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I think the difference between this accident and others that have survived is his parachute partially opened slowing him down. He didn't hit the ground at terminal velocity. _____________________________________ Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac | |||
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| Just for the hell of it |
While not specific to this discussion here is a good parachute story. _____________________________________ Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac | |||
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Here's a guy wingsuiting into a massive stack of cardboard boxes from 2500 feet up. | |||
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I WW2, a guy's parachute failed from a moderate altitude. He hit a snowbank, and bounced up against a tree. He broke one leg when he hit the tree. I read about this long before the inet, so perhaps it is true. Also this, on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Magee -c1steve | |||
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Pipe Smoker: Danged lucky… “... when the near-tragedy unfolded.” ^^something about that choice of words  ------------------ The plural of anecdote is not data. -Frank Kotsonis | |||
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He is lucky to be alive, he would definitely break a few things but if spinal cord and brain is still working then he stands a chance for a normal life. | |||
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Hmm. Maybe check out her 'significant other'. One case in Belgium of murder by parachute tampering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_Murder And the attempted murder of Victoria Cilliers in Brittain https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-44241364 _______________________ “The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” Ayn Rand “If we relinquish our rights because of fear, what is it exactly, then, we are fighting for?” Sen. Rand Paul | |||
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