{"id":28965,"date":"2013-03-22T03:17:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T07:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=28965"},"modified":"2013-03-21T15:22:21","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T19:22:21","slug":"what-would-happen-if-you-skydived-with-an-umbrella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2013\/03\/22\/what-would-happen-if-you-skydived-with-an-umbrella\/","title":{"rendered":"what would happen if&#8230;you skydived with an umbrella?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zmO3jeQTJI0?rel=0\" height=\"295\" width=\"525\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/zmO3jeQTJI0\" target=\"_blank\">Video link here<\/a>.) \u00a0Professional skydiver\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/erikroner.com\/\">Erik Roner<\/a>\u00a0asked himself a question he&#8217;d wondered for a long time: <strong>what would happen if<\/strong> he sky-dived with an umbrella? Then <strong>he tried it, just to see what would happen<\/strong>. A man after our own improvisational hearts.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Question the &#8220;rule(s)&#8221;&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;ask &#8220;What would happen if&#8230;?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and then TRY YOUR IDEA OUT!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sometimes you break new ground, and sometimes you RE-discover what someone else already figured out, often years before&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mary-Poppins-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28968\" alt=\"Mary Poppins 2\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mary-Poppins-2.jpg\" width=\"525\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mary-Poppins-2.jpg 525w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mary-Poppins-2-72x100.jpg 72w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mary-Poppins-2-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;like the great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0152058109\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0152058109&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theimprolife-20\">Mary Poppins, still available here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related posts: <a title=\"2 minute miracle: 88 women \u2018flying\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2012\/07\/25\/2-minute-miracle-88-women-flying\/\">2 minute miracle: 88 women \u2018flying\u2019<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u2018tiny wings\u2019: more on the theme of flying\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2012\/07\/10\/tiny-wings-more-on-the-theme-of-flying\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018tiny wings\u2019: more on the theme of flying<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"fly around the earth!\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2012\/04\/03\/fly-around-the-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\">fly around the earth!<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"do you want to fly?\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2012\/03\/13\/do-you-want-to-fly\/\" target=\"_blank\">do you want to fly?<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"skateboard in style! 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