Most of the stories on AfriGadget are stories of work-based ingenuity. However, every once in a while you get an incredible story about someone who creates an amazing do-it-yourself “fun” item. In this case Wired is reporting about Cyril Mazibuko who creates his own home made paraglider:
Cyril is the only black South African currently registered with the sport’s ruling body. And it all started with a glider he made from plastic bags, purloined rope and baling wire, a glider that flew — sort of — though it both amazed and horrified the professional paragliders who saw it.
Read the full story at Wired
(hat tip Tyrell)
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hi my name is korey ruiz smith.
i all way want to fly i was woundering how you made a para glider out of fauralizer bags i made a para glider out of bags leve me a note
thank you
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