But, it should have worked. At 5 years old, I bounced. I no longer bounce at 70. We had actually tried it in the field in back of the house. I just figured that we needed more elevation. Wonder why the other kids wouldn't try it?
No tutu! I just had the Superman tights, a cape crafted from Mom's curtains, a large kite like apparatus--- thirty foot down the roof of the chicken coop- run like h*ll into the wind- leap off the roof- SPLAT! Chickens and feathers flying into all corners of the pen- gasping for air- I...
Hey, I didn't land on my head. Only knocked the wind out of myself. Had to do it. I had assured all the other kids that we could fly, and none of them would try it. Yeah, they all did better in school too.:lau
Congratulations! You can fly, you can fly? Well, really not. I tried it 65 years ago off the top of the long runway like chicken coop- right into the chicken yard. Kids went running to the house, "Mrs W., Mrs W., Georgie killed himself.