Evil Kenevil needed a crowd, Steve-O needed a show, but today’s daredevils just need a camera phone to tempt fate for fame—and in the YouTube era, some of these pranks and stunts can have disastrous ends.

Evil Kenevil needed a crowd, Steve-O needed a show, but today’s daredevils just need a camera phone to tempt fate for fame—and in the YouTube era, some of these pranks and stunts can have disastrous ends. Last week, a 22-year-old man was shot by his girlfriend while filming a video in an attempt to go viral. From the planking photo op that led to a fatal fall to the family that went too far pranking their kids, “one-upmanship” in fads is making it all too easy for those “blinded by fame” to risk it all for their digital 15-minutes. (CNN)