Sitting on a 5 gallon bucket in the middle of a windy, frozen lake without gloves on in order to feel the very low chance of a fish taking a hook 50' underneath me.

I think that's a great answer, a broader one would be an exciting show of force.

Great impact both physical and emotional in a singular moment in time.

Men are easily captivated by that which inspires awe both figuratively awesome and literally breathtaking, like the neuron activation equivalent of letting strong winds wrap around your body.

That's why most young adult male audience comic books involve transcending mundane limits to our reality with things like magic quirks and genetic mutations: we want to see something big happen and our frail human selves cannot handle that.