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mike  ·  5010 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: In 1912, Franz Reichelt created an overcoat that would allow him to float to the ground.
Yes, disturbing. It's as if it's clear to him that it's a bad idea, but there's a crowd watching and the movie camera is rolling... I wonder if he was successful on shorter jumps, like from his roof, and the first tier of the Eiffel tower didn't look so high from the ground.