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    Balls of Steel!

    Gary Connery, 42, a veteran film stuntman, became the first man to leap out of a helicopter and land safely back on earth, without using a parachute. He did it with the aid of a specially designed "wing-suit": a contraption that, on land, makes Gary look like a flying squirrel, but in the air allowed him to come closer to natural flight than a human being has probably ever come.
    "I'm overwhelmed," he told the people on the ground. "It was an amazing feeling. There was a bit of turbulence and I experienced a lot of bouncing, but the landing was comfortable and soft. These suits are amazing." And are they dangerous? "Absolutely no! Do I look hurt?"

    Connery's wife Vivienne, who greeted him with a kiss and bottle of champagne said she was "relieved it's all over."
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    They're supposed be moving 80-150mph with those suits. And the boxes were there to break his fall?

    It was cool and impressive, but I was hoping for a flared landing sans helpful boxes. Not as life changing as I thought.
     
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