Wait for it. Wait for ittttt. Waaaitttt forrr itttt. Waai... and then boom, there it is. This poor guy accidentally deployed his parachute too early. So early that he was still on the plane. As you can imagine, he immediately got sucked out of the plane. It's like a scene from the movies, the parachute drags him out and you can see his body whip back. Scary. [Suigenesis via Digg Videos] Read More >>
Mary Poppins flew with a magical umbrella, but can you actually soar with one real life? Pretty much — provided you have the right umbrella, which pro skier Eric Roner did. He captured the crazy feat captured with a GoPro (Hero 3). Read More >>
Dubai is full of unbelievable things like the tallest building in the world and a mall with a ski slope. It's pretty awesome, but you know what makes it even better? Skydiving over it. Read More >>
Felix Baumgartner's upcoming and record setting 22.7-mile skydive has been hyped and promoted to the point that most of us just want him to jump already. But here's one bit of hoopla we're actually nerding out over—a look at all the wonderful camera gear that will be documenting the free fall. Read More >>
An 80-year-old Brit named Laverne came startlingly close to death when things went horribly wrong during her maiden skydiving attempt. If the video doesn't deter you from ever jumping out of a plane, I don't know what will. Read More >>
It takes a special breed to look out the door of an airplane or over the edge of a cliff and think that hurling yourself into the void is a good idea. But that's what each of these skydiving, base-jumping, wingsuit-wearing athletes do for kicks. Read More >>
Featured comment by Roy:
"Note the video starts with "In loving memory to Tedd Rudd". A quick Google of that name finds that he was a guy who died doing exactly this." More »
I was ready to face the possibility that the war dog well ran dry — no further awesomeness of fur and daring could be extracted. I was wrong. This prosthetic-legged warrior jumped out of a plane, war dog in tow. Read More >>
Featured comment by Bhenn:
"So, do they do this in combat in the army or is he just doing it for kicks. The dog didn't seem to notice it had happened when it got on the ground bu..." More »
This is Greg Gasson—either the bravest or craziest man alive. Why? He has a habit of jumping out of planes sans parachute. Sure he brings one with him—nobody's dumb enough to leave home without it—but it's not like he wears the thing. Read More >>
Featured comment by starkid101:
"Sorry dudes, this is at least a decade old and he is using a harness under his clothes that connects via his arm. He is attached.
Sorry but this ..." More »
Featured comment by AtomicFire:
"They're joining the mile-high....wait, half mile...wait, 50 yards-high.... Hell, they're doing it under a sheet in a field." More »