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Gravity is Overrated
youtube ^ | 2/13/2018 | unknown

Posted on 02/13/2018 2:29:44 AM PST by sodpoodle

unbelievable!!


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors; Sports
KEYWORDS: flyaway
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To: sodpoodle

God is the only reason I still live today heh.

I used to be very heavy into mountaineering, hang gliding, ice climbing, rock climbing, scuba diving, the list goes on. It wasn’t enough to just do those things, we went very extreme.

I must of gave the guardian angels so many headaches.

There’s things now though that make the things I did look tame. That body gliding for example, there’s no room for error, our bodies are still susceptible to tremendous damage when subjected to high speed and stationary objects.

I think I’ll stick with my long range shooting and general hiking and horses heh.


21 posted on 02/13/2018 5:09:55 AM PST by Bulwyf
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To: sodpoodle

Thanks for posting. Nothing like starting your day off with something beautiful.


22 posted on 02/13/2018 5:17:00 AM PST by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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To: sodpoodle

BFL


23 posted on 02/13/2018 5:41:35 AM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette)
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To: Haiku Guy

While everything you said is true, this didn’t help either.

“An aeromedical physician formerly with the National Transportation Safety Board says that on the day former baseball pitcher Roy Halladay died in a plane crash, he had a toxic dose of amphetamines in his system.”


24 posted on 02/13/2018 5:48:53 AM PST by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: Simon Green

“I suspect (just for instance) that he didn’t undo the beach girl’s bikini top the first time he tried.”

It can sometimes take years to make that happen.


25 posted on 02/13/2018 6:00:09 AM PST by lacrew
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To: super7man

If you are going to pull the moves Roy Halladay did, you need to be:

A) Very Good/Experienced
B) Flying in optimal conditions
C) Unimpaired

Failing in any one of these can kill you. Failing in all three is much, much worse.


26 posted on 02/13/2018 6:04:52 AM PST by Haiku Guy (ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
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To: super7man

I just read that the safety pin in Halladay’s BRS chute was in place when recovered from the wreckage. He did not remove the pin before flight, so he did not have this safety system available.

This, in addition to all of the other erratic behavior, is shocking.


27 posted on 02/13/2018 6:15:04 AM PST by Haiku Guy (ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
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To: sodpoodle

All fun and games until you break every bone in your body.


28 posted on 02/13/2018 6:50:06 AM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: Simon Green
Yes, there is some creative editing, but the dude really is that good. Here is an interview with him about his gliding and filmmaking.
29 posted on 02/13/2018 6:58:30 AM PST by al_c (LIBERAL - Laughable Iconsiderate Blaming Entitled Ranting Anti-christian Loudmouth)
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To: ExGeeEye

Implying that gravity is over rated is being arrogant.

Dont believe me? Ask the idiot clinging to the bottom of the Statue of Liberty’s torch handle.


30 posted on 02/13/2018 7:07:06 AM PST by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: sodpoodle

If you wanna see some guys doing safe but fun to watch stunts look up the You Tube channel Dude Perfect.


31 posted on 02/13/2018 7:57:51 AM PST by gbaker
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To: Hot Tabasco

Ditto - THOROUGHLY enjoyable!

Cannot imagine how many takes they did to do all this.....hundreds if not more.....


32 posted on 02/13/2018 8:08:01 AM PST by Arlis
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BFL


33 posted on 02/13/2018 8:15:15 AM PST by Darth Mall
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To: Haiku Guy
the safety pin in Halladay’s BRS chute was in place

Hmmm, maybe "prepared" should be added to the list. Or maybe that counts as "experience".

34 posted on 02/13/2018 3:12:21 PM PST by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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