Skydiving -- willingly jumping out of the safety of a plane to hurtle toward the ground at high speeds. Your only salvation? A thin canopy of nylon. Some people call it a harmless thrill. Others call it lunacy. Whichever side you take, there's certainly some risk involved.

Before you try the stunts in these videos, you should probably learn how your parachute works.

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