Be honest. Do you have the cojones to do this?

**Tahuyaman** · 11-22-2022, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by Dr. Who

No way! I don't like heights and I don't understand the desire to climb up rock faces unless you are being chased by something that wants to eat you and you have no way to defend yourself. That also goes for jumping out of a perfectly functioning plane.

Jumping out of an airplane with a paraschute is just as safe flying. What these guys are doing isn't quite that safe.

when I was younger, I had no problem with heights and I still wouldn't do that. Now I'm not so thrilled with heights, but I'd still jump from a plane given the opportunity.

**Red Lily** · 11-22-2022, 01:03 AM

I'd have more confidence in a plane staying in the air than I would in a parachute opening.

**Tahuyaman** · 11-22-2022, 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by Red Lily

I'd have more confidence in a plane staying in the air than I would in a parachute opening.

I never saw a paraschute fail. I didn't have a huge number of jumps, but I was on several mass tactical jumps and never saw a paraschute failure.

**Dr. Who** · 11-22-2022, 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by Tahuyaman

Jumping out of an airplane with a paraschute is just as safe flying. What these guys are doing isn't quite that safe.

when I was younger, I had no problem with heights and I still wouldn't do that. Now I'm not so thrilled with heights, but I'd still jump from a plane given the opportunity.

If a plane is not having mechanical issues, it is not likely to crash, whereas whether or not the parachute was correctly folded, will open properly and if it does, that it won't tangle or that I won't be blown into power lines or something else equally deadly, is a huge unknown and potential risk. IOW, jumping out of planes for fun is simply an unnecessary risk that I cannot justify.

**Peter1469** · 11-22-2022, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by The Booman

I would do it...if it were on the ground. Other than that I would rather drink from the Ganges.

Now, that is dangerous.

**PaulyWalnuts** · 11-22-2022, 08:20 AM

Never did that but when I was in the Islands I had to sleep with one eye open and my hand on a sharp object just in case.

**Peter1469** · 11-22-2022, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by Tahuyaman

BS. I was army infantry much longer. Sleeping in a muddy fighting position or bouncing around in a C130 or on a rock pile is not dangling off a cliff.

OK.

**carolina73** · 11-22-2022, 08:32 AM

I remember finding my buddy sleeping on top of the refrigerator after one party, does that compare?

**Collateral Damage** · 11-22-2022, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by Dr. Who

No way! I don't like heights and I don't understand the desire to climb up rock faces unless you are being chased by something that wants to eat you and you have no way to defend yourself. That also goes for jumping out of a perfectly functioning plane.

That right there. ^^^^

**Collateral Damage** · 11-22-2022, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by carolina73

I remember finding my buddy sleeping on top of the refrigerator after one party, does that compare?

Undocumented rumor says I was seen sleeping on top of a pinball machine in a bar after being introduced to a Long Island Ice Tea.

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