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May 4, 2023

Skiing Like Flying With Bat-Like Cape, 1940

Looking more like a bat than a man, this skier was demonstrating the sail-cape in 1940. It served alternately as a sail and as a brake, and in the former capacity was said to give the user the same sensation as a flight through space. To protect the skier from windburn, a hood enveloped his entire head, leaving free only the mouth and nose.


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