Franz Reichelt...genius or crazy person? Bird or man? Birdman?

Franz Reichelt was an Austrian French tailor inventor and a man ahead of his time. A mustached pioneer at the turn of the 20th century, he came up with the 'Parachute Suit' - the lovechild of the Zoot Suit and Parachute Pants...before either of those were even a thing.

In this episode we break down this not-so-famous invention and the pride that was to come before the fall...