Man parachutes off of balcony - GIF

[Scotsman Hosie]

I hardly ever do anything perfect – the 1st time. In fact, it's when the shortcomings and modifications are first identified and dealt with – sometimes any number of times – that results start to approach optimal. It's one of the reasons I gave up skydiving. If you roll a gutter ball, while bowling – they don't take you out and hang you.

The fact that this stunt required the jumper to launch himself out – ahead of the 'chute – to effectively somersault into position – below his 'chute – didn't automatically preclude his feet slipping off that snowy rail, and dropping him straight down onto the 'chute – entangled in the rigging. Way too many daredevil-types, canning in while doing completely untested stuff. Like wing-suit jumpers. It's too much like being your own test dummy.