The last known photo ever taken of Franz Reichelt, an Austrian-born French tailor, who is posing here in a parachute of his own design, before jumping off the Eiffel Tower; 1912 [497×508]

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1. IgneousIsBlissMF

   I take it the parachute didn’t work?

2. FLT8

   This is probably one of the first “watch people die” films ever filmed. Frank Reichelt will forever be a testament to why adhering properly to the scientific method is so important.