posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 18
In 1912 a visionary named Franz Riesfeldt had an idea. Riesfeldt, a tailor with nothing but an understanding of fabric, a dream and perhaps too much time on his hands, constructed a suit that would allow him to fly. All he needed was a point high enough for him to jump. Enter the Eiffel Tower.
As you can imagine, the city was abuzz with excitement. This was, after all, before cable television and the internet so the people were understandable hungry for quality entertainment. As with most innovation, it was a plan so simple that no one had thought of it before and, if they had, were probably put off by the whole
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