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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: 3-In-1 Parachute Wrap, Spin And Ejection

Andrew — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:50:53 +0000

It’s not too often you get a 3-in-1 parachute malfunction. It starts off with two guys entangled in lines. Then one of them puts their canopy on spin cycle. And just as they untangle from the mess, he cuts away, ejecting himself back into freefall — which, I must admit, kinda looks like fun considering the situation they were just in. But not to worry, he packed an extra large pink clamshell instead of a reserve and lands safely.

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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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Awesome BASE Jump Trick — VertiBASE

Andrew — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:50:46 +0000

You don’t see new BASE jumping tricks every day, but Jean-Philippe Teffaud has stepped up his game with VertiBASE — a BASE jump exit in a vertical spin alongside a sheer cliff. Awesome! That’s one way to start off your Monday morning.

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Fun Cartwheel Exit, Ends Dazed And Confused

Andrew — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:22:42 +0000

This looks like a fun 3-way cartwheel exit… and then someone gets tossed out of the cartwheel, spinning uncontrollably. It’s all fun and games until you’re dazed and confused in freefall. I’m surprised they held it for as long as they did.

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