Video: Skydiver jumps off a hot air balloon without a parachute

The skydiver who jumped without using his parachute

A skydiver has thrown both safety and his parachute to the wind and jumped out of a hot air balloon in nothing but a pair of shorts and goggles,yahoo reports.

Antti Pendikainen, a self-confessed “extreme artist” from Finland, took to the air in a hot air balloon with a parachute on his back, seemingly ready to make just another typical skydive.

Flanked by four other thrill-seekers, he decided to raise the stakes. A normal skydive turned into a daredevil act as the skydiver decided to shake things up and do something crazy.

One of his friends made a video of the act, that has caught the eyes of the YouTubers and has gained popularity with half a million views on the website in less than 24 hours. The conversation in the video goes like this.

Pendikainen says: “I woke up this morning and felt like I wasn't going to need my parachute, so f**k it,” he says, throwing the parachute into the air that disappears into the clouds.

One shocked friend in the balloon blurts: “What the f**k, man?!”

Pendikainen says: "I'm stupid and tough enough to do it without a parachute, I'm not going to need it."

He then jumped off the balloon into a free fall and his friends with parachutes follow his descent. As the adrenaline junkie approaches the earth, he becomes entwined with another skydiver and lands safely.

“It was cool,” he said, when asked to describe his experience after landing.

You can watch the hair-raising adventure video, here: