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Free Falling

On Taking Risks

Laura Berman Fortgang | Posted 10.06.2012 | Healthy Living
Laura Berman Fortgang

Have you ever followed your GPS when it's gone rogue? It's recalculating and recalculating and you have no choice but to do what it says because you have absolutely no idea where you are. That's what taking risks are about too.

Falling Man: How a New Yorker Plunges 39 Stories and Survives

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Ben Sherwood

Magill's story may sound like one in a million but it's not especially surprising if you delve into the obscure world of free falling. It turns out that people tumble from great heights all the time and survive.

Miracle Boy: How a 4-Year-Old Boy Survives Falling from a Miami High-Rise

Ben Sherwood | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Ben Sherwood

A disturbing number of children are seriously injured or killed every year in falls, but in the world of free-falling, it turns out that small children, especially babies, are surprisingly well-equipped to survive.