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Death Jump - Eiffel Tower 1912
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DISTRESSING FOOTAGE. Unused / unissued material -
Paris, France.
Franz Reichelt wearing the parachute that he designed and invented before ascending the Eiffel Tower.
Reichelt standing on platform high up on the tower preparing to jump he hovers on the brink for some time...
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- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 60726
- Sort Number:
- UN 0001 G (Y)
- Time in/Out:
- 01:00:03:00 / 01:01:39:00
- Canister:
- UN 1 G (Y)
- Film ID:
- 1824.01
- Issue Date:
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- Zippy Productions franz Reichelt Temporary workspace: 6.10.2009 20:03 Gaffes 360 Temporary workspace: 8.4.2010 16:36 Temporary workspace: 21.4.2010 21:20 Bullseye - spectacular structures Reichelt Jump Death Jump WATT Geliebter Feind doag archive 001 chaddy Reichelt Untitled Workspace Untitled Workspace Documentary films for tv
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Why didn't he practice on a smaller structure? Or have a safety net?
Or send a weighted dummy?
As terrible and spectacular as his failure was, I expect he did practice on smaller structures and work with weighted dummies.
Terribly sad.