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Another attempt at unassisted human flight goes horribly wrong
2018-03-19
[SUN] Yann Arnaud died from his injuries in hospital after falling onto the stage while performing a new routine in the United States.

The 38-year-old suffered the fatal injuries during a show with VOLTA in Florida and was rushed to Tampa General Hospital.

Hours before the performance he had posted about the new act he was due to debut.

He wrote: "After so much work and training and staging, our straps duo act is finally in the show tonight. It's time to go for it."

The shocking footage shows Yann spinning with fellow aerial artist Pawel Walczewski and moving out of shot.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  #7

Well, inside a medium (e.g. atmosphere, glass prism) it is slightly less. See StackExchangePhysics.

What you said is true for a vacuum. Not that I am throwing stones; my house has plenty of glass!
Posted by: Alistaire Gloluns2996   2018-03-19 17:14  

#7  Bobby, not to be pedantic, but 32.3 f/sec/sec is only true near the surface of the earth. Whereas, 186000 miles/sec is the law EVERYWHERE!
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2018-03-19 16:33  

#6  In this case, "32.3 feet per second per second."
Posted by: Bobby   2018-03-19 16:01  

#5  And I still like this bumper sticker: "186,000 miles per second. It's not just a good idea, it's the law"
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-03-19 10:58  

#4  Gravity is sorta grave...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-03-19 10:57  

#3  Gravity always wins the argument.
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-03-19 10:22  

#2  https://www.amazon.com/Gravity-Just-Good-Idea-Shirt/dp/B00CD81E5W
Posted by: Alistaire Gloluns2996   2018-03-19 08:19  

#1  Gravity often intervenes in human flight.
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-03-19 07:56  

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