Can a human truly defy gravity? Elizabeth Streb says master the landing.
In short: Extreme action specialist Elizabeth Streb explores her lifelong pursuit of human flight. By analyzing her career of jumping through glass and falling from heights, she reveals how mastering the impact of a landing is the only way for a human to experience true flight.
Elizabeth Streb has spent her career pushing the physical limits of the human body through high-stakes movement. Her work involves daring feats such as jumping through broken glass and toppling from significant heights. To assist in these maneuvers, she has engineered various mechanical devices designed to provide necessary boosts.
Rather than relying on traditional flight, Streb frames her quest as a mastery of gravity through the landing. Her reflections, supported by footage of her performances, suggest that the secret to defying gravity lies in how one manages the return to earth.
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