re: Skydiver gets tangled in his cords and with 1 second left emergency chute opens. (Video)

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Could someone explain to me how this guy has a floating camera over his head?

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360 degree cameras. Check out videos of extreme sports taken with cams like the Insta 360.

To the OP:

That was a terrible mess, quite lucky to get the reserve out and inflated. The only issue I have ever had was a cutaway on my first static line night jump in the Army. Had it been a civilian jump I might have walked away from it but they just kept sending me out the door. Statistically, I have outrun two more cutways in my time so I am more than due but I still jump when I get the chance. It is an incredible feeling free falling but it only really works for people that get a little joy from cheating death. I have never seen anyone not smiling after their first tandem jump. We have video somewhere of my wife's first jump and she couldn't have been having more fun. For me the best part is actually getting out of the plane I am nervous as hell on small craft.