INDIAN SPIDER MAN
Jyothi Raj, the Indian Spiderman.
For billions of years, evolution has been dictated by Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. Today, the rules of evolution are on the brink of being fundamentally altered. Co-hosted by Stan Lee, the legendary creator of the ‘X-Men’, Discovery Science’s ‘Stan Lee’s Superhumans’ features amazing stories of real people with unique genetic abilities that translates into remarkable powers.
If you thought Spiderman lives only in Marvel comics and Hollywood movies, think again. Spiderman is real, his name is Jyothi Raj and he lives in India. Jyothi Raj is currently settled in Bangalore.
Known as India’s very own Spiderman, Jyothi draws his inspiration from monkeys as he climbs anything from a wall to a tree at an unbelievable speed. The 22-year-old former builder spends most of his time entertaining tourists by acrobatically climbing Chitradurga Fort in Karnataka. He fearlessly and effortlessly goes up 300-feethigh walls without a safety harness and hundreds of eyes watching from down below. Raj says he developed his climbing skills by watching monkeys climb trees and trying to reproduce stunts from his favourite films. Experience the unthinkable in ‘Stan Lee’s Superhumans’ on July 4 at 8:30 pm, as the show premiers on Discovery Science.
Rahul Johri, senior vice president and general manager -South Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, said, “Discovery Science is about making science accessible, relevant and entertaining for its viewers. ‘Stan Lee’s Superhumans’ showcases an unprecedented global journey uncovering astonishing stories, as it explores the super powers of real life people.”
Tim Cridland is one of the best known professional pincushions. He began his act as The Torture King as a member of the original Jim Rose Circus Sideshow. Tim left the Jim Rose Show in 1994 to produce his own show. He currently performs as Zamora the Torture King or simply Zamora.
Tim's act is unique as it contains not only standard play piercing and sword swallowing, but deep piercings through the body of his arms and through the flesh inside his jaw (like a Sprung piercing). Additionally, he cuts into his torso, appearing to remove swallowed objects directly from his stomach.
Especially considering that his act is repeated almost daily on a tour schedule, he pushes the boundaries of the pincushion act remarkably far.
Tim Cridland lives and performs in Las Vegas. He is a regular attraction at Knott's Berry Farm's Halloween Haunt at Buena Park, CA.
For billions of years, evolution has been dictated by Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. Today, the rules of evolution are on the brink of being fundamentally altered. Co-hosted by Stan Lee, the legendary creator of the ‘X-Men’, Discovery Science’s ‘Stan Lee’s Superhumans’ features amazing stories of real people with unique genetic abilities that translates into remarkable powers.
If you thought Spiderman lives only in Marvel comics and Hollywood movies, think again. Spiderman is real, his name is Jyothi Raj and he lives in India. Jyothi Raj is currently settled in Bangalore.
Known as India’s very own Spiderman, Jyothi draws his inspiration from monkeys as he climbs anything from a wall to a tree at an unbelievable speed. The 22-year-old former builder spends most of his time entertaining tourists by acrobatically climbing Chitradurga Fort in Karnataka. He fearlessly and effortlessly goes up 300-feethigh walls without a safety harness and hundreds of eyes watching from down below. Raj says he developed his climbing skills by watching monkeys climb trees and trying to reproduce stunts from his favourite films. Experience the unthinkable in ‘Stan Lee’s Superhumans’ on July 4 at 8:30 pm, as the show premiers on Discovery Science.
Rahul Johri, senior vice president and general manager -South Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, said, “Discovery Science is about making science accessible, relevant and entertaining for its viewers. ‘Stan Lee’s Superhumans’ showcases an unprecedented global journey uncovering astonishing stories, as it explores the super powers of real life people.”
Tim Cridland
Tim's act is unique as it contains not only standard play piercing and sword swallowing, but deep piercings through the body of his arms and through the flesh inside his jaw (like a Sprung piercing). Additionally, he cuts into his torso, appearing to remove swallowed objects directly from his stomach.
Especially considering that his act is repeated almost daily on a tour schedule, he pushes the boundaries of the pincushion act remarkably far.
Tim Cridland lives and performs in Las Vegas. He is a regular attraction at Knott's Berry Farm's Halloween Haunt at Buena Park, CA.
