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High falls end on boxes and air bags
The performer aims for stacked cartons or a bag inflated at the last second A high fall is measured in storeys and rehearsed like a stunt in itself. Cardboard boxes are stacked so they crush progressively and spread the impact, and a large air bag can be inflated just before landing. Mats, wires and a padded landing zone sit underneath. It sits in Mondo's movies & tv collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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High falls end on boxes and air bags: the short answers
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- The performer aims for stacked cartons or a bag inflated at the last second. The figure is taken from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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