This video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8L8UCfxmtSw) will probably be the craziest thing you see today.
In it, professional skydiver Alexander Polli (http://alexanderpolli.com/) jumps out of a helicopter and flies through a narrow hole in a rock wall (https://www.facebook.com/Official.AlexanderPolli/posts/158198351013393) while wearing only a wingsuit, a fabric outfit that lets humans "fly." (Think of a flying squirrel, and you'll get the picture.)
The video was shot in high-definition by many cameras, including a helmet cam, to give the viewer an idea of what it's like traveling at speeds of up to 155 mph (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8L8UCfxmtSw) through an opening in a sheer rock wall.
When he tweeted the footage Wednesday, Polli wrote a short but profound message (https://twitter.com/AlexanderPolli/status/324402825201340416) to go along with the video: "I live like this because I am aware I have only 1 life."
Polli, a 27-year-old self-described "body flight professional," (https://www.facebook.com/Official.AlexanderPolli/info) said he got the idea for the stunt while hiking with friends on Montserrat mountain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeF1ZiGOVM8), near Barcelona, Spain.
He has experimented with precision wingsuit flying before: Check out his YouTube page (http://www.youtube.com/user/alexanderpolli?feature=watch) to see more of his videos, like the one of him flying through a waterfall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RsV3bGPMTXo#!) or the time he flew over his own mom (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151034679977989).
As for how Polli landed, we're hoping that tiny backpack he's wearing is a parachute.
(Hat tip, Mashable (http://mashable.com/2013/04/17/wingsuit-cave-flight/))
Via: HuffingtonPost