Indoor Skydivers Trace Their Flight Patterns in the Dark Using LED Suits

You already know how cool it looks when a skier shreds a winter wonderland at night in an LED suit. So we figured we’d up the ante a bit. Enter athletes Jeffrey Provenzano and Amy Chmelecki of the Red Bull Air Force, who strapped on LED suits in a high-speed wind tunnel and performed feats of acrobatic wonder while indoor skydiving. But they didn’t stop there: To film it, the pair used a trippy, long-exposure technique, where you can trace their individual flight patterns. It’s definitely worth watching more than once.

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