# Turkish man paraglides on his sofa over ocean while watching TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 16, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-man-paraglides-on-his-sofa-over-ocean-while-watching-tv/915474 "2020-07-16T10:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-man-paraglides-on-his-sofa-over-ocean-while-watching-tv/915474/1 "2020-07-16T10:55:49Z")
Occasionally, important news fails to make the front page, so this needs shared. Not only did he [paraglide on his sofa while watching TV](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8487439/Daredevil-takes-skies-SOFA-flies-watching-TV-slippers-bonkers-stunt.html), he was tuned to Tom and Jerry and eating Doritos at the time. Truly a man of taste, who deserves our respect. We need a “genuflecting” emoji. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-man-paraglides-on-his-sofa-over-ocean-while-watching-tv/915474/2 "2020-07-16T14:02:21Z")
He’s a paragliding instructor, so he has some experience with this. That may explain why he’s so relaxed during the stunt, but I wonder how much was bravado? Was he secretly terrified? (I mean, he didn’t seem to be belted in or anything.) ---
**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 16, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-man-paraglides-on-his-sofa-over-ocean-while-watching-tv/915474/3 "2020-07-16T14:43:41Z")
I suspect that “backpack” on the sofa to his right is a parachute… ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-man-paraglides-on-his-sofa-over-ocean-while-watching-tv/915474/4 "2020-07-16T18:38:28Z")
Who says all the wild and crazy guys are in Australia? Looks like Corinthian leather also. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-man-paraglides-on-his-sofa-over-ocean-while-watching-tv/915474/5 "2020-07-20T17:04:02Z")
On one level it’s hella cool. On another level, nothing looks secured, not even the pilot. You’re only one turbulence bump away from surprise skydiving. 😲 ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-man-paraglides-on-his-sofa-over-ocean-while-watching-tv/915474/6 "2020-07-21T14:42:53Z")
In the video, I think he takes stuff out of the backpack, so I don’t think there’s room for a parachute. It probably wouldn’t do him much good in an emergency to have an unattached chute next to him, anyway. I wondered if there’s some hidden belt harness behind him, attaching him to the couch, but I don’t see any indication that there might be. Maybe chain mail under his clothes and a powerful electromagnet inside the couch. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-man-paraglides-on-his-sofa-over-ocean-while-watching-tv/915474/7 "2020-07-22T00:12:09Z")
For some reason, that lamp is just killing me. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-man-paraglides-on-his-sofa-over-ocean-while-watching-tv/915474/8 "2020-07-22T00:19:25Z")
He’s cool; I’d hang out with him.