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Dan
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by Dan Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:17 pm
MadDoctor
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by MadDoctor Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:44 pm
But he had a shoot!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTH?!??!??!
People will forget what you said... and people will forget what you did... but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Dan
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by Dan Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:54 pm
MadDoctor wrote:
that's wut im talkin bout !
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by MadDoctor Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:15 pm
People will forget what you said... and people will forget what you did... but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Kyle
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by Kyle Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:14 pm
One of those guys looks like a guy at my local jump zone! (It's not...)
It's so high that they can even keep the sliders on their chutes, they have to be removed for alot of base jumps to speed up opening.
Very cool.
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by YeOldeStonecat Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:10 am
Curious, if they're seeking height...why not jump out of a plane which can get much higher?
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by YARDofSTUF Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:16 am
YeOldeStonecat wrote: Curious, if they're seeking height...why not jump out of a plane which can get much higher?
Because its base jumping, has to be from a fixed object.
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by YeOldeStonecat Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:19 am
YARDofSTUF wrote: Because its base jumping, has to be from a fixed object.
Seems dumb....it's like..."OK I want to be a drag car racer and go fast....but I can only use a Kia or a Chevette"
Why cripple it....if you want height...go jump out of a plane at 28,000 feet!
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by YARDofSTUF Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:41 am
YeOldeStonecat wrote: Seems dumb....it's like..."OK I want to be a drag car racer and go fast....but I can only use a Kia or a Chevette"
Why cripple it....if you want height...go jump out of a plane at 28,000 feet!
Eh I don't know, I didn't make the rules! lol
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by Kyle Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:07 am
YeOldeStonecat wrote: Seems dumb....it's like..."OK I want to be a drag car racer and go fast....but I can only use a Kia or a Chevette"
Why cripple it....if you want height...go jump out of a plane at 28,000 feet!
Base jumping offers a much different sensation than skydiving. When you jump out of a plane you are only accelerating from ~90MPH to ~120MPH, so you don't really experience that "falling" sensation. In base jumping you accelerate from zero and it's a much different feeling.
Then for some people there may be the added "thrill factor" of having essentially no room for error and no backups... I don't know, I've never base jumped so I'm just speculating.
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by MadDoctor Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:08 am
YeOldeStonecat wrote: if you want height...go jump out of a plane at 28,000 feet!
People will forget what you said... and people will forget what you did... but people will never forget how you made them feel.
that's wut im talkin bout !
