Death Jump - Franz Reichelt jumps off the Eiffel Tower [HD]

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Death Jump - Franz Reichelt jumps off the Eiffel Tower [HD]. On 4th February 1912,
wearing a crazy homemade parachute contraption Reichelt hovers on the brink for a while having doubts before suddenly jumping to his death. A crowd watches from below including most of the Parisien media. They then measure the depth of the hole made by the impact of his body.

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[headshot231]

Hey name is Franz and this is Jackass!

[Sopu90]

Poor man :'( R.I.P.

[sugarcube700]

It's not because of people like him, it's because of people who used their brain...

[Mindraker1]

Just like many original airplane attempts look silly now, all it needed was one to work.

... but we do have hang gliders that do work today because of people like him who were willing to jump off of cliffs and buildings.

[jimmyvbs]

well that didnt go to well

[Colin Kelly]

LOL, they are measuring the depth of the crater he left at the end. Wonder if that was morbid curiosity or standard procedure.

[merocket]

"Bitches will love this shit."

[JasonMCMXCIII]

That my friends, is what I call a moustache.

[al bundy]

Derpieiderp you take it in the --------- A S S. lol

[dtg franchise]

there's the problem right there the bed-sheets didn't slow him down

[MrJayawsome]

More like the I fell tower -_-

[derpieiderp]

haha sry i know i should not say this but hahahaha : what a moron :DD