In a first of its kind jump, a daredevil skydiver on Saturday became the first to jump from a height of 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) without a parachute, landing in a net in southern California. Luke Aikens, 42, who has 18,000 jumps under his belt, completed the jump in Simi Valley, landing in a net measuring 100 feet by 100 feet.
“Aikins’ leap represents the culmination of a 26-year career that will set a personal and world record for the highest jump without a parachute or wing suit,” his spokesman Justin Aclin said in an email.
Lights were set along the side of the net to serve as a guide for Aikens to aim himself as he hurtled toward it.
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous,” Aikens told an interviewer on the Fox broadcast, before boarding a propeller plane to perform the jump.
The entire jump was caught on the following video. It probably goes without saying no to try this at home, or anywhere else for that matter. It is also safe to say that when central banks finally lose control of the relentless stock market levitation, a much bigger “plunge protection” net will be needed to save the S&P500.
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