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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter Discovery of Princess Kaguya

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

Franz Reichelt (d. 1912) attempted to use this contraption as a parachute. Reichelt died after he jumped off the Eiffel Tower wearing his invention, which failed to operate properly as a parachute. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inventors_killed_by_their_own_inventions

List of inventors killed by their own inventions