{"id":2114,"date":"2013-04-04T16:59:13","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T16:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2114"},"modified":"2013-04-04T16:59:13","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T16:59:13","slug":"man-performs-flying-umbrella-scene-from-mary-poppins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/man-performs-flying-umbrella-scene-from-mary-poppins\/","title":{"rendered":"Man performs flying umbrella scene from Mary Poppins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man in California has managed to recreate the famous scene from Mary Poppins in which the film character flies through the sky supported only by an umbrella.<\/p>\n<p>Professional adrenaline junkie Erik Roner performed the stunt as a promotional video for GoPro Camera and was able to fly with a strengthened umbrella for several seconds before it snapped and he used a parachute to reach the ground safely.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I'm hanging out under an umbrella under a hot air balloon. I'm going to see if an umbrella actually slows you down, like Mary Poppins does,&quot; he is quoted as saying by Metro.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Roner went on to note that Nasa should be able to make good use of the information gathered on the unusual journey and, upon reaching the ground, he said: &quot;You're welcome, science.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The daredevil also found time for a spot of humour, remembering to thank Mary Poppins for the excellent idea that inspired the stunt.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801566842-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801566842\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man has glided through the air lifted only by an umbrella.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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