Comments on: The Intrepid, Ill-Fated Parachutist https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-intrepid-ill-fated-parachutist/ Fascinating true stories from science, history, and psychology since 2005 Sat, 07 May 2022 22:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: RoflBeard https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-intrepid-ill-fated-parachutist/#comment-25680 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:31:34 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=321#comment-25680 In true darwin style, this man has done us justice by removing himself from the gene pool.
What was he thinking!!!???

]]> By: dentarthurdent https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-intrepid-ill-fated-parachutist/#comment-20866 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:04:20 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=321#comment-20866 …At the top of the tower…
Well, on this video, he actually jumps from the 1st floor. Alan, next time you’re in Paris, I’ll treat you to the “Altitude 95” restaurant up there. That’s a promise!

]]> By: Stephen https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-intrepid-ill-fated-parachutist/#comment-12378 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:32:43 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=321#comment-12378

…an Austrian tailor named Franz Reichelt was at the Eiffel Tower…

The French jokes would work better if Franz was, indeed, French.

]]> By: Tink https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-intrepid-ill-fated-parachutist/#comment-9032 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:31:34 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=321#comment-9032 Gini said: “Ohhh, my. I found myself covering my face and saying “DON’T DO IT!” while watching this video clip.

Poor sap.”

Watched the video, and couldn’t help but notice the guys hesitation.
I’m thinking the hefty fellow behind him, obviously encouraging him to” go on and get with it” had twenty to one odds on him not making it.
Poor sap indeed! Can you say d-u-m-b-a-s-s? LOL

]]> By: guthix https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-intrepid-ill-fated-parachutist/#comment-1264 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:46:30 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=321#comment-1264 wouldnt it have been safer for him to take a parachute aswell just incase his big coat didnt work

]]> By: Abu Ibrahim https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-intrepid-ill-fated-parachutist/#comment-1223 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 02:35:52 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=321#comment-1223 The story reminds me about ‘Lawn Chair Larry’ article:

http://darwinawards.com/stupid/stupid1998-11.html

Strangely, someone is making business out of this idea:
http://www.clusterballoon.org/

]]> By: Scrappy https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-intrepid-ill-fated-parachutist/#comment-1188 Sat, 07 Jan 2006 03:18:51 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=321#comment-1188 What a da, kinda like being a kid and jumping off a second story roof… later saying I should’ve had a bed sheet…hahahha

]]> By: Oax https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-intrepid-ill-fated-parachutist/#comment-1165 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 04:11:45 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=321#comment-1165 I watched the film backward…he’s fine now

]]> By: RandomAction https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-intrepid-ill-fated-parachutist/#comment-1161 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 03:21:29 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=321#comment-1161 I always use a large bag of potatoes when performing such experiments. Most of my initial work is carried out secretly of course, so no one knows the effort involved in getting a success, but then I am not French. The French? Well they despise the potato. Which explains not a thing.

]]> By: HallyD https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-intrepid-ill-fated-parachutist/#comment-1149 Thu, 05 Jan 2006 20:20:34 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=321#comment-1149 He realized. I read in a Paris guidebook that according to the autopsy, ‘Birdman’ Reisfeldt died of a heart attack before even touching the ground.

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