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I only jumped 3 times in the Army, last one bad landing, bad back since, no more jumping.
If God meant for us to jump out of airplanes for no good reason, he would've gave us wings!
End of story!
I only jumped 3 times in the Army, last one bad landing, bad back since, no more jumping.
Yep, but at least you had good reason to jump.I only jumped 3 times in the Army, last one bad landing, bad back since, no more jumping.
That sounds like it hurt pretty bad.
I skydive. This stunt is certainly theoretically doable. His terminal velocity won't be so much that he can't survive the deceleration as long as the net has enough room and elasticity to stretch to accommodate it. Hitting his target is the tricky part. I don't know how big a landing zone we are talking about. But this guy definitely has the experience to make it work.
My guess is he will succeed but I wouldn't go and watch it. The last time I watched a stunt man he died. I was a kid back in the 80s and I was at a demolition derby at the Astrodome in Houston. A man in a barrel was going to drop from the top of the Astrodome and land in a pool of water. Obviously I thought that was badass. I was a kid. Well, the barrel hit the SIDE of the pool and broke open. He was rushed to the hospital and we later learned he died. Here is a link to that story. 35,000 Watch as Barrel Misses Water Tank : 180-Ft. Drop Ends in Stunt Man's Death - latimes
Anyway, it sort of soured my taste for watching stunts.
Daredevil to attempt jumping out of plane at 25,000 feet without a parachute | Fox News
Tune in Sat 8 pm (5 pm PDT)- The event will broadcast with a time delay.
Not hard to figure out why.
Yep, but at least you had good reason to jump.
I don't mind taking calculated risk - life is about assuming risk; but there has to be adequate reward to make the risk worthwhile.
Consequently, I'll never jump out of a plane except for good (really good) reason!
Of course, the ultimate risk to ending one's life is matrimony - but that's a whole 'nuther subject ...
I offer a 100 % guarantee that he will hit.......................somethingThe article mentions about 1/3 the size of a football field.
Yep, but at least you had good reason to jump.
I don't mind taking calculated risk - life is about assuming risk; but there has to be adequate reward to make the risk worthwhile.
Consequently, I'll never jump out of a plane except for good (really good) reason!
Of course, the ultimate risk to ending one's life is matrimony - but that's a whole 'nuther subject ...
Saw this yesterday. The guy is an idiot but maybe they'll name the crater after him.
I skydive. This stunt is certainly theoretically doable. His terminal velocity won't be so much that he can't survive the deceleration as long as the net has enough room and elasticity to stretch to accommodate it. Hitting his target is the tricky part. I don't know how big a landing zone we are talking about. But this guy definitely has the experience to make it work.
I skydive. This stunt is certainly theoretically doable. His terminal velocity won't be so much that he can't survive the deceleration as long as the net has enough room and elasticity to stretch to accommodate it. Hitting his target is the tricky part. I don't know how big a landing zone we are talking about. But this guy definitely has the experience to make it work.
Yeah, over 20 stories he only needs to average a bit more than 2g of deceleration to bleed off his kinetic energy assuming his terminal velocity is ~120mph. But my understanding is that your air velocity is higher for a wingsuit because you're descending at an angle, closer to 180mph. Like sailboat tacking. That would put his average deceleration over 5g's. That'll be....uncomfortable.
Hmm...I suppose this suggests another possible risk: the net acts as a trampoline of sorts, and launches the guy back up in the air, this time with an even more uncontrolled landing.
True, but it says he isn't wearing a wingsuit. Given he wants to hit a target, falling straight now is probably preferable anyway.
Well, I respect your choice - but better you than me!And everyone's risk/reward calculation is a bit different. I enjoy skydiving. But I use a backup chute and jump only under the best conditions. For me reward is great enough and the risk low enough to justify it. I personally don't BASE jump or do low level wingsuit flying because while it looks fun as hell the risk is beyond my tolerance. I won't ride a motorcycle on the highway for the same reason.
Well, I respect your choice - but better you than me!
OTOH - I rode most of my life, often enough on highways, including 3 years of commuting to work my bike.
His terminal velocity will be over 100 mph. Does the net have airbags?
So this is what a post Roger Ailes Fox News looks like?
Daredevil to attempt jumping out of plane at 25,000 feet without a parachute | Fox News
Tune in Sat 8 pm (5 pm PDT)- The event will broadcast with a time delay.
Not hard to figure out why.
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