World first: Skydiver plummets 25,000 feet without parachute
Luke Aikins is a great seasoned skydiver. He is 42 years old, and he has a great number of jumps so he has 18,000 jumps. Last week, Luke Aikins came back to the ground in amazing fashion. He got the first experience in the world. Luke Aikins jumped from 25,000 feet above the sky California without parachute and plummeting directly on the big net that is 100 x 100 feet. The speed of fall was 120 mph. When he reached the big net he can't move his body for some time after to hug his wife. Luke Aikins described his self "member of the Red Bull Air Force, professional skydiver, BASE jumper, stuntman, pilot ... (and) aviation expert ". When journalists ask him "Did you fear when you jumped from 25,000." He said he did not fear but he was worrying if he can reach on target. Also, he was worrying about the wind because the wind can change any time. In addition, he considered this jump is a simple next logical step in his life of hard challenges. He arrived he posted on Facebook " My vision was always proper preparation and that if you train right you can make anything happen ."
Work Cited
"Skydiver Plummets 25,000 Feet -- with No Parachute." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 02 Aug. 2016. <http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/31/us/skydiver-no-parachute-successful-landing-trnd/>.
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