parachutes
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The Idaho Government Once Forced Beavers To Skydive With WWII Parachutes
“The Saga of the Skydiving Beavers” sounds like the title for a quirky children’s book, but it’s also a fitting epitaph for a strange, true story of an unconventional approach to habitat resettlement. In 1948, Idaho’s Fish and Game service decided the best way to keep beavers away from growing urban centres was to strap…
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Insane People Walk A Line Between Hot Air Balloons Above The Clouds
Tightrope walking is terrifying on its own. If the tightrope is between hot air balloons, it gets mind-bendingly nuts. Just watch The Skyliners do it and you’ll see what I mean.
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Pulling Your Parachute While You’re Still On The Plane Is Not Fun
Wait for it. Wait for ittttt. Waaaitttt forrr itttt. Waai… and then boom, there it is. This poor guy accidentally deployed his parachute too early. So early that he was still on the plane.
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World’s Gutsiest Guy Goes Skydiving Without Wearing A ‘Chute
This is Greg Gasson, and he’s either the bravest or craziest man alive. Why? He has a habit of jumping out of planes without a parachute. Sure he brings one with him — nobody’s dumb enough to leave home without it — but it’s not like he wears the thing.