I'm gonna jump out of a plane next year.

[Battle.Angel]

.. and hopefully land safely with a parachute...

Someone talked me into it and I said yes.. and now of course I can't be a wimp and change my mind! ahh.. fuck it. I'm gonna go for a walk to safeway.

Anybody done this before? (The jump, not the walk to safeway )

 

[Malergion]

You're more likely to get hit by a car than to die because of a failed parachute.

But no, I'm as paranoid as the next schmuck.

 

[Shpongled]

I've always wanted to. I had a chance to do it with my cousins in Phoenix about 10 years ago but my mom freaked at the last minute and decided not to let me do it. She told me recently she felt guilty for doing that for a long time afterwards. My cousins still went and loved every second of it.

I'll do it someday. Good luck Steph and have fun

 

[~Lynn~]

Nine times. The first three are holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit moments for sure. I'd love to do it more, but certain parts of my body do not approve of the landings. If you have knee, hip or ankle troubles be carefull.

 

[Supravital Knight]

.. and hopefully land safely with a parachute...

Someone talked me into it and I said yes.. and now of course I can't be a wimp and change my mind! ahh.. fuck it. I'm gonna go for a walk to safeway.

Anybody done this before? (The jump, not the walk to safeway )

I was going to do it 4 years ago, but in order to do a solo jump...it takes tandem jumps and classes I don't have time for. Being strapped to a dude's belly was not an appealing thought, nor worth it to me. I just want to jump...give me some big landing area, tell me when to pull, how to go left or right.

 

[Enemy242]

I know it's fairly safe but I don't want to really do anything like that that COULD increase my chance of dying. There's still a lot I want to accomplish first, I could see doing stuff like this when I'm 40 and feel like I've done at least a bit of what the world has to offer.

 

[JBroll]

Most of what the world has to offer could increase your chance of dying. Eating food that isn't burnt to a crisp, drinking good scotch, going anywhere that isn't made of hugs and dreams with padded walls and mandatory helmets, having sex that isn't just a waste of time... all of these could kill you. If you're lucky, it'll be one of those that kill you - just do something that makes your body think "Hey, fucker, thanks for getting off the goddamned couch! I was about to think that I could replace myself with a garbage disposal and an IV, but HOLY FUCK I AM ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING!"

Jeff

 

[Shpongled]

Most of what the world has to offer could increase your chance of dying. Eating food that isn't burnt to a crisp, drinking good scotch, going anywhere that isn't made of hugs and dreams with padded walls and mandatory helmets, having sex that isn't just a waste of time... all of these could kill you. If you're lucky, it'll be one of those that kill you - just do something that makes your body think "Hey, fucker, thanks for getting off the goddamned couch! I was about to think that I could replace myself with a garbage disposal and an IV, but HOLY FUCK I AM ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING!"

Jeff

end of thread.

 

[Morganna]

Most of what the world has to offer could increase your chance of dying. Eating food that isn't burnt to a crisp, drinking good scotch, going anywhere that isn't made of hugs and dreams with padded walls and mandatory helmets, having sex that isn't just a waste of time... all of these could kill you. If you're lucky, it'll be one of those that kill you - just do something that makes your body think "Hey, fucker, thanks for getting off the goddamned couch! I was about to think that I could replace myself with a garbage disposal and an IV, but HOLY FUCK I AM ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING!"

Jeff

That was really awesome Jeff!

That being said, I'm too chicken shit to jump out of a plane.

 

[Enemy242]

Most of what the world has to offer could increase your chance of dying. Eating food that isn't burnt to a crisp, drinking good scotch, going anywhere that isn't made of hugs and dreams with padded walls and mandatory helmets, having sex that isn't just a waste of time... all of these could kill you. If you're lucky, it'll be one of those that kill you - just do something that makes your body think "Hey, fucker, thanks for getting off the goddamned couch! I was about to think that I could replace myself with a garbage disposal and an IV, but HOLY FUCK I AM ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING!"

Jeff

I more want to get signed, play Wacken open air and do a full USA headlining tour (neither will probably happen) and I'm pretty sure those won't kill me. Once I've done those I'm pretty much set and then after that I'll do whatever else.

 

[Shpongled]

I more want to get signed, play Wacken open air and do a full USA headlining tour (neither will probably happen) and I'm pretty sure those won't kill me.

Will you be riding in an invincible bus?

 

[Morganna]

He will ride the mystery machine! I really do wish I had a van like Scoob's.

 

[neal]

Most of what the world has to offer could increase your chance of dying. Eating food that isn't burnt to a crisp, drinking good scotch, going anywhere that isn't made of hugs and dreams with padded walls and mandatory helmets, having sex that isn't just a waste of time... all of these could kill you. If you're lucky, it'll be one of those that kill you - just do something that makes your body think "Hey, fucker, thanks for getting off the goddamned couch! I was about to think that I could replace myself with a garbage disposal and an IV, but HOLY FUCK I AM ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING!"

Jeff

i always picture you as really loud and intense, possibly on the verge of sanity



kinda like this guy:

 

[JBroll]

That happens on occasion...

Jeff

 

[Captain Beard]

If I were impervious, first thing I would do is skydive with no chute, and aim for a church bus.

 

[Enemy242]

Will you be riding in an invincible bus?

touche good sir but I'll still just wait until I've accomplished other shit that's more important before I skydive haha. Glad it sounds like it went well for those who do though.

 

[stefan86]

Will you be riding in an invincible bus?

He can borrow this one from me:

 

[El Stormo]

I've parachute-jumped once, after a day of class. It was what was called an AFF, accelerated free fall. Two instructors hang onto you by the sleeves and pants on both sides until they're convinced you have a stable falling position (an "arch" as it's called), and once they're sure you'll be safe, they point to your rip cord. When your fingers are around your rip cord, they let go and let you fall and pull your parachute on your own. And then it's just a matter of getting where you need to go instead of landing in some farmer's field. If you can, go for an AFF instead of a duo-jump, which is just you hanging onto someone and not doing anything yourself. But whatever you do, don't get discouraged or scared as the day comes up - it's a great experience, with far less risk than you'd think.

As Malergion said, you have more chance of getting hit by a car than having a failed chute. And even then, you still have a reserve you can pull if the first chute has trouble.

 

[Battle.Angel]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna do it. I wrote my mom an e-mail about this, but she hasn't answered yet. I think after all, she won't be surprised about any of my stupid plans anymore... haha

How does the free fall feel like? I've read it's not like the "rollercoaster drop", which I thought it would be like.. I'm glad it's not, because that always creates this horrioble feeling in my stomach and makes me scream like shit every time I ride a rollercoaster.. lol

 

[Battle.Angel]

I was going to do it 4 years ago, but in order to do a solo jump...it takes tandem jumps and classes I don't have time for. Being strapped to a dude's belly was not an appealing thought, nor worth it to me. I just want to jump...give me some big landing area, tell me when to pull, how to go left or right.

oh no, I'm definitely gonna do the tandem jump. Fuck, I don't want to die alone!!!