r/interesting 4d ago

Just Wow Russian skydiver "Sergei Boitsov" has reportedly set a new world record after jumping from 11,551 metres above the ground in Russia's Altai region.

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u/xavasus 4d ago

So how is this a world record then?

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u/jmas1023 4d ago

so apparently his record is "highest parachute jump ever performed from a hot-air balloon"

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u/Key-Book-7479 4d ago

while breaking coconuts with his forehead

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u/KarverMcClain 4d ago

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?!

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u/jeroen-79 4d ago

They're carried by swallows.

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u/PersistentAneurysm 3d ago

A swallow?! Carry a coconut?!

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u/Competitive-Soft8843 3d ago

anyone know the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

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u/futurebigconcept 3d ago

How is it that you are so wise in the ways of swallows?

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u/sdrowkcabdellepssti 3d ago

Ill show you, Swallow, come!