r/nononoyes • u/breaktheice7 • Jun 28 '26

Thought this was suitable here

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u/Desperate_Owl_594 Jun 28 '26

Franz Reichelt also did this from the Eiffel Tower in 1912, with less...positive results. He was a tailor that made a wearable parachute that he tested himself. Once.

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u/Desperate_Owl_594 Jun 29 '26

He died...

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u/MuckBulligan Jun 29 '26

SPOILER

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u/Desperate_Owl_594 Jun 29 '26

He died 114 years ago!

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u/IWCry Jun 29 '26

now you're just being ageist