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A hod for heights

2008-11-27T12:47:00+00:00

Bricks on man's head

Man stacking bricks on his head

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This guy is in the wrong job - the Cirque due Soleil might be more his calling

Thanks to Edward Smith for alerting us to this piece of brick trickery

Video: The wrong kind of construction skills

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