Author Topic: Dead man walking... (Read 439 times)

VWE · « **on:** August 03, 2007, 03:13:43 PM »

How crazy has this sport become? I remember riding in parks as a kid, never did I ever imagine this sport would turn into something that could easily kill you.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fc6_1186137624

SoulTakr · « **Reply #1 on:** August 03, 2007, 03:19:41 PM »

Can you say "WTF was I thinking"?

Maverick · « **Reply #2 on:** August 03, 2007, 03:25:48 PM »

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VWE · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2007, 03:40:21 PM »

How many G's do you have to impact at in order to get your shoes to pop off your feet and fly another 20 feet through the air?

SoulTakr · « **Reply #4 on:** August 03, 2007, 03:47:06 PM »

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Originally posted by VWE
How many G's do you have to impact at in order to get your shoes to pop off your feet and fly another 20 feet through the air?

Not sure, but I remember my first free fall jump, I had the "Spies Like Us" look for a day

Airscrew · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2007, 03:54:15 PM »

He should have started flapping his arms... still he's pretty lucky he was able to turn his body...

AWMac · « **Reply #6 on:** August 03, 2007, 04:45:08 PM »

Pffft had worse.

Twice.

Mac

JB88 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 03, 2007, 04:48:28 PM »

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Originally posted by AWMac
Pffft had worse.

Twice.

Mac

ya, but that was you getting thrown out of a window by your wife. not the same thing.

AWMac · « **Reply #8 on:** August 03, 2007, 05:06:25 PM »

1st time was a Night MassTac at Bragg late Dec '76 1/4 Moon over Sicily DZ. We were briefed that the Little River runs near Longstreet and winds were blowing from DZ towards Little River. Little River is like a stream at that point.. still water is water. Hell drunks have been known to drown in toilets...
Anyways. Cold dark night, 2300 hrs jumping C130's. Out, checked canopy, nice decend.. I noticed sparkling stuff below... Crap the frikken River. Untie weapons case from ankle, turn and bang the harness release, sit back in the saddle and watch the tree line....most trees at Bragg are about 40 feet tall.... Helmet off.. no splash, halfway down and out of the chute.

Splat!!!

Frikken asphalt!!!

The glass slivers in the asphalt looked just like water with the Moon shining.

Almost wanting to pass out... feels like a thousand ants on me, grasping for life and I hear all around me others making the plunge.

Bruised for a few weeks, busted lips, huge knot on the forehead...

We all laffed later about it all.

Mac

texasmom · « **Reply #9 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:05:45 PM »

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Originally posted by JB88
ya, but that was you getting thrown out of a window by your wife. not the same thing.

LOL!:rofl

AWMac · « **Reply #10 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:17:41 PM »

Texas Women can't Dance!

Mac

Had to say something Dammmit ....

DYNAMITE · « **Reply #11 on:** August 03, 2007, 07:46:08 PM »

JB73 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 03, 2007, 10:06:07 PM »

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-xgames4aug04,1,6751349.story?coll=la-headlines-sports&track=crosspromo

He has liver and lung damage from that.

I always loved high vert skate boarding, Christian Hosoi was one of my favorites growing up, I never had the chance to try it when I was young and spry.

texasmom · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2007, 12:21:56 AM »

That was just horrible. I didn't watch when I first opened & saw it was a guy at the top... but watched it when it was pasted below. Just horrible!

red26 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:17:38 AM »

All he needed to do was walk it off thats all Heck look at what Mac went through ~~RED:aok~~