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...night of Jan. 30, 1962, when he suddenly began losing his grip on the balance pole. There came a terrible cry: "Ich kann nicht mehr halten "(I can't hold on any more). Then the pole slipped, Dieter fell, and the whole pyramid of Wallendas came apart in midair, some clinging to the wire, others plunging to the concrete floor. Dieter and another man died there; Karl's adopted son Mario was paralyzed from the waist down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Sit Down, Poppy, Sit Down! | 4/3/1978 | See Source »

...pieces may be room dividers, skylights or side lights, bathtub screens, doors, windows or-most significantly-hanging or freestanding "autonomous" works that can be displayed like paintings or sculptures or suspended in front of windows. As Lithuanian-born Artist Albinas Elskus notes: "You can actually suspend an image in midair. You cannot find any other material that does that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Stained Glass, Back and Blooming | 3/13/1978 | See Source »

...Black Mountain outside of Ramona, Calif. Our stay in Torrey Pines culminated with a 11/2 hour moonlight cruise over the entire six miles of cliffs at about 400 ft. above the terrain. There were just two of us flying around with flashlights illuminating our sails to avoid any midair mishaps. We then moved on to the L.A. area for four days of flying at Point Fermin, an old lighthouse on top of a 175 foot cliff that was soarable at 2 p.m. every afternoon. We finished our trip to California with a spectacular hour flight into the sunset, just...

Author: By Harry W. Printz, | Title: Tonto and the Ranger Hit the Jackpot at 10,000 Feet, or, Diamond Jim Cleans Out the Moffat Tunnel | 3/11/1978 | See Source »

They'll never top first stunt: skier hurtles off precipice. Long breathtaking plunge. Shucks off skis in midair, free-falls for a while, then opens parachute and floats earthward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Giggles, Wiggles, Bubbles and Bond | 8/8/1977 | See Source »

...teachers have now brought those wares to the American market: lessons that will lead trainees to the Siddhis, or supernatural powers. These include the ability to walk through walls, feel infinite compassion, become invisible. But the most controversial of the Siddhis is levitation-the ability to hover in midair and fly around the room, as one TM teacher puts it, "like Peter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Seer of Flying | 8/8/1977 | See Source »

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