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Russian base jumper Andrei Nefedov leaps from the top of the 421-meter Kuala Lumpur Tower during the International Tower Jump in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 27, 2012.
Some 95 professional basejumpers from 18 countries are taking part in the annual event.
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Base jumper Jeff Provenzano leaps off the top of the The Water Club hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. on Wednesday, Feb. 29. People were slated to jump off tall buildings all around the U.S. on Wednesday as part of a an energy drink commercial. In Atlantic City, two parachutists jumped off the top of The Water Club, the Borgata's luxury hotel, and landed safely in the parking lot. Similar jumps were planned in Miami, Detroit, Las Vegas and other cities.
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BASE jumper Jean-Philippe Teffaud from Grenoble, France, leaps off with a parachute from Kuala Lumpur Tower in the Malaysian capital on September 29.
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