Skydivers fly through London's Tower Bridge

The Austrian skydivers Marco Fürst and Marco Waltenspiel have become the first people to successfully navigate a wingsuit flight through London's Tower Bridge.
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The duo leapt from a helicopter at 3,000ft and flew across the River Thames, reaching a top speed of 246km per hour during the jump. The stunt came after extensive training in Oxfordshire, which involved the use of cranes to simulate the Tower Bridge dimensions.
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[@6esd]

I don't know what's more daunting, the dive or filling in the risk assessment.

[@TheFaceLG]

That pull up at the end. Looking like iron man.

[@Werevertumoto]

RH skydiver didn't quite make the landing pad 😅

[@liam137153]

6 days on. 137K views and only 3 comments. Are we numbed to genuine awesomeness?

[@TT-kr3ks]

somewhat desensitised to extremes, yes - no doubt, by the fact that anything impressive is constantly pushed in our faces as if reachable by any old citizen. All too often, nothing behind-the-scenes is shown which would impart the actual effort and push needed to do something out of the ordinary. Hence most people see these things as merely normal, simply out of reach, or purely as entertainment. At least @theguardian shows the less-than-ideal landing of one of the athletes. Red Bull's coverage doesn't show it, just to keep some impression of perfectionism.