about 5000 people did get across the wall successfully. some people tried to dig under the wall, jumped over the wall, or any other way they thought of, some people tried to ride hot air balloons over, slide over the wall, or tried to drive under the walls of the berlin wall. to me that is just taking it too far. these people would do anything to get over the wall to get to the free world on the other side of the berlin wall. one lady even tried to jump off the third floor of her apartment to get to the other side of the wall, when she jumped she did not make it across she hit her head on the concrete and died.man, i could not imagine