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Jan. 17th, 2010 09:26 pmThis right here? This is dedication. And passion. And sport, and downright bloody amazing.
And that end bit? Yes, that's the sad part. These are people knowledgeable in their sport, their technique, and their equipment, performing a stunt that is, for all intents and purposes, safer than driving a car. If anything, the Burj/local authorities should be simply charging pro/semi-pro (hell, is there an equivalent term for experience here?) basejumpers a fee for using the building as a jump-off point during the construction, instead of wasting the money on trying and incarcerating them.
The Burj Birdmen from Jan-Paul Bednarz on Vimeo.
And that end bit? Yes, that's the sad part. These are people knowledgeable in their sport, their technique, and their equipment, performing a stunt that is, for all intents and purposes, safer than driving a car. If anything, the Burj/local authorities should be simply charging pro/semi-pro (hell, is there an equivalent term for experience here?) basejumpers a fee for using the building as a jump-off point during the construction, instead of wasting the money on trying and incarcerating them.
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