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Jean Lussier, originally from Quebec and living in Niagara Falls, New York
challenged the Falls on U.S. Independence Day in 1928. This machinist's successful
trip was in a rubber ball. Self designed, this 1.8 metre (six foot) ball was lined
with rubber tubes filled with oxygen.
On July 4,1928, after taking some hard knocks in the upper rapids, it skipped
perfectly over the Falls. One hour later, Lussier stepped ashore below the Falls
none the worse for wear.
Displaying his ball at Niagara Falls for many years, he sold small pieces of the
inner tubes for fifty cents a piece.
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