French "darevil" falls from 68th floor of skyscraper and goes SPLAT!
'Bhuaigh domhantarraingt.'
Irish motto - 'Gravity wins'.
August 01, 2023, 02:48 AM
blueye
Gravity's a bitch.
August 01, 2023, 05:38 AM
StarTraveler
“Sorry, mister, the building door’s on the First Floor.”
Seriously, the daredevil was asking to be let in but surely he knew that the windows on most modern 67-story buildings don’t open due to safety concerns and effects on wind pressure on the building. If not, it’s too late now.
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August 01, 2023, 05:50 AM
CQB60
Gravity still works
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August 01, 2023, 07:08 AM
erj_pilot
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August 01, 2023, 08:24 AM
bdylan
Daredevil probably had some very specific thoughts when window guy just stared blankly back at him.
August 01, 2023, 08:31 AM
ulsterman
Can't imagine what the guy on the 68th floor thought when he heard someone knocking on the glass.
August 01, 2023, 11:18 AM
Loswsmith
Shows the exception to the rule that practice makes perfect.
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August 01, 2023, 11:20 AM
recoatlift
Sacre bleu! Geronimo!!
August 01, 2023, 02:26 PM
shovelhead
quote:
Originally posted by ulsterman: Can't imagine what the guy on the 68th floor thought when he heard someone knocking on the glass.
Probably thought “Damn,I gotta put a no soliciting sign out there too?”
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August 01, 2023, 02:28 PM
shovelhead
quote:
Originally posted by tacfoley:
quote:
Originally posted by 12131: Tiens ma bière et regarde ça.
Trés drole.
Depending on his sense of humor….
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August 01, 2023, 02:36 PM
parabellum
The article states that it was a worker, which may mean housekeeping.
I know there is a segment of the membership here who think we shouldn't laugh at or express derision towards people who throw their lives away in such a frivolous, pointless manner. There seems to be an attitude that these people who fall off of buildings or mountains or "fly" their wingsuited carcass into a bridge at 150 miles per hour or some such shit, are "pushing the envelope" and thus are glorifying human existence, and therefore they should be honored and celebrated, and their deaths treated with solemnity and respect.
Sorry, but this guy was trying to get clicks on youtube and threw away decades of his life in pursuit of his ego and the almighty dollar err yen, peso, whatever. There is nothing noble about this. He destroyed himself and now will not experience countless days of life and all the potential those days hold. He was an idiot who "defied death" and death called his bluff and I see not one thing in all of this worthy of honor or veneration or solemnity.
August 01, 2023, 02:40 PM
Leemur
In addition to his personal stupidity, it’s a miracle he didn’t kill or maim someone at ground level.
August 01, 2023, 03:40 PM
shovelhead
Yes, I feel for the innocents that get injured or killed in stupid acts like this and also for the unfortunate ones that have to witness these acts.
Wonder when someone will start a Go Fund me page in his honor?
-------------------------------------—————— ————————--Ignorance is a powerful tool if applied at the right time, even, usually, surpassing knowledge(E.J.Potter, A.K.A. The Michigan Madman)
August 01, 2023, 03:52 PM
Georgeair
How many windows on the 68th floor are going to actually open anyway? I'm guessing zero.
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August 01, 2023, 04:03 PM
Bytes
Went back to the article to see if there were any additions to it. I never noticed how careful this daredevil was. He was masked up standing on top of a train. Seems like he took no chances with his health.
August 01, 2023, 04:27 PM
dsiets
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Originally posted by Bytes: Went back to the article to see if there were any additions to it. I never noticed how careful this daredevil was. He was masked up standing on top of a train. Seems like he took no chances with his health.
