Explaining on Instagram: "Follow (us) @Explaining to Learn something NEW every day 🧠💫 Buster Keaton performed one of his most nerve-wracking stunts by standing directly in front of a moving train and calmly clearing debris off the tracks. 🎬😳 In The General (1926), the train rolls toward him as he casually tosses railroad ties and obstacles aside at the last possible second. There were no special effects, no trick photography, and no safety backups. If he slipped or mistimed a move, the conse

Footage of Buster Keaton’s craziest stunts