wellway
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Post by wellway on Jul 31, 2016 7:11:09 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 7:24:36 GMT
I just saw that on Facebook and no way would I do that!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 7:30:54 GMT
I wouldn't jump out of a plane WITH a parachute.......... oh, let me be honest. I probably wouldn't get IN a plane to start with much less jump out of one!
I'm afraid to watch the video lol.
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Post by miominmio on Jul 31, 2016 8:17:14 GMT
Obviously sky jumping with a parachute has become so common (even 80 yo grannies do it), so this is probably what you have to do to show you are tougher than anyone else.
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Post by gar on Jul 31, 2016 8:20:09 GMT
I have so many questions.......mostly staring with "why.....?"
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Post by miominmio on Jul 31, 2016 8:22:31 GMT
I have so many questions.......mostly staring with "why.....?" It probably is the ultimate rush. |
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Post by gar on Jul 31, 2016 8:24:00 GMT
I have so many questions.......mostly staring with "why.....?" It probably is the ultimate rush. Yes, I guess so. I'm just not the sort of person that needs to try and cheat death to get a rush thankfully  |
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Post by miominmio on Jul 31, 2016 8:30:46 GMT
It probably is the ultimate rush. Yes, I guess so. I'm just not the sort of person that needs to try and cheat death to get a rush thankfully Me neither. I guess some people are just wired differently than the rest of us. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 10:07:10 GMT
I have so many questions.......mostly staring with "why.....?" It probably is the ultimate rush. The only thing that would be a rush of for me is wee down my leg. Terrifying! |
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Post by KiwiJo on Jul 31, 2016 10:14:58 GMT
Because this guy did and landed dead centre in a 100x100ft net. Saying he landed "dead centre" was probably not the best choice of words .........  |
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Post by wellway on Jul 31, 2016 10:30:59 GMT
Because this guy did and landed dead centre in a 100x100ft net. Saying he landed "dead centre" was probably not the best choice of words ......... LOL, you're absolutely right. I blame the lack of my cup of tea at that point! I was just so impressed that he made the centre of the net. |
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 31, 2016 10:32:32 GMT
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 31, 2016 11:19:52 GMT
I just watched it...they showed it on the news. No. I would not jump out of an airplane with, but particularly without, a parachute. No way, not happening, out of the question, HELL NO. But I did wonder-and I know I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer-particularly when it comes to mathy/sciencey stuff, but ... you jump out of a plane. You drop. There is a calculation that includes all kinds of factors and you are hurtling toward earth at a gazillion miles an hour. Somewhere in all that people throw around the words 'terminal velocity.' So how is that from 25K feet when you hit the net after dropping at such a speed you don't get hurt-because at some point, it doesn't matter how soft the surface is... Did he have on one of those squirrel suits that allowed him to slow down some before hitting the net? (this may be a physics question. But I may not be smart enough to know.  ) |
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Jul 31, 2016 11:43:50 GMT
No. Not ever. Nope.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jul 31, 2016 12:35:41 GMT
I cannot believe he did it either, he has a wife and small son (I read)
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 31, 2016 12:49:10 GMT
No. Just no.
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Post by YooHoot on Jul 31, 2016 12:53:44 GMT
Saying he landed "dead centre" was probably not the best choice of words ......... LOL, you're absolutely right. I blame the lack of my cup of tea at that point! I was just so impressed that he made the centre of the net. Not *quite* center. He was definitely closer to the left side of that net. Too close for my comfort anyway. Hell, jumping out of anything that works perfectly fine isn't in my comfort zone either. |
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Post by Restless Spirit on Jul 31, 2016 14:39:52 GMT
I have so many questions.......mostly staring with "why.....?" When I asked my DH the exact same question, his reply was "money". I'm guessing that is probably true. |
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Post by Nink on Jul 31, 2016 15:00:46 GMT
Nope! Once the plane is in the air, I see no reason to leave before it lands.
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Post by peano on Jul 31, 2016 15:06:06 GMT
Fuck no. I watched the video. His landing was a little too near the edge of the net for me.
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Post by Scrappyhappy on Jul 31, 2016 15:07:28 GMT
Yikes! No way!
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Post by MichyM on Jul 31, 2016 15:29:19 GMT
The idea freaks me out enough to not even watch the video. I love to travel, HATE to fly (I have to take Xanax), so no, I'd never jump out of a plane, parachute or not.
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Post by Neisey on Jul 31, 2016 15:50:40 GMT
He free fell 7km!! I don't understand the math, allowing for winds, etc...in determining an exact landing spot. He was off to the side too much for me!
You could not pay me enough to jump, even with a parachute!
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 31, 2016 16:01:18 GMT
I won't even jump out WITH a parachute, so HELL NAW.
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Post by jayfab on Jul 31, 2016 16:06:54 GMT
NO!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 16:25:50 GMT
I watched it last night.
Up until 4 minutes or so he was to wear a parachute. Then got the okay not to.
I am pretty sure that the whole stunt depended on the net having enough give to slow him down , but having no bounce. It is the bounce that would have injured him.
All in all the commercials were way to much, and I almost turned it off.
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Post by Sue on Jul 31, 2016 18:40:58 GMT
And what really got me was that the last however many thousand feet he had to flip over so that he would land on his back meaning he wasn't able to see where he was in relation to the net. Probably didn't matter since he couldn't change anything at that point but still! Don't know whether to call him brave or just stupid.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 18:45:37 GMT
And what really got me was that the last however many thousand feet he had to flip over so that he would land on his back meaning he wasn't able to see where he was in relation to the net. Probably didn't matter since he couldn't change anything at that point but still! Don't know whether to call him brave or just stupid. he had to land on his back so his neck wouldn't break. Which is why the net could not have any bounce to it. |
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Post by katiekaty on Jul 31, 2016 18:46:59 GMT
That guy needs a phych eval and meds. Just saying.........
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Post by anniefb on Jul 31, 2016 18:47:59 GMT
wouldn't jump out of a plane WITH a parachute.... That's the way I feel about it too. |
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