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Comments on MetaFilter post Flight of the FrenchiesThu, 13 Nov 2014 08:20:10 -0800Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:20:10 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Flight of the Frenchies
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The Frenchies in question are Tancrède Melet and Julien Millot. They are the subjects of the award-winning 2011 film, "I Believe I Can Fly"; here's <a href="http://vimeo.com/31241154">a 13-min segment of that film</a>, showing the two men atop some Norwegian cliffs "highlining" (climbing + slacklining + tightrope walking), BASE jumping and parachuting, all with tremendous panache.
The <a href="http://www.sebmontaz.com/films/i-believe-i-can-fly-flight-of-the-frenchies">full film</a> is available for rental ($3) or purchase ($7). <br /><br />Their next film, the "catapult project," shows them launching themselves from a cliff-top catapult (<a href="http://youtu.be/NbaB1chnim8">trailer</a>). BASE jumping previously on MeFi: <a href="/77959/buzzin-the-walls">1</a>, <a href="/85949/Cowboy-Desperado">2</a>, <a href="/58406/SPLAT">3</a>, <a href="/110223/Wingsuit-BASE-jump-fail">4</a>, <a href="/76783/Burj-Dubai-BASE-Jump">5</a>, <a href="/137564/High-Fashion">6</a>, <a href="/37862/See-you-on-the-ground">7</a>, <a href="/143527/Crashing-a-pool-party">8</a>, <a href="/65245/Not-for-acrophobes">9</a>, <a href="/134715/Its-a-choice-Ive-made-making-people-who-care-about-me-worry">10</a>.post:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.144450Thu, 13 Nov 2014 07:17:30 -0800GrammarMosesBASEjumpingfrenchmountaineershighliningparachutingBy: Obscure Reference
http://www.metafilter.com/144450/Flight-of-the-Frenchies#5815757
Some of the "previously" videos no longer exist. I imagine it's because they fell down.comment:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.144450-5815757Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:20:10 -0800Obscure ReferenceBy: exogenous
http://www.metafilter.com/144450/Flight-of-the-Frenchies#5815949
That catapult looks like a lot of fun and seems like it would help clear jumpers away from the wall surface. Therefore the catapult is a safety device!comment:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.144450-5815949Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:53:54 -0800exogenousBy: deadbilly
http://www.metafilter.com/144450/Flight-of-the-Frenchies#5816042
Legitimate question: for these BASE jumping, etc. videos where they go off the thing over and over, do they have access to a helicopter? Or are they actually climbing to the top every time? Because that would be impressive.comment:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.144450-5816042Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:32:52 -0800deadbillyBy: deadbilly
http://www.metafilter.com/144450/Flight-of-the-Frenchies#5816043
Or is there a road that goes to the top, because it's a fjord in Norway or something and it's actually just one or two fjords down the coast from Bergen?comment:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.144450-5816043Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:33:37 -0800deadbillyBy: maryr
http://www.metafilter.com/144450/Flight-of-the-Frenchies#5816185
<small>Aside based on what I thought the thread was going to be about: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpe_KHDEfgw">Baguette!</a></small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.144450-5816185Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:28:48 -0800maryrBy: chavenet
http://www.metafilter.com/144450/Flight-of-the-Frenchies#5816336
You know what happens if you fall off one of those cliffs?
Tremendous pan ache.comment:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.144450-5816336Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:06:01 -0800chavenetBy: silence
http://www.metafilter.com/144450/Flight-of-the-Frenchies#5816525
The film looks wonderful, but I must admit I did cringe a bit at the use of the women (presumably girlfriends?) in the extract and the trailer (the only bits i've seen so far) - they just seemed to be there to be impressed, the film doesn't even seem to bother subtitling them. I'm sure that the full film might have more context, but that bit did did make me feel a bit icky.comment:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.144450-5816525Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:15:44 -0800silenceBy: Obscure Reference
http://www.metafilter.com/144450/Flight-of-the-Frenchies#5816675
I felt like I was developing PTSD just by watching them.comment:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.144450-5816675Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:04:27 -0800Obscure ReferenceBy: exogenous
http://www.metafilter.com/144450/Flight-of-the-Frenchies#5839848
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGQZA3qDh10">video of BASE jumping using a motorcycle</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2014:site.144450-5839848Tue, 02 Dec 2014 13:39:35 -0800exogenous
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