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California YouTube Daredevil Misses Pool in Illicit Jump From Hotel
San Jose Mercury News ^ | January 5, 2017 | Alma Fausto

Posted on 01/06/2017 6:45:05 PM PST by nickcarraway

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To: Mr Rogers

I’ve been here almost forever

It’s always like this

Mountain climbers

Parachutists

Very few risk sports or daredevils here don’t get scorned by the safe people

Safe people who get off on being dicks anonymously I might add

I’m old but I still take risks

If I eff up you can sleep better at night knowing we can afford to repair or bury me without anyone’s help

I


21 posted on 01/06/2017 8:20:03 PM PST by wardaddy (trump is a great tourniquet but that's all folks.......)
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To: nickcarraway
Hold muh bier.

Leni

22 posted on 01/06/2017 8:22:13 PM PST by MinuteGal (GO TRUMP !!!.......GO PENCE !!!)
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To: Kozak

Well then enjoy yourself

Do freepers do anything else as a rule

I like daredevils and still will give it a go even at 60

I mean safe living is for the meek

Or the scared

Or the smart..lol

I was hell on wheels in my youth and can still give it a go


23 posted on 01/06/2017 8:23:13 PM PST by wardaddy (trump is a great tourniquet but that's all folks.......)
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To: Mr Rogers

Exactly.

Good reason...save yourself or someone else.

Bad reason...thrills, chills, adventure.

Selfish to kill yourself and leave loved ones hanging over something stupid like bungee jumps and skydiving. Yes, I consider that “extreme” and thus stupid.


24 posted on 01/06/2017 8:23:26 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Kozak

I’ve followed this boy for years and dearly adore his skills and braveheart....my wife and I pray for his safety in our prayers....is he stupid by your personal measure?

I hope he hangs up his resin bag soon....if John Bachar can die anyone

http://nautil.us/issue/39/sport/the-strange-brain-of-the-worlds-greatest-solo-climber


25 posted on 01/06/2017 8:32:05 PM PST by wardaddy (trump is a great tourniquet but that's all folks.......)
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To: nickcarraway

26 posted on 01/06/2017 8:47:58 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: nickcarraway

As a long time Resident of Laguna Niguel, all I can say is DUH.


27 posted on 01/06/2017 8:50:27 PM PST by Kickass Conservative ( Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: nickcarraway

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Einstunt.
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28 posted on 01/06/2017 8:59:26 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: nickcarraway

29 posted on 01/07/2017 1:03:21 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies Tell me where is sanity?)
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To: ThomasThomas
And the fool hopes to pay his medical bills with a gofundme

His youtube has 2.5m views. If he got a penny per view towards his medical bills ...

Oh, wait! He has ZeroCare, doesn't he? ... less seee .. his deductible is probably about $25k, so a penny per view would probably do it !


30 posted on 01/07/2017 1:29:50 AM PST by cynwoody
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To: wardaddy

The guy is a Moron, look at his picture, lights are on, no one is home.

And I do not sit at home with balls in lock boxes daddy, I did six years in the Marines, at 64, with a record, I still work as a CAD Engineer and ride my Hog every day in Phoenix traffic... heh heh


31 posted on 01/07/2017 5:04:32 AM PST by hawg-farmer - FR..October 1998 (------->VMFA 235 '69-'72 KMCAS <------- "Death Angels")
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To: wardaddy

I get to see geniuses like this on a regular basis during my 30 year career as an ER doc. For example this guy, if he broke his calcaneus is at very high risk of a lumber fracture,and if he didn’t get one it’s just luck. So easily could have chronic back pain for the rest of his life, have a hard time working, etc etc.


32 posted on 01/07/2017 5:36:34 AM PST by Kozak (ALLAH AKBAR = HEIL HITLER)
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To: wardaddy

Yeah I think he’s stupid.
G-R-A-V-I-T-Y.

It’s the law.


33 posted on 01/07/2017 5:38:59 AM PST by Kozak (ALLAH AKBAR = HEIL HITLER)
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To: mountn man

Good answer! Good answer!
Nod to, “Family Feud”.


34 posted on 01/07/2017 5:56:01 AM PST by GOYAKLA (" The Russians made me vote, for Donald J. Trump"! NOT!)
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To: nickcarraway

Congratulations 8Booth! You’re today’s winner of... How Stupid Can You Be?

Recent winner from Toronto...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlDQ95K3XBU


35 posted on 01/07/2017 5:57:53 AM PST by kanawa (The 1st job of a 'community organizer' is to disorganize the community)
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To: cynwoody
His youtube has 2.5m views. If he got a penny per view towards his medical bills ...

Doesn't work like that. Adsense is how Google pays people for commercials aired over someone's videos. They use a number called "RPM" which changes over the year but it boils down to dollars per 1000 views. It can be as low at 50 cents or as much as $4. I've found it averages just under $1.

2.5 million views is worth about $2500 bucks. More if the advertised items are "clicked through". Popular videos also get better ads that pay more, so a super popular video might earn several dollars per 1000 views.

36 posted on 01/07/2017 6:04:36 AM PST by Malsua
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To: wardaddy

“Very few risk sports or daredevils here don’t get scorned by the safe people

Safe people who get off on being dicks anonymously I might add”

You can add it, but not without looking even worse for doing so.

And there is a huge difference between someone who lives wrapped in bubblewrap and someone who takes reasonable steps to reduce risk.

I’ve been shot at in combat. There is a reason for doing that. I’ve hiked alone and far from trails - but now that cell phones exist, I take one with me. I ride horses and motorcycles, but I also use a helmet on motorcycles and on horses I don’t trust. I spent much of my adult life strapping into ejection seats - but I also pre-flighted the ejection seat.

I also wear pants in public. I don’t run around with my balls hanging out just to show I have a pair, and I don’t put them on a BBQ grill just to show how fearless I am. YMMV.


37 posted on 01/07/2017 6:45:30 AM PST by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of infants, ruled by their emotion)
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To: nickcarraway

Obviously it’s time to ban hotel pools. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if this moron sues the hotel.


38 posted on 01/07/2017 7:20:38 AM PST by wny
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To: mountn man

You get an A+ for the day!


39 posted on 01/07/2017 8:23:40 AM PST by samtheman (I voted for Trump without Russian help.)
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