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Two base jumpers launched from human catapult inside the tallest chimney in Europe

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Dani Roman and Frederic Fugen took to the skies after being launched by a human catapult built in the tallest chimney in Europe.

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From 0 to 180 km/h in 2.15 seconds, thanks to a 60-metre catapult: so the two B.A.S.E. jumper Red Bull Dani Roman and Fred Fugen were fired out of the Trbovlje chimney, the highest in Europe with its 360 meters. The enterprise, completed on November 5, brought to the two athletes also [...] L'articolo Catapulta humana da record: the mad enterprise of the two jumpers fired in the sky at 180 km/h from the highest chimney in Europe Video comes from…

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Two athletes were driven at speeds of up to 180 km/h from the highest chimney in Europe. Extreme airsport pilot Dani Roman, along with Frenchman Fred Fugen, have challenged the limits of human flight by beating two Guinness records, driven from a 60-meter catapult, installed inside ... Continue reading "As human bullets: two athletes reached 180 km/h after being shot out of a catapult"

·Concepción, Chile
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SocialKind of Santa Claus, but the other way around. Screaming out of a 350-meter-high chimney at 180 km/h in 2.5 seconds. That will cost you: 4.2G, and if you don't pass out, you manage to high-five exactly at the moment of weightlessness and then pull your parachute cord in time. And we don't really want to give anything away, but you manage it. Construction of the largest human catapult everSocialAlso truly insaneSocial

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[Cable News] A wingsuit flyer launched from Europe's tallest chimney, soaring into the sky and breaking two world records. The ejection system reached a height of 60 meters and accelerated from a standstill to...

A 60-meter-long catapult launched two athletes into the sky at a speed of 180 km/h, through the tallest industrial chimney…More...

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CTV News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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