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Top 5 videos of the week: from a skateboarding bulldog to a Chinese man who eats two kilos of chillies a day

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Every Saturday, the South China Morning Post presents its top video picks from SCMP.tv and the web, highlighting news, features, mini-documentaries and more.

This week we feature an amazing 500-meter slackline walk between desert towers and a Chinese man who who eats two kilos of chillies every day.

French dad beautifully explains Paris terror attacks to young son

As the world struggles to come to grips with the terror attacks which killed 129 people in Paris last Friday, a French father and son’s quiet discussion about the traumatic events may be a big comfort. 

In this interview with French TV show Le Petit Journal, the father tried to explain to his young son what has happened and why everyone has gathered to lay flowers. The father tells his child “they might have guns, but we have flowers.” 

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At the end of the conversation, the little boy said he felt reassured by what his father said. “The flowers and the candles are here to protect us,” he said.

Meet the man in central China who eats 2 kilos of chillies a day

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