The MythBusters take a mega-myth straight from the fan site at Discovery.com: Could a skydiver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground seesaw and send a small girl flying seven stories high?
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The MythBusters take a mega-myth straight from the fan site at Discovery.com: Could a skydiver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground seesaw and send a small girl flying seven stories high?
Added: May 20, 2009
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