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"Franz Reichelt (1800s – 1912), a tailor, fell to his death off the first deck of the Eiffel Tower while testing his invention, the coat parachute. It was his f
by mattmaroon 17y ago
"Franz Reichelt (1800s – 1912), a tailor, fell to his death off the first deck of the Eiffel Tower while testing his invention, the coat parachute. It was his first ever attempt with the parachute and he had told the authorities in advance he would test it first with a dummy."
He did.
- n-named 17y agoI'm having a hard time up modding you for this comment on this site.
- IsaacSchlueter 17y agoIt's not that tricky. You just click the ^
- n-named 17y agoThe comment is mean. It's not intellectually stimulating. I meant I don't think it belongs here. Downmod me if you like for expressing that opinion.