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Worthing kite surfer sets new world record for highest jump (www.bbc.com)
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[–] pageflight@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

Fun.

A kite surfer from West Sussex has set a new world record for the highest "tow up" after being pulled 1,587ft (487m) into the air by a paramotor then gliding back down.

Doesn't quite match my intuition for the definition of "jump" though.