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Friday Freakout: Backflying Turns To Terrifying, Uncontrollable Spin

Shannon Seyb — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:50:38 +0000

Backflying can be relaxing, but on Tim Gray’s 17th jump, his first attempt looks nothing short of terrifying! It’s like a mix between the coolest theme park ride of all time and being stuck on a merry-go-round feeling sick. Unfortunately for Tim, this flat spin resulted in broken blood vessels in his eyes, face, and brain, followed by 8 months of intense migraines. Not fun. WARNING: Watching this may cause you to feel dizzy or cause your brain to explode.

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Friday Freakout: When Skysurfing Goes Bad

Melanie Curtis — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:50:20 +0000

I’ve always been averse to strapping things to myself when skydiving. I think the best I can do is a camera on my head. Yeah, this video shows what happens when a skysurf jump goes bad. The board comes off one foot, but stays attached to the other. It becomes an instant and violent propeller. The guy makes it out of it pretty quick, but check it out to see and learn…

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Friday Freakout: Wingsuit Flat Spin + Double Malfunction

Andrew — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:50:48 +0000

A little ground rush is fun from time to time, unless you just had a flat spin in your wingsuit followed by a cutaway and reserve pilot chute in tow. A double malfunction can really mess up your day. If you were in this situation, would you have given up on the line twists that quickly before chopping?

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