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Gravity is all in your head (media.piefed.world)
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[–] nyankas@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Franz Reichelt, the Flying Tailor, seemed to be pretty sure he could fly when, in 1912, he tried testing a wingsuit he designed himself. By jumping from the Eiffel Tower. He could not fly.

[–] banause@feddit.org 20 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

I had a similar genius idea involving a bunk bed when I was 5.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It looks like he just wrapped himself up in a camping blanket like it's a cape, but with a vampire-style oversized collar

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Holy shit I was not prepared to see a dude fall to his death. I thought for sure it was just a glitz reel filmed the day before his failed attempt at flying

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

How Thomas Wayne actually died

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Some crazy person eventually got their fancy wing suit to actually work eventually.