Portland certainly knows how to have fun. Yesterday was the Red Bull Flugtag in Portland and 80,000 people came to the waterfront as well as line the Hawthorne bridge to watch 31 teams "fly" into the Willamette River.
The opening show had three people parachute from a helicopter over the river and land on the runway of the Flugtag ramp. Teams of five people build a flying machine, put on a short skit or dance as part of their theme, then one jumps into the seat while the others push them down the runway and off the 25-foot ledge in hopes of flying over the water. Most crash immediately into the water as the crowd cheers. Just one more reason why I love Portland.
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