Last Jump

Nel 1911 Franz Reichelt, sarto austriaco, inventa un originale soprabito-paracadute, decide di provarlo personalmente con un salto dalla Tour Effeil dove incontrerà la morte.
Qui il video del prode esperimento.
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"Reichelt was an Austrian tailor who sought to combine his interests by creating a garment to serve as both an overcoat and a parachute. In 1911, he decided to test his invention. Having told the authorities that he wanted to make a 'dummy' drop, at the last minute he strapped himself in, and with sublime confidence stepped from a platform off the Eiffel Tower, and fell to his death." Here video of the experiment.
Link (via wfmu)