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Spider Man Stunt Hits The Wall

Spider Man Stunt Hits The Wall. My Spidey Senses tell me it wasn’t supposed to happen this way.  A swinging Spider-Man stunt at Disney’s “Avengers Campus” in California went wrong…

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Spider Man Stunt Hits The Wall. My Spidey Senses tell me it wasn't supposed to happen this way.  A swinging Spider-Man stunt at Disney’s “Avengers Campus” in California went wrong the other day. Spiderman ended up crashing through the side of a building. They don’t use an actual stunt-person for it though.  It’s a dummy Spider-Man, so no one was hurt. A simple hook was supposed to release the web slinger. It got stuck.

It was quite the site today at the Tampa Convention Center as the U.S. Special Operations Command performed a demonstration to show their military preparedness for hostile situations.

This was a demonstration of capabilities featuring simulated explosions, simulated gunfire and low-flying aircraft. It's part of the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference and included more than 175 SOCOM and international service members from 11 nations. The river event had helicopters, boats, all-terrain vehicles, scuba divers and ground forces were used to “rescue” a city official from “hostile” forces.

Photos by Rachel Pitts/BBGI

U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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U.S. Special Operations Command Demonstration

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