Comments on: Stunt Artist Broadcasts Feelings During Parachute Jump (Jan, 1935)

By: John M. Hanna

John M. Hanna — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:13:15 +0000

Full transmission of broadcast:
“ACH! MEIN GOOOOOOOOOOOTTT!!!”

By: jayessell

jayessell — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:52:56 +0000

David, there was a guy who took his two-piece portable VCR skydiving.
(Early 1980s, home video was fairly new.)
He failed to perform his pre-jump parachute check setting up the VCR.
Not sure if it’s on YouTube or not.
There where some obsenities where the ‘pull ripcord’ should have been.

By: David Moisan

David Moisan — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:40:33 +0000

or, “oh sh……..”

By: Rick Auricchio

Rick Auricchio — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:16:03 +0000

All I could think of (besides the song) was “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

By: Toronto

Toronto — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:13:27 +0000

I’d hate to think of the “Feelings” you’d get if you landed on your antenna. That thing looks like an anti-personnel device.

By: Charlene

Charlene — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:16:39 +0000

Anybody else imagining a bunch of parachutists singing, “Feeeeliiiinngs, Wooa wooa wooa feeeeeliiings.. wooa wooa wooa….”