The man who invented the parachute ...........well almost .

[gil919]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In 1912, French inventor Franz Reichelt had so much confidence in his homemade parachute that he tested it in front of a crowd at the Eiffel Tower.<br><br>Despite attempts to dissuade him, he jumped from the first platform of the tower wearing his invention. The parachute failed to… <a href="https://t.co/BNJ5W1hh1R">pic.twitter.com/BNJ5W1hh1R</a></p>&mdash; Morbid Knowledge (@Morbidful) <a href="">July 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[bgbtylvr]

Thread title of the month nominee.

 

[doe moe]

He didn't think to use bags of sand first?

 

[55th View]

The Stockton Rush of base jumping. Salute!

 

[Curtwalk]

Fool didn’t put a safety pad on the ground first???
Even if it opened, wasn’t enough time to slow him down.

That shit looks like a cheap ass Batman costume

 

[TX4lyfe]

Damn was they measuring the divet he left in the ground at the end?!! That’s fucked up

 

[NightMare Paint]

Bruh jumped off the Eiffel Tower in a Triple Fat Goose

 

[lightbright]

Fool didn’t put a safety pad on the ground first???
Even if it opened, wasn’t enough time to slow him down.

That shit looks like a cheap ass Batman costume