10/6/2002: Great Wall jumper

Undertoad · 10-06-2002, 08:15 PM

Late to post an image for today? I had this one slated in, in fact lsd4all had suggested it as well, and then NBN went and posted it to Quality Images. Well what am I going to do now? Other things all day, until finally I figured that this hadda be it anyway, and that it became my duty to get more information.

From these sources:

This was the first time this has ever been attempted. Mr Wang Jiaxiong, ex-30-year-old, cycled down an 80 meter long runway, made it up and over the wall, but somehow lost control mid-jump and missed a safety net. He landed skull first and apparently there are some falls that even a helmet won't save.

I figure they should put his name in the record book anyway. He made it over, it shouldn't matter how he landed.

Actually this image is slightly different from NBN's shot. It's like a moment later. Interesting.

10-06-2002, 08:15 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	10/6/2002: Great Wall jumper Late to post an image for today? I had this one slated in, in fact lsd4all had suggested it as well, and then NBN went and posted it to Quality Images. Well what am I going to do now? Other things all day, until finally I figured that this hadda be it anyway, and that it became my duty to get more information. From these sources: This was the first time this has ever been attempted. Mr Wang Jiaxiong, ex-30-year-old, cycled down an 80 meter long runway, made it up and over the wall, but somehow lost control mid-jump and missed a safety net. He landed skull first and apparently there are some falls that even a helmet won't save. I figure they should put his name in the record book anyway. He made it over, it shouldn't matter how he landed. Actually this image is slightly different from NBN's shot. It's like a moment later. Interesting.

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