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    Skydiver Films 10,000 Foot Freefall into Steel Shed

    People Skydiving to See Space Shuttle Launch

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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    09/01/09

    In reply to Skydiver Films 10,000 Foot Freefall into Steel Shed
    If I were him, I would visit the person who packed the chute's...with a baseball bat.
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    09/01/09

    @FrankenPC: Normally they teach you how to do it and you pack your own chute...
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    09/01/09

    @aec007: That would explain why he's not pissed off.
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    Image of hardenstuhl hardenstuhl
    09/01/09

    In reply to Skydiver Films 10,000 Foot Freefall into Steel Shed
    This reminds me of a question I asked an old boss of mine. He was a pilot and I always wondered about night flying and mountains. I asked him what she would do if he was flying a small plane and was flying straight into a mountain with no chance of quickly getting out of the way.

    He said he would turn out the lights.

    I thought about it for a minute and said "Huh?"

    He told me it was so he couldn't see what he was hitting.

    I hope this guy closed his eyes.
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    09/01/09

    @hardenstuhl: Uhhh, it said he passed out. Usually you can't see after you lose consciousness.
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    Image of Coolmodo Coolmodo
    09/01/09

    In reply to Skydiver Films 10,000 Foot Freefall into Steel Shed
    Where's the full video?? This is like saying "Watch video of girl flashing her nice boobs here" only all you see is her talking about it.

    (Yeah I know, I am not comparing falling through the sky with boobs, although the thrill should be the same...)
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    09/01/09

    In reply to Skydiver Films 10,000 Foot Freefall into Steel Shed
    What good is it if they don't show the impact?

    Lame.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    09/01/09

    In reply to Skydiver Films 10,000 Foot Freefall into Steel Shed
    I remember watching sometime ago a similar accident where a guy had a tangled chute and landed on some bushes... also survived, and in an even better shape than this guy.

    See, it's not that the emergency chute completely failed... he probably had a line over which is very bad, but not as bad as having no chute at all.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    08/31/09

    In reply to Skydiver Films 10,000 Foot Freefall into Steel Shed
    That's when you worry, because it just means there's something worse waiting for you in your future. Like the ranger who got hit by lightning 8 times. Killed himself.
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    09/01/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HasAFrenchLoaf: He's escaped death this time, but it is coming for him. This is... Final Destination 8: Freefallin'.
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    Image of Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H. Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.
    09/01/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HasAFrenchLoaf: Are you SURE it was a suicide? Maybe the lightning got sneaky and made it look that way.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    09/01/09

    @Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.: Quick, Call Dr. Baden, I'll get the order to exhume!
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    09/01/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_WonAForeignLottery!: I believe he was in Yellowstone.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    08/31/09

    In reply to Skydiver Films 10,000 Foot Freefall into Steel Shed
    "Accident"? I'd check the manifest and see if Elijah Price was on that plane.
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    Image of ploopsy ploopsy
    08/31/09

    @bosskev: They really gotta do a +1/-1 system on the comments like youtube. Just so I can give this a +1!
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    09/01/09

    @ploopsy: I was hoping somebody would get that reference. Thx!
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    Image of hodayathink wants WWFRD back! hodayathink wants WWFRD back!
    09/01/09

    @bosskev: I, in fact, do see what you did there.
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    Image of Con Seannery Con Seannery
    09/01/09

    @bosskev: But he didn't walk away without a scratch.
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    Image of shenanigans61 shenanigans61
    08/31/09

    In reply to Skydiver Films 10,000 Foot Freefall into Steel Shed
    It's amazing how strong the body is when the muscles are relaxed...
    Regardless. this reminded me of a military cadence...
    "Stand up, buckle up, shuffle to the door
    Jump right out and count to four
    If my main don't open wide
    I've got a reserve by my side
    And if that one should fail me, too
    Look out ground; I'm a'comin through"
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment Edited by shenanigans61 at 08/31/09 11:30 PM shenanigans61 was starred shenanigans61 was unstarred
    Image of redfood redfood
    08/31/09

    @shenanigans61: That is why drunk drivers often walk away from accidents that kill other people.

    Reminds me of a high school friend who was trying to train himself to relax in the event of a car crash. During a close call, when most people would tense up and grab the door, he would go limp.
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    Image of A-hole A-hole
    08/31/09

    @redfood: that's what she said!!!
    lol
    im sorry that was inappropriate! :p
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    Image of shenanigans61 shenanigans61
    08/31/09

    @A-hole: But hilarious, sir! I have filled the heart under your avatar with red.
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    08/31/09

    @redfood: Bingo. I like to think I have those kinds of nerves...
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    Image of ploopsy ploopsy
    08/31/09

    In reply to Skydiver Films 10,000 Foot Freefall into Steel Shed
    this guys bones must be pure adamantium.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    03/24/09

    In reply to People Skydiving to See Space Shuttle Launch
    "I can see my house being auctioned from heeeeeeere!"
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    Image of frigg frigg
    03/24/09

    In reply to People Skydiving to See Space Shuttle Launch
    How do the skydivers get close enough to tether themselves to the shuttle? As fun as it looks, I'm pretty sure diffuse cerebral hypoxia set in before they even knew what was happening. It would be like climbing Everest in seconds instead of days. Sure, it's fun, momentarily, but you have to question the sanity of a bunch of guys throwing ropes onto the side of a spacecraft traveling mach 3 to LEO without spacesuits. How can they even videotape this? Make all the bat jokes you want, people, but these are human beings! Human beings that are now frozen shards of space debris floating several hundreds miles around the Earth!!!
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    Image of Lim Jia Nian Lim Jia Nian
    03/24/09

    In reply to People Skydiving to See Space Shuttle Launch
    Imagine they sky dived and landed on the on coming space shuttle mid air, then join the space bat to a journey of no return. That would be awesome...
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    03/24/09

    @Lim Jia Nian: Well, considering they are falling at near terminal velocity, and the shuttle is traveling in the opposite direction MUCH faster, I doubt it would be anything like poor SpaceBat. The point where the forces cancel out would be a wet red divot filled with nylon. The last thing through their minds would be their forehead.
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    Image of feckineejit feckineejit
    03/24/09

    In reply to People Skydiving to See Space Shuttle Launch
    Imagine if you jumped too late and missed it - you'd be PISSED!
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    03/24/09

    @feckineejit: They probably hang around in the plane until they see the shuttle take off.
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