a
rocket-powered "Skycycle." as seen on ABC's "Wide World of Sports."

Seems almost naive today to think of a time when a man could make that
much money for jumping over things on a motorcycle and 'sports' on TV
meant WWoS on ABC once a week. Who do little kids think of when they
jump off ramps on a bike now? Are Tony Hawk and his ilk still cool?