we are men falling from the sky

[zero]

° (http://halhope.com/video/base.mpeg)

quicktime w/sound 14mb - worksafe

[Da1&only]

I am not falling from the sky but the sky is falling towards us

[RuneT]

I like that picture

[trisherina]

I had to watch it without sound, trying to keep my germs to one computer. Looked like suicide without the death.

[Gatsby]

*sharp intake of breath*

I am so afraid of heights, that made me nervous just watching it.

Doesn't it look like they get awfully close to the face of those cliffs?

*SMACK*

[Saxifrage]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[trisherina]

Definitely cooler with sound... less eerie. What wealthy young men with excess testosterone do in their spare time.

[sparticle]

http://www.angelfire.com/fl/ramoana/tmwf.JPG

[Spicy Jack]

makes me wanna go sky diving again....if i had the money, i'd go all the time.

[Coffee]

It was def. fun.
-140+ MPH straight down.
-Panaramic views of the rapidly aproaching scenery.
-The thrill of hoping one of two chutes comes out of the backpack, preferably the first one...and preferably without tangling and preventing the other from opening.
-The rush of having cheated death when the chute does open...which makes beer and food taste much better, and colors seem brighter for a day or so.

I'd do it once a year if I could afford it.

[lapietra]

I watched that with a lump in my throat the entire time.
I need to try that someday. :)

[Zaftig]

http://teachers.net/gazette/AUG03/images/totr.jpg

[12"razormix]

http://www.nationalgeographic.dk/Shared/bildbank/2003/2003_03/wallpaper_sm.4.1.jpg

[zero]

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/3011191-lg.jpg

[Willow Sylph]

What neat photos, Zero. Is that movie still working? I tried to open it and got an error message.

[zero]

Is that movie still working? I tried to open it and got an error message.

yes tis broke sorry

it was a bit like this:


http://gallery.photo.net/photo/3006554-md.jpg

[Willow Sylph]

Gotcha. It wasn't one of those extreme sports gone wrong kinda things, was it? :( Hopefully not - as I plan to go skydiving some day, when I get the guts to do it.

[zero]

enjoy your dive
° (http://movies.plsthx.com/media/building_jumping.wmv)

[Willow Sylph]

enjoy your dive
° (http://movies.plsthx.com/media/building_jumping.wmv)That was cool!

[amanda]

Just exquisite

[melissa]

I'd be too scared to do that. I think. Maybe I could. Who knows.

[Large Marge]

° (http://halhope.com/video/base.mpeg)

quicktime w/sound 14mb - worksafe


I wasn't able to view it :( , but that was the coolest Error 404 message I've ever received.

[Large Marge]

I'd be too scared to do that. I think. Maybe I could. Who knows.

It's not scary at all when there's a beautiful man strapped to your back! :D

[zero]

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[zero]

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[lukkucairi]

^hm, I've a friend who does that for fun and occasional profit.

perhaps I should rummage for the footage?

[zero]

no.


instead you should suggest she writes the rubbish tiny booklet "base jumping for fun and occasional profit" ($50) in time for the xmas market







.

[Brynn]

I was surprised at how quickly the jump seemed to be over, at least compared to that lovely float one before it.

[zero]

i know brynn it's ridiculous. you should demand a refund




bastard base-jumpers cutting corners to improve their bloody profit margins

[Brynn]

you're in a mood

[zero]

you're the one who first complained about base jumping's value-for-money aspcet

[Brynn]

Okay. I'm sorry, it was just a friendly observation. I didn't mean to sound complaining. Or money grubbing. I shouldn't be chatting here in the first place unless I'm a man and falling from the sky. I'm sure those guys don't compare flights - they're probably just grateful they're alive.

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[zero]

... I'm a man and falling from the sky ...
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^brynn you're really good at that- but please be careful!




ps how much do you chrage?

[Brynn]

You'll have to ask Lukku - she's the expert, and she manages all my flights. But believe me, it's a hugely crass amount, and don't even think about product placement unless you're willing to part with your first born.

[zero]

nono i was just hoping to get a feel for the going rates because i'm just starting off on my way to earning £££ through leaping off tall buildings and cliffs to my possibele death

i started practising last night well when i say practiing i mean i jumped off the back of my settee

[Brynn]

the important thing is - did your chute open?

[zero]

until i go for the bigger jumps, e.g. halfway up my stairs, i'm working with a paper bag - it works pretty well

[Brynn]

I'd pay to see that. See? You've started already.

[zero]

for just a small £ investement i will show you, brynn, my b.a.s.e jump teqhniques then you can show just three yes three of yours friends and soon you'll be rich too

[Brynn]

I am wonderfuls to start as soon as I go to seep and have a flying dream, so good night and good morning and thank you

[zero]

seep well

[michaelG]

http://www.alamut.com/images/2005_misc/suicideJumpCrash.jpg

[Brynn]

^O.O.I.

[brightpearl]

Does it have to be men?

[brightpearl]

Because sometimes it could be women.

[brightpearl]

Or even some other creature.

[brightpearl]

Like bears.

http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/images/2008/12/10/article109189602b14b2e000005dc442_6.jpg
It's not photoshopped. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1091896/Out-world-British-teddy-bears-strapped-helium-weather-balloon-reach-edge-space.html)

[zero]

Does it have to be men?

Because sometimes it could be women.


sure, you go for it. i'll watch your handbag.


nice technique there with the nose-holding thing btw.

[treekisser]

Here is a good link for anyone else as ignorant about B.A.S.E. jumping as I was before I crash landed on this thread. Naw, I'm ok. Just a few cyber-cuts and bruises.

http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/base-jumping.htm

[brightpearl]

sure, you go for it. i'll watch your handbag.


Well, if you're sure.

http://www.mamasmagictoybox.com/catalog/Purse%20-%20Poodle%20Caboodle%20Dog.gif

[brightpearl]

Oh, good.
The instructor's here (http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/collections/freeman/vietnam/1024/vietnam_145.jpg).

The parachute does look sturdy.

[zero]

..here is longer version of the one brynn posted a few weeks ago, my dudes.


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[grumpybumpas]

World war two paratroopers.

[treekisser]

This is amazing video, Zero, but can you answer a few questions for me:

1. Do the jumpers have to go back to hunt for their jettisoned skis?
2. Are any of the people shown in this video still living?
3. Where can I find a beginner's trail?

[zero]

... Do the jumpers have to go back to hunt for their jettisoned skis?


no of course not. we send eager & green-around-the-gills beginners up into the foothills to retrieve ours skis for us. and they have to clean them thoroughly. and then kneeling, the novice/beginners must ritualistically strap them back on ours feet for us as we relax with a couple of beers in menatal preparation to laugh in the face of danger once more.

[Brynn]

website with video: Basedreams (http://basedreams.com/videos.aspx?type=local&id=17)

[MoJoRiSin]

^super heros reversed ∞

[MoJoRiSin]

^^ here's something totally off topic
but it made mo chuckle just now
mo's husband is a former
arborist and he invented a
climbing device that is both
an acender and a decender
coming soon to a store near you.

here's the funny part it:
falls in the category of
"fall protection"
umbrella term

its raining men
but they are not worried
they are fully protected
;) :p :) :D

[Brynn]

Here's some very laid-back base jumping (http://www.wimp.com/laidback/)

[Anna]

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/3101/jumpd.gif
been savin' stuff

[brightpearl]

a little boy, too, by proxy at least
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15091562" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/15091562">Homemade Spacecraft</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3539560">Luke Geissbuhler</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

one of the neatest things I've seen in a while :)

[zero]

^at the beginning, the sussuration of the wind with those other self-generated beats made me feel sad for the poor wee balloon, that it was maybe frightened and was forlornly looking for its mother up there in the stratosphericals. but then the sounds became rhythmic and happier-sounding. so i'm glad we were spared the final moments - they would have been too much to take.