Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner didn't jump today due to weather.
The 43-year-old was clearly disappointed about postponing his mission to break the speed of sound in a 23-mile parachute jump.
But safety comes first.
As these skydiving fails will show you, parachuting can be a dangerous sport. Especially without the proper training and precautions.
Everyone in these videos survived and lived to tell their tale. But not all divers are as fortunate.
An 80-year-old grandmother nearly falls out of her harness during a tandem jump from 10,000 feet. The instructor manages to hold on her to legs before landing to safety.
A parachute breaks away from the diver while falling 125 miles per hour. His reserve chute opens, but his bad luck continues when he lands on power lines suffering third degree burns.
A skydiver survives a 5,000 foot fall by landing on blackberry bushes.
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