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Parachutist dies jumping from Eiffel Tower
Parachutist dies jumping from Eiffel Tower
Reuters ^
| May 17, 2005
| Reuters
Posted on 05/17/2005 1:28:02 PM PDT by JewishRighter
PARIS (Reuters) - A Norwegian man died parachuting off the Eiffel Tower after his parachute became tangled up in the metal structure, a French police source said on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old jumped off the second floor of the structure on Monday night, planning to descend safely to the ground. But his equipment became caught in the monument and he landed on the floor below.
"The jump didn't happen quite as he wanted," the police source said. "He died on impact." It is illegal to parachute from the 300-meter (980-foot) high landmark. The police were not aware of the man's plan and have opened an investigation.
Hundreds of people, most of them committing suicide, have jumped to their deaths from the tower which was built in 1889 for an exhibition celebrating the French Revolution.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Miscellaneous; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: comedy; french; humor; norwegians; parachutist; tragedy
I'm not laughing at the man's misfortune. Just the statement by the police source "The jump didn't happen quite as he wanted"
Priceless
To: JewishRighter
I nominate him for this years Darwin award.
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posted on
05/17/2005 1:28:52 PM PDT
by
Betaille
(Harry Potter is a Right-Winger)
To: JewishRighter
Pity he died in France. To see their cobblestones rushing up at you and know the french won't even appreciate the artistic spatter of your blood... damn shame.
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posted on
05/17/2005 1:36:02 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(The Dems are putting all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
To: Betaille
To: JewishRighter
But this worked just fine in that Bond movie
View to a Kill.
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posted on
05/17/2005 1:44:34 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: Yo-Yo
Yeah but who jumped in the movie
To: JewishRighter
Parachutist dies jumping from Eiffel Tower Parachutist dies jumping from Eiffel TowerSomehow I'm having difficulty giving a damn Somehow I'm having difficulty giving a damn
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posted on
05/17/2005 2:40:48 PM PDT
by
FreeKeys
(50 million Frenchmen CAN be wrong. If they all say a stupid thing, it's still a stupid thing.)
To: JewishRighter
"The jump didn't happen quite as he wanted," the police source said Gee, ya think?
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posted on
05/17/2005 2:49:20 PM PDT
by
hattend
(Alaska....in a time warp all it's own!)
To: FreeKeys
Is there an echo in here? Or is it just me? me?
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posted on
05/17/2005 7:25:45 PM PDT
by
Big Giant Head
(I should change my tagline to "Big Giant Pancake on my Head")
To: JewishRighter
"The jump didn't happen quite as he wanted," the police source said. "He died on impact.""Hey Pierre...hold muh wine..."
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posted on
05/17/2005 10:31:19 PM PDT
by
Khurkris
(This tag-line is available on CD ROM. NRA.)
To: Big Giant Head; FreeKeys
Double title... maybe he bounced? [snork!]
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