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11th Apr 2015

Video: Watch as skydivers intentionally set parachutes on fire for sh*ts and giggles

As if skydiving wasn’t extreme enough as it is…

Oisin Collins

File this one under: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.

Here we see thrill-seekers Alex Aimard and his buddy Petter Jonsson setting fire to their parachutes while plummeting to earth at 160-kph.

The stunt was performed over Eloy, Arizona, USA, and it required soaking the canopies in petrol before lighting them up with a flare gun.

Sounds… fun? No, that’s not the word.

Dangerous as f*ck. That’s what we were looking for…

Speaking about the incredibly dangerous, but absolutely spectacular stunt, Jonsson said: “I was so focused on my task that I didn’t have time to be scared or think about what could have gone wrong.”

Video via Caters TV – YouTube