Two men jump out of a plane, then decide to set their parachutes on fire

BY Oliver Wheaton for Metro.co.uk You would be correct in thinking one of the key ingredients necessary for a successful skydive would be a functioning parachute. So seeing two daredevils setting theirs on fire mid-jump is somewhat puzzling (and terrifying). Alex Aimard and Petter Jonsson performed this ridiculous stunt over the planes of Eloy, Arizona – which, by the way, is not one giant safety net. They released their first parachutes immediately after exiting the plane, before using flare guns to set ablaze the one thing stopping them from plummeting to the ground. Of course they had packed a second parachute each, which is why we are watching this awesome video instead of reading about two men who died in very weird circumstances. Petter, from Sweden, said: ‘I was so focused on my task that I didn’t have time to be scared or think about what could have gone wrong.’