Stuntmen in wingsuits squeeze between towers in Rio De Janeiro

Two daredevils who flew over Rio de Janeiro in wingsuits looked more like colourful flying squirrels than birds, planes or supermen, but hundreds of thousands have watched the video of the stunt.

Stuntmen Jokke Sommer, of Norway, and Ludovic Woerth, of France, leaped out of a plane over the Brazilian city, gliding to the ground in wingsuits for a jump sponsored by Red Bull, according to ABC News.

Watching the jump from Sommer and Woerth's perspective is stomach-churning enough, but when they head directly for the Ventura Corporate Towers, standing at 460 feet above the ground, it's tempting to close your eyes for fear of witnessing them crash.

They pass through the towers in a gap that measures only 26 feet, according to ABC. The video description says Sommer and Woerth did not have permission to fly in Rio de Janeiro. It says they jumped at 5:45 a.m., 20 minutes before they would have to share air space with the day's first commercial flights.

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As the jumpers reached the ground, they pulled parachutes and landed safely on a street that was quiet because of the early hour.

Sommer told the Brisbane Times that he hasn't been scolded by any authorities for jumping without permission. He said there was little risk of hurting anyone, unless he were to collide with someone on the street upon landing.

Better keep an eye on the sky for falling stunt men.

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