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Gravity is all in your head (media.piefed.world)
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[–] nyankas@lemmy.world 25 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Franz Reichelt, the Flying Tailor, seemed to be pretty sure he could fly when, in 1912, he tried testing a wingsuit he designed himself. By jumping from the Eiffel Tower. He could not fly.

[–] banause@feddit.org 21 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 7 points 13 hours ago

I had a similar genius idea involving a bunk bed when I was 5.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

It looks like he just wrapped himself up in a camping blanket like it's a cape, but with a vampire-style oversized collar

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

How Thomas Wayne actually died