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Vintage image representing a daring parachute experiment

FEATURED EXHIBIT · BAD INVENTIONS

The Man Who Tested His Own Parachute. From the Eiffel Tower.

In 1912, Franz Reichelt made a disastrous leap of faith. The Curator has several questions.

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