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Closer to Human Flight
negativeblue writes "Dropzone.com has (had) a story about the preparation of a man (Jeb Corliss) who prepares to land a wingsuit without a parachute. If you don't know the current abilities of parachutes, now-a-day, you should do your research. Basically airfoils, they can perform close to an airplane wing (high performance turns and lift)."
Bah! I don't need to aproach Terminal Velocity over somebody's cow pasture to feel alive, nor to I need to stare death in the face on a regular basis to prove I'm a man.
Nice that you assume that anybody not stupid enough to hurl themselves into the open sky must be some sheltered couch potato who doesn't derive any joy from life. It couldn't possibly be that I have a life full of extremely fun sport and recreational activities. I must be one of those people who washes his hands twice an hour for fear of germs. Enjoy the delusion, flyboy.
It's more than just jumping out of an airplane and landing safely...
Actually, that's really all you are really doing. If your luck holds, that is. Lots of people die doing that stuff, even with all the safety precautions. It's nowhere nearly as safe as such quiet activities as rock climbing or bear-baiting.
it's a way of living that puts _everything_ in perspective. The sun shines brighter, the air is cleaner, the grass is greener, and your shirts are always wrinkle-free.
Like I said. Adreneline junkie. Idiotic adreneline junkie. Sorry if that hurts your feelings, but I gotta call 'em like I see 'em.
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
Furthermore, water is not compressible. On the otehr hand, Iron, for example, is. I would prefer jumping on top an cast-iron instead of water. Probably iron would give more way than water. I'd be still dead.