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This Man Will Jump Out of a Plane With No Parachute
National Geographic ^
| PUBLISHED JULY 29, 2016
| By Andrew Bisharat
Posted on 07/30/2016 2:50:28 PM PDT by granite
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:50:28 PM PDT
by
granite
To: granite
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:52:17 PM PDT
by
MNDude
(God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat.)
To: granite
“Using his GPS, he’ll attempt to square up to the center of a specialized 100-by-100-foot (30.5-by-30.5-meter) net, which Aikins says will stop his fall as softly as if you were to stand on a trampoline and merely drop onto your back.”
..what could possibly go wrong....
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:53:13 PM PDT
by
Pelham
(Best.Election.Ever)
To: granite
How thoughtful of him and his wife to allow their four year old son to be a part of this.
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:53:31 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Pelham
A genuine Darwin Award aspirant....
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:54:55 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
To: granite
Anyone else think doing this kind of very extreme adrenaline junky stunt with a 4 year old kid to support and raise is a bit selfish?
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:55:41 PM PDT
by
volunbeer
(Clinton Cash = Proof of Corruption)
To: Enchante
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:55:47 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: granite
I’m assuming the funeral will be “closed casket”.
CC
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:55:49 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
To: granite
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:56:08 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Enchante
That’s for sure. There’s such a thing as getting too comfortable with risk.
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:56:52 PM PDT
by
Pelham
(Best.Election.Ever)
To: granite
This is disturbing. Mainly because i want to watch to see how he does it.
I guess every generation has its Houdini, Wallenda, and Knievel.
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:58:00 PM PDT
by
Nita Nupress
(Dear Washington DC: America is coming. And we're bringing Donald J. Trump.)
To: MNDude
He’s going to use air brakes.
To: rdl6989
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posted on
07/30/2016 2:59:27 PM PDT
by
granite
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left - Ecc 10:2)
To: MNDude
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posted on
07/30/2016 3:00:22 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: granite
This does not appear to be headed for a happy ending.
For should he successfully perform this stunt, he'll be immediately looking for another stunt to top this one. Eventually, he will meet his fate.
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
Sorta. He’ll be doing terminal velocity but just before he hits the net a series of air cylinders will act on the net to slow him down. Or he’s going to end up as a slightly smaller splat inside the net rather than outside.
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posted on
07/30/2016 3:02:03 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
To: Nita Nupress
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posted on
07/30/2016 3:02:14 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
Memo to SpaceX:
Reusable rockets, and cheaper space flight, just got much closer.
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posted on
07/30/2016 3:02:20 PM PDT
by
granite
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left - Ecc 10:2)
To: granite
...assuming he actually strikes the 28-by-28-foot,,Which I assume from up at 25,000 feet would be akin to trying to land on the head of pin. Buh-Bye.
To: dfwgator
He should wear a parachute in case he misses the net.
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