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73-year-old BASE jumper dies after setting parachute on fire
bigstory.ap.org ^
| May. 19, 2015
| AP
Posted on 05/19/2015 10:46:29 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a 73-year-old BASE jumper who died after leaping from an Idaho bridge had set his parachute on fire as part of a stunt.
A graphic video of the fatal jump, posted to YouTube on Monday, shows someone engulfed in flames and falling from the Perrine Bridge into the Snake River, 500 feet below.
James E. Hickey had apparently planned to ditch the flaming parachute and deploy a second chute in the May 7 stunt.
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TOPICS: Hobbies
KEYWORDS: darwinaward; idaho; jamesehickey; perrinebridge; snakeriver; twinfalls
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Just can’ t stop giggling
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05/20/2015 12:01:38 AM PDT
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Cyman
(We have to pass it to see what's in it= definition of stool sample)
To: Slings and Arrows; RichInOC
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05/20/2015 12:04:23 AM PDT
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shibumi
("Walk Through the Fire, Fly Through the Smoke")
To: shibumi; RichInOC
Your tagline is a wonderfully ironic counterpoint to this story.
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05/20/2015 12:27:20 AM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
("Demonicide" - http://youtu.be/FgUWow7WT2Y | Facebook ID: Hopalong Q Ginsberg)
To: Berlin_Freeper
A poor man’s Evel Knievel?
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05/20/2015 1:26:33 AM PDT
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equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Cyman
...can’ t stop gigglingThis is no laughing matter. Barack Obama must issue an executive order demanding that parachutes be made of flame-proof materials! Flaming parachutes are a danger to single moms and members of minority groups. This is a major national problem.
Demonstrations tomorrow.
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posted on
05/20/2015 1:47:34 AM PDT
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Kenny Bunk
(Hi! We're having a constitutional crisis. Come on over!)
To: Kenny Bunk
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posted on
05/20/2015 2:16:56 AM PDT
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knarf
(I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
05/20/2015 2:37:18 AM PDT
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rlmorel
("National success by the Democratic Party equals irretrievable ruin." Ulysses S. Grant.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
“So, you think this ‘chute will still work if it’s burning?”
“Yeah, Gramps ... go for it!”
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05/20/2015 3:56:56 AM PDT
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al_c
(Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
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