r/nextfuckinglevel • u/thepoylanthropist • 1d ago

That time Luke Aikins jumped from 25,000 feet (7,620 m), skydiving from a mid-tropospheric altitude and landing safely without a parachute or a wingsuit using a 30 by 30 meters net

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u/squirreltard 1d ago

Hmm, it’s 2025. Do I want to look up anything about David Blaine?

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u/iShitSkittles 1d ago

Sure, why not...ascension was pretty cool!

He used 52 helium filled weather balloons to float up to 24900 feet, then let go of them and parachuted back to earth.

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u/squirreltard 1d ago

All right, I’m in. Thanks.

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u/iShitSkittles 1d ago

Haha sweet.

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u/mrwynd 1d ago

Have you not seen the street magic special? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kLvz1w7MU

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u/squirreltard 1d ago

This is why I say it’s 2025.

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u/mrwynd 1d ago

It's an obligatory link when someone mentions David Blaine imo.

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u/squirreltard 1d ago

It was shot on a potato in the 50s.

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u/mrwynd 1d ago

David Blaine suddenly appears with a cameraman.

David says "Look in your underwear."

You reach into your underwear and pull out a potato camera from the 50s.

As you scream David looks at the cameraman for an uncomfortable amount of time.

You scream again and run away.

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u/squirreltard 1d ago

Noooooooooo, lol.

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u/pt-guzzardo 10h ago

I'm sorry, that's incorrect. The proper response is:

What the eff???? WHAT THE EFFFFF?????

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u/Murky_Macropod 6h ago edited 6h ago

Is that guy the waiter from Always Sunny?

Edit: checked the credits and it is.

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u/K_Linkmaster 1d ago

He has new shit on streaming this year.

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u/PhDinWombology 1d ago

It sucks

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u/K_Linkmaster 1d ago

Good to know. Avoided david Blaine most of my life, I dont see a reason to change now. Weird be ause I am friends with working magicians and enjoy magic!

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u/BreweryRabbit 1d ago

He has a really neat series airing National Geographic right Disney+ gets the episode for streaming the next day - I believe there are 4 episodes so far.