101 years ago, Buster Keaton did something that still feels impossible today. In Sherlock Jr. (1924), he performed stunts so precise and dangerous that he didn’t even realize he had broken his neck—something only discovered 9 years later through an X-ray. Every move, every fall, every jump was perfectly timed, rehearsed, and executed with his signature deadpan expression. Keaton didn’t just act or direct—he became part of the machine of cinema itself, pushing the limits of what was possible on s