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Dan Koeppel and narrative tension—Popular Mechanics not for the faint of heart

February 2, 2010 – 12:54 pm

So what do you do if you fall out of a plane at 35,000 feet, as is apparently the case with “How to Fall 35,000 Feet—And Survive” in the February issue of Popular Mechanics? I came across this story on TheBrowser.com and almost skipped it, thinking the “helpful hints for disasters” genre has been done, and overdone.
But reporter [...]

By Andrea Pitzer | Posted in print narratives | Also tagged Dan Koeppel, dramatic tension, print narratives | Comments (0)

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Tag Archives: Popular Mechanics

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