<p id="watch-uploader-info"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">To the roof! Professional stunt man Ethan Swanson donned an HD Hero3 GoPro while taking a leap off of a Chicago rooftop, and the video is enough to warrant a need to wring your hands out after watching.</span></p>
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<p id="eow-description">GoPro's first quarterly earnings <span>as a public company </span>will be announced later this afternoon.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Take a look at this jump. It's all from first person POV.</span></p>
<h3>You don't want to try this at home:</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53da1fcd69bedd455b4318f7/gopro.gif" border="0" alt="GOPRO" /><p class="source"><span>YouTube/GoPro</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>Swanson takes his position on the roof:</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53da200becad04cd2e074e11/gopro2.gif" border="0" alt="GoPro2" /><p class="source"><span>YouTube/GoPro</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>And gets a little nervous:</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53da203f6bb3f79d552ed0cd/gopro3.gif" border="0" alt="GoPro3" /><p class="source"><span>YouTube/GoPro</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>Finally, he's ready:</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53da20a369bedd395b4318f7/gopro4.gif" border="0" alt="GoPro4" /><p class="source"><span>YouTube/GoPro</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>And, go!</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53da20fe6da8119f3be15122/gopro5.gif" border="0" alt="GoPro5" /><p class="source"><span>YouTube/GoPro</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>Here's what that looks like from the second GoPro he set up:</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53da214f6da8112641e15123/gopro6.gif" border="0" alt="GoPro6" /><p class="source"><span>YouTube/GoPro</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>And the landing:</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53da21bbeab8ea8f3bc0cc6b/gopro7.gif" border="0" alt="GoPro7" /><p class="source"><span>YouTube/GoPro</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>Safe and sound, the only casualty is the left leg of his pants:</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53da21f5ecad043e37074e10-834-459/screen shot 2014-07-31 at 7.00.26 am.png" border="0" alt="GoPro" /><p class="source"><span>YouTube/GoPro</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>Watch the entire video here:</h3>
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<p>[H/T Bloomberg TV]</p>
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Man Straps On GoPro, Jumps Off Building

To the roof! Professional stunt man Ethan Swanson donned an HD Hero3 GoPro while taking a leap off of a Chicago rooftop, and the video is enough to warrant a need to wring your hands out after watching. GoPro's first quarterly earnings as a public company will be announced later this afternoon. Take a look at this jump. It's all from first person POV. You don't want to try this at home: YouTube/GoPro Swanson takes his position on the roof: YouTube/GoPro And gets a little nervous: YouTube/GoPro Finally, he's ready: YouTube/GoPro And, go! YouTube/GoPro Here's what that looks like from the second GoPro he set up: YouTube/GoPro And the landing: YouTube/GoPro Safe and sound, the only casualty is the left leg of his pants: YouTube/GoPro Watch the entire video here: [H/T Bloomberg TV]

To the roof! Professional stunt man Ethan Swanson donned an HD Hero3 GoPro while taking a leap off of a Chicago rooftop, and the video is enough to warrant a need to wring your hands out after watching.

Man Straps On GoPro, Jumps Off Building

Caroline Moss

You don't want to try this at home:

Swanson takes his position on the roof:

And gets a little nervous:

Finally, he's ready:

And, go!

Here's what that looks like from the second GoPro he set up:

And the landing:

Safe and sound, the only casualty is the left leg of his pants:

Watch the entire video here:

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