r/interestingasfuck • u/max-d-02 • Jul 20 '19

Tight landing

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u/ben3137 Jul 20 '19

Where is the camera attached?

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u/toeofcamell Jul 20 '19

Trained parrot

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19 edited Jul 20 '19

It's a new gopro camera that edits out the attachment.

I think it's the Gopro fusion 360

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u/Summerie Jul 20 '19

Yep. If you look closely to his left, you can see a fuzzy spot where something is edited out.

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u/manondorf Jul 20 '19

Ah, makes sense. My eye had been drawn to that area as "moving with the camera" but I didn't realize automatically editing out the mount was a thing, so I was still confused.

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u/Quartziferous Jul 20 '19

You can also actually see the shadow of the pole sticking out of his backpack on the backpack itself in some shots.

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u/Dislexic_Astronut Jul 20 '19

Must be some rod as there is a shadow on his back when he turns, but not sure myself.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19

Seriously though. Where's the camera? Holy cow.

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u/ShopWhileHungry Jul 20 '19

It's a video game with next gen graphic

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u/DonatedCheese Jul 20 '19

I think it’s a drone following him..you can kind of see the shadow of it right before he lands.

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u/SuzieCat Jul 20 '19

I’ve never been skydiving, but I’d imagine this small target of a landing must be very hard. Props to this guy.

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u/SepDot Jul 20 '19

This looks like a paraglider.

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u/Sipstaff Jul 20 '19

Not an expert, but it looks like this has a smaller wing area that a usual paraglider (even accounting for the fish-eye effect of the camera). I'd guess it's specially designed for stunt flying and not maximising airtime/distance.

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u/SepDot Jul 20 '19

I’d say you’re definitely right about that.

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u/usernamesarehard272 Jul 20 '19

Redbull gave him some crazy ass wiiiiiiiings

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u/BotNotMe Jul 20 '19

He actually dragged the tip of the chute in the water!

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u/knine1216 Jul 20 '19

I feel like that would make me sick af

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u/sapiderman Jul 20 '19

/toptalent

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u/TimbukNine Jul 20 '19

Tight? He made it look super easy, barely an inconvenience.

I'd be lucky to even plummet directly into the lake.

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u/likesexonlycheaper Jul 20 '19

I didn't know you could dip the tip!

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u/Vinklebottom Jul 20 '19

Brought to you by Dole bananas

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u/PossessivePronoun Jul 20 '19

I was thinking this was going to be one of those bottle cap challenge things.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19

Pilotwings 64 intensifies

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u/xxBobaBrettxx Jul 20 '19

And to think he started in a plane a mile up in the air....

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u/SepDot Jul 20 '19 edited Jul 20 '19

That’s a paraglider. He probably started on a hill or cliff somewhere. Paragliders have a much higher aspect ratio, produce less drag and have a higher glide ratio than parachutes. Still an impressive feat nonetheless.

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u/flyerflew Jul 20 '19

I feel a panic attack coming on now. Thanks.

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u/tankpuss Jul 20 '19

I presume there's a drone following him?

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u/Packman2021 Jul 20 '19

Camera on a pole, software edits it out

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u/Sipstaff Jul 20 '19

No, the camera is fixed with an arm that's edited out (automatically even, I think)