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Burj Dubai BASE Jump

By Miss Cellania in Video Clips, World Records on Nov 21, 2008 at 12:20 am



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An unidentified Englishman and Frenchman jumped from 650 meters up in the Burj Dubai tower -the tallest building on earth- in May of 2008. Both were arrested shortly afterward. -Thanks, Adam Fuhrer!


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  1. ElectroStep
    Nov 21st, 2008 at 12:50 am

    I had a rush of goosebumbs just watching them jump off.

  2. Max Power
    Nov 21st, 2008 at 12:59 am

    "Adam Fuhrer"? :D

  3. Justin
    Nov 21st, 2008 at 1:19 am

    The beginning of your description sounds like the start of a bad joke. :P

    That was very cool to see them leap off such a tall building.

  4. DOJ
    Nov 21st, 2008 at 1:41 am

    why didn't he wear a wingsuit like the other guy, so he could land outside the security area?

  5. Kaz
    Nov 21st, 2008 at 4:29 am

    Why unindetified? Their names are all over the place, Robin Schmidt and Jan Bednarz, the have been doing this for years. :)

  6. Miss Cellania
    Nov 21st, 2008 at 5:09 am

    Those are the guys who produced the video. They work for Current TV.

  7. narz
    Nov 21st, 2008 at 5:22 am

    Hello...
    We dont work for Current... were freelancers who brought them the idea.
    Thanks for positive comments!
    jan
    x

  8. Kaz
    Nov 21st, 2008 at 5:29 am

    Oh, sorry, I read in some other blogs that they were the guys who actually jumped from the tower :?

  9. renderanything
    Nov 21st, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    I thought the video and idea were great, but my mom (acrophobic) found it quite shocking when they leapt from 2,000 + feet in the air.

  10. Rocky Rook
    Nov 21st, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    Those boys are full throttle. That was an awesome documentary of the jump.

  11. ted
    Nov 21st, 2008 at 8:44 pm

    A bit long in the tooth. Not enough of the jump.

    I wonder why he risked doing it the second time.

  12. Ali S.
    Nov 22nd, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    Wow. That was awesome! They got their names put in the books as having jumped off the tallest man made object in the World. I had goosebumps and a rush of adrenaline just watching that. Makes me feel even more interested in taking up sky diving as a hobby. :)

  13. Covert Hedghog
    Nov 24th, 2008 at 3:02 pm

    Wow
    Good Stuff... Thats a jump to be proud of!!!

    Peace
    Covert Hedgehog

  14. Roger Z
    Dec 8th, 2008 at 9:33 am

    I have spotted that jump on more than 9 websites now
    Overwhelming
    Chapeau les mecs

  15. cpak
    Dec 16th, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    Btw... what song is used for the later half? It sounded great.

  16. brian
    Feb 8th, 2009 at 3:26 pm

    Do you know how to reach these guys? I want to hire them for a reality series I am producing.

    Brian Weiner
    CEO
    The Illusion Factory
    21800 Burbank Bl. Suite 225
    Woodland Hills, CA 91367
    818-598-8400

  17. jani
    Feb 19th, 2009 at 7:53 pm

    how daring they are i m in dubai and i kno how strict policies r here but they did;nt care abt anythingggg
    but great and hard job
    mission accomplished

  18. Anonymous x
    Oct 19th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    That's my uncle ;)

  19. Anonymous y
    Jan 8th, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    The description says "both were arrested shortly afterward", but at least according to the video, Herve was arrested only after a second jump a few days later (and then held for three months, was it really worth it?) and the unnamed brit didn't get arrested at all?

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