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Jet Powered Human Flight

Posted by Hemos on from the violating-your-insurance-policy dept.

ederen writes "A skydiver outfitted with jet engines and a nylon Birdman suit jumped out of a balloon over Finland to test the idea of powered human flight without the use of an airplane. The event was sponsored in part by Bird-Man International, a company that develops and manufactures the flying-squirrel freefall suits as seen in Tomb Raider and other action movies."

2 of 26 comments (clear)

  1. Award by rossdee · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess he's going for the 2006 Darwin awards.

  2. That's not flying by Rob+Parkhill · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's falling with style.

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