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Two men have broken the record for the world’s highest base jump after parachuting from the top of Dubai’s 828m (2716ft) Burj Khalifa tower. Nasr Al Niyadi and Omar Al Hegelan, from the Emirates Aviation Society, were given permission to jump, and broke the base jump record on Tuesday, a day after the official opening of the building, taking just one and a half minutes to reach the ground at speeds of 136 mph (220 km/hr). Watch this fantastic website.news.bbc.co.uk
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#1 by goingtoeatpizza on February 21, 2010 - 6:42 pm
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@zean05 “they would most likely hit hit the sideof the building if? they did that”
they would out track it easy, the 2 guys that did it (illegaly) before this happend jumped from the building itself with no dramas.
#2 by goingtoeatpizza on February 21, 2010 - 6:48 pm
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@NeilBritain7 they never said they were in freefall for 90 seconds they said it took 90 seconds to reach the ground. They are obviously including canopy time
#3 by goingtoeatpizza on February 21, 2010 - 6:48 pm
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@2spotlefty they never said they were in freefall for 90 seconds they said it took 90 seconds to reach the ground. They are obviously including canopy time
#4 by goingtoeatpizza on February 21, 2010 - 6:50 pm
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@Eddiefry this wasnt the first. There where two people who did two jumps each from the burj prior to opening.
#5 by alexwantspizza on February 28, 2010 - 9:12 pm
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thats me, in 1999 at 9:16 in the morning … good times
#6 by kalaysin22 on March 4, 2010 - 8:53 am
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false! there is a new dropzone in Dubai Marina, near the Palm, beutiful aircraft and awesome view. come down!
#7 by kupathequik on March 19, 2010 - 8:12 pm
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Holy fuck
#8 by marabouroux on March 21, 2010 - 1:16 pm
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yeah… guys not 1 min and a half lol, that would mean the towers are at 15000 feet/ 5000 metres minimum.
#9 by YourFatClownAss on March 22, 2010 - 11:03 pm
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yeah, decide to kill yourself only to realize all you wanted in life was to do base jumping. lol
#10 by fusi0n556 on March 24, 2010 - 8:24 am
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@marabouroux they are obviously accounting for canopy
#11 by justcause2uploadacct on March 27, 2010 - 9:20 pm
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@goingtoeatpizza
Parachutes aren’t automatic lifesavers. There are so many things that could go wrong. The thrill is to fall for as long as possible, but the trick is that if you fall for too long, pulling the parachute will do very little good.
#12 by skaman171 on March 28, 2010 - 5:11 am
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My uncle is astronaut and he base jumped of international space station.
#13 by goingtoeatpizza on March 28, 2010 - 6:44 am
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@justcause2uploadacct “Parachutes aren’t automatic lifesavers. There are so many things? that could go wrong.”
what was that in response to?
#14 by Hyshore on March 30, 2010 - 5:16 am
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@skaman171 …how?
#15 by Limbsy on March 31, 2010 - 10:46 pm
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EEEFFF thattttt.
#16 by conman0414 on April 1, 2010 - 3:33 pm
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the second guy had a better form
#17 by mikelecane on April 17, 2010 - 6:31 pm
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I did this without a parachute and survived because I did a roll at the end to break my fall, but I forgot to get someone to record it, sorry D:
#18 by luai50 on April 17, 2010 - 10:18 pm
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Doing this would be a perfect way to face my fear of heights
#19 by luai50 on April 17, 2010 - 10:18 pm
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This wpulf be a perfect way to face my fear of heights
#20 by robertdavis11 on April 25, 2010 - 3:03 pm
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wow 208 floors
#21 by fmlofficial123 on May 1, 2010 - 9:17 am
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Go to my cannel and watch my lame videos they suck
#22 by M3Compact on May 4, 2010 - 3:58 pm
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Parachutes are for girls.
#23 by lassetk on May 9, 2010 - 10:33 am
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There where 2 guys who did it before the building was finished. Illegally
#24 by transdrole on May 9, 2010 - 8:24 pm
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Looks like the UAE has got more freedom than the so-called ‘land of the free home of the brave.’ You’d never be allowed to do this from a US building.
#25 by CreativeSolutions3 on May 17, 2010 - 5:08 pm
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They make it look so easy.