Insanity

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by Yelling Bird, Oct 6, 2009.

  1. Yelling Bird

    Yelling Bird Probably a Dual

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    Yelling Bird, Oct 6, 2009
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  2. Will Power

    Will Power If you only knew the irony of my name.

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    :cool:

    Reminds me of a true story I read once about WWII France where this guy had to jump out of a plane parachuteless & actually somehow survived the fall, flight, to the ground:shock:

    :techman:

    Moose-e, y'sure y'DON'T want to planejump chuteless:huh:

    :lol::diablo::rofl::devil::rofl3:
    Will Power, Oct 6, 2009
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  3. Starguard

    Starguard Fresh Meat

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    God has special angels that look out for people like that :soholy:
    Starguard, Oct 6, 2009
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  4. Leellana

    Leellana Poetess

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    Maybe it's just me, but I would've been more impressed if he'd fallen further without a chute of some kind. I don't mean closer to the ground before the other guy picked him up...just further or something.
    Leellana, Oct 8, 2009
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  5. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    I'll add that to the list of crazy fucking things I'll never do.
    Marso, Oct 8, 2009
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  6. Darkening

    Darkening Guest

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    He was as close as you want to go with the weight of two people on one chute.
    Darkening, Oct 8, 2009
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