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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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To: granite

Could be the ultimate, “hold my beer and watch this.”

Good luck guy.

5.56mm


21 posted on 07/30/2016 3:03:41 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Pelham

Well, if he doesn’t get it just right bet he wont try it again.


22 posted on 07/30/2016 3:04:04 PM PDT by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialists is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: BenLurkin

Well when he’s fired from the Cowboys, he has a bright future as the St. Joe’s Mascot.


23 posted on 07/30/2016 3:05:16 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
It's 100' x 100', but at this point WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
24 posted on 07/30/2016 3:05:24 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)
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To: SamAdams76

I saw a documentary about people who “fly” with wingsuits. They all seemed to expect to die pursuing this “sport”.


25 posted on 07/30/2016 3:06:57 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: avkillick
This is the net they are building for him. Don't think he'll have time to open a parachute if he misses.


26 posted on 07/30/2016 3:07:41 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: granite

I don’t think he’s considered the gravity of the situation.


27 posted on 07/30/2016 3:10:14 PM PDT by aomagrat (Gun owners who vote for democrats are too stupid to own guns.)
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To: Nita Nupress

It’s been done before with a wingsuit and no GPS https://youtu.be/c2yDAiwfsrA


28 posted on 07/30/2016 3:10:41 PM PDT by Woodman
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To: granite

Never encourage people who try to get attention performing dangerous stunts - it only drives them on to more dangerous stunts, and quite frankly seeing an idiot indulge his idiocy is only entertaining up to a certain point.


29 posted on 07/30/2016 3:11:15 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: granite

Ted Cruz?


30 posted on 07/30/2016 3:11:44 PM PDT by Fido969 (Maybe I';ve been posting for the last 10 years, and rather than spew cr@p you could look up my posts)
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To: granite

Hey Pal, if you’re really that bored with life, and want to re-invent yourself again, there are other less drastic ways to approach it. Plenty of divorce lawyers around. I think the Peace Corps is still in existence. I would be sad if my spouse told me this is what they wanted to do.

You could train people to teach others. You could even buy a puppy, a parakeet or even a plane of your own.
Something’s dreadfully wrong if you need this much action before you feel any sort of excitement. Get yourself checked out for long term depression.


31 posted on 07/30/2016 3:11:49 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: granite

What Cessna has a service ceiling of 25,000 or higher?


32 posted on 07/30/2016 3:11:54 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: SamAdams76
he'll be immediately looking for another stunt to top this one.

Yes.

From what I understand, he will attempt to land in a dumpster full of cardboard boxes.

33 posted on 07/30/2016 3:13:08 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Canadians can't be our President.)
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To: granite

34 posted on 07/30/2016 3:13:55 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: granite

I read on an aviation blog that the FAA is making him wear one


35 posted on 07/30/2016 3:14:07 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: dfwgator

three days after impact


36 posted on 07/30/2016 3:14:20 PM PDT by ptsal
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To: granite

I want to hear about this afterwards.


37 posted on 07/30/2016 3:14:35 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: granite

Big deal, I’ve jumped out of a Cessna without a parachute before... of course it was parked on the ground at the time.


38 posted on 07/30/2016 3:14:49 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Jack Hydrazine
What Cessna has a service ceiling of 25,000 or higher?

Well, they make jets and turboprops don't they?

39 posted on 07/30/2016 3:15:28 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Canadians can't be our President.)
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To: trisham

Trisham, I thought that too. Some kind of emotional sadism going on here.


40 posted on 07/30/2016 3:15:35 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Lord have mercy (50x))
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