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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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To: Rakkasan1

Why would the radio station give him permission to jump off their tower if the conditions were so dangerous?


...oh, that's right, they didn't.


21 posted on 11/19/2004 7:34:16 PM PST by MediaMole
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To: So Cal Rocket

Poor timing on his part.


22 posted on 11/19/2004 7:35:30 PM PST by Licensed-To-Carry (The only good Islamic, is a room temperature Islamic. Allah Fukedbar)
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To: null and void
The excerpt can be a *little* longer.

Up to 288 words longer in this case.

23 posted on 11/19/2004 7:35:47 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Coulter/Ingraham - '08.)
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To: Splatter
posting to see my name...

You've been waiting 19 days to do that haven't you?

24 posted on 11/19/2004 7:37:32 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Coulter/Ingraham - '08.)
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To: Splatter

unfortunately, he will never get to my screen name...


25 posted on 11/19/2004 7:39:47 PM PST by LearnsFromMistakes (Iowa - back home in the red.)
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To: MichiganMan

I did this ONCE, off of a bridge over the Pecos River in Texas. It is at the very limit of the height that it can "safely" be done. I did 77 static line jumps and 36 HALO jumps in the Army, none of them were like this.


26 posted on 11/19/2004 7:43:44 PM PST by speed_addiction (Ninja's last words, "Hey guys. Watch me just flip out on that big dude over there!")
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To: Rakkasan1
BASE jumper dies in leap off radio tower....

Calling Charles Darwin.

27 posted on 11/19/2004 7:43:52 PM PST by wireman
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To: Rakkasan1

Kinda reminds you of the Homer Simpson line, "I'm invincible, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"


28 posted on 11/19/2004 7:47:45 PM PST by buckeyesrule
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To: buckeyesrule

Ace of BASE no more


29 posted on 11/19/2004 7:58:34 PM PST by Rakkasan1 (Justice of the Piece: Hope IS on the way...)
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To: Rakkasan1

I wonder if he signed his SF 180 before he leaped!


30 posted on 11/19/2004 8:01:09 PM PST by Radix (Will the last person out please turn off the Tag Lines?)
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To: Rakkasan1

Did you have to excerpt it? The registration process to view an article is irritating.


31 posted on 11/19/2004 8:01:16 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Rakkasan1

New meaning to 'jumping to a conclusion'.


32 posted on 11/19/2004 8:01:59 PM PST by Senior Disinterested Observer
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To: LearnsFromMistakes

LOL!


33 posted on 11/19/2004 8:02:43 PM PST by Radix (Will the last person out please turn off the Tag Lines?)
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To: Rakkasan1

This illustrates the necessity of doing cost/benefit analysis of important decisions on your life.

In this case,

Possible Cost: It's expensive, it's time consuming, many people will think you are a nut (including your health insurance company), it's often illegal, it's possible to be maimed or (more likely) killed.

Possible Benefit: None

Although this is a close call, I have to think the balance is leaning toward NOT jumping off of very tall objects.


34 posted on 11/19/2004 8:13:01 PM PST by spinestein (I'm not a journalist, but I play one on TV -Dan Rather)
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To: Rakkasan1

Pics?


35 posted on 11/19/2004 8:14:36 PM PST by KoRn
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To: spinestein

All of which leads one to assume a certain party affiliation on the part(s) of this deceased jumper.


36 posted on 11/19/2004 8:18:28 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Rakkasan1

37 posted on 11/19/2004 8:22:44 PM PST by MarineBrat (SELECT * FROM liberals WHERE clue > 0...... - Zero rows returned!)
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To: GreenHornet

38 posted on 11/19/2004 8:26:49 PM PST by reagan_fanatic (Oh yeah - and F the french too!)
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To: Rakkasan1

I say, never BASE jump period!;)


39 posted on 11/19/2004 8:45:12 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: Rakkasan1

BLUE STATE


40 posted on 11/19/2004 8:54:40 PM PST by Digger
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