# Speedflying In Switzerland

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedflying-in-switzerland/564592>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 18, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedflying-in-switzerland/564592 "2010-12-18T03:25:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedflying-in-switzerland/564592/1 "2010-12-18T03:25:53Z")

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Wow…this is crazy! Is this a common sport? Look at the way these guys maneuver through tight passages and amongst the trees.

Blow it up into full size!

[http://www.wimp.com/speedflyingswitzerland/](http://www.wimp.com/speedflyingswitzerland/)

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedflying-in-switzerland/564592/2 "2010-12-18T05:06:53Z")

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Switzerland also spawned [this crazy bastard](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Rossy). Video in links.

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedflying-in-switzerland/564592/3 "2010-12-18T05:36:32Z")

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> [@thelurkinghorror](#):
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> Switzerland also spawned [this crazy bastard](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Rossy). Video in links.

Ah, the jetpack. The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. Curse you jetpacks!  
🙂

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedflying-in-switzerland/564592/4 "2010-12-18T06:13:58Z")

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> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#):
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> Ah, the jetpack. The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. Curse you jetpacks!  
> 🙂

I thought that was beer, not jetpacks.

About speedflying, tho: HELL YEAH! Where do I sign up?

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedflying-in-switzerland/564592/5 "2010-12-18T07:01:19Z")

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I’ve always been impressed by these [wingsuit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N9t5qOSzCU) things.

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedflying-in-switzerland/564592/6 "2010-12-18T14:09:01Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> I thought that was beer, not jetpacks.
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> About speedflying, tho: HELL YEAH! Where do I sign up?

I would be way too afraid to try the speedflying thing. I’ve also never snow skied, so there’s that working against me too.