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David Stather, Canadian Doctor, Dies In Base Jump Off Cliff Near Grand Canyon
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Posted on 01/27/2014 1:55:05 PM PST by BenLurkin

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1 posted on 01/27/2014 1:55:05 PM PST by BenLurkin
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Stather's friends were waiting on the canyon floor for him to complete his second jump when he never landed...

Uh, he landed alright...

3 posted on 01/27/2014 1:57:22 PM PST by TomServo
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Paging mr. Darwin, mr. Darwin please pick up the white courtesy phone...

CC

4 posted on 01/27/2014 1:57:49 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: TomServo

It’s not the fall that kills, it’s the sudden stop at the end.


5 posted on 01/27/2014 2:00:51 PM PST by Randy Larsen (Aim small, Miss small.)
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To: TomServo

...and quickly.


6 posted on 01/27/2014 2:01:05 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: BenLurkin

Wing suits. These are the ones you can build real speed with and actually “fly” around with. More than one person has died doing this. I recall the one where two guys were flying and one hit a bridge. They were aiming to go under it and one made it but the other didn’t.


7 posted on 01/27/2014 2:01:58 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BenLurkin

We need more laws of gravity and stop this senseless killing!


8 posted on 01/27/2014 2:02:34 PM PST by DainBramage
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To: BenLurkin

Did he have Darwin Insurance .... relatives, friends and acquaintances could be better off financially.


9 posted on 01/27/2014 2:02:48 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Stalin is smiling in Hell at how well Obama has copied his communist organization.)
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To: BenLurkin

Those who put their lives in danger to get an adrenaline thrill have to expect this. Sometimes they live, sometimes they die.


10 posted on 01/27/2014 2:03:43 PM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Falling with Style, but don’t be mistaken, it’s still falling.

They are not flying.


11 posted on 01/27/2014 2:06:53 PM PST by skinndogNN
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To: TomServo

He didn’t land alright. He landed all wrong.


12 posted on 01/27/2014 2:07:19 PM PST by lbryce (Obama:The Worst is Yet To Come)
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To: TomServo

Keep reading, his body was found at the top of the cliff, 2000 ft from the jump off point.


13 posted on 01/27/2014 2:08:19 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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Saw the video...he came in about 18 inches too low, and smacked the pedestrian guardrail on the far side of the bridge, after clearing the near side. Sound of impact was sickening.


14 posted on 01/27/2014 2:08:20 PM PST by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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To: BenLurkin

RIP.


15 posted on 01/27/2014 2:08:49 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: DainBramage

Gravity: it’s not just a good idea, it’s the law.


16 posted on 01/27/2014 2:09:12 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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32 feet per second per second. It’s not just a good idea. It’s the law.
17 posted on 01/27/2014 2:09:57 PM PST by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?)...R.I.P.)
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To: skinndogNN

no i’ve seen the videos, they are flying just like any glider. rather fast, they can ride updrafts and exercise control where they want to go.

however the “control” part is key. you must have it or the result isn’t pretty.


18 posted on 01/27/2014 2:13:08 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: F15Eagle

We’ll no. He was found 2000 ft below the rim.


19 posted on 01/27/2014 2:14:16 PM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Secret Agent Man
I think of wing suits and this....

...comes to mind.

Sadly, the results were always the same...


20 posted on 01/27/2014 2:14:32 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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