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BASE jumper dies in leap off radio tower
pioneer press ^ | Nov. 19, 2004 | KEVIN HARTER

Posted on 11/19/2004 7:20:23 PM PST by Rakkasan1

Brooklyn Park skydiver, known as expert in risky hobby, apparently misjudged area

(Excerpt) Read more at twincities.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allyourbase; base; dumb; fog; howlongtillihitthegr; jumper; mn; parachute; radio
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note to self. never BASE jump in the fog.
1 posted on 11/19/2004 7:20:23 PM PST by Rakkasan1
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To: Rakkasan1
The excerpt can be a *little* longer...
2 posted on 11/19/2004 7:23:03 PM PST by null and void (Evolution is not about the origin of life on earth. It's about the origin of *species* of life!)
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All our BASE are belong to splat ?


3 posted on 11/19/2004 7:24:07 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (*Rally Cry In '05: No Justices - No PEACE !*)
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To: null and void

What more do you need? Some nut in Minnesota jumped off a radio tower, in the fog, miscalculated the distance from tower top to the ground and went splllaaaaaat.


4 posted on 11/19/2004 7:25:49 PM PST by Oystir
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To: Rakkasan1

As if plain old skydiving isn't risky and/or exciting enough...


5 posted on 11/19/2004 7:26:13 PM PST by clee1 (Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
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To: Rakkasan1
On Thursday, family and friends who gathered at Wagar's Brooklyn Park home to support his wife, Gretchen, and toddler son, Max, declined to talk about him.

This moron does base jumping married and with a child???

6 posted on 11/19/2004 7:26:33 PM PST by Popman (Democrat Party Political Values are Condescension, Hypocrisy, Bigotry)
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7 posted on 11/19/2004 7:26:33 PM PST by hole_n_one
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To: fieldmarshaldj

posting to see my name...


8 posted on 11/19/2004 7:27:31 PM PST by Splatter
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To: Oystir
I don't want to sign on to yet another site to find out the end of the sentence...
9 posted on 11/19/2004 7:27:49 PM PST by null and void (Evolution is not about the origin of life on earth. It's about the origin of *species* of life!)
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Brooklyn Park skydiver, known as expert in risky hobby, apparently misjudged area

Apparently.

10 posted on 11/19/2004 7:28:06 PM PST by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Pajama Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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Gene pool cleanup, aisle five..........
11 posted on 11/19/2004 7:28:19 PM PST by Licensed-To-Carry (The only good Islamic, is a room temperature Islamic. Allah Fukedbar)
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To: Rakkasan1

Officials at the ACME Parachute Company declined comment.


12 posted on 11/19/2004 7:29:19 PM PST by GreenHornet
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To: Oystir
Where did it say Minnesota?
13 posted on 11/19/2004 7:29:20 PM PST by null and void (Evolution is not about the origin of life on earth. It's about the origin of *species* of life!)
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To: Rakkasan1

"Just thinnin' the herd, Ma'am."


14 posted on 11/19/2004 7:29:36 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: Rakkasan1

Registration based site. I guess their advertisers don't want people to see their stuff.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F


15 posted on 11/19/2004 7:29:42 PM PST by Criminal Number 18F
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To: Rakkasan1

Ok, rule of thumb: Any hobby where one of your your most experienced members is all of 32 years old is probably a hobby to avoid.


16 posted on 11/19/2004 7:29:56 PM PST by MichiganMan (Thank Michael Moore for 2004!!)
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Duuuuuuuuu.

Pray for W and Our Troop

17 posted on 11/19/2004 7:31:48 PM PST by bray (Nam Vets Rock!!)
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To: hole_n_one

Saw a neat tv commercial for a local churh........ this fellow scales a tall tower to bungee jump off of it. At the top, he chug-alugs a carton of milk, then jumps. His cord isn't attached, and you hear a big splat. The announcer comes on and asks; Got jesus?


18 posted on 11/19/2004 7:32:25 PM PST by umgud (Donate monthly, don't be a Freeploader)
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To: Licensed-To-Carry
Gene pool cleanup, aisle five

Too late... his genes have already been passed on.

19 posted on 11/19/2004 7:32:55 PM PST by So Cal Rocket (Proud Member: Internet Pajama Wearers for Truth)
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To: Rakkasan1

g = 2d/t(squared), where g = the acceleration, d = distance, and t = time

DUH! Some "expert"

/sarcasm


20 posted on 11/19/2004 7:33:26 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (I got a fever, and the only perscription is MORE COWBELLS!)
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