A daredevil artist INK-credibly completed a tattoo while Skydiving. While freefalling to the ground at more than 120mph, Shannon Claydon managed to ink the word 'AHHH' on a fellow diver.
The tattoo artist at Fountainhead Tattoos in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was held by other skydivers as he carefully spelt the letters out on Nadine Elaine's wrist.
Using a portable tattoo gun, Shannon kept an amazingly steady hand to complete the four-letter word in less than 30 seconds. Having drawn an outline before jumping, the adrenaline junkie pair pulled their parachute cords as soon as the final 'H' was finished before landing back at Edmonton Skydive.
Shannon, 30, said: "The main problem I thought would happen was the wind but I was able to get over her arm and into the bubble that objects create when falling."
"Also having people to stabilise me made it super smooth but the machine wasn't as powerful as I needed. I made it for a one time use with basic AA batteries. I was so excited after the jump that I didn't do another for the rest of the day," he added.
Despite being planned for a while, the stunt almost never happened as on the day, October 24, it was almost too cold for Nadine to jump without her suit.
Shannon said: "I believe around here we can jump all year round but it can get too cold to jump without protective clothing. We had talked about the tattoo for a while but it took some time to figure out the details. I made sure it was OK with the drop zone organiser, Al Christou, who owns Edmonton skydive. I used to work with his brother in my tattoo apprenticeship so we know each other well."
"Then we had to find a volunteer and Nadine was the only one," he added.
Despite having skydived for three years and completing his B license, Shannon was the least qualified of the group. He has been tattooing for nine years and opened his shop Fountainhead with business partner Andi Jane in 2013.
The tattoo artist at Fountainhead Tattoos in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was held by other skydivers as he carefully spelt the letters out on Nadine Elaine's wrist.
Using a portable tattoo gun, Shannon kept an amazingly steady hand to complete the four-letter word in less than 30 seconds. Having drawn an outline before jumping, the adrenaline junkie pair pulled their parachute cords as soon as the final 'H' was finished before landing back at Edmonton Skydive.
"Also having people to stabilise me made it super smooth but the machine wasn't as powerful as I needed. I made it for a one time use with basic AA batteries. I was so excited after the jump that I didn't do another for the rest of the day," he added.
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Shannon said: "I believe around here we can jump all year round but it can get too cold to jump without protective clothing. We had talked about the tattoo for a while but it took some time to figure out the details. I made sure it was OK with the drop zone organiser, Al Christou, who owns Edmonton skydive. I used to work with his brother in my tattoo apprenticeship so we know each other well."
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Despite having skydived for three years and completing his B license, Shannon was the least qualified of the group. He has been tattooing for nine years and opened his shop Fountainhead with business partner Andi Jane in 2013.
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