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WITH THE COOLEST THING IN THE SKY?
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FOR ONE OF THE SMELLIEST FOODS ON EARTH?
IANt?D 9HO: W SkDOyd @ TO BUILD A STORAGE FACILIY
FOR SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF HISTORY?
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ON "HOW DO THEY DO IT?"
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FOR OVER 100 YEARS, ALMOST ALWAYS ENDING IN DEATH.
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BUT THE DREAM OF FLYING LIKE SUPERMAN
STARTS ON THE GROUND.
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FOR DAREDEVIL ROB HARRIS.
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IT'S CALLED AN APACHE.
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THESE DAREDEDiVIscL ovOUee e ST- ARRlT OUHDT
LIKE ANY OTHER WELL CUT SUIT -
WITH SOME GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED TAILORING.
Uragallo: CHEST -- 35.5.
Narrator: THE SUIT MUST FT ROBERT'S BODY LIKE ADi Gs
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CROTCH TO FLOOR -- 32.
THAT'S IT. YOU'RE DONE.
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WHICH PLOTS EACH OF THE SUIT'S PIECES
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AT SPEEDS THAT CAN REACH 225 MILES AN HOUR,
ANY OLD FABRIC WON'T DO.
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ncCOe UL- D RlHAt■VE LETH.
A VACUUM TABLE SUCKS THE FABRIC FLAT.
AND A COMPUTER-CONTROLLED BLAE CUTS THE SUIT'S TEMPLATE
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HD@@LO@@WE@■R PRESSURE ABOVE THG AND HIGHER PRESSURE BENEATH IT
LIFTS DiTHscE ovWIerN ieANncD e PU- SHRlESt■ DOWHo
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NEXT TO A $100 MILLIONDi r
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THESE WINGS PRODUCE LIFT INDi JscUSovT erTHy E Sl
erDUy RIScNGie FncREe E, HoAIw R DoIS RHDAMMED HDINTO T@S
RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE,
ncTRe AN- SFRlORMIHDNG IT? : AESkROydDYivNAinMIg C.
IN MANUFACTURING THESE HIGH-TECH WINGS,
THEY ONLY GET ONE CHANCE TODi GscETov IerT y RISc
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RATHERDi TscHAovN erREy LYSD
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IT CAN MAKE MISTAKESDi.c
Narrator: NOTHING IS LDiEFscT ovTOec
RlEVt■ERY SUHoIT IHDSE
BY EIGHT HIGHLY SKILLED SEAMSTRESSES.
PHIL CAREFULLY MARKS WHITE LINES ON THE MATERIAL,
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HE THEN DOUBLE-CHECKS THE CUT RIBS FOR LENGTH.
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AT@@ T@@HE@■ TonySuit FY IN FLORIDA,
DoLI INDt?SA 9Y : ERSkICy@ SEW THE RIBS INTO POSIT.
IT'S EXTREDiMEscLYov IerMPyc - THRlATt■ THEHDY'RE OHoN wo
BECAUSE WHEN I SEW ALL THE RIBS TO THE FRONT,
IF THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY ON THE LINE,
9TH: ENSk WydHEivN inI g, IT'S GONNA BE OFF A LITTL,
AND IT'LL TWIST IT.
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SO THAT WAY, THDiE scAIovR erFLy OWSc GieOEno
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Narrator: TWO FOAM INSERTS SHAPE
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TWO WINGS,
GUIDING AIR OVER THM
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scWHovENer COMHDPLEo
scATov UerP y TOSc 1ie2.
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WILL BE PUT UNDER PHENOMENAL PRESSURE.
SO THEY USE A STRONG NYLON THREDiADsc CovALerLEyc
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THESE PEOPLE ARE FLYING PRODiXIscMIovTYer
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WITH TINY MOVEMENTS
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THE WINGSUIT IS SO SENSITIVE THAT A SUDDEN LARGE MOVEMENT
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AND HoWIw THDo N TO heBRy EADoTn ROB HDWOULD @@BL@@AC@■K OUT IMM.
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TO QUICKLY JETTISON A TANGLED CHUTE
AND DEPLOY HIS RESERV.
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AND SOME HEAVY-DUTY HALF-INCH ZIPS,
AND THE SUIT IS NEARLY COMPLETE.
IT NEEDS JUST ONE MORE THING BEFORE IT'S READY TO FLY.
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AND ROB HARRIS IS NO DIFFEREN.
SO THIS SUIT WILL HAVE A STING IN ITS TAIL.
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LOOKS FAST, DOESN'T IT?
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TIME FOR ROB'S MAIDEN FLIGH.
HOLE FOR THE OXYGEN.
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CHECK HIS BUMBLEBEDc
THE TRICK IS JUST KEEP DiEVscERovYTerHIy NGSL
SO YDiOUsc DovONer'Ty GScO.
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LEAVING THE OUTSIDE
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THAT REDUCES DRAG, DiMAscKIoverNGy TScHIieS ncSUe.
DiBUscT ovWHerENy NScEEieDEno
@CA.■N STILL BE DEPD IN A HEARTBEAT.
ARMED WITH HIS BRAND-NEW APACHE SUIT
AND A SUPPLY OF OXYGEN, FOR ROB, THE SKY'S THE LIMDv
STILL TO COME,
HOW DO THE SWEDES FEED THEIR DiAPscPEovTIerT
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