Parachutist Killed In Eiffel Jump

Associated Press ^ | May 17, 2005

[mountn man]

The tower's design isn't Norweigian parachute-jumper accessible: can Norway sue or declare war on France?

Upon hearing this France will surrender

[festus]

My wife wants to know why you'd jump off the eiffel tower since its bigger at the bottom than the top. She figures you are gonna hit something somehow.

[sgtbono2002]

>>>Sometimes we all need to get more exercise than jumping to conclusions. :)<<<




My Buick needs waxing, great for burning off those excess calories.

[Jaysun]

Given the option, I would heed Twain's advice

Mark Twain said something on the subject of mountain climbing that we can all appreciate.
From "A Tramp Abroad":

"I would rather face whole Hyde Parks of artillery than the ghastly forms of death which he has faced among the peaks and precipices of the mountains. There is probably no pleasure equal to the pleasure of climbing a dangerous Alp; but it is a pleasure which is confined strictly to people who can find pleasure in it. I have not jumped to this conclusion; I have traveled to it per gravel train, so to speak. I have thought the thing all out, and am quite sure I am right. A born climber's appetite for climbing is hard to satisfy; when it comes upon him he is like a starving man with a feast before him; he may have other business on hand, but it must wait."

[Jaysun]

My wife wants to know why you'd jump off the eiffel tower since its bigger at the bottom than the top. She figures you are gonna hit something somehow.

That's a thoughty thought.
Unfortunately my wife isn't here to supply me with a reasonable answer.

[af_vet_rr]

My wife wants to know why you'd jump off the eiffel tower since its bigger at the bottom than the top. She figures you are gonna hit something somehow.

When your last words are "here, hold my beer"*, I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.

* translated

[bboop]

hahahah, very funny.

[rockabyebaby]

What part of the brain malfunctions when one decides to do something like this?

Sniff, sniff, someone smell his breath, alcohol has to be involved here!

[Freedom4US]

"... I've never understood the people that risk their lives on some mountainside or wandering about some obscure desert just for the "thrill of it".

"Because it's there..."

(attributed to George Mallory, British climber and adventurer. It is at least possible he, along with fellow climber Irvine were the first to climb Everest in the 1930's no less, w/ manila rope, wool pants and Egyptian-cotton windbreakers. His camera notably has never been found.)

Generally speaking maybe it's better to pass on doing something one loves as opposed to, say, getting hit by a Twinkie truck. At least that's how the argument goes...

[USS Alaska]

Is it true that sir edmund hillary {named after the first woman to be crowned american {p}resident bimbo watcher} was climbing up the french tower of power when the norweigan was on his way down?

[cmsgop]

LMAO!!!!!!

[Age of Reason]

Given the option, I would heed Twain's advice

No way.

I would never risk my life for the "thrill" of it.

There must be a payoff.

However, self-edification is even better than a check.

[Age of Reason]

My wife wants to know why you'd jump off the eiffel tower since its bigger at the bottom than the top. She figures you are gonna hit something somehow.

Many are cut in two or more pieces when they hit girders on the way down.

[Jaysun]

Generally speaking maybe it's better to pass on doing something one loves as opposed to, say, getting hit by a Twinkie truck. At least that's how the argument goes...

That might be a valid point if you assume that you're going to be killed in a freakish and ignoble manner anyway. I'm just not one that sees the wisdom in voluntarily setting the conditions necessary for a gruesome or untimely demise.

[ArmyBratproud]

"He continued his fall without the parachute, crashing onto the 182-foot-high first deck of the famous Paris landmark, according to police and an official for SNTE, the company that manages the Eiffel Tower"

Well, that's Paris in the spring time...

[gcruse]

Another attempt to disprove the theory of gravity fails.

The guy must have been a creationist.  "Gravity's only a theory."

[Gigantor]

32.2 feet per second per second; it's not just a good idea...

IT'S THE LAW!

Only until Terminal Velocity is reached. "Terminal" being the key word in this fellas case.

[Freedom4US]

Yes, yes... But no-one knows the time or place of their passing, that's really the point isn't it? I really did almost get hit by a beserk snack-truck guy one day, maybe it was a potato chip truck. And, statistically I'm quite certain driving to the mountains to ski or hike or driving to the airport is more dangerous! I suppose if we spend a lot of time doing things we love... We might just die doing them, is that so bad?

[Jaysun]

I suppose if we spend a lot of time doing things we love... We might just die doing them, is that so bad?

No, to die while doing something you love isn't so bad. You've swayed my opinion on this, and I think I'll adopt the "do what you love" policy. From now on I guess you guys can call me Mister Nymphomaniac.