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A Leap of Faith From the Eiffel Tower
A Leap of Faith From the Eiffel Tower
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Inventor Franz Reichelt wants to test his novel "parachute suit" from as tall a structure as possible - and the Eiffel Tower seems ideal. Previous trial runs used a mannequin strapped to the chute and have not ended well. Despite this, his plan is to make the Eiffel Tower jump himself. Can he be persuaded to see sense?
Self-experimentation - particularly in the field of medicine - has a long and checkered history. Can we learn anything useful from such unorthodox experiments, or are they reckless acts of egotism and hubris?
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Self-experimentation - particularly in the field of medicine - has a long and checkered history. Can we learn anything useful from such unorthodox experiments, or are they reckless acts of egotism and hubris?
For a full list of sources go to timharford.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Sep 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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