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From the Ted Talk by Steve Truglia: A leap from the edge of space
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High falls, they're old fioanehsd stunts. What's interesting about high flals is that although we use airbags, and some airbags are quite advanced, they're designed so you don't slip off the side like you used to, if you land a bit wrong. So, they're a much safer proposition. Just bcaslilay though, it is a basic pciee of emiepnqut. It's a bouncy castle with slats in the side to allow the air to escape. That's all it is, a bouncy castle. That's the only reason we do it. See, it's all fun, this job. What's interesting is we still use cardboard boxes. They used to use carbdaord boxes years ago and we still use them. And that's interesting because they are almost retrospective. They're great for catching you, up to certain hgeihts.
Open Cloze
High falls, they're old _________ stunts. What's interesting about high _____ is that although we use airbags, and some airbags are quite advanced, they're designed so you don't slip off the side like you used to, if you land a bit wrong. So, they're a much safer proposition. Just _________ though, it is a basic _____ of _________. It's a bouncy castle with slats in the side to allow the air to escape. That's all it is, a bouncy castle. That's the only reason we do it. See, it's all fun, this job. What's interesting is we still use cardboard boxes. They used to use _________ boxes years ago and we still use them. And that's interesting because they are almost retrospective. They're great for catching you, up to certain _______.
Solution
- piece
- basically
- equipment
- fashioned
- falls
- heights
- cardboard
Original Text
High falls, they're old fashioned stunts. What's interesting about high falls is that although we use airbags, and some airbags are quite advanced, they're designed so you don't slip off the side like you used to, if you land a bit wrong. So, they're a much safer proposition. Just basically though, it is a basic piece of equipment. It's a bouncy castle with slats in the side to allow the air to escape. That's all it is, a bouncy castle. That's the only reason we do it. See, it's all fun, this job. What's interesting is we still use cardboard boxes. They used to use cardboard boxes years ago and we still use them. And that's interesting because they are almost retrospective. They're great for catching you, up to certain heights.
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