Daredevils jump from world's tallest building

Herbalist Dr MziziMkavu · 2010-01-08T04:20:25+00:00

Video Image Enlarge photo Two daredevils have broken the record for the worlds highest BASE jump, by leaping off the worlds tallest building. Check out the death-defying drop on YouTube Seasoned BASE jumpers Omar Al Hegelan and Nasser Al Neyadi reached speeds of 220km/h as they plunged 672m in 90 seconds from Dubais newly opened Burj Khalifa tower, gulfnews.com reported. Al Niyadi, who has completed 2700 jumps and holds a world record for the first ever Mt. Everest sky dive, described the feat as "the best experience ever". "When we were at the top of the building I was thinking 'this is crazy'. I was a little nervous but I wanted to jump from the highest tower in the world to record an achievement for my family and for my country," he told gulfnews.com. BASE jumping is a highly dangerous sport involving jumping from a fixed surface and free falling before deploying a parachute. The Burj Khalifa is 828m tall and cost $1.5 billion to build, it was opened on January 5 with an elaborate fireworks display. In pictures: The world's tallest building http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshome/6657301/daredevils-jump-from-worlds-tallest-building/

Thread starter Herbalist Dr MziziMkavu
Start date Jan 8, 2010

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