# James Corden skydiving with Tom Cruise

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**Created:** [July 27, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-corden-skydiving-with-tom-cruise/818664 "2018-07-27T10:15:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![cluck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cluck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cluck)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-corden-skydiving-with-tom-cruise/818664/1 "2018-07-27T10:15:14Z")

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So the setup was a couple days ago when Cruise challenged Corden to come skydive with him: [Tom Cruise Challenges James Corden to go Skydiving - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97GS2TDhD14)

Here are the results: [Tom Cruise Forces James Corden to Skydive - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1wsCworwWk)

Freaking hilarious and mad respect for Tom Cruise doing these stunts (Fallout was really good).

My favorite Corden bit since Carpool Karaoke with Paul McCartney last month.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-corden-skydiving-with-tom-cruise/818664/2 "2018-07-27T13:40:55Z")

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I’ll watch it tonight, thanks for the heads up.

Corden has mastered the “make segments for Youtube” part of Talk Shows.

I’ve seen a ton of him and never seen a single whole episode.

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-corden-skydiving-with-tom-cruise/818664/3 "2018-07-27T19:19:31Z")

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Is this stunt generally accepted as real?

I’m a bit surprised the show"s insurance would allow their star, Corden to do a stunt.

It certainly looks real. 😉 What an awesome experience for James.

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**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-corden-skydiving-with-tom-cruise/818664/4 "2018-07-27T20:22:39Z")

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Not really a stunt but a pretty common activity if you got a few hundered bucks. It requires the least instruction and participation for a skydiving activity.

[Tandem Skydiving](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandem_skydiving)

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-corden-skydiving-with-tom-cruise/818664/5 "2018-07-27T20:38:26Z")

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It’s a little hard to compare disparate activities, but arguably skydiving is safer than riding a motorcycle. It is definitely safer than the general aviation and ultralight flying I used to do, when you do it with certified, professional sky dive instructors. Also, the tandem jump for novices has a very good safety record.

In other words, while there is some risk, it’s safer than most people assume.