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High Dive (Sky Diving from 60 MILES UP!)
Popular Science ^
| 7/1/07
| "Speed Weed"
Posted on 07/01/2007 9:12:20 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember
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To: FormerACLUmember
Suit also useful for surviving the stench when in the proximity of Daily Kos democrats.
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:14:59 AM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims.)
To: FormerACLUmember
Wow. I would do it. Now that I’m pretty old anyway.
To: FormerACLUmember
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:18:15 AM PDT
by
usmcobra
(I sing Karaoke the way it was meant to be sung, drunk, badly and in Japanese)
To: Lancey Howard
Barbara George hid this month’s Popular Science from old skydiving George H. Bush.
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:19:04 AM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims.)
To: FormerACLUmember
Small jets to orient the body will be the first thing discarded by purists. When this becomes an Olympic event body motion will be awarded points for difficulty, creativity, and artistic effect.
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:19:53 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
To: FormerACLUmember
And your descent trajectory is so predictable that you’re certain not to land in the middle of the Pacific,1000 miles from the nearest land?
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:20:16 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
To: usmcobra
Incoming at 2500 mph!
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:21:11 AM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims.)
To: FormerACLUmember
Will legislation be enacted—you know that behavioral stuff because it cost too much to cover this type of life-style or will their personal premiums be raised accordingly? I think not—it is only the smokers, fat people and common peoples habits that will be controlled/punished by life-style. Climbing mountains and space jumping are among the sports that mostly only the rich can afford. I doubt these people will be charged accordingly. It appears to me the slippery slope only applies to common people.
To: Gay State Conservative
I am sure this new sport will be totally safe. No conceivable problems.
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:23:12 AM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims.)
To: FormerACLUmember
Space diving has already been perfected. Master Chief says, "Been there, done that, bought the T-Shirt."
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:23:14 AM PDT
by
BigBlueJon
(Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas to bed.......Jack Bauer wears George W pajamas.)
To: FormerACLUmember
Unfortunately, I had to stop subscribing or buying Pop-sci when they became more politically oriented than technology oriented.
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:23:57 AM PDT
by
bolobaby
To: FormerACLUmember
Al Gore looking for global warming.
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:25:24 AM PDT
by
Cobra64
(www.BulletBras.net)
To: FormerACLUmember
Boba Fett?
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:25:58 AM PDT
by
digger48
To: Snoopers-868th
Life insurance policies will certainly exclude reimbursement for space diving. Right after the pay-out exclusion for “jumping naked into an active volcano lava pit.”
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:26:05 AM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims.)
To: BigBlueJon
Life ultimately imitates/surpasses all sci-fi.
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:27:47 AM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims.)
To: FormerACLUmember
hummmm...... no thanks......I’m good.
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:27:50 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: FormerACLUmember
Project Manhigh. Col. Joe Kittenger became the first man to break the speed of sound without a plane.
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:28:36 AM PDT
by
CaptRon
(Pedicaris alive or Raisuli dead)
To: Gay State Conservative
Do you want the short answer or the long answer?
The short answer is yes.
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:30:20 AM PDT
by
AntiKev
("No damage. The world's still turning isn't it?" - Stereo Goes Stellar - Blow Me A Holloway)
To: FormerACLUmember
I wrote a design doc for a video game based on a concept like this a number of years ago—maybe now it’s time to dust it off :)
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posted on
07/01/2007 9:47:44 AM PDT
by
ECM
(Government is a make-work program for lawyers.)
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