Base Jumpers Ditch Bar Tab By Parachuting 55 Stories From Rialto Towers (VIDEO)

Well, here's one way to avoid paying for drinks.

The Herald Sun reports that four men jumped from the 55 floor of the Rialto Towers in Melbourne after consuming pricey cocktails at the Vue de monde restaurant.

"Basically, four guys came upstairs with parachutes hidden underneath their jackets," restaurant owner Shannon Bennett told the Herald Sun.

After a quick change in the bathroom, 7News in Australia reports that the daredevils climbed a tall plastic barrier outside the restaurant before taking the plunge toward the street where a getaway car waiting for them.

In a separate report, 7News notes that police are using surveillance video of the jump to try to catch the drink-and-dashers.

Watch the video report from 7News below:

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Comments

[JD777]

12:59 PM on 03/21/2012

Seems like a lot of trouble to ditch a bar bill. Isn't easier to fake a seizure, or plant a dead cockroach in your gin and tonic?

[Dalek Exterminate]

10:38 AM on 03/24/2012

Or put a little parachute on the cockroach, and throw HIM of the balcony...

[jway86]

12:26 PM on 03/21/2012

Surely it's a stunt. Who's going to get drunk and go base jumping just to save a few bucks??

[SingularityPoint]

12:21 PM on 03/20/2012

We celebrate ingenuity and originality. No harm, no foul.

[omegas3]

05:01 PM on 03/19/2012

We celebrate crimes.

[OhOhSayCanYouSee]

04:02 PM on 03/19/2012

I've never jumped because: WHY would I jump out of a perfectly good airplane? Now, I have to ask: WHY would anyont jump from a perfectly good saloon;pub;bar, etc?

[graspinsilva]

02:17 PM on 03/19/2012

Who knows?If Rialto had served the usual American dogfood that stupid yankies like to gobble up,you know,like honey this,honey that.marshmellow,yellow cheddar (pseudo)cheese or their horsemanurelike meatloaf and their attrocious Wonder bread,I would probably have jumped without a parachute...

[Kirk Allen]

01:30 PM on 03/19/2012

A+ for originality. In a world of 6 billion, these guys found a clever way to be innovative, and created a win/win for all involved and no one got hurt. All you guys crying thief thief, get over yourselves, the $20 it cost that restarant in alcohol is going to be made 1000 fold in new customers and a jam packed bar. If it was my bar , Id have a new drinker called THE JUMPER !

[SoulOfDespair]

11:57 AM on 03/19/2012

BJUI! Base Jumping Under the Influence... What can go wrong! (sarcasm)

[RedDog79]

10:46 AM on 03/19/2012

don't know about anybody else but when I try to sneak out - I look for a side door - not jumping where everybody and their brother can capture if with a phone camera.

[northhouse1121]

08:40 AM on 03/19/2012

did they leave a tip?Incomplete reporting

[toomny]

08:12 AM on 03/19/2012

This was a publicity stunt by the restaurant. And a pretty good one, too. Heck, WE are talking about it, aren't we?

[LiLSuzQ32]

02:22 AM on 03/19/2012

Unique :)

[yovinny100]

11:47 PM on 03/18/2012

I find it amazing that some folks think these guys did something admirable. Let's see, they had a couple of drinks, they parachuted under the influence of alcohol, and they stole the drinks to boot. Not to mention whether they violated any laws by jumping off the building.

A unique way of skipping out, but theft nontheless. Theives should never be praised or admired, no matter how spectacular their crime is.

[abbyj]

12:03 AM on 03/20/2012

It isn't that it's sooo admirable. It's just hilarious. Most people wouldn't have the skills to throw themselves off 55 stories to avoid paying their booze tab. Lighten up.

[SingularityPoint]

12:20 PM on 03/20/2012

Don't call me Francis. Any of you guys call me Francis, I'll kill you.

[rav1267]

11:23 PM on 03/18/2012

This is the perfect example of what alcohol makes you do.

[Megandale]

07:25 PM on 03/18/2012

They are still cheap f$cks